Maryam Zare1,2, Mehdi Moghanibashi1,3 and Ferdous Rastgar Jazii1,4 1Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, 2Department of Biology, Payam-Noor University, Tehran, 3Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, School of Medicine, Kazerun, Shiraz, 4Department of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Child...

Received Jan. 2012; Received in revised form June 2012; Accepted June 2012. ABSTRACT Statement of Problem: After 30 years of intermittent reports in the literature, the use of fiber-reinforcement is just now experiencing rapid expansion in dentistry. However, there are some controversy reports in the amounts of flexural strength of fiber reinforced composites to use them as bridges. Purpose: Th...

Hira Tariq1*, Shiraz Shaikh2, Lubna Mazhar3, Umm-e-Rubab1, Rabia Baloch1 and Samina Zaib4 Author Affiliations 1MSPH, Jinnah Sind Medical University, Pakistan 2FCPS Community Medicine, 3MBA, Project Coordinator ICRC, 4B. Com, Received: May 03, 2021 | Published: 10, Corresponding author: Tariq, MSPH, DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.35.005734

BACKGROUND The present study was carried out to assess the effects of community nutrition intervention based on advocacy approach on malnutrition status among school-aged children in Shiraz, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This case-control nutritional intervention has been done between 2008 and 2009 on 2897 primary and secondary school boys and girls (7-13 years old) based on advocacy approach i...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation between IL-8 (-251 A/T) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to chronic periodontitis as well as different clinical parameters and severity of the condition in patients referred to dental school, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this randomized cross sectional study, 227 non-smoking patients with chronic per...

Objectives: To explore the effects of cyclosporine (CsA) on skeletal development (chondro­ genesis). Anatomy Department, Shiraz Materials and Methods: Mesenchymal cells obtained from stage-23 to stage-24 chickUniversity of Medical embryo limb buds were grown in 96-well plates using chemically defined tissue-culture Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. medium. Cultures were treated with CsA (0.01–5.0 μg/ml) ...

1Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. 2Endocrine and Metabolism Research Centre, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. Received: 11/04/02; accepted: 02/02/03 ABSTRACT To assess the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with hyperhomocysteinaemia (hyper-Hcy) and hyperlipidaemia, we performed a case–contr...

Background. Tooth displacement changes the periodontium. The aim of orthodontic treatment is desired tooth movement with minimum side effects on the alveolar bone quality. The aim of the present study was to assess changes of alveolar trabeculation in children, young adults and adults and the two genders. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, 63 patients who had been treated in Department of ...

Mehdi Moghanibashi 1,2, Maryam Zare1,3 and Ferdous Rastgar Jazii1 1Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, 2Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, School of Medicine, Kazerun, Shiraz, 3Department of Biology, Payam-Noor University, Tehran, 4Department of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Chil...