introduction: the principal dose-limiting factor in the use of cisplatin as an antineoplastic drug is its hepatic toxicity. this study was designed to investigate the protective role of taurine against cisplatin-induced hepatic injury. methods: male albino rats (180-220 g) were divided in to 4 groups (n=8) as follows: (1) saline-treated group (2): cisplatin-treated group (10 mg/kg ip) (3): grou...

hepatitis c virus (hcv) is an important agent causing chronic liver infection, which often leads to liver cirrhosis and lethal hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). at present, there is no effective hcv vaccine for prevention of hepatic disease and the standard treatment is neither economical nor fully effective in all the patients. however, vaccination based on structural and nonstructural proteins ...

Computers have been used for language teaching ever since the 1960's.Learning a second language is a challenging endeavor, and, for decades now, proponents of computer assisted language learning (CALL) have declared that help is on the horison. We investigate the suitability of deploying speech technology in computer based systems that can be used to teach foreign language skills. In this case,...

introduction: bone marrow transplantation is a good therapeutic modality for beta thalassemia. liver complications are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality following bmt. determination of the factors of liver injury leads to earlier  diagnosis after bmt and improves prognosis. method: we studied 113 major beta thalassemic patients who have been transplanted from 1990- 2000 in bone...

background: bone marrow transplantation is a good therapeutic modality for beta thalassemia. liver complications is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality following bmt. determination of the factors of liver injury leads to earlier diagnosis after bmt and improves prognosis. materials and methods: we studied 113 major beta thalassemic patients who have been transplanted from 1990- 2...

The incidence of postoperative SSI (surgical site infection) after hepatic resection has decreased gradually with the refinement of surgical techniques and perioperative management. However, postoperative SSI still develops in a few patients after hepatic resection, leading to increased medical costs, longer hospitalization and a reduced quality of life in the postoperative course. The purpose ...

Over centuries the successful cooperation of foreman and assistant has been an important factor of efficiency, as the mutual understanding of each others actions and intentions facilitates a smooth work flow. Hence, a promising option in the field of automation is to develop models of intuitive and adaptive assistance. An artificial system equipped with such models could improve not only effici...

Although tests of liver function have been studied for many years, it is only recently that any intensive comparative studies have been made (1 to 3). Liver function studies are performed (a) to detect hepatic damage, (b) to aid in prognosis and assist in determining any surgical risk, (c) to differentiate obstructive from nonobstructive jaundice. The detection of hepatic damage is complicated ...

Formal methods and testing are two important approaches that assist in the development of cyber physical systems. Formal specification can be used to assist testing and Formal methods and testing are seen as complementary. In this paper, we address the problem of generating test cases for cyber physical systems from formal specifications, and reduce an infinite set of testing parameters into a ...

In this paper, we present a control algorithm for mobile power assist systems. Most of mobile power assist systems have a heavy mobile base to prevent easy tumbling. So continual movement of the base during operations causes high energy consumption and gives the high risk of human injury. Furthermore, the slow dynamics of the base limits the frequency bandwidth of the whole system. Thus we prop...