pesticides are used extensively in agricultural lands in northern provinces of iran which makes river ecosystems more vulnerable to pesticides pollution. this study was conducted in three river estuaries (babolrud, tajanrud and gorganrud), focusing mainly on the concentration levels of organophosphate pesticides (diazinon, malathion, azinphos-methyl) in the muscle tissue of golden mullet fish, ...

Recent studies showed contradictory results concerning the efficacy of oral acyclovir in the prevention or amelioration of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease after renal transplantation (TX). This study evaluated the incidence and severity of CMV disease within the first year after TX in high-risk renal transplant recipients (CMV-seropositive donor, seronegative recipient) treated prophylactically w...

CONTEXT Treatment strategies for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease include antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory therapies. Increasing evidence suggests that macrolide antibiotics might be beneficial in patients with CF. OBJECTIVE To determine if an association between azithromycin use and pulmonary function exists in patients with CF. DESIGN AND SETTING A multicenter, randomized, ...

PURPOSE A low body mass index (BMI) is a poor prognostic marker of acute exacerbations and mortality in patients with COPD. However, the impact of overweight and obesity on COPD-related outcomes is uncertain. The aim of this study was to examine whether a high BMI is associated with the frequent exacerbator phenotype (≥2/year) in Taiwanese patients with COPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data were ob...

The vasodilator effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)-27 are subject to tachyphylaxis in rats treated with the nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor N G-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME). We examined whether this tachyphylaxis could be prevented by administration of the putative endothelium-derived nitrosyl factor S-nitroso-l-cysteine (l-SNC) and whetherl-SNC...

Abstract not available GANIT J. Bangladesh Math. Soc. 42.1 (2022) 001- 009

Background. Pace bowling is the most injury susceptible position in cricket due to repeated high intensity maneuvers. Previous studies on pace bowlers have considered anthropometric, biomechanical, and kinesiological factors for deciphering etiology. Study purpose. The purpose of this study was prospectively investigate association body composition parameters with incidence musculoskeletal inju...