OBJECTIVE Animal studies have indicated that maternal androgen levels influence the intrauterine environment and development of the offspring. Human data are missing. We therefore investigated the possible association between maternal androgens and offspring size at birth in humans. DESIGN A random sample of parous Caucasian women (n=147) was followed prospectively through pregnancy. METHOD...

background: the purpose of this research was to determine the traffic noise level and changes in the kerman city, southeast iran in recent years. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008 to investigate the existing noise situation in kerman. sound levels (l max , l min , l eq , l 99 , l 90 , l 50 and l 10 ) were determined throughout 13 stations using sound level measurement ...

Introduction: Based on the serious complications which are followed, hypertension is a common and asymptomatic health problem. This study aims to present a general statistics of the rate of the prevalence of systolic and diastolic hypertension in Iranian men and women based on the age range through the systematic review and meta-analysis method. Materials and methods: In this study of system...

This paper describes a study to characterize the performance of surface micromachined electrostatic actuators, with a brief introduction to some MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) mirrors developed at BU incorporating these actuators. Fixed-fixed actuators were extensively tested to determine suitability for optical applications, and specffically for an adaptive optics imagining system. The ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Because best medical treatment is improving, the risk of stroke in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) may decline. We evaluated the risk of ischemic stroke and stratified it according to stroke subtype in patients with ACAS during long-term follow-up. METHODS In total, 4319 consecutive patients in the Second Manifestations of Arterial disease study with clinica...

Background: Social confidence is considered an important element in entrepreneurship. Objectives: Given the importance of employment and entrepreneurship of veterans, the present research aimed to determine the status of social confidence in veteran entrepreneurs of Zanjan Province. Methods: In this survey. the statistical sample included all veteran entrepreneurs of Zanjan Province with ...

Porcine tissue samples shot with two different types of bullets, jacketed and nonjacketed, were collected in the fresh state and throughout moderate decomposition. Wound samples were microwave-digested and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to detect all elements present at measurable levels in gunshot residue (GSR). Elements detected included antimony (Sb), ba...

We compared the safety and efficacy of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) after reduced-intensity conditioning using either unrelated umbilical cord blood (UCB) donors or matched-sibling donors (MSDs) for 21 adults at high risk with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (UCB, n = 9; MSD, n = 12). Both groups were comparable except for younger age in the UCB cohort (median, 28 vs 42 years; P = ...