introduction hemangiopericytomas (hpcs) are rare neoplasms which account for approximately 1% of primary vascular tumors. case presentation we report a 73 years old woman with vague abdominal pain who did not have further significant symptoms and was diagnosed to have retroperitoneal hemangiopericytoma. discussion the tumor was initially diagnosed by ultrasound evaluation. mri showed a lobulate...

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licorice, the oldest chinese traditional medicine, is widely used in the treatment of human diseases. due to the deficiency of wild resource, selecting and breeding becomes a key issue to expanding the supply of licorice. spaceflight technology will become a new method for medicinal plants. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of spaceflight on the components and anti-inflammator...

due to consuming about 50%-80% of health resources, hospitals are the greatest and costly operational units in iranian health system. so allocation of resources specially human and space resources as the most expensive ones is really important for further controlling of costs, analysis of costs and making suitable policies for increasing the profitability and allocation of resources and improve...

malignant peripheral nerve-sheath tumor (mpnst) is a high-grade malignant tumor of ecto-mesenchymal origin comprising approximately 10% of soft-tissue sarcomas. they tend to occur associated with neurofibromatosis or sporadically. here we report a mpnst at an extremely rare location and behavior causing disappearance of the entire kidney. patient evaluation included clinical, biochemical and ra...

Defining space by dividing it to inside and outside is one of human’s ways to recognize his positionin environment. Architecture is created to response to this need for inside/outside spaces. Design of inside and outsideSpaces and relation between them always has been one of necessities for definition and limitation of human livingspaces, but little attention to relation of this two spatial rea...

Living space is a place of relaxation, and those with a sense of attachment to the environment are more satisfied with their living space. According to the literature, being in nature is very effective in creating positive emotions in people. In recent years, living in apartments has made people away from nature affecting their positive feelings about their living space. This study aimed to inv...