BACKGROUND Given that suicide attempt is a major risk factor for suicide completion, this study investigated the clinical features, precipitating stressors, and the correlates of lethality in suicide attempters. METHODS The sample comprised 357 people who had attempted suicide and had been sent to the emergency room in a general hospital from November 2002 to June 2005. Data collection was co...

caspian brown trout (salmo trutta caspius) is one of the economically valuable species in the caspian sea. artificial propagation and production of larvae are the main problems in the early culture of this species. the purpose of this paper is to study the effect of reproductive performance of female broods on opposition reproduction efficiency in caspian brown trout in the breeding season of 2...

Sedentary behavior is associated with an attenuated thermogenic response to beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) stimulation, an important regulator of energy expenditure (EE) in humans. Chronic stimulation of beta-ARs, via heightened activity of the sympathoadrenal system, leads to diminished beta-AR function. We have investigated the hypothesis that the thermogenic response of sedentary adults ...

Urine samples had been gathered from females living in Baghdad city. The sample consisted of 30 who suffered U.T.I (Urinary tract infections) and 20 healthy females. type urine was specified by the emergency lab Al-Kindy hospital, alpha tracks were determined nuclear track detector CR-39. concentrations taken ranged 0.327ppm-1.583ppm, with an average 0.94965 ppm. maximum value 1.583 ppm is belo...

The purpose of this study is to understand the unique contributions trait empathy and cognitive distortion relational aggression in 393 20- 49- year old adults (183 females 208 males, M = 35.22 years, SD 8.35 years). This examined how empathic concern perspective taking affect through three types distortions: self-centered bias, blaming others, perceived persecution. As predicted by theoretical...

Normal aging without disease leads to diminished chronotropic and inotropic responses to catecholamine stimulation, resulting in depressed cardiac function with stress. The purpose of this study was to determine molecular mechanisms for decrements in adrenergic responsiveness of the left ventricle (LV) due to aging and to study the effects of chronic dynamic exercise on signal transduction. We ...

The aim of this study was to provide two-dimensional (2D) and M-mode echocardiographic reference ranges from a sample of the UK population of donkeys including geriatrics (>30 years), owned by The Donkey Sanctuary, and to assess the influence of gender, weight and age on these variables. A total of 36 donkeys with no clinical or echocardiographic evidence of cardiovascular disease were examined...

Physiological profiles are described for 30 healthy young (20-31 years) and 30 healthy older (50-62 years) men. Half of the individuals in each group reported that during the previous five years they participated frequently in strenuous physical exercises; the other half reported sedentary lifestyles. A treadmill exercise test was used to determine maximal aerobic power (VO2 max). Heart rate an...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the situation of tuberculosis infection by DNA fingerprinting in the middle and eastern part of Osaka, Japan. DESIGN We performed IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) on 1200 isolates from tuberculosis patients who visited our hospital from January 2001 to December 2003. A cluster was defined as a series of isolates with more than 90% similarity by IS611...

The study was a cross sectional observational study undertaken to evaluate the frequency of dental caries in mandibular first molar and its antimere in the opposite mandibular quadrant in eight to ten years old children seen at 28 Military Dental Centre. The study involved 100 male and 100 female children of age 6-10 Years. 80(80%) males exhibited evidence of simultaneous presence of dental car...