Background The COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions of people around the world and there been a new surge virulent strains in many parts world[2]. Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) were reported to be at higher risk SARS-CoV-2 infection worse outcomes from COVID-19, possibly due their intrinsic immune dysfunction, demographics, disease activity, medications, associated organ d...

The treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) at an early stage prevents a proportion of PACG-related blindness. Several techniques are available with different degrees of success. Trabeculectomy augmented by antifibrotic agents represents the mainstay of glaucoma surgery, but safety and efficacy are suboptimal; phacotrabeculectomy is associated with more postoperative complications; a...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, imposes huge healthcare costs to society and significant burdens to patients. It is estimated that 18 million deaths occurred from CVD annually worldwide [1]. Over three quarters of CVD deaths take place in lowand middle-income countries including Iran. Therefore, developing and implementing public health strateg...

S Bricks and Ceramics C. C. Allen ................................................................................................................................ 1 In Situ Resources for Lunar Base Applications H. Benaroya .............................................................................................................................. 2 Near-Earth Asteroid Prospector and the Commer...

How well we can identify individuals at risk for mortality and morbidity using a simple measurement. Obviously obesity is a growing threat to heath worldwide and anthropometric indicators are good means to screen and identify high-risk people. It has been reported that compared to Body Mass Index (BMI), indices of central obesity are better discriminators for cardiovascular risk factors. Hence,...

The family Ameroseiidae Evans, 1961 (Acari: Mesostigmata) includes a total of 12 valid and adequately described genera, namely Afrocypholaelaps Elsen, 1972, Ameroseiella Bregetova, 1977, Ameroseius Berlese, 1904, Asperolaelaps Womersley, 1956, Brontispalaelaps Womersley, 1956, Epicriopsis Berlese, 1916, Hattena Domrow, 1963, Kleemannia Oudemans, 1930, Neocypholaelaps Vitzthum, 1942, Pseudoamero...

introduction thermodynamically, the surface waters in mountain environments are unstable and their chemical composition is a reflection of water-rock interactions. few studies have also been undertaken on the geochemistry of the surface waters in mountain environments. hence, this paper deals with the source of elements as well as the chemistry of the stream which drains from the caldera of bid...

B. Abbott, R. Abbott, R. Adhikari, J. Agresti, P. Ajith, B. Allen, R. Amin, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, M. Arain, M. Araya, H. Armandula, M. Ashley, S. Aston, P. Aufmuth, C. Aulbert, S. Babak, S. Ballmer, H. Bantilan, B. C. Barish, C. Barker, D. Barker, B. Barr, P. Barriga, M. A. Barton, K. Bayer, K. Belczynski, J. Betzwieser, P. T. Beyersdorf, B. Bhawal, I. A. Bilenko, G. Billingsley, R. B...