abstract circumcision is the most common surgery performed worldwide and about 30% of men are circumcised, of whom 70% are muslim. the majority of male neonates are circumcised based on religious and cultural practices. neonatal circumcision has several advantages when compared to an older age group receiving the procedure. there is considerable controversy about circumcision – neonatal or othe...

doppler-derived myocardial performance index (mpi) , defined as the s um of isovolumetric contraction and relaxation durations divided by ejection time, is an easily measured and reproducible index that shows both systolic and diastolic myocardial function. the goal of this study was to define normal values of right ventricular mpi in neonates in the first 48 to 72 hours of life. fifty-one quie...

how to cite this article: khalessi n, khosravi n, mirjafari m, afsharkhas l. plasma ammonia levels in newborns with asphyxia. iran j child neurol. winter 2016; 10(1):42-46. abstract objective perinatal asphyxia may result in hypoxic damage in various body organs, especially in the central nervous system. it could induce cascade of biochemical events leading to the cell death and metabolic chang...

introduction: the traditional view that neonates are not capable of perceiving pain has been refuted and there is now no doubt those neonates feel pain. although babies cannot express their pain as older children, but capable to show in response the pain a set of measures as observable behavioral responses. the aim of this study was to determine effect of foot reflexology on physiologic index o...

background: the readmission rate for neonatal jaundice has been increased in recent years. this has been attributed to shorter length of postpartum hospital stays without comprehensive follow-up. the purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of pre-discharge transcutaneous bilirubin (tcb) levels for prediction of subsequent hyperbilirubinemia in healthy term neonates. methods:...

This document gives formatting guidelines for authors preparing papers for publication in the International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering The authors must follow the instructions given in the document for the papers to be published. Keywords—Keyword are your own designated keyword which can be used for easy location of the manuscript using any search engines. It includ...

Keyword-based linked data information retrieval is an easy choice for general-purpose users, but the implementation of such an approach is a challenge because mere keywords do not hold semantic information. Some studies have incorporated templates in an effort to bridge this gap, but most such approaches have proven ineffective because of inefficient template management. Because linked data can...