background: at the present time, massage has become a popular therapy employed in complementary medicine. there is evidence showing that back massage might have many positive psychological effects, possibly due to having many autonomic nervous system afferent inputs. one of the frequent positions during massage is prone position. however, there has been limited research investigating the effect...

chemical vapor deposition (cvd) is one of the most popular methods for producing carbon nanotubes (cnts). the growth rate of cnts based on cvd technique is investigated by using a numerical model based on finite volume method. inlet gas mixture, including xylene as carbon source and mixture of argon and hydrogen as carrier gas enters into a horizontal cvd reactor at atmospheric pressure. in thi...

abstract meningeal melanocytoma is a rare tumor of nervous system, which originates from leptomeningeal melanocytes. the locations of melanocytoma in the nervous system are most frequently in the posterior fossa or along the spinal cord, and usually appear as an extra-axial mass. the manifestations of tumor are most often due to its compressing effect on adjacent nervous structures that causes ...

background : hypertension is a risk factor for life threatening diseases such as cerebrovascular accidents, coronary artery diseases, congestive heart failure and chronic renal failure. the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes including obesity has increased over the past few years in iran. the first step for modification of cardiovascular diseases in a defi...

a 34 day-old girl infant was admitted for poor feeding and cholestasis. she had a bulging fontanelle, with no evidence of intracranial infection or hemorrhage. investigations demonstrated that she had galactosemia. computed tomographic scans demonstrated the presence of diffuse cerebral edema. after treatment the edema resolved.

background: both vitamin d deficiency and hypertension are prevalent in the general population. several observations indicate an association between vitamin d deficiency and high blood pressure. the present case-control study aimed to compare serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d (25-ohd) in hypertensive patients versus healthy controls. methods: one hundred patients aged 30-60 years with hypertension (htn...

abstract background: pressure ulcers’ treatment imposes a considerable cost on health system and patients. electrical stimulation has already been introduced as an effective method for promoting wound healing. this study was conducted to determine the impact of interferential current (if) on healing of pressure ulcers (grade1 and 2). materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 23 patients (1...

among 14,102 patients admitted in teaching hospitals of the isfahan medical school, whose records were studied, 2,122 or 15.4% of patients had high blood pressure. the most common reason for blood pressure in this group was diseases of the kidney and for those, glomerolonephritis and pilonephrititis were important causes. among patients under 30 years old, high blood pressure was twice as commo...

conclusions transdermal wound oxygen therapy can effectively promote wound healing in patients with pressure ulcers. results after 12 days of wound oxygen therapy, the number of patients with complete wound healing in the experimental group was significantly greater than that of the control group. moreover, the total mean of wound area in the experimental group was significantly lower than that...

background: prediabetes is a high‑risk condition for type 2 diabetes mellitus. the growing prevalence of diabetes emphasizes on the necessity of concentrating on various strategies to prediabetes prevention and management. probiotics as a group of functional foods might exert antidiabetic effects. this study aimed to assess the effects of probiotic administration on blood lipid profile and bloo...