Soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is the largest among terrestrial pools. The restoration of SOC pool in arable lands represents a potential sink for atmospheric CO2. Restorative management of SOC includes using organic manures, adopting legume-based crop rotations, and converting plow till to a conservation till system. A field study was conducted to analyze soil properties on two farms located i...

In a SoC (system-on-chip) design, a design complexity is a big bottleneck. In order to overcome the design complexity, platform based design method is widely adopted for designers. Most complex SoCs need a heterogeneous design development environment for hardware and software co-design. In this paper, we discuss about some kinds of verification approaches with platform based design methodology ...

BACKGROUND More than half of the sexual problems in menopausal women are due to insufficient knowledge or false beliefs about sexual function. Theory of planned behavior (TPB) is one of the important theories that explain the main process of adopting healthy behaviors. This study investigates the effect of education based on TPB over sexual function of menopausal women in Sabzevar, Iran. MATE...

OBJECTIVE To investigate and compare the prognostic value of P53 and Ki67 markers in patients with breast cancer in Sabzevar, north east of Iran. METHODS A descriptive analytical study was conducted on 80 patients with breast cancer who were admitted to the hospitals in Sabzevar in 2006 and they were followed up to 2010. The expression of ki67 and stability of p53 genes were determined by imm...

BACKGROUND Drug abuse is a serious subject that can lead to social, economic, cultural and health problems. The routine approaches in treatment of drug abuse are either medication or non-medication methods. Non-medication approach is focused on mental and social health. Non-drug treatment requires appropriate tools. OBJECTIVE To determine the validity, reliability, and structure of the Proces...