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Plastic is a kind of material that is commonly well known and used in everyday life in many forms. Plastic pollution where in plastic has gathered in an area and has begun to negatively impact the natural environment and create problems for plants, wildlife and even human population. Often this includes killing plant life and posing dangers to local animals. Plastics contain many chemical and hazardous substances such as Bisphenol A (BPA), thalates, antiminitroxide, brominated flame retardants, and poly- fluorinated chemicals etc.

The Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant is the most controversial construction in Brazil, due to the great environmental and social impact for the population living in its area of influence. Despite the requirements for the entrepreneur to execute the Basic Environmental Plan and the health determinants, which are aligned with local public policies, so far the impacts have not been adequately mitigated.

Health care institutions are generating large amount of Bio-medical waste (BMW), which needs to be properly segregated and treated. Hospitals and other health care facilities generate lots of waste which can transmit infections, particularly HIV, Hepatitis B and C and Tetanus, to the people who handle it or come in contact with it.

The alleviative effect of salicylic acid (SA) on growth and physiological parameters of two wheat verities under salt stress was studied at greenhouse condition in 2016. The experimental treatments were arranged as factorial based on a RCBD with 4 replications. Salinity stress comprised of three levels of control, 4 and 8 dS/m and the salicylic acid treatments were control (without salicylic acid) and 1 mM salicylic acid application. The experiment was carried out on two varieties of wheat (Tabasi, salinity sensitive and Arvand, salinity tolerant).

Successful management of saline water could have significant potential for agricultural development inmany areas, particularly in water-scarce regions. The experiment with a factorial arrangement for treatments was conducted based on a randomized complete block design with four replications at the Research Greenhouse of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 2016. Two levels of salinity were employed in the irrigation water during the growth period which maintained the electrical conductivity (EC) of soil at: 0 (control), and 4 dS/m.

Caisim green mustard plant (Brasiccajuncea L) has been known by the East Timorese people. This plant is a horticultural commodity that is much favored by the community starting from the upper class to the lower classes. because it has the most delicious taste compared to other mustard types. Various dishes that use mustard as a raw material used as a mixture of vegetables such as lodeh, capcay, boiled noodles and as a complement to the food mixture.

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between family lifestyle and obesity in 88 children from five to nine years of age, through a quantitative study, in a territory covered by the Family Health Strategy. The classification of the children's weight was performed by the body mass index by age and the evaluation of the socio-demographic profile and lifestyle of the family through the application of questionnaires with the legal guardians.

The main focus of this research is on Egyptian generation Y and Z smart phones user’s brand experience, attachment and loyalty. The main objectives of this study is to test the mediating role of brand attachment between brand experience and loyalty, introduce a new attachment typology and a tailored experiential consumer’s profiles, furthermore to explore the moderating effect of the new typologies both experiential and attachment on the relationships between brand experience, personality, attachment and satisfaction with brand loyalty with special focus on young generations.

Background: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) encodes a proinflammatory cytokine that is secreted primarily by macrophages and plays critical roles in the pathogenesis of inflammatory autoimmune and malignant diseases. (TNF-α) expression may disturb immune response and may be associated with HCC risk. Objectives: To verify the role of Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene −308G > A polymorphism in Hepatitis C virus related hepatocellular carcinoma in Egyptian patients.

Two corn seed samples of moisture content 11.7% and 13.2% were preserved in an air oxygen depletion minienvironment, with volume concentration <2%, control samples of moisture content 11.7 % was preserved in natural atmosphere at oxygen concentration of 20.9%. Germination of the seeds was periodically examined during the preservation, at 0, 3, 6, and 9 months. The obtained test results showed that the germination, the normal and the growth of young trees, were dependent mainly on the oxygen concentration and moisture content during 9 month storage.