conclusions there was a significant association between pms scores and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. further studies are needed to confirm and validate the relationships between lipid profile abnormalities and metabolic disorders with pms. objectives this study was designed to investigate the association of hormonal and metabolic factors with pms among iranian women of reproductive age....

severe overgrowth and tallness is very rare in human beings. the most common cause is gigantism due to the excessive secretion of the growth hormone, especially, before the closure of long bones’ epiphyseal growth plates. there are other rare disorders that are categorized on overgrowth syndromes. herein, we report an extremely rare, or even perhaps a unique, patient from iran. the clinical and...

Optical-computing technology offers new challenges to algorithm designers since it can perform an n-point discrete Fourier transform (DFT) computation in only unit time. Note that the DFT is a nontrivial computation in the parallel random-access machine model, a model of computing commonly used by parallel-algorithm designers. We develop two new models, the DFT-VLSIO (very-large-scale integrate...

Several receptors, including those for AVP (Arg8-vasopressin) and 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine), share an ability to stimulate PLC (phospholipase C) and so production of IP3 (inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate) and DAG (diacylglycerol) in A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cells. Our previous analysis of the effects of AVP on Ca2+ entry [Moneer, Dyer and Taylor (2003) Biochem. J. 370, 439-448] showed that arac...

Farming is one of the most important components of most economies. No comprehensive picture exists of the health status of Iranian farmers and the work-related hazards that affect them. We aimed to determine the gaps in the current knowledge regarding the occupational health of Iranian farmworkers. Electronic databases including Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase, as well as national d...

Health disparities are defined as “differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States” (US Department of Health and Human Services 2002). Arguably the most remarkable health disparities in the United States is the difference in the incidence of biliarytract cancers (BTC)...

By RUSSEL M. BARAKAT AND ROGER P. EKINS F OR A PERIOD of about a decade, microbiological assay with Euglena gracilis1 and other microorganisms2 has been accepted as a standard method of vitamin B,2 determination in serum and other body fluids. However, this method is time-consuming, entails many sources of error and is not fully reliable. Other methods of assay3 require relatively large quantit...

Introduction: Physical inactivity is one of the most important risk factors for chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and stroke. We aim to conduct a systematic review of the prevalence of physical inactivity in Iran. Methods: We searched international databases; ISI, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and national databases Irandoc, Barakat knowledge network system, and Scientific I...

In a previous publication from this laboratory, a method was described for the quantitative bromodecarboxylation of amino acids, proteins, and peptides (1). A review of decarboxylating compounds and of the theories pertinent to their mode of action has been presented by Schijnberg and Moubacher (2). The reaction of N-bromosuccinimide with various compounds in organic solvents has received consi...