in order to examine the prevalence of thyroid disease in a hospital outpatient setting, in an area of sufficient iodine intake, serum levels of tsh, t4, t3, anti-tg and anti-tpo antibodies were examined in 909 individuals with an age range of 12.4 to 88.5 years, participating in a checkup outpatient setting. the study was conducted in henry dynant hospital located in the metropolitan area of at...

objective: dalbegia saxatilis (d.saxatilis) is used as a decoction in traditional medicine for ailments such as cough, small pox, skin lesions, bronchial ailments and toothache. this study is aimed at evaluating the toxic effect of methanol leaf extract of d.saxatilis on renal function. materials and methods: wistar rats of both sexes were divided into four groups of five: control animals (grou...

background: migraine is a neurovascular disorder and any interventions improving endothelial function may contribute to its treatment and prevention of vascular complications like ischemic stroke. yoga has been shown to have several beneficial effects on cardiovascular systems. however, no randomized controlled studies to date have investigated its effects on endothelial function of migraineurs...

the objective of this study was to estimates the genetic and environmental components for the lactation curve parameters, milk yield, age at first calving (afc), calving interval (ci) and somatic cell count (scc) in iranian holstein cows. the dataset consisted of 210625 test day records from 25883 cows with milk yield in the first parity recorded from july 2002 to september 2007 in a total of 9...

in this paper we introduce strongly $left[  v_{2},lambda_{2},m,pright]-$summable double vsequence spaces via orlicz function and examine someproperties of the resulting these spaces. also we give natural relationshipbetween these spaces and $s_{lambda_{2}}-$statistical convergence.

the aim of this paper is to introduce and study a new concept ofstrong double $(a)_ {delta}$-convergent sequence offuzzy numbers with respect to an orlicz function and also someproperties of the resulting sequence spaces of fuzzy   numbers areexamined. in addition, we define the double$(a,delta)$-statistical convergence of fuzzy  numbers andestablish some connections between the spaces of stron...

introduction: it has been suggested that calculation of differential renal function (drf) using 99mtc-dmsa may lead to overestimation of the function of an obstructed kidney. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of diuretic administration on the determination of drf using 99mtc-dmsa scintigraphy in patients with dilated pelvis. methods: thirty three patients, aged from 2 months to 6...

considering iran geographical location, water is the most limited factor in agriculture section. therefore, it would be logical to consider water as one of the most significant criteria in selection of cultivation model. the purpose of this study is assigning cultivation pattern based on economic value of water in gotvand township in agronomic year 2008-2009. so it was necessary to computes the...

the rising human population, particularly in the developing countries, and the attendant socioeconomic effects necessitates the need for its effective regulation. this study aims at exploring the contraceptive efficacy of the fruit extract of xylopia aethiopica (dunal) a rich, a plant with wide ethnomedicinal, pharmacological and social values, in combating this public health challenge. forty e...

a study was made of the coking of a commercial fresh sulfide ni-mo/al2o3 catalyst in a fixed-bed reactor. the catalyst was coked using different coke precursors in the gas oil under accelerated conditions at temperatures of 400 to 450°c to yield different deactivated catalysts containing 2-20 wt% c. two cases were studied; crushed catalyst without diffusional resistance and extruded pellets wit...