the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a computer - based training program of attention, memory and executive functions in enhancing neuropsychological performances as well as functional outcome in clients with schizophrenia.a total of 15 clinically stable out patients with diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-iv-tr) criteria for schizophrenia, diagnosed wit...

1. student research committee, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia, iran 2. dept. of medical physics, faculty of medicine, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia, iran 3. dept. of radiology, faculty of medicine, imam khomeini hospital, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia, iran                             corresponding author: akbar gharbali, phd; assistant professor of medi...

background & aim: stress and anxiety due to waiting for treatment results and uncertainty of treatment success are common problems in infertile women. acupuncture has been suggested as an effective strategy to relieve anxiety. this study aimed to review the available evidence on the effects of acupuncture on anxiety in infertile women. methods: this systematic review was conducted via searching...

objective: nowadays, many infertile couples can have child by assistant reproductive technology (art). always the undesirable effects of these methods on newborn are considered and are evaluated. the aim of this study is to describe the impact of art on ocular and visual performances of infants born by these methods. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional descriptive study, 479 infants age...

a simple, rapid and sensitive solvent assisted-dispersive solid phase extraction method was developed for the extraction of iron(ii) prior to its spectrophotometric determination. the fe(ii) reacted with 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine, neutralized with sodium dodecyl sulfate and extracted onto the fine particles of benzophenone which were formed upon rapid injection of a mixture of benzop...

the concept of resonance assisted hydrogen bond (rahb), which usually occurs in b diketons, has a remarkable role in chemistry. these molecules, which contain heteroatom particularly o and n, are species with biological interest in protein folding and dna pairing. therefore, the amplification of hydrogen bonds strength by substituents may be important in life sciences. in the current research, ...

introduction: combination of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (cdh) and anorectal malformation (arm) is rare. in this report, we describe a combination of imperforate anus and cdh in one of twins who conceived by assisted reproductive technology (art). case report: a female preterm newborn at 27 weeks of gestation was referred to our neonatal intensive care unit due to respiratory distress. she ...

cupric oxide nanostructures were synthesized via a simple reaction between copper nitrate and sodium hydroxide using a sonochemical-assisted method. the synthesized cuo was then characterized using x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared, ultraviolet-visible and photoluminescence spectroscopy. our studies show that the cuo na...

objective: to determine the pattern of breastfeeding in infants who conceived by assisted reproductive techniques (art). materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 312 infants were selected by the non-random consecutive method from art infants who referred by royan institute to child health research department. infants were born between septembers 2007and september 2009 in tehran. infan...

background: the retrieval of good quality oocytes that is accomplished with selection of the best induction ovulation protocol on the basis of patients condition, age and cause of infertility, is one of the most important aspects of art cycles. the objective was to evaluate the efficacy of low dose, long acting gnrh-a (decapeptyle) for pituitary desensitization and outcome of art compared to lo...