background: the objective of this study was to determine the residual concentrations of ethion and imidacloprid in cucumbers grown in greenhouse. the effect of some simple processing procedures on both ethion and imidacloprid residues were also studied. methods: ten active greenhouses that produce cucumber were randomly selected. ethion and imidacloprid as the most widely used pesticides were m...

New or emerging surgical procedures and technologies continue to be developed at a rapid rate and must be implemented safely into clinical practice. Additional privileging may be required if substantively new technical or cognitive skills are required to implement an innovative procedure or technology. Guiding principles for privileging should include cognitive and technical assessment to ensur...

In keeping with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) definition of CE (“. . .a rigorous evaluation of the impact of different options that are available for treating a given medical condition for . . . a set of patients”) and the experience of several nations, the authors reviewed CE as applied to medical devices and drugs, surgical interventions, and diagnostic tests. Their examination focuse...

A B S T R A C T Abstract- Methamphetamine has rapidly become more prominent in Iran, which is now second most common drug behind heroin. Moreover, initiation of methamphetamine abuse is a major cause of failure of opioid treatment programs such as Methadone maintenance treatment. This calls for development of more effective treatment methods for methamphetamine addiction, and especially develop...

Surgical site infections are the most common complication of surgery in the United States. Of surgeries in women of reproductive age, hysterectomy is one of the most frequently performed, second only to cesarean birth. Therefore, prevention of surgical site infections in women undergoing gynecologic surgery is an ideal topic for a patient safety bundle. The primary purpose of this safety bundle...

The establishment of a high quality ART program requires a multi-disciplinary effort, involvement and commitment of all staff members - team work. It is of vital importance that all aspects of the treatments are taken into consideration and that you already from the start use international guidelines, standards and indicators to initiate the construction of a well-organised ART program that mee...