Ag Modified Pinecone Photoabsorber for Highly Efficient Interfacial Solar Steam Generation and Wastewater Treatment

Niazi Zohreh,Shafaee Masoomeh,Asarnia Moeid,Goharshadi Elaheh K. 한국화학공학회 2024 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.41 No.3

Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) off ers a sustainable and environmentally friendly strategy for addressing the energy and water crises. In this study, we fabricated a highly effi cient and cost-eff ective plasmonic photoabsorber for ISSG of seawater by coating silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on pinecone (PC). The PC with low thermal conductivity and numerous aligned microchannels for fast water transport, provides suffi cient water supply and reduces the bulk heat loss. In addition, Ag NPs strongly absorb solar radiation through the surface plasmon resonance eff ect. Using Ag/PC under 1 sun (1 kW m –2 ), we achieved an evaporation fl ux and effi ciency of 1.82 kg m –2 h –1 and 100%, respectively. Moreover, Ag/PC removed more than 99% of Na + , K + , Mg 2+ , and Ca 2+ ions from seawater. The plasmonic PC also exhibited excellent cycling during 10 cycles effi ciency of ISSG. Furthermore, treatment of paper industry wastewater with Ag/PC resulted in a signifi cant decrease in the concentration of ions.

Arsenic removal by perilla leaf biochar in aqueous solutions and groundwater: An integrated spectroscopic and microscopic examination

Niazi, Nabeel Khan,Bibi, Irshad,Shahid, Muhammad,Ok, Yong Sik,Burton, Edward D.,Wang, Hailong,Shaheen, Sabry M.,Rinklebe, Jö,rg,Lü,ttge, Andreas Elsevier 2018 Environmental pollution Vol.232 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>In this study, we examined the removal of arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)) by perilla leaf-derived biochars produced at 300 and 700 °C (referred as BC300 and BC700) in aqueous environments. Results revealed that the Langmuir isotherm model provided the best fit for As(III) and As(V) sorption, with the sorption affinity following the order: BC700-As(III) > BC700-As(V) > BC300-As(III) > BC300-As(V) (<I>Q</I> <SUB> <I>L</I> </SUB> = 3.85–11.01 mg g<SUP>−1</SUP>). In general, As removal decreased (76–60%) with increasing pH from 7 to 10 except for the BC700-As(III) system, where notably higher As removal (88–90%) occurred at pH from 7 to 9. Surface functional moieties contributed to As sequestration by the biochars examined here. However, significantly higher surface area and aromaticity of BC700 favored a greater As removal compared to BC300, suggesting that surface complexation/precipitation dominated As removal by BC700. Arsenic K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy demonstrated that up to 64% of the added As(V) was reduced to As(III) in BC700- and BC300-As(V) sorption experiments, and in As(III) sorption experiments, partial oxidation of As(III) to As(V) occurred (37–39%). However, XANES spectroscopy was limited to precisely quantify As binding with sulfur species as As<SUB>2</SUB>S<SUB>3</SUB>-like phase. Both biochars efficiently removed As from natural As-contaminated groundwater (As: 23–190 μg L<SUP>−1</SUP>; <I>n</I> = 12) despite in the presence of co-occurring anions (e.g., CO<SUB>3</SUB> <SUP>2−</SUP>, PO<SUB>4</SUB> <SUP>3−</SUP>, SO<SUB>4</SUB> <SUP>2−</SUP>) with the highest levels of As removal observed for BC700 (97–100%). Overall, this study highlights that perilla leaf biochars, notably BC700, possessed the greatest ability to remove As from solution and groundwater (drinking water). Significantly, the integrated spectroscopic techniques advanced our understanding to examine complex redox transformation of As(III)/As(V) with biochar, which are crucial to determine fate of As on biochar in aquatic environments.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> BC700 (high temperature) perilla leaf biochar removed more arsenite at pH 7–9 than BC300 (low temperature). </LI> <LI> Langmuir model efficiently delineated sorption affinity for arsenite and arsenate, notably by BC700. </LI> <LI> FTIR spectroscopy and elemental maps indicated arsenic association with surface functional groups. </LI> <LI> XANES spectroscopy revealed redox transformation/fate of arsenite and arsenate on biochars. </LI> <LI> Both biochars depleted arsenic in groundwater, with slightly higher removal by BC700. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

A Systematic Review on Prevention and Treatment of Nipple Pain and Fissure: Are They Curable?

