background : cystic fibrosis (cf) is an autosomal recessive disorder chiefly characterized by respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. this study investigates whether omega-3 fatty acid affects quality of life in children with cf. materials and methods: this was a single-blind, pilot study undertaken at the cystic fibrosis center of sarvar children hospital, mashhad, iran from march 2009 unti...

drought tolerance of three own-rooted grape cultivars (rashe, ghezil uzum and red sultanina) was evaluated at four different levels of soil moisture contents (40, 60, 80 and 100% field capacity through a factorial experiment based on a randomized complete block design with three replications for a duration of 3 months. results revealed that, grape cultivars, levels of soil moisture and the inte...

with the aim to examine lead tolerance of populus nigra (clone 62/154) in symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, a greenhouse experiment was carried out in a factorial randomized complete scheme with two factors 1) fungal inoculation in 4 levels (control, inoculation with glomus mosseae, inoculation with g. intraradices and inoculation with g. mosseae + g. intraradices) and 2) lead in 4 l...

abstract   introduction: cervical cancer is one of the major causes of cancer and death among women aged 40 to 60 in developing countries. there is some difference, however, in the incidence of this cancer in iranian women compared to women living in western and south-east asian countries. we aimed at investigating the epidemiologic aspects and treatment results of cervical cancer among iranian...

stress and mental health at the place of work have received great attention by researchers. in spite of technology improvement in high-tech systems, the operators face new problems, which can affect mental health. there is hardly any published research about stress or mental health in such workplaces in developing countries. this paper presents the application of the self-rating scale general h...

background:envenomation by macrovipera lebetina (m. lebetina) is characterized by prominent local tissue damage, hemorrhage, abnormalities in the blood coagulation system, necrosis, and edema. however, the main cause of death after a bite by m. lebetina has been attributed to acute renal failure (arf). it is unclear whether the venom components have a direct or indirect action in causing arf. t...

global concern of protection of the environment has led to researches on the effects of plants, natural extracts and organic materials to help maintain the postharvest quality of horticultural crops. throughout the present study, the effects of such natural products as: mint, thyme, savory, rosemary extracts, s-carvone, and humic acid on postharvest life of cut rose flowers, and the potential o...

the effect of in ovo injection of olive leaf extract as a growth promoter antibiotic was studied on hatchability, day old chick weight, growth rate, feed conversion ratio, mortality and carcass efficiency. three hundred and twenty eggs were divided into 4 groups, and injected on day 18. treatments consisted of: 1- control (no injection). 2- injection of 1 ml of distilled water in air sac (dw), ...

this study was conducted to determine the effects of different levels and sources of copper supplementation on hematological values, ceruloplasmin and plasma copper, zinc and iron status in mehraban male lambs. twenty growing lambs were randomly allotted to four different treatments. treatments consisted of 1) 10 mg/kg cu in the form of cuso4, 2) 20 mg/kg cu in the form of cuso4, 3) 10 mg/kg cu...

using hplc, the seasonal changes in the phenolic compound content of the leaves ofthe gemlik olive cultivar (olea europaea l) has been investigated with respect to theeffects on the alternate bearing of the cultivar. for this purpose, the leaf concentrations ofoleuropein, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, 3-hydroxycinnamic acid, scopolin and pcoumaricacid were analyzed at 10 day intervals around ...