the domain of the study of myths and its evaluation in literary criticism has always been in the process of development. however, myth critics sometimes put theme, symbol, and motive into one structure so that what is considered as a theme in one case can considered as a myth, in another. nevertheless, there is a vast difference between these words, atlthough there is no consensus among the cri...

background: recently, it has been revealed that tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tkis) act through inducing both oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum (er) stress in chronic myeloid leukemia cells. however, er stress signaling triggers both apoptotic and survival processes within cells. nevertheless, mechanisms by which tkis avoid the pro-survival effects are not clear. the aim of this study was to ev...

the objective of this study was to determine the effect of different levels of sesame wastes (sw) on performance, milk composition and blood metabolites in lactating dairy cows. in this order, eight multiparous holstein dairy cows were used in a replicated 4×4 latin square design in four periods of 21 days. treatments were control (no sesame meal supplementation), and supplemented with 5, 10 an...

a study was designed to evaluate the normal value of 24 hr urinary calcium levels in the city of yazd. the average urinary excretion of calcium in a sample of 329 persons randomly selected was 232 mg/day, while patients with a history of recurrent urolithiasis excreted 20x mg/day. there is evidence which shows that more important factors than the amount of urinary calcium exist which influence ...

one of the major problems in data envelopment analysis (dea) is to determine the projection of inefficient decision making units (dmus) into the efficient frontier. in conventional dea models, inputs and outputs of inefficient dmus alter arbitrarily for reaching to the efficient frontier. nevertheless, sometimes the ability of dmus is defined and restricted. moreover, there are situations in th...

oriental hybrid lily “arabian red” mother scales were stored in moist cocopeat and perlite (1:1) for 3 or 5 months at 25 ̊c. the numbers of scale bulblets per mother scale were nearly identical in two durations. increasing storage duration promoted the growth of roots (number and length) and no. scales per scale bulblets. and, diameters of scale bulblets were more in longer storage duration (5 m...

the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil fascilitated holding directors liable for corporate debt. nevertheless, the doctrine is not a seperate cause of action. directors are bound by fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty and duty of care and skill to the corporation and its shareholders. however, there is not such a contractual relationship between directors and creditors. thus, requiring directo...

khomein city is located between the iranian central plateau and central zagros. the relative importance of khomein in sassanian period is evidenced by presence of distinctive monuments such as fire temple of atashkooh and mile malyon in eastern part of mahallat and inscriptions of gharghab valley and also passing of a branch of silk road through it. nevertheless there is not so much information...

abstract background assuring safety and survival of blood in vitro depends on anti-coagulation substances, blood bag characteristics, storage conditions, and transport of blood. besides, careful selection and screening of donors as well as blood tests can minimize the transmission risk of blood-transmissible pathogens and optimize blood health. the aim of this study was to assay the level of kn...

background and importance: symptomatic vasospasm is a well-known pathology associated with ruptured aneurysms. nevertheless, this condition is rarely found as a result of skull base tumor removal. case presentation: we reported a new case of 40-year-old woman previously treated for a tuberculum and diaphragma sellae meningioma showing symptomatic vasospasm after twelve post-operative days witho...