DETERMINATION OF BENZOATE LEVEL IN CANNED PICKLES AND PICKLED CUCUMBERS IN FOOD PRODUCING FACTORIES IN MARKAZI PROVINCE AND THOSE THAT THEIR PRODUCTS WERE SOLD IN ARAK CITY, IRAN

Background: Anecdotal information has suggested that sodium benzoate is used with more than permissible doses during production steps of food products especially pickles and pickled cucumbers in food producing factories in Markazi province and other food producing factories.The present study was done to evaluate factual concentration of sodium benz

The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the removal of nucleic acids (NA), Hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses and parvovirus B19 (B19V) from blood plasma fractions obtained by alcohol separation.The studies were performed in a model experiment by fractionation normal pool plasma donation contaminated with virus-containing sam

Background: Pregnant women inhabiting urban slums are a "high risk" group with limited access to health facilities.Hazardous maternal health practices are rampant in slum areas.Barriers to utilization of health services are well documented.Slums in the same city may differ from one another in their health indicators and service utilization rates.Th

The study of environmental flow has garnered significant scientific interest due to the considerable degradation caused by human activities on aquatic ecosystem dynamics.Environmental flow is defined as the quantity, timing, and quality of water flow required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems while meeting human demands.Research in riv

Abstract Background Office workers have been identified as being at risk of accumulating high amounts of sedentary time in prolonged events during work hours, which has been associated with increased risk of a number of long-term health conditions.There is some evidence that providing advice to stand at regular intervals during the working day, and