victimization of women very prevalent as a social problem, today. among these are women who in addition to potential vulnerabilities, are being more victim for migrants and minorities. the main objective of this study is to identify the types of victimization of women afghan refugees and iranian in mashhad urban space and study the factors influencing their victimization. this study was conduct...

objective: vitrification has been shown as one of the most effective methods of cryopreservation for mammalian embryos. however, there is no consensus which stage of embryonic development is the most appropriate for vitrification with subsequent maximal development after thawing. this study was carried out to explore and compare the effect(s) of vitrification on mouse 2-cell, 4-cell, 8-cell, mo...

This study uses a cross-country panel to examine the determinants of corruption, paying particular attention to political institutions that increase accountability. Even though the theoretical literature has stressed the importance of political institutions in determining corruption, the empirical literature is relatively scarce. Our results confirm the role of political institutions in determi...

background: some coincidental disorders with migraine have been introduced that may have role in its pathogenesis or aggravation. in this study we determined the relative frequency of hyperlipidemia as a coincidental disorder in patients affected by migraine. methods: a total of 102 migraine-affected patients according to international headache society (his) criteria and 103 control subjects ad...

OBJECTIVE To delineate changes in the epidemiology of HIV including morbidity and mortality patterns based on three key time points in Jamaica's HIV response. METHOD Surveillance data from Jamaica's HIV/AIDS Tracking system (HATS) were analysed and distribution of cases by age, gender sexual practice, risk factors and clinical features were determined for three time periods (1988-1994: formal...