background breast feeding appears to play a role in determining obesity and abdominal obesity during childhood, specifically in children with a history of low birth weight. objective the purpose of this study is to investigate the relation of breast-feeding with either of abdominal obesity and obesity among iranian school children. materials and methods a total of 1184 students (625 girls and 5...

in the present work the recrystallization behavior of deep drawing grade al-killed low carbon steel sheets produced by mobarakeh steel plant (msp) has been studied. salt bath isothermal annealing has been applied to cold rolled samples and the resulted microstrucrures have been compared with the microstructure obtained from the box annealing process in msp. it is found that at 635 and 700ºc the...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of balancing low protein diets for methionine and lysine on performance of early lactation holstein cows under hot environmental temperature. twenty one multiparous holstein cows in early lactation were allocated to three experimental rations including, 1) high protein ration with 17.5% cp, 2) medium protein ration with 16% cp and 12 g/d rumen p...

background and aim: low back pain is a common complaint in communities which has negative effects on different aspects of life. an effective method for reduction of low back pain complications is foot reflexology. foot reflexology has a positive effect in reduction of complications in low back pain. foot reflexology reduces respiratory rate, blood pressure and pulse rate. this study is an inves...

purpose: to determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in tehran province in 2005. methods: a population-based cross-sectional study was carried out involving all habitants living in tehran province in 2005. the study design was according to the world health organization recommendation methods and also a pilot study preformed among rural and urban areas of karaj. it was a m...

introduction: photobiostimulation with low level laser (lll) has been used in medicine for a long time and its effects have been shown in many diseases. some studies have evaluated the effect of lll on androgenic alopecia. one of the most important limitations of the use of lll in the treatment of alopecia is the requirement for multiple sessions, which is hardly accepted by patients. this stud...

introduction: laser phototherapy is used for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with leukemia, although there are limited data supporting the safety of this method. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of different doses of low-level laser on proliferation of acute myeloid leukemia (aml) cell line (kg-1a) in vitro. methods: a plastic flask containing 5,000,000 k...

introduction: carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is the most common type of entrapment neuropathy. conservative therapy is usually considered as the first step in the management of cts. low level laser therapy (lllt) is among the new physical modalities, which has shown therapeutic effects in cts. the aim of the present study was to compare the effects of applying laser and splinting together with sp...

it is the output power and density of the lasers which determine whether a laser is a low or high-power one. if the density is less than 670mw/cm2, the laser is called a low power one. the output power of these lasers is usually less than 250mw. they use different mechanisms to accelerate wound healing such as: cellular biostimulation, improvement of circulation, vasodilation, analgesic and ant...

introduction : studying the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in low socioeconomic groups is of great importance. people who are under the supervisioin and care of imam khomeini relief foundation are the most deprived in iran. the present survey aimed at investigating the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors among  the citizens who are under the supervision of imam khom...