background : homicide is killing of a human being by another human being. various methods like strangulation, cut throat, stabbing etc may be used for homicide; however combination of two mechanisms is rare. case report: hereby we present a rare case with unexpected appearance of two different mechanisms of homicide applied over same region, wherein body of a female was referred to us with hist...

The amount of DNA sequence variability and the frequency distribution of different types of mutations in various genomic regions provide information about evolutionary processes occurring within and between closely related populations. Comparison of DNA variation at homologous genes in regions of “normal” crossing-over suggests that Drosophila simulans has twoto threefold higher nucleotide hete...

silent brain infarcts (sbi) are associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke. sbi are incidentally revealed by ct or mri executed in stroke patients. a prospective study was undertaken involving 200 consecutive patients aged >45 years with brain infarct admitted in university of alberta hospital, canada (100 patients) and valie-asr hospital, iran (100 patients) in 2003. patients were ...

conclusions decreasing trend during recent six years reflects a partial success in leishmaniasis control, but update data regarding geographical cl distribution can guide our intervention effectively. results during our six years study, we observed a significant decreasing incidence trend. totally, 2863 cl cases were registered. risk of disease in men was 1.4 times more than women and in rural ...

introduction acute respiratory infections (aris) continue as the leading cause of mortality in under 5-year-old children worldwide. we decided to review available data about the incidence and prevalence of all diseases included in this category in iran. methods a systematic review was designed to obtain related data from english and farsi sources, published or unpublished. an internet search of...

background the alarming incidence of self- burning provoked to set up a multidisciplinary preventive program to decrease the incidence and complications of this harmful issue. this study investigated the incidence and the preventive measures in self-burn in fars province, southern iran. methods this study was a longitudinal prospective design on trend of self-inflicted burn injuries in fars pro...