objective: threatened miscarriage is a common complication in pregnancy that leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm labor. this study aimed to compare the vaginal progesterone (cyclogest) versus 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (proluton) on preventing preterm labor in pregnant women with threatened abortion at less than 34 weeks’ gestational age. materials and methods: this b...

introduction: based on the serious complications which are followed, hypertension is a common and asymptomatic health problem. this study aims to present a general statistics of the rate of the prevalence of systolic and diastolic hypertension in iranian men and women based on the age range through the systematic review and meta-analysis method. materials and methods: in this study of systemati...

This article applies the Wakeby distribution (WAD) with high-order L-moments estimates (LH-ME) to annual extreme rainfall data obtained from 99 gauge stations in Thailand. The objectives of this study investigate obtain appropriate quantile and return levels for several periods, 2, 5, 10, 25 50 years. 95% confidence intervals quantiles determined WAD are derived using bootstrap technique. Isopl...

introduction it this study it is attempted to find out the nature of relationships between rural-urban linkages by statistical analysis regarding the impact of the city on the levels of rural development. rural-urban relationships in the developing countries have rapidly expanded in the recent decades. because, city and village comprise an integrated system, and the development of each part of ...

supply of credits to farmers seems necessary because of the importance of credits in order to assurance the efficiency of production process. the purpose of this study is identification factors affecting on credits allocation to agricultural activities and factors affecting on probability failure to repay of credits received .for this study, 196 farmers and customers who have received loans fro...

BACKGROUND Ecological studies support the hypothesis that suicide may be "contagious" (i.e., exposure to suicide may increase the risk of suicide and related outcomes). However, this association has not been adequately assessed in prospective studies. We sought to determine the association between exposure to suicide and suicidality outcomes in Canadian youth. METHODS We used baseline informa...

Background Magnesium sulphate was introduced for fetal neuroprotection in Australia 2010. The aim of this study to determine how often antenatal magnesium is used currently and its association with cerebral palsy children born <28 weeks' gestation. Materials Methods Participants comprised all survivors gestational age the state Victoria 2016-17, earlier, 1991-92, 1997, 2005. Rates palsy, diagno...

BACKGROUND Antithrombotic therapy for intracranial arterial stenosis was recently evaluated in the Warfarin versus Aspirin for Symptomatic Intracranial Disease (WASID) trial. A prespecified aim of WASID was to identify patients at highest risk for stroke in the territory of the stenotic artery who would be the target group for a subsequent trial comparing intracranial stenting with medical ther...