Detection of fungal and bacterial contamination of hazelnut and determination of aflatoxin B by HPLC method in Isfahan, Iran.

Background And Purpose: Due to the fact that fungal species, such as and produce carcinogenic and mutagenic aflatoxins and have the potential to produce fungal secondary metabolites, fungal contamination should be avoided. This study was conducted using the HPLC method and aimed to examine the fungal contamination of Isfahan hazelnuts in order to identify the presence of Aflatoxins.

Materials And Methods: In total, 100 samples of hazelnuts were randomly collected from supermarkets in Isfahan.

Photographic analysis of faces of 20-year-old students in Iran.

We studied 100 20-year-old students at the University of Kerman in Iran. On life-sized frontal and profile photographs, we measured nine linear and seven angular indices. The mean (S.