background: the antifertility effect of ampicillin (amp, 40 mg/kg) and sulphasalazine or salicylazosulfapyridine (sasp, 300,450 and 600 mg/kg) in male rats has been reported earlier. the combination of amp and sasp is generally used in certain pathological conditions, but the combined effect of these two drugs on the fertility is not clear. so, the aim of this study was to investigate the antif...

background: citation metrics and total publications in a field has become the gold standard for rating researchers and viability of a field. hence, stimulating demand for citation has led to a search for useful strategies to improve performance metric index. meanwhile, title, abstract and morphologic qualities of the articles attract researchers to scientific publications. yet, there is relativ...

background: ischemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction is one of the most dramatic manifestations in one of the most investigated fields in the past few decades. in this study, the prognostic value of white blood cells count in patients with myocardial infarction (mi) was investigated in a six months follow-up. methods: in this cohort study, 106 patients with mi were investigated. w...

background and objectives: sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite have been traditionally used for inhibition of clostridium botulinum and also as an agent to stabilize the color of meat products; however, usage of these additives at high levels could lead to toxicity and cancer originating from the formation of nitrosamines. nowadays, application of natural preservatives in order to reduce the n...

background: the consumption of healthy food is considered as an essential need to devoid the physical, chemical, and biological hazards. the importance of this issue is more conspicuous in places such as hospitals where people with somehow compromised immune systems are under treatment. therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the microbiological quality of food contact surfaces in a kitchen ...

background:  wi-fi allows electronic devices such as laptops to exchange data or connect to a network resource. the main goal of this study was to assess the bioeffects of short term exposure to 2.4 ghz microwave radiation emitted from a common wi-fi router on sperm quality. materials and methods: male wistar rats were divided into 7 groups; i, sham exposed 4 h/day for 7days at 30 cm from the r...