background abo blood groups are associated with some important chronic diseases. obesity as a major risk factor of chronic non-communicable diseases is rising rapidly in iran as well as in developing countries. understanding the risks for obesity is important for its control. this study seeks to determine if there is any association between abo blood groups and body mass index (bmi). materials ...

Myelofibrosis is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterised by splenomegaly, leukoerythroblastic anaemia, tear-drop poikilocytosis and marrow fibrosis. Splenectomy is indicated for patients requiring frequent transfusions or massive splenomegaly causing distressing symptoms and severe thrombocytopenia secondary to hypersplenism. A 56 year-old lady diagnosed to have primary myelofibrosi...

Pregnancy is perceived by many pregnant mothers as a period of happiness in anticipation of motherhood. Not all pregnant mothers experience cheerfulness as some may experience a high anxiety and depression level for unknown reasons. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of anxiety and depression among high risk pregnant women and the factors that contribute to their level of anxi...

Dept. of Electrical Engineering, The University of Lampung, Gedung H FT, Jalan Prof. Sumantri Brojonegoro No. 1, Bandar Lampung, 35145, Indonesia, Tel. (62) 0721 701609 Ext.219, Fax. (62) 0721 704947, [email protected] 2 Department of Mathematics, UMIST, PO Box 88, Sackville St., Manchester, M60 1QD, UK Tel. (44) 0161 200 8978, Fax. (44) 161 200 3669, [email protected] 3 Department of ...

1 Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jln Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia. 2 Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jln Genting Klang, Setapak, 53300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 Liquid Crystal Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia....

Abderrahmane Beroual 1,*, Usama Khaled 2,3, Phanuel Seraphine Mbolo Noah 1 and Henry Sitorus 4 1 Ecole Centrale de Lyon, University of Lyon, Ampere CNRS UMR 5005, 36 avenue Guy Collongue, 69134 Ecully, France; [email protected] 2 Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia; [email protected] 3 Electrical Engineering Departme...

BACKGROUND Rodents play important role as host of ectoparasites and reservoir of different zoonotic diseases. The aim of this study was to asses the infestation of commensal rodents with ectoparasites in Bandar Abbas, a port city located in the northern part of the Persian Gulf in Iran. METHODS Rodents were captured using live traps during the study period in year 2007. After transferring the...

introduction: brain weight and cranial capacity are important parameters in the study of racial/ ethnic differences. this study was done to determine the effect of ethnicity on the female’s brain weight in northern iran. methods: brain weight was estimated using linear (lee–pearson’s) formula in 410 normal 17–20 year old (207 native fars and 203 turkman) females in northern iran. dimensions of ...