INTRODUCTION Iran introduced the urban family physician reform, based on the primary healthcare (PHC) approach, in 2012. The reform is restricted to two pilot provinces, which are Fars and Mazandaran and its policymakers request evidence of the reform progress. The study aimed to determine the accessibility of health care in the two pilot sites. METHODS A cross-sectional study using Primary C...

alligator may be found in the southeastern United States, from North Carolina to Louisiana. The saltwater crocodile is found in Southeast Asia and Australia, with males reaching lengths of up to 23 feet (7 m). Victims of crocodilian attacks sustain trauma from a combination of penetrating, blunt, and sheer force. The saltwater crocodile can generate 2000 psi when it bites. The sheer magnitude o...

A bis(benzoxazole) derivative with metal-chelating ligand (DPA), Zinhbo-1, exhibits a large fluorescence turn-on effect (up to 10-fold) upon zinc-binding. The metal chelation enables excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), giving an additional emission band in the near-IR region (approximately 710 nm) with a large Stokes shift (ca. 230 nm).

Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the response to low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy in a group of patients with organic vascular erectile dysfunction. Materials and Methods This is an observational retrospective study. The researchers reviewed 710 patients with a clinical diagnosis of organic vascular erectile dysfunction (ED) of more than 3-month duration from male...

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role in embryonic development, wound healing, tissue regeneration, cancer progression and organ fibrosis. The proximal tubular epithelial cells undergo EMT, resulting in matrix-producing fibroblasts and thereby contribute to the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis. The profibrotic cytokine, TGF‑β, is now recognized as the main pathogenic drive...

1 Department of Preventive Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon 220-701, Korea 2 Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Yonsei University Wonju, Gangwon 220-710, Korea 3 Health Science Foundations and Study Center, Kathmandu, Nepal * Corresponding Author: Chun-Bae Kim, email: [email protected] and Chhabi Ranabhat, email: chhabir@gmail....

1 Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Technology, No. 1 Nan-Tai Street, YongKang Dist., Tainan City 710, Taiwan R.O.C. 2 Graduate Institute of Business Administration, National Taipei University, No. 151, University Rd., San Shia District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. 3 Department of Insurance and Finance, Chihlee Institute of Technology, No.313, Sec. 1, Wunhu...