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This study conducts an in-depth analysis of the interplay between sustainable industrial growth and integrated industrial urban environments, proposing a novel paradigm for urban production. The aim of this study is to combine sustainable industrial growth with its integration into urban environments, to establish a new and novel way to seamlessly integrate industrial processes within urban surroundings. This research utilizes a thorough approach, incorporating several disciplines, to examine Hamadan industrial city. It includes an extensive survey of existing literature, a comparative analysis based on empirical evidence, and a detailed evaluation of a specific example. This technique aims to address a significant research gap by providing a comprehensive framework that promotes sustainable industrial practices in urban environments. The scholarly contribution of this work is to manifest in its formulation of a pragmatic framework designed to provide urban planners and policymakers with strategies to harmonize industrial growth with urban sustainability imperatives. This article tackles the considerable challenges posed by escalating urbanization and industrialization. To conceive a framework for urban planning and industrial operations that emphasize environmental stewardship, resource efficiency, and social welfare is the primary purpose of this project. The study shows how industrial cities may revitalize economies, innovate industries, and solve urban problems including housing shortages and congestion. The importance of creative, collaborative, and policy-driven initiatives to build sustainable and resilient industrial–urban ecosystems in global industrial sustainability efforts is highlighted. The findings show that synergistic urban–industrial integration is needed for economic growth, environmental protection, and social welfare.

Conventional ultrasound (US) has been used to incorporate active components into packaging material, but in-pack sonication and its effect on food quality and shelf-life need further exploration. This study aims to examine how US treatment conditions and packaging materials affect aged chicken breast’s shelf-life, microbiological, sensory, and physicochemical characteristics, including peroxide value (PV), free fatty acids (FFA), cooking loss (CL), and muscle fiber index (MFI). Samples were sonicated either without packaging (WP) or packed inside low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The results were then compared with untreated and conventionally treated samples. Response surface methodology (RSM) optimized the specific energy consumption (SEC), acoustic power, and product characteristics based on sonication power (4.4, 35.5, and 66.0 W) and time (10, 20, and 30 min). The quality attributes of optimally processed samples were then assessed during 60 days of -18 °C frozen storage. The optimal sonication conditions were identified as 15.46 min of 66 W, corresponding to 5.16 kJ/kg SEC and 17.03 W acoustic power. In-pack sonication was superior to conventional sonication in terms of product quality attributes. Optimized in-pack sonication reduced PV, FFA, and total bacteria count by 15.0, 17.6, and 37.4% but increased CL, MFI, and shelf-life by 4.1, 107.8, and 64.2%, respectively. The proposed in-pack ultrasonics approach could contribute to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and sustainable food production, considering the low energy consumption and food waste reduction through delaying food spoilage. Graphical Abstract

This study aimed to explore the utilization of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for chicken thigh meat pieces (CTMP) during frozen storage periods (FSP) of 1, 30, 60, and 90 days at −18°C. The treatments were divided into seven groups which are control, vacuum, 15% O2/15% N2/70% CO2, 30% N2/70% CO2, 50% O2/50% N2, 30% O2/70% CO2, and 1.5 ml clove essential oil. The results showed that treatment of 30% N2/70% CO2 was associated with a lower pH value than control. The pH, drip loss, TBA, peroxide number, and fatty acid percentage values were significantly (p<0.05) increased as FSP rises. The effect of the MAP and muscle fiber index (MFI) was significantly different (p<0.05) by the FSP. A decrease in the drip loss during storage and cooking when samples were treated with a MAP of 15% O2/15% N2/70% CO2, 30% N2/70% CO2, and clove oil groups were noted. The lowest values of TBA, peroxide number, and fatty acid percentage were recorded using 15% O2/15% N2/70% CO2, 30% N2/70% CO2, and clove oil groups, respectively. There was an improvement in all sensory characteristics of all MAP and clove oil treatments.

Objectives : this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the bacillus calmette-guérin (BCG) vaccine with topical salicylic acid (SA) in the treatment of viral warts. methods : this non-randomised controlled trial was conducted at the al-Sader teaching hospital, Basra, Iraq, from January 2016 to April 2017. a total of201 patients with viral warts were injected with an intradermal purified protein derivative. subsequently, those with negative tuberculin test results received an intradermal BCG vaccination, while those with positive results underwent conventional treatment with topical SA. patients were assessed for any signs of improvement at one, two and three months. results : overall, 190 patients completed the trial; of these, 133 (70%) received the BCG vaccine and 57 (30%) were treated with topical SA. complete response to treatment was observed in 9.8% and 5.3% of patients in the BCG and SA groups, respectively (p <0.001). cure rates were significantly higher for patients with genital (22.2% versus 7.7%; p = 0.002) and common warts (8.5% versus 0%; p = 0.001) treated with the BCG vaccine ; however, the reverse was true for flat warts (12.9% versus 25%; p = 0.041). a binary logistic regression analysis indicated that BCG therapy was the only significant independent predictor of positive treatment response (odds ratio: 7.56, 95% confidence interval: 3.72–15.36; p <0.001). conclusion : the BCG vaccine was more effective than topical SA for treating viral warts, with the best response noted in the treatment of genital warts, followed by flat warts. however, plantar warts demonstrated least response to this treatment.

A novel azo dye compound, Ethyl (E)-4-((5-hydroxy-3,4-bis(hydroxyl methyl)-6-methyl. pyridin-2-yl)diazenyl)benzoate (EAB), have been synthesized by the coupling reaction and characterized by FT-IR, 1 H-and 13 C-NMR, Mass, and UV–visible spectroscopies. The nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the EAB compound via the finding of the nonlinear refractive index (NRI) using continuous wave (cw), low power 473 nm, TEM 00 mode laser beam have been studied via the diffraction patterns (DPs) and the Z-scan. Effect of power input of the laser beam, types of beam wavefront and temporal variation of the DPs are discussed. The all-optical switching (AOS) using two laser beams is proved to occur in this compound.