the aim of the present research was to study the effect of different concentrations of rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis l.) extract, (0, 10, 12.5, 16.6, 25 and 50) mg/l added to semen extender, on sperm qualitative and quantitative parameters after freezing-thawing process of rooster sperm. 10 ross strain rooster were used. semen samples were collected, 2 times a week. after adding the samples ...

background: this study evaluated the effect of an educational program on breast self-examination (bse) among women living in bandar abbas, iran. method: this trial studied 240 eligible women attending at eight health centers of bandar abbas who were randomly divided into intervention (n = 120) or control (n=120) group. data regarding belief on breast self examination were collected through the ...

conclusions moderate exercise for 8 weeks increased the ifn-γ and decreased the il-17 serum levels in the morphine-dependent rats. for this reason, this type of exercise can improve the function of the immune system during morphine withdrawal syndrome. results after 8 weeks of exercise, a significant increase was observed in the serum ifn-γ level in the ht group (251.17 ± 13.045) in comparison ...

a variety of group 4 metal catalytic systems (c2-symmetric {ebthi}-, {sbi}-type zirconocene complexes (c2-1–4); c1-symmetric (c1-5–8) and cs-symmetric (cs-9) {cp/flu}-type zirconocene complexes; cp*2zrcl2 (cp* 2-10)), half-metallocene complexes (cpticl3, hm-11), constrained-geometry (cgc-12) titanium catalysts) and post-metallocene catalysts (dow’s ortho-metallated amido-pyridino hafnium comple...

the goal of this article is mapping urban management science. the main question of the research is “what are the subject areas of urban management science and how is the relation between these subject areas?” the map of urban management science can help to recognize urban management and its subject areas and can help policy makers to get familiar with the priorities in this subject area. for th...

this study aimed at determining the evapotranspiration and crop coefficient (kc) of sugar beet during the plant growth using drainage lysimeter by using water balance and experimental methods for three years in shahrekord. after sugar beet planting and out of lysimeter, evapotranspiration was measured weekly and monthly by measuring the factors of the water- balance equation. results showed tha...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: increased pro-inflammatory factors, metabolic profile and biomarkers of oxidative stress during pregnancy have been associated with development of several complications. to our knowledge, no reports are available indicating the effects of vitamin d supplementation on serum hs-crp, metabolic profile and bio markers of oxidative stress amo...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: one of the major steps for planning and making polices in iranian health and health service sector is to gain information on the condition of such services in each province. thus, the present study intended to determine the degree of development and ranking of provinces at this sector. it can identify the undev...

introduction growing use of hydrocarbon constituents in various industries have generated significant quantities of hazardous wastes which lead to environmental pollution. in recent years, the strong global demands for fossil fuels and industrial chemicals have resulted in the release of some of these compounds into soil, water and air.hydrocarbon-contaminated soils are among the important envi...

effects of lamb and parents coefficient of inbreeding (ci) on wool weight were studied using 10,868 wool records belonging to 3,244 iran black lambs (1,633 males and 1,611 females) representing 96 rams and 995 ewes collected during 1983-2006 from animal breeding station of abbas abad. year and month of shearing, ci of lamb and dam, sex and birth type had significant affect on wool weight among ...