BACKGROUND Classical and delayed preconditioning are powerful endogenous protection mechanisms against ischemia-reperfusion damage. However, it is still uncertain whether delayed preconditioning can effectively salvage myocardium in patients with co-morbidities, such as diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. We investigated delayed preconditioning in mice models of type II diabetes and the metabo...

sured FT3 by Immulite 2000 and ACS 180 plus (Bayer Corporation), as an alternative instrument, and triiodothyronine (T3) only by Immulite 2000 (Table 1). A significant group effect was shown by repeated-measures ANOVA in SST results obtained by Immulite 2000 and ACS 180 plus (F 107.25; P 0.001). T3 values gradually increased in both types of tubes with time, and repeated-measures ANOVA showed a...

a bstract background: renal failure is a major public health problem in the world. these patients experience high levels of psychological tension, anxiety, and depression, which leads to their lowered quality of life, increased health care costs, and early mortality. due to medication side effects in these patients, non‑medicational methods are more in demand now. this study aimed to investigat...

this study aimed to find the relationship between communication skills and leadership styles. the methodology of this field study was descriptive-correlation. a sample of sixty five isfahan’s media managers who were chosen randomly participated in this study. the standard multi-factor leadership questionnaire and communication skills questionnaire were used to collect data. the collected data w...

Objective: Evaluation of the effect of 8 weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on the serum level of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in sedentary obese young men. Materials and Methods: Thirty sedentary men were randomly divided into 3 groups: the 30s HIIT training group (n=10), the 60s training group (n=10), and the control group (no exercise) (n=10). Interval training with 90 %VO2peak w...

statement of the problem : enamel white spot lesions are one of the problems associated with fixed orthodontic treatment that compromise esthetics. porpuse the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fluoride varnish on the improvement of white spot lesions after fixed orthodontic treatment. materials and methods in this randomized clinical trial, 20 patients with at least two white spo...