introduction extreme floods, hyperconcentrated and debris flows are common natural hazards in the basins which located in the northern slops of alborz mountain range (iranian north system). flood occurrence in golestan national park in 2001, 2002 and 2005( hosseinzadeh and jahadi toroghi 2012), yearly flash floods in masuleh catchment( rezaei, 2009), large flood in neka basin in 1999(poorahmad ...

abstract ovarian tissue freezing or cryopreservation might be the only acceptable method for preserving the young women fertility, before radiotherapy or chemotherapy. this technology might be used for patients with recurrent ovarian cysts or endometriosis, without ovarian stimulation. many efforts have made to improve cryopreservation conditions that should be seriously considered for cancer p...

how to cite this article: mohammadi mr, salmanian m, akhondzadeh sh. autism spectrum disorders in iran. iranian journal of child neurology2011;5(4):1-9. objective autistic disorder, asperger syndrome, and pdd-not otherwise specified are subsets of autism spectrum disorders (asds), which are characterized by impairments in social communication and stereotyped behavior. this article reviews the p...

how to cite this article: fallah e, arman a, najafi m, shayegh b. effect of tamoxifen and lithium on treatment of acute mania symptoms in children and adolescents. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):16-25. abstract objective many studies have supported the role of protein kinase c (pkc) inhibitors in the physiopathology and treatment of bipolar disorder in adults. tamoxifen is one of the d...

introduction small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) bring a broad range of benefits beyond growth of national income, providing important opportunities for employment, and are a key source of an outlet for entrepreneurial creativity and ideas. however, it is estimated that smes are responsible around 60 percent of carbon dioxide emissions and 70 percent of all pollution globally. therefore, ...

The petrochemical industry requires 25% of Earth’s operating capacitySustainability 50 “renewable” carbon routes for the sector was examinedRoutes with largest CO2 savings transgress biodiversity boundary by 30%Planetary boundaries should be incorporated in decarbonization planning Using novel technologies to curb emissions hard-to-abate industrial sectors has received increasing attention comb...

The respiratory and gastro intestinal systems of the quail could be a major source of avian influenza virus shedding and transmitting viral particles to other birds and species and endanger public health. So, in this study, the gross and histopathological findings of quail exprementally infected with field isolate of A/chicken/Iran/ 339/02 (H9N2) avian influenza virus were examined to evaluate ...

Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the only setting in which a vaccine applied patients allergic exactly to active principle vaccine. Therefore, AIT products need be not effective but also safe. In Europe, for subcutaneous AIT, this has been achieved by allergoid strategy IgE epitopes are destroyed or masked. addition, adjuvants physically precipitate allergen at injection site prevent too rapid s...