background: panoramic imaging is one of the most common imaging methods in dentistry. regarding the side-effects of ionizing radiation, it is necessary to survey different aspects and details of panoramic imaging. in this study, we compared the absorbed x-ray dose around two panoramic x-ray units: pm 2002 cc proline (planmeca, helsinki, finland) and cranex tome (soredex, helsinki, finland). mat...

Abstract Background Involvement of lacrimal apparatus by Non Hodgkin lymphoma as a first manifestation is extremely rare and only three cases have been reported in children. The purpose of this report is to determine the clinical characteristic of patient with primary involvement of lacrimal apparatus with lymphoma. Case presentation A 7-year-old girl with history of tearing, gradually prog...

effect of controlled atmospheres (cas) at various concentrations of co2, n2 and o2 on the lethal times of tribolium castaneum and trogoderma granarium was investigated at 20 and 30 ºc. experiments were performed using a recirculatory multi-flask apparatus. the results revealed that, the shortest times (0.1, 0.3 and 0.9 day for adults, larvae and pupae, respectively) required to obtain 50% morta...

hook worm (necator americanus) is one of the major pathogenic parasites in the north of iran. neonatal hamsters 1-3 days old showed a high degree of susceptibility to necator americanus infection and the parasite reached to sexually mature stages in six weeks following skin exposure. this method could be used for production of egg, larvae and adult worms. in this study neonatal hamsters were in...