Niazi, Azin,Rahimi, Vafa Baradaran,Soheili-Far, Sina,Askari, Nafiseh,Rahmanian-Devin, Pouria,Sanei-Far, Zahra,Sahebkar, Amirhossein,Rakhshandeh, Hassan,Askari, Vahid Reza KOREAN PHARMACOPUNCTURE INSTITUTE 2018 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.21 No.3

Averagely 80% to 90% of breastfeeding women experience the nipple pain and fissures. The important factor for successful breastfeeding is to treat this problem. This study has done as a review with the aim of analysis of the clinical trials in the field of the prevention and treatment of the nipple fissures and pain due to the importance of breastfeeding. For this purpose, the key words of sore, nipples, fissure, trauma, wound, prevention, treatment, therapeutics, therapy, clinical trial, breastfeeding and their Persian synonyms and all of their possible combinations were searched in the national databases: SID and Iran Medex and Magiran, and in the international databases: PubMed, Scopus, Medline, Science direct by May 2017. The Jadad criterion was used to assess the quality of the articles and the articles with a score of 3 or more were included in this study. Finally, 48 clinical trials were reviewed that 17 of them (sample size 1801) scored 3 or more based on the Jadad criterion. Seven articles were also in the non- drug treatment group (sample size 491) and 2 articles in the drug treatment group (sample size 337) and 8 articles in the herbal treatment group (sample size 973).The results show that menthol and warm water compress as well as teaching the correct breastfeeding methods are effective treatments to prevent and treat the nipple pain and fissures. Moreover, applying the herbal medicine for prevention and treatment of the issues raised from breastfeeding may have beneficial such as Aloe vera, Portulaca olearacea. However, more studies with a great methodology are necessary to obtain more accurate evidence.

Effective Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of the Cyclic Mastalgia (Breast Pain): A Review

Niazi, Azin,Rahimi, Vafa Baradaran,Hatami, Hooman,Shirazinia, Reza,Esmailzadeh-dizaji, Reza,Askari, Nafiseh,Askari, Vahid Reza KOREAN PHARMACOPUNCTURE INSTITUTE 2019 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.22 No.3

Introduction: Mastalgia is the most common benign breast disorder during the fertility period of women. So far a wide range of natural or complementary medicines is used to cure mastalgia. Sanitary organizations need complete and suitable details to help women, for making the proper decision for alternative treatment based on the evidence. The aim of the present study is to introduce medicinal plant-based treatments about mastalgia and summarizes clinical trials about this disorder. Method: The articles were provided using mixture of keywords including cyclic pain, breast, treatment, therapeutics, therapy, clinical trial, herbal, drug, mastalgia and all the probable terms, in national and international databases SID, Iran Medex, Magiran, PubMed, Scopus, Medline, Science direct and Cochrane library, in both Persian and English languages. All cross-sectional and review articles about herbal treatment of mastalgia until 2018 November were studied. Results: Nineteen articles from all of the available articles (45 cases) and a sample size about of (1987 cases) were included in our study. The articles were clinical trials. The results revealed that mastalgia could be healed by Nigella sativa, Vitex agnus-castus, curcumin, Hypericum perforatum, Citrus sinensis, wheat germ, and Ginkgo biloba. Conclusion: Most of the evaluated medicinal plants possessing antioxidant compounds with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, exhibited healing effects in the treatment of mastalgia. Thus, medicinal plants can be considered in the treatment of mastalgia; however, further investigations are needed to obtain more details about their probable side effects.

Arsenic removal by Japanese oak wood biochar in aqueous solutions and well water: Investigating arsenic fate using integrated spectroscopic and microscopic techniques

