Solvent and Solvent to Sample Ratio as Main Parameters in the Microwave-assisted Extraction of Polyphenolic Compounds from Apple Pomace

Sahar Rezaei,Karamatollah Rezaei,Maryam Haghighi,Mohsen Labbafi 한국식품과학회 2013 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.22 No.5

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) in the presence of ethanol and water as solvents was applied as a modern technique to extract polyphenolic compounds from apple pomace and the results were compared to those of Soxhlet extraction and maceration. Various experimental conditions such as microwave power, extraction time, type of solvent, and solvent to sample ratio were considered for the study. Increasing microwave power (from 90 to 360 W)resulted in lower extraction yields. Ethanol-water (at the ratio of 65 to 35) was the best solvent for MAE. However,for the sake of higher water contribution in the extraction,a ratio of 35:65 (ethanol:water) can be selected for a recovery of -90% at a shorter extraction time. The best solvent to sample ratio was found at 20 to 1 level. When used for the extraction of polyphenolic compounds from apple pomace, MAE was faster than maceration and Soxhlet methods.

Association between the empirical dietary inflammatory index and musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

Mahshid Rezaei,Zahra Tajary,Zahra Esmaeily,Atefeh Eyvazkhani,Shahrzad Daei,Marjan Mansouri Dara,Mohaddeseh Rezaei,Abolghassem Djazayeri,Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh 질병관리본부 2023 Osong Public Health and Research Persptectives Vol.14 No.1

Objectives: Inflammation has been proposed to be one of the main causes of musculoskeletal pain. Diet is a lifestyle factor that plays an important role in managing inflammation; thus, we assessed the inflammatory potential of diets using the empirical dietary inflammatory index (EDII) to investigate the relationship between diet and musculoskeletal pain. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 212 elderly individuals who were selected from health centers in Tehran, Iran. Dietary intake was evaluated using a valid and reliable 147-item food frequency questionnaire. To measure the intensity of pain, a visual analogue scale was used. Multiple linear regression was applied to assess the association between the EDII and musculoskeletal pain. Results: In total, 62.7% and 37.3% of participants had mild and severe pain, respectively. The EDII values were 0.97±0.72 and 1.10±0.66, respectively, in those with mild and severe pain. A higher EDII score was associated with more intense musculoskeletal pain after adjusting for age and sex (β=0.20; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.06–0.26; p<0.001), but not after adjustment for other confounders (β=–0.13; 95% CI, –1.54 to 0.60; p=0.39). Conclusion: Our findings indicated that higher dietary inflammation might not be associated with musculoskeletal pain in older adults. However, further investigations are required to confirm these findings.

COMMUTING ELEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATOR Λ IN INFINITE GROUPS

Rezaei, Rashid,Russo, Francesco G. Korean Mathematical Society 2016 대한수학회보 Vol.53 No.5

Using the notion of complete nonabelian exterior square $G\hat{\wedge}G$ of a pro-p-group G (p prime), we develop the theory of the exterior degree $\hat{d}(G)$ in the infinite case, focusing on its relations with the probability of commuting pairs d(G). Among the main results of this paper, we describe upper and lower bounds for $\hat{d}(G)$ with respect to d(G). Here the size of the second homology group $H_2(G,\mathbb{Z}_p)$ (over the p-adic integers $\mathbb{Z}_p$) plays a fundamental role. A further result of homological nature is placed at the end, in order to emphasize the influence of $H_2(G,\mathbb{Z}_p)$ both on G and $\hat{d}(G)$.

A New Approach for Thermodynamic Study on the Binding of Human Serum Albumin with Cerium Chloride

Rezaei Behbehani, G.,Divsalar, A.,Saboury, A.A.,Faridbod, F.,Ganjali, M.R. Korean Chemical Society 2009 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.30 No.6

Thermodynamics of the interaction between Cerium (III) chloride, $Ce^{3+}$, with Human Serum Albumin, HSA, was investigated at pH 7.0 and $27\;{^{\circ}C}$ in phosphate buffer by isothermal titration calorimetry. Our recently solvation model was used to reproduce the enthalpies of HSA interaction by $Ce^{3+}$. The solvation parameters recovered from our new model, attributed to the structural change of HSA and its biological activity. The interaction of HSA with $Ce^{3+}$ showed a set of two binding sites with negative cooperativity. $Ce^{3+}$ interacts with multiple sites on HSA affecting its biochemical and biophysical properties.

A Generalization of Formal Local Cohomology Modules

Rezaei, Shahram Department of Mathematics 2016 Kyungpook mathematical journal Vol.56 No.3

Let a and b be two ideals of a commutative Noetherian ring R, M a finitely generated R-module and i an integer. In this paper we study formal local cohomology modules with respect to a pair of ideals. We denote the i-th a-formal local cohomology module M with respect to b by ${\mathfrak{F}}^i_{a,b}(M)$. We show that if ${\mathfrak{F}}^i_{a,b}(M)$ is artinian, then $a{\subseteq}{\sqrt{(0:{\mathfrak{F}}^i_{a,b}(M))$. Also, we show that ${\mathfrak{F}}^{\text{dim }M}_{a,b}(M)$ is artinian and we determine the set $Att_R\;{\mathfrak{F}}^{\text{dim }M}_{a,b}(M)$.

