Summary: Background: Obesity is highly stigmatized, with negative obesity-related stereotypes widespread across society.Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is linked to negative outcomes including poor mental health and disordered eating.Previous evidence examining population groups at higher risk of experiencing IWS comes from small, nonrepresentativ
Qualitative Content analysis of the science representation in the Mechanics Gallery of Iranian National Museum of Science and Technology in terms of the nature of science
Background and Objectives: Making developmental changes in a society requires systematic modifications.Education is a powerful driving force behind it.Due to the limitation of budget and space in most Iranian schools and time-consuming nature of fundamental changes in teaching methods, the capacity of non-formal education should be considered to co
Protein hydrolysate and oil from fish waste reveal potential as dog food ingredients
The increased fish consumption by the growing human population in the world translates into an increase in fish waste.The reintroduction of these fish by-products into food and feed chains presents economic benefits and contributes to counteracting their negative environmental impact.Under this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the effec
Development of Agrobacterium-mediated virus-induced gene silencing and performance evaluation of four marker genes in Gossypium barbadense.
Gossypiumbarbadense is a cultivated cotton species and possesses many desirable traits, including high fiber quality and resistance to pathogens, especially Verticilliumdahliae (a devastating pathogen of Gossypium hirsutum, the main cultivated species).These elite traits are difficult to be introduced into G.hirsutum through classical breeding meth