results overall, ≥ 2 mm shortening of the radius was seen in 28% of the patients, 53% had 2 - 5 mm radial shortening and 19% of the patients had more than 5 mm shortening of the radius. most of the participants had acceptable outcomes. the mean angulation was 6.28 ± 2.85 degrees and the mean shortening was 3.92 ± 2.22. thirty-nine percent of the patients had an angulation of less than 5 mm, 56%...

three species of l. tropica, l. major and l. infantum are known as main causal agents of leishmaniasis have been reported in iran. since cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is endemic in north east of iran, in the present work, 50 leishmania positive isolates from human cases in mashhad (center of razavi province, north east of iran), were genotyped by means of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fr...

a pressure-based coupled heat and mass transfer model was used to simulate temperature and soil suction in a drying process within a clay soil column. closed form functions were used for all parameters needed in the governing equations. model predictions were compared with experimental data using the mean relative percentage deviation method. thermocouples and mini-gypsum blocks were used t...

background many different surgical techniques have been described to stabilize the acromion-clavicular (ac) dislocations. so far many of these procedures are performed only in arthroscopy. objectives in this study, we describe a new technique that utilizes the tightrope with a mini-invasive open approach for the acute stabilization of the acromion-clavicular joint (acj) dislocation. patients an...

background and objective: evaluation is one of the major aspects in process of educational activities. evaluation provides the possibility to assess strengthens and weaknesses. the present study has been conducted under the goal to assess approach of students evaluation by basic sciences and clinical sciences educational groups at medical school of shiraz university of medical sciences. methods...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown that mini-αA can protect retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells from apoptosis. However, no in vivo study concerning the anti-apoptotic function of mini-αA has been conducted yet. METHODS MTT assay, HE staining and TUNEL assay were used to assess levels of cells, and an animal model was established to examine the protective effects of mini-αA against NaIO3-induce...

Conflict of interest: none. ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and agreement of the Dementia Rating Scale with clinical diagnosis of cognitive impairment and to compare its psychometric measures with those from Mini Mental State Examination. Methods: Eighty-six elders from a long-term care institution were invited to participate in a study, and fifty-eight ...

Abstract This study evaluates the performance and safety effectiveness of mini-roundabouts. Crash, operational, geometric data for 14 mini-roundabouts located in state Michigan were collected both before after installation time periods between 2007 2016. Three years complete crash analyzed utilizing Before-and-After with Comparison Group methodology. A total 28 untreated sites similar character...