background and objectives: blood stream infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in the world. in this study, we aimed at describing the organisms responsible for septicemia in 2006-2007 and their antimicrobial susceptibility that might lead to proper selection of antimicrobial agents in hospitalized patients with suspected sepsis. materials and methods: microbiology reports of 1753...

in this research a pot experiment was carried out to investigate the remediation ability of e. camaldulensis dehnh inlead-zinc (pb-zn) contaminated soil. the study also investigated the effects of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(edta) and diethylenetrinitrilopentaacetic acid (dtpa) on the phytoremediation efficiency of the plant species, andharvest time as a suitable dose of chelating agents wa...

network environments always can be invaded by intruder agents. in networks where nodes are performing some computations, intruder agents might contaminate some nodes. therefore, problem of decontaminating a network infected by intruder agents is one of the major problems in these networks. in this paper, we present a distributed asynchronous local algorithm for decontaminating a network. in mos...

background: alcohol is a substance that is consumed widely around the world. there are different interpretations regarding the effects of alcohol on athletic performance. today, alcohol is introduced as a contributing factor for increasing athletic performance by some sport clubs. methods: the purpose of this article is to investigate the effects of alcohol on athletic performance. pubmed, scop...

background most women taking combined oral contraceptives (cocs) are satisfied with their contraceptive method. however, one of the most common reasons reported for discontinuation of combined oral contraceptives (cocs) is mood deterioration. objectives this study aimed to compare effects of the second and third generation oral contraceptive pills on the mood of reproductive women. materials an...

background: the current study aimed to determine the effect and properties of surface-modified copper doped cu:zno nps on killing curves of bacterial pathogens. m ethods:   preparation  of   in  situ   surface-modified  copper  doped  zno nanoparticles (cu:zno nps) was done according to standard procedure.assay for antimicrobial activity of cu:zno nps against bacterial pathogens was carried out...

background and purpose: occular toxicity is one of the most important complications of hydroxychloroquine. not any type of treatment has so far been found and recommended for this disorder. the purpose of this study was to report some characteristics of patients with hydroxychloroquine induced retinopathy.    materials and methods: from 107 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and/or systemi...

in the present study, the effects of caerulein and cck receptor antagonist< on tolerance to the anti-pentylenetetrazol activity of diazepam has been studied. different doses of diazepam (20, 30, 35, 40 and 50 mg/kg) were administered intraperitoneally for a period of 6 days in order to induce tolerance to diazepam. 48 h after the last dose of diazepam, a test dose of diazepam was tested for ant...

the aim of this research was to investigate this research was to investigate the relationship between agricultural information system (ais) members&apos; viewpoint towards organic products and their environmental in central district of boyer- ahmad county. the research population included researchers, extension agents and contact farmers of the study area and based on this population numbers, t...

background and objectives:increased antibiotic resistance as a result of using antimicrobial drugs and also their various adverse effects has caused that in recent years, investigation of medicinal plants beconsidered for discovering new medicinal resources against bacterial infections. this study was performed with the objective of determining the antimicrobial activity of aqueous and ethanoli...