Wastewater from the Batik textile industry contains large amounts of dyestuff together with significant amounts of suspended solids (SS), dispersing agents, salts and trace amounts of metals.Since this can lead to severe environmental problems, proper wastewater treatment processes are essential.The synthesis of Fe3+ by sol-gel method doped on a ce
IntroductionTaste decline, including taste loss in older adults, leads to malnutrition and frailty.In a super-aging society, improving taste decline and maintaining taste sensation are crucial for the wellbeing of older adults.Hyposalivation frequently affects older individuals and is the leading cause of taste decline in older adults.Treating tast
John J HalperinDepartment of Neurosciences, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ, USAAbstract: Lyme disease, infection with the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, causes both specific and nonspecific symptoms.In untreated chronic infection, specific manifestations such as a relapsing large-joint oligoarthritis can persist for years, yet sub
As the economically most developed part of former Yugoslavia, Slovenia has traditionally been a host country for numerous immigrants of other nationalities.There has long been a presence of Albanian nationals and it appears that a new wave of immigration of Albanians to Slovenia has been happening since 1991.Slovenia has become an even more popular
During the course of evolution, organisms have developed genetic mechanisms in response to various environmental stresses including wounding from mechanical damage or herbivory-caused injury.A previous study of Defrost PCB wounding response in the plant tobacco identified a unique wound-induced gene, aptly named KED due to its coding for a protein