“bēstūn” other than a place name is the name of a noble lady mentioned in the pahlavi book of ayādgār ī zarērān. this article presents the author’s revised method of reading the middle persian version of the ancient *baga-stāna- in the sassanian book pahlavi sources and tries to give a clear view on the signification and cultural background of this name as well as tracing it down to the culture...

noise is considered as one of the most severe sources of environmental and workplace constraints. many noise effects are well known on immune function, hormonal levels, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. in this study, our aim is to evaluate the effects of traffic noise exposure on basal and stimulated gastric pepsin secretion. 48 male rats were exposed to traffic noise (86 db) for a short...

The goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to help individuals with persistent and serious mental illness to develop the emotional, social and intellectual skills needed to live, learn and work in the community with the least amount of professional support (1). Although psychiatric rehabilitation does not deny the existence or the impact of mental illness, rehabilitation practice has changed the...

A hallmark of Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) invasion in the gut is acute intestinal inflammation dominated by secretion pro-inflammatory cytokines. Eh contact with macrophages activates caspase-1 recruitment NLRP3 inflammasome complex a Gal-lectin and cysteine proteases 5 (EhCP-A5)-dependent manner, resulting maturation interleukin (IL)-1β IL-18. Although it well-defined that activation important ...

Neuroendocrine tumors comprise a spectrum of slow growing neoplasm, characterized by storage and secretion of variable peptides and neuroamines (Massironi et al., 2008). Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) are relatively rare, with an estimated incidence of less than 1 per 1000,000 individuals (Metz and Jensen, 2008). A recent review of surveillance epidemiology and end results (SEER) (1950...