Niazi, Nabeel Khan,Bibi, Irshad,Shahid, Muhammad,Ok, Yong Sik,Shaheen, Sabry M.,Rinklebe, Jö,rg,Wang, Hailong,Murtaza, Behzad,Islam, Ejazul,Farrakh Nawaz, M.,Lü,ttge, Andreas Elsevier 2018 Science of the Total Environment Vol.621 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>In this study, we examined the sorption of arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)) to Japanese oak wood-derived biochar (OW-BC) in aqueous solutions, and determined its efficiency to remove As from As-contaminated well water. Results revealed that, among the four sorption isotherm models, Langmuir model showed the best fit to describe As(III) and As(V) sorption on OW-BC, with slightly greater sorption affinity for As(V) compared to As(III) (<I>Q<SUB>L</SUB> </I> =3.89 and 3.16mgg<SUP>−1</SUP>; R<SUP>2</SUP> =0.91 and 0.85, respectively). Sorption edge experiments indicated that the maximum As removal was 81% and 84% for As(III)- and As(V)-OW-BC systems at pH7 and 6, respectively, which decreased above these pH values (76–69% and 80–58%). Surface functional groups, notably OH, COOH, CO, CH<SUB>3</SUB>, were involved in As sequestration by OW-BC, suggesting the surface complexation/precipitation and/or electrostatic interaction of As on OW-BC surface. Arsenic K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy indicated that 36% of the added As(III) was partially oxidized to As(V) in the As(III) sorption experiment, and in As(V) sorption experiment, 48% of As(V) was, albeit incompletely, reduced to As(III) on OW-BC surface. Application of OW-BC to As-contaminated well water (As: 27–144μgL<SUP>−1</SUP>; <I>n</I> =10) displayed that 92 to 100% of As was depleted despite in the presence of co-occurring competing anions (e.g., SO<SUB>4</SUB> <SUP>2−</SUP>, CO<SUB>3</SUB> <SUP>2−</SUP>, PO<SUB>4</SUB> <SUP>3−</SUP>). This study shows that OW-BC has a great potential to remove As from solution and drinking (well) water. Overall, the combination of macroscopic sorption data and integrated spectroscopic and microscopic techniques highlight that the fate of As on biochar involves complex redox transformation and association with surface functional moieties in aquatic systems, thereby providing crucial information required for implication of biochar in environmental remediation programs.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Arsenic removal efficiency of Japanese oak wood biochar (OW-BC) was explored. </LI> <LI> Langmuir model provided the best fit, with a greater <I>Q<SUB>L</SUB> </I> for arsenate than arsenite. </LI> <LI> XANES spectroscopy indicated redox transformation of arsenite⇔arsenate on OW-BC. </LI> <LI> FTIR spectra revealed arsenite/arsenate association with functional groups on OW-BC. </LI> <LI> OW-BC efficiently removed As (92 to 100%) from drinking well water. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

Effective Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of the Cyclic Mastalgia (Breast Pain): A Review

Azin Niazi,Vafa Baradaran Rahimi,Hooman Hatami,Reza Shirazinia,Reza Esmailzadeh-dizaji,Nafiseh Askari,Vahid Reza Askari 대한약침학회 2019 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.22 No.3

Introduction: Mastalgia is the most common benign breast disorder during the fertility period of women. So far a wide range of natural or complementary medicines is used to cure mastalgia. Sanitary organizations need complete and suitable details to help women, for making the proper decision for alternative treatment based on the evidence. The aim of the present study is to introduce medicinal plant-based treatments about mastalgia and summarizes clinical trials about this disorder. Method: The articles were provided using mixture of keywords including cyclic pain, breast, treatment, therapeutics, therapy, clinical trial, herbal, drug, mastalgia and all the probable terms, in national and international databases SID, Iran Medex, Magiran, PubMed, Scopus, Medline, Science direct and Cochrane library, in both Persian and English languages. All cross-sectional and review articles about herbal treatment of mastalgia until 2018 November were studied. Results: Nineteen articles from all of the available articles (45 cases) and a sample size about of (1987 cases) were included in our study. The articles were clinical trials. The results revealed that mastalgia could be healed by Nigella sativa, Vitex agnus-castus, curcumin, Hypericum perforatum, Citrus sinensis, wheat germ, and Ginkgo biloba. Conclusion: Most of the evaluated medicinal plants possessing antioxidant compounds with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, exhibited healing effects in the treatment of mastalgia. Thus, medicinal plants can be considered in the treatment of mastalgia; however, further investigations are needed to obtain more details about their probable side effects.

