One of the most important difficulty of energy production from animal manure in anaerobic conditions is the high cellulose and lignin concentration that limits the speed in hydrolysis stage. Rumen bacteria which reside in ...

In the present study, the toxic potencies of xenobiotics such as halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons inducing 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin/2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDD/TCDF)-like effects were investigated by ...

Composting process is an effective low-cost method that converts organic waste including animal manures, municipal biosolids, crop residues, food processing wastes to a valuable resource which can be used as fertilizer and ...

In this study, effects of temperature (mesophilic vs. thermophilic), inoculum to substrate (I:S) ratios and different types of inoculums on methane production and microbial community profiles were investigated in anaerobic ...

Wastewater disposal on land can be considered as "appropriate" wastewater treatment technology for many less developed and developing countries. The main advantages of .this technique are the low initial and maintenance ...

The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences of Armenian granddaughters who are the descendants of those who experienced 1915 and to explore the possible intergenerational consequences of a massive ...

Alternative to the psychopathology-oriented approaches on women’s responses to male partner violence, research grounded on strength-based perspectives has contributed significantly to a better conceptualization of women’s ...

Cancer is a life threatening illness which has effects on both individual and relational levels. The present study aims to understand the intrapersonal and interpersonal relational processes obtaining in a sample of ...

The current study aimed to explore the factors through which children’s material deprivation affects their subjective well-being. Children’s relational experiences with their families, friends, teachers, people in their ...

Studies on Terror Management Theory have mostly focused on assessing certain parameters that presumably contribute to buffer the anxiety that is formed when mortality becomes cognitively salient. Considering death anxiety ...