objective: the aim of the present study was to estimate the pooled prevalence of different types of child abuse in iran. method: we systematically searched four english databases (pubmed, sciencedirect, psychinfo and scopus), and three farsi databases (magiran, iranmedex and sid) to find out relevant articles that have reported the prevalence of child abuse in iran. studies conducted on special...

titanium dioxide nanocrystals were synthesized by sol-gel method at room temperature. titanium isoprophoxide and absolute ethanol were used as precursors to prepare the sol. the ph of the solution was adjusted by adding nitric acid and sodium hydroxide solution. the prepared tio2 nanocrystals were annealed at 325°c, 425°c and 525°c respectively. the effect of ph on the surface morphology and st...

india is one of the largest producers of onion in the world producing over 13,920,000 metric tons. storage is a major problem which leads to spoilage, and microbes play an important role in the spoilage. in this present study, biotechnologically important strains have been isolated from the spoiled onions by using appropriate enriched media. two potential strains were isolated and a brief compa...

I HEALTH CONDITIONS of immigrant Jews on New York City's Lower East Side are discussed in light of the circumstances of their lives before and during migration. In addition to morbidity and mortality data, the interrelated effects of poor sanitation, occupational hazards, and poverty are shown on the physical, emotional, and family health of these turn-of-the-century immigrants. Also examined i...

Multituberculates (Allotheria) are generally regarded as the evolutionarily most successful and longestlived (Middle Jurassic to late Eocene) clade of Mesozoic and early Paleogene mammals. Despite this “reputation” and the fact that the group is particularly well represented in both taxonomic diversity and relative abundance on Laurasian landmasses during the Cretaceous and Paleocene, multitube...

This study addresses the hypothesis that callus formation, patterning, and mineralisation are impaired during the early phase of critical sized bone defect healing, and may relate to inter-fragmentary tissue strains within the bone defect area. Twenty four 12 week old Sprague Dawley rats were used for this study. They were divided into two groups defined by the femur bone defect size: (i) 1 mm ...

The article deals with the analysis of literary narrative where a possible unreal fictional world and real usually coexist. When norms life plausibility are consciously violated, worlds emphatically opposed. Hence, their certain aspects depicted in fantastically exaggerated form. interaction destroys stereotypes reader’s perception. It can occur different planes: structural (a shift plot elemen...

Observations on the ecology of silvatic Triatominae are still fragmentary, principally because target species in control process are almost exclusively domestic. Report of silvatic species invading human dwellings must lead research to be focused on their original ecology, in order to assist in understanding their process of domestication and devising strategies for surveillance.

In his correspondence, Markus Lambertz [1] raises some concerns about the phylogenetic placement and feather development of DIP-V-15103, the amber-entombed tail section that we recently reported [2] as fragmentary remains of a non-pygostylian coelurosaur (likely within the basal part of Coelurosauria). We here would like to respond to these concerns.