The Anthropology of Potentiality in Biomedicine: An Introduction to Supplement 7

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, Laura M. Ahearn (2012) Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-1-4051-2441-6

Language, Culture, and Society - An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, Zdenek Salzmann, James Stanlaw, & Nobuko Adachi (2015), Westview Press, ISBN 978-0-8133-4955-8

Volume 7, Supplement 1, Summer 2013 (Presented at 14th Royan Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine and 8th Royan Nursing and Midwifery Seminar)

O-35: Assessment of Genetic Variations of DPY19L2 in Total Globozoospermic Patients Referring to Royan Institute

Background Globozoospermia is a rare but severe teratozoospermia disorder which causes male infertility. Total globozoospermia is diagnosed by the presence of 100% roundheaded spermatozoa lacking an acrosome in semen analysis. Recent studies have shown that in large majority of globozoospermic patients, deletion of a 200 kb segment including the DPY19L2 gene occurs. Among all the genes in this ...

Anthropological Analysis of Pir-e patr Healing as Presence in the Ultrastructure Community and Reintegration the Patient's Identity

Background: The “Pir-e patr” ritual is one of the healing ceremonies among Baluchs (Baluchis) of Iran, which is similar to other rituals with elements such as music, spirituality and spiritual hierarchy. In this ritual, the formation of the healing process can be seen in the form of a threshold process with the emergence of an ultra-structured community. The purpose of this research is to ident...