On the stability of metric semigroup homomorphisms

Rezaei, Hamid,Jung, Soon-Mo Element d.o.o. 2015 Journal of Mathematical Inequalities Vol.9 No.3

CONSTRUCTION OF Γ-ALGEBRA AND Γ-LIE ADMISSIBLE ALGEBRAS

Rezaei, A.H.,Davvaz, Bijan The Kangwon-Kyungki Mathematical Society 2018 한국수학논문집 Vol.26 No.2

In this paper, at first we generalize the notion of algebra over a field. A ${\Gamma}$-algebra is an algebraic structure consisting of a vector space V, a groupoid ${\Gamma}$ together with a map from $V{\times}{\Gamma}{\times}V$ to V. Then, on every associative ${\Gamma}$-algebra V and for every ${\alpha}{{\in}}{\Gamma}$ we construct an ${\alpha}$-Lie algebra. Also, we discuss some properties about ${\Gamma}$-Lie algebras when V and ${\Gamma}$ are the sets of $m{\times}n$ and $n{\times}m$ matrices over a field F respectively. Finally, we define the notions of ${\alpha}$-derivation, ${\alpha}$-representation, ${\alpha}$-nilpotency and prove Engel theorem in this case.

What Explains Socioeconomic Inequality in Health-related Quality of Life in Iran? A Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition

Rezaei, Satar,Hajizadeh, Mohammad,Salimi, Yahya,Moradi, Ghobad,Nouri, Bijan The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2018 예방의학회지 Vol.51 No.5

Objectives: This study aimed to explain the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) gap between the poorest and the wealthiest quintiles in the capitals of Kermanshah and Kurdistan Provinces (Kermanshah and Sanandaj), in western Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 1772 adults. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status (SES), lifestyle factors, body mass index, and HRQoL of participants were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The slope and relative indices of inequality (SII and RII, respectively) were employed to examine socioeconomic inequality in poor HRQoL. Blinder-Oaxaca (BO) decomposition was used to quantify the contribution of explanatory variables to the gap in the prevalence of poor HRQoL between the wealthiest and the poorest groups. Results: The overall crude and age-adjusted prevalence of poor HRQoL among adults was 32.0 and 41.8%, respectively. The SII and RII indicated that poor HRQoL was mainly concentrated among individuals with lower SES. The absolute difference (%) in the prevalence of poor HRQoL between the highest and lowest SES groups was 28.4. The BO results indicated that 49.9% of the difference was explained by different distributions of age, smoking behavior, physical inactivity, chronic health conditions, and obesity between the highest and lowest SES groups, while the remaining half of the gap was explained by the response effect. Conclusions: We observed a pro-rich distribution of poor HRQoL among adults in the capitals of Kermanshah and Kurdistan Provinces. Policies and strategies aimed at preventing and reducing smoking, physical inactivity, chronic health conditions, and obesity among the poor may reduce the gap in poor HRQoL between the highest and lowest SES groups in Iran.

Estimating the Economic Burden of Lung Cancer in Iran

Rezaei, Satar,Sari, Ali Akbari,Woldemichael, Abraha,Soofi, Moslem,Kazemi, Ali,Matin, Behzad Karami Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.10

Objectives: Lung cancer is a major public health problem and one of the most costly illnesses. The study aimed to estimate the economic burden of lung cancer in Iran in 2014. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the direct and indirect costs for patients with lung cancer using a prevalence-based approach. A human capital approach was employed to estimate the indirect costs. Data were obtained from several sources such as through patient interview using structured questionnaire, medical records, the GLOBOCAN databases, the Iranian Statistical Center, the Iranian Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Results: The economic burden of lung cancer in Iran in the year 2014 was 3,225,998,555,090 IR. The main components of the cost were associated with mortality (81.9 %) and hospitalization (7.6 %). The costs of direct medical care, non-medical aspects, patient time, and mortality accounted for 10.8%, 2.7%, 4.5%, and 81.5% of the total cost, respectively. Conclusion: Findings from this study indicated that the economic burden of lung cancer is substantial both to Iran's health system and to society as a whole. Early diagnosis, strengthening cancer prevention, implementing new cancer therapy and medical technology, and effective smoking-cessation interventions could offset some of the costs associated with lung cancer in Iran.

<i>In-situ</i> catalytic co-pyrolysis of yellow poplar and high-density polyethylene over mesoporous catalysts

Rezaei, Pouya Sirous,Oh, Daejun,Hong, Yeojin,Kim, Young-Min,Jae, Jungho,Jung, Sang-Chul,Jeon, Jong-Ki,Park, Young-Kwon Pergamon 2017 Energy Conversion and Management Vol. No.

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and hydrogen-rich materials is an effective approach for enhancing the production of bio-based hydrocarbons. In this work, mesoporous solid acid materials, such as hierarchical mesoporous MFI (meso MFI), hierarchical mesoporous Y (meso Y) and Al-SBA-15, were used as the catalysts for the catalytic co-pyrolysis of yellow poplar (YP) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Among three catalysts, meso MFI revealed the highest catalytic efficiency for the production of aromatic hydrocarbons from catalytic pyrolysis of YP or HDPE due to its effective pore structure, large channels, and high acidity. Moreover, meso MFI showed the highest synergistic formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the catalytic co-pyrolysis of YP and HDPE as a result of hydrogen donating effect of HDPE and catalytic interactions between YP- and HDPE-derived pyrolyzates. The amounts of solid residue obtained from the catalytic co-pyrolysis of YP and HDPE over meso MFI were also much lower than their theoretical yields.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Meso-MFI catalyzed pyrolysis of yellow poplar gave high aromatic hydrocarbon yield. </LI> <LI> MFI pore structure, large pore size and strong acidity cause high aromatization. </LI> <LI> Significant synergy occurred between yellow poplar and HDPE over meso-MFI catalyst. </LI> <LI> Catalytic pyrolysis efficiency is a strong function of H/C<SUB>eff</SUB> ratio of feedstock. </LI> </UL> </P>