background: visceral leishmaniasis (vl) as one of the most important human parasitic disease is endemic in some parts of iran. several cases of vl have been reported recently in the ilam province. the current study aimed to assess the pre-sent status of human vl in the region. methods: a random cluster sampling method was used to collect 456 serums samples from the children up to 12 years of ag...

Background: Apart from genetic and environmental factors, activation of autoreactive mechanisms has been proposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In re-cent years, considerable work has been carried out to understand the role and contribution of the immune system in this disease. Objective: To investigate the T cell response to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and determine the se...

Background and Aim: Considering the critical role of inflammatory responses in periodontal disease, knowledge about the immune system and cytokines seems nec-essary. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of IL-23 and IL-17 in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with chronic and aggressive periodontitis, before and after non-surgical periodontal therapy. Materials and Methods:...

PurposeLarge-field photon radiotherapy is current standard in the treatment of cervical cancer patients. However, with increasing availability Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy (PBS-PT) and robust planning techniques, protons may have significant advantages for patients reduction toxicity. In this study, PBS-PT Volumetric Modulated Arc (VMAT) were compared, examining target coverage organ at ...

Economic incentive programs are increasingly promoted in the United States and Europe as a method to encourage sustainable forest management practices on privately owned lands. This paper employs spatial analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of one such program created in Illinois through passage of the Illinois Forestry Development Act (IFDA). The Act establishes economic incentives available...

Intraperitoneal injection of virulent infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) into yearling brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis induced an asynlptomatic, chronic w u s infection that persisted for at least 76 wk post-lnlection (wpl) in spite of the production of a strong humoral immune response. At 8 wpi, 100 % of the fish in one of the injected groups were IPNV camers , as determined by orga...

both academic and auditing firms have been searching for ways to detect corporate fraud. The main objective of this study was to present a model to detect financial reporting fraud by companies listed on Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) using genetic algorithm. For this purpose, consistent with theoretical foundations, 21 variables were selected to predict fraud in financial reporting that finally, ...