BACKGROUND The complement system is one of the important contributing factors in the development of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). C5a and the neutrophil C5a receptor play a central role in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-mediated neutrophil recruitment and activation. The current study further investigated the signaling pathways of C5a-mediat...

Erratum Addendum to " A fully parallel algorithm for residue to binary conversion " The Publisher regrets that in the above-mentioned paper the name of the second author was inadvertently misspelled. The correct spelling is shown above.

literature and culture are two inseparable issues. when we talk about the culture, the literature can also appear unconsciously, because the culture is composed of thoughts, feelings and emotions and the styles and personal ways of society, which as a general rule, can appear in terms of principles and respectful rules. the literature on the other hand, discloses and transmits these concepts to...

in this research, the citations received by doaj’s journals from the isi web of science’s articles in 2003 to 2008 were studied and compared. the citations received by the journals in five fields (arts & humanities, social sciences, pure sciences, technology & engineering, and health & medical sciences) as well as the difference among the citations received by doaj’s journals in the above- ment...

Hititlerde kadınların birçok farklı görevlerde yer aldığı bilinmektedir. Siyasi hayat kadar, ekonomik ve sosyal yaşamda da kendisine bulan kadınlar, günlük olarak yaptıkları işlerin yanı sıra; saray, tapınak gibi devlet kontrolünde olan yerlerde de çeşitli bulunmuşlardır. Bu görev alan kadın grubundan birisi, Sumerce MUNUS(.MEŠ)SUHUR.LÁ ismiyle zikredilir. Kendisiyle ilgili hizmetçi kadın, hier...

Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent in type 2 diabetics and is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in such patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the three criteria of ATPIII, IDF and the new criteria for metabolic syndrome diagnosis in Kerman, Iran.This cross-sectional study was performed on 950 diabetic type 2 patient...