Low-level jets (LLJs) are the wind maxima in lowest 50 to 1000 m of atmospheric boundary layers. Due their significant influence on power production farms, it is crucial understand interaction between LLJs and farms. In presence a LLJ, there positive negative shear regions velocity profile. The continuously turbulent, while have limited turbulence. We present large eddy simulations farms which ...

Background & Objective: Lichen planus is a mucocutaneous disease which is relatively common and in 30-70% of patients, mucosal lesions can be seen and known as a precancerous lesion but its etiology is not completely understood. Desmogleins I and III are the main desmosomal transmembrane proteins. These proteins have been identified as the autoantigen of the autoimmune disease. The aim...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of adiponectin, leptin, TNF-α and IL-6 on the early detection of the microvascular complications of type I diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 88 children were included in the study. There were 60 type I diabetic patients and 28 healthy control children. RESULTS The gender, age, weight, height, BMI and puberty status character...

Many studies suggest the fluctuation of the serum level of zinc and magnesium in diabetic patients compared with healthy individuals and etiological role of these elements in the pathogenesis of diabetes. This study aimed to measure the serum level of zinc and magnesium in three groups of healthy individuals, patients with diabetes, and patients with metabolic syndrome and relationship of these...

Introduction: Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan. The effects of prolonged food deprivation on endocrine hormones have been studied in healthy adults but no previous study has investigated this effect on children. This study aimed to evaluate the feasible changes in serum level of thyroxin (T3), tetraiodothyronin (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and body composition in pre-men...

Copyright © 2006 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 70-year-old woman with a long-standing history of hypertension comes for follow-up. Her medications include atenolol (100 mg daily), hydrochlorothiazide (12.5 mg daily), lisinopril (40 mg daily), and ibuprofen (400 mg twice daily for osteoarthritis). She does not smoke or drink alcohol. Her body-mass index (the weight in kilograms divided by the...