Effect of Complementary Medicine on Pain Relief and Wound Healing after Cesarean Section: A Systematic Review

Azin Niazi,Maryam Moradi,Vahid Reza Askari,Neda Sharifi 대한약침학회 2021 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.24 No.2

Objectives: Cesarean sections are one of the common surgical procedures around the world. Management of cesarean section side effects, including pain, hematoma, delayed wound healing, is of particular importance in maintaining maternal health and ability to care for the baby. The tendency to use complementary medicine strategies is on the rise because of the easy treatment with low side effects. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the efficacy and safety of clinical trials performed in Iran and worldwide on the effect of complementary medicine on pain relief and wound healing after cesarean section. Methods: PRISMA checklist was followed to prepare the report of this systematic review. The search process was carried out on databases on databases of Magiran, SID, Iran Medex, Scopus, Pub Med, Science direct, Medline and Cochrane library using keywords of cesarean, pain, wound healing, Herbal medicine, acupressure, massage, complementary medicine and their Persian equivalent and all possible combinations, from inception until February 2020. We used the Jadad scale to assess the quality of the searched articles. According to the Jadad scale, the articles with a score of at least 3 were included in the study. Results: Finally, 28 clinical trials (with a sample size of 3,245) scored at least 3 on the Jadad scale were included into the analysis. This article reviewed 13 articles on medicinal herbs, 4 articles on massage, 1 article on reflexology, 2 articles on acupressure. Conclusion: According to the present review, the use of medicinal herbs was the most common method of complementary medicine in pain relief and wound healing after cesarean section.

ON REDUCTION OF K-ALMOST NORMAL AND K-ALMOST CONJUGATE NORMAL MATRICES TO A BLOCK TRIDIAGONAL FORM

K. NIAZI ASIL,M. GHASEMI KAMALVAND 한국산업응용수학회 2019 Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and A Vol.23 No.3

This paper examines how one can build a block tridiagonal structure for k-almost normal matrices and also for k-almost conjugate normal matrices. We shall see that these representations are created by unitary similarity and unitary congruance transformations, respectively. It shall be proven that the orders of diagonal blocks are 1, k + 2, 2k + 3, ..., in both cases. Then these block tridiagonal structures shall be reviewed for the cases where the mentioned matrices satisfy in a second-degree polynomial. Finally, for these processes, algorithms are presented.

A Systematic Review on Prevention and Treatment of Nipple Pain and Fissure: Are They Curable?

Azin Niazi,Vafa Baradaran Rahimi,Sina Soheili-Far,Nafiseh Askari,Pouria Rahmanian‑Devin,Zahra Sanei‑Far,Amirhossein Sahebkar,Hassan Rakhshandeh,Vahid Reza Askari 대한약침학회 2018 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.21 No.3

Averagely 80% to 90% of breastfeeding women experience the nipple pain and fissures. The important factor for successful breastfeeding is to treat this problem. This study has done as a review with the aim of analysis of the clinical trials in the field of the prevention and treatment of the nipple fissures and pain due to the importance of breastfeeding. For this purpose, the key words of sore, nipples, fissure, trauma, wound, prevention, treatment, therapeutics, therapy, clinical trial, breastfeeding and their Persian synonyms and all of their possible combinations were searched in the national databases: SID and Iran Medex and Magiran, and in the international databases: PubMed, Scopus, Medline, Science direct by May 2017. The Jadad criterion was used to assess the quality of the articles and the articles with a score of 3or more were included in this study. Finally, 48 clinical trials were reviewed that 17 of them (sample size 1801) scored 3 or more based on the Jadad criterion. Seven ar-Received: Feb 08, 2108 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2018 Accepted: Aug 02,2018ticles were also in the non- drug treatment group (sample size 491) and 2 articles in the drug treatment group (sample size 337) and 8 articles in the herbal treatment group (sample size 973).The results show that menthol and warm water compress as well as teaching the correct breastfeeding methods are effective treatments to prevent and treat the nipple pain and fissures. Moreover, applying the herbal medicine for prevention and treatment of the issues raised from breastfeeding may have beneficial such as Aloe vera, Portulaca olearacea. However, more studies with a great methodology are necessary to obtain more accurate evidence.

GENERALIZED COHOMOLOGY GROUP OF TRIANGULAR BANACH ALGEBRAS OF ORDER THREE

( Abolfazl Niazi Motlagh ),( Abasalt Bodaghi ),( Somaye Grailoo Tanha ) 호남수학회 2020 호남수학학술지 Vol.42 No.1

The main result of this article is to factorize the first (σ, τ)-cohomology group of triangular Banach algebra T of order three with coefficients in T-bimodule χ to the first (σ, τ)-cohomology groups of Banach algbras A, B and C, where σ, τ are continuous homomorphisms on T. As a direct consequence, we find necessary and sufficient conditions for T to be (σ, τ)-weakly amenable.