conclusions in critically ill patients, the symptoms of hypophosphatemia may not be apparent, but clinicians should be vigilant about this complication during therapy. in cases of severe symptoms (e.g., cardiopulmonary distress, anemia and thrombocytopenia, or rhabdomyolysis), phosphate therapy under close surveillance is warranted. introduction although asymptomatic hypophosphatemia is a commo...

background and aims: vaccination is the most effective method to prevent influenza infection. among the available vaccines, cold-adapted live-virus vaccines are suitable approach that have been produced and evaluated for recent years in few countries. the goal of this project was to derivate a cold adapted variant of the influenza a/new caledonia/20/1999(h1n1). materials and methods: influenza ...

introduction: mental foramen (mf) is an important anatomic landmark in dentistry and knowledge about its variable locations (l) and type of emergence (te), has an effect on the sufficiency of local anesthesia and safety of surgical procedures. the aim of this study was to evaluate the l and te of this radiographic landmark as well as the presence of accessory mf, by means of cone-beam computed ...

background: type 2 diabetes is an important risk factor for cognitive decline in diabetic patients. the main goal of this study was the assessment of memory, attention and visuospatial ability dysfunctions in patients with type 2 diabetes in comparison to pre-diabetic patients and normal subjects in endocrine and metabolism center of isfahan city from april 2011 to july 2011. methods: the sampl...

background because il2ra is considered a predisposing factor in the incidence of both type i diabetes and multiple sclerosis (ms), and considering that both are autoimmune diseases, some studies suggest a correlation between type i diabetes and ms. objectives the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of type i diabetes among people with ms. patients and methods the study subjects comp...

background uterine cancer stays the most prevalent gynecologic malignancy in developed countries. providing suitable solutions to treat this disease is required to the early diagnosis of this cancer. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple-site lymph node sampling in patients with the endometrioid type of endometrial cancer. patients and methods demographi...

background: type-i diabetes is an autoimmune inflammatory disease in which pancreatic ß-cells are selectively destroyed by infiltrating cells. tnf-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (trail) is a type-ii membrane protein of the tnf superfamily which is expressed in different tissues, including pancreas and lymphocytes. in humans, trail interacts with four membrane receptors. trail-r1 and trail-r2...

background: this article is a report of psychometric testing ofthe farsi version of resources and support for chronic illnessself‑management (rssm) scale.methods: in this cross‑sectional study, a convenience sampleof 160 patients with type 2 diabetes, registered with the charityfoundation for special diseases’ team‑focused diabetes clinic,were recruited (response rate=83.7%; n=134). participant...

background: diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in which antioxidant capacity changes. omega‑3 fatty acids have extensive biological effects including their advantage on lipoprotein metabolism, platelet function, cytokine production, clotting, fibrinolysis, and inflammatory factors. this study aimed to investigate the effect of omega‑3 fatty acid supplements on antioxidant capac...

background: in adults, throughout life, uniqueness maintains the equivalent; but, it might be tailored in the track of neurological disarrays. as in the partition of cognitive function associated with multiple sclerosis (ms), numerous studies have been performed, but there are very few reports in this area of behavior. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of personality types...