the focus of this paper is to evaluate the influence of mechanical characteristics of the implant on primary stability in different bone types, based on resonance frequency analysis (rfa).a number of 60 nobel biocare replace select tiunit tapered implants of two different lengths (10 mm and 13 mm) and three different widths as 3.4 mm (narrow platform (np)), 4.3 mm (regular platform (rp)) and 5 ...

studies have demonstrated that plant extracts possess various biological characteristics, including immunomodulatory activity. heracleum persicum desf. (apiaceae), a medicinal plant native to iran, was studied for its immunomodulatory activity. immunomodulatory activity of different doses of an aqueous extract of h. persicum, was evaluated in female swiss albino mice. mice were treated with thr...

objective(s): thyroid hormones play an essential role in fetal growth and maternal hypo-thyroidism which leads to cardiovascular deficiency in their offspring.  considering this, we intended to investigate the impact of gestational hypothyroidism on offspring vascular contractibility and possible underlying mechanisms. materials and methods: hypothyroidism was induced in female rats by administ...

background: the goal was to upgrade and/or uprate the traditional non-contact array by producing few modifications in the configuration of this model in order to maximize light receiving of water from the uv lamp and a better disinfection.  methods: an innovative non-contact model was made with a design based on irradiation of water, which was flowing as two thin waterfalls around a uv lamp in ...

results the prevalence of micro and macroalbuminuria was 17.2% and 17.6%, respectively. microalbuminuria was significantly associated with longer diabetes duration, increased fasting plasma glucose, and diastolic blood pressure. it was also found that higher plasma glucose and bun (blood urea nitrogen) were risk factors for macroalbuminuria. conclusions prevalence of both micro- and macroalbumi...

introduction: depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in patients with diabetes, which affects on cooperation in implementation of treatment measures, consequences of therapeutic and diabetes complications. is thought, low self-esteem is endangering balance of mental and emotional person and is caused development of depression. this study was performing with goal of comparison ...

evaluation diversity of agricultural plants and effectiveness of management factors in non-hunting of gharaviz abstract biodiversity is the basis of agriculture. sustainable agriculture both promotes and is enhanced by biodiversity. during present study, agrobiodiversity and management factors were investigated in three villages of gharaviz area and four villages in surroundings area, in sarpol...

abstract        background and objective: osteoporosis is one of the complications of diabetes. the aim of this study was to determine the impact of resistance training along with portulaca oleracea supplementation on opg and nfκb levels (bone markers) in women with type ii diabetes.        methods: overall, 28 women with type ii diabetes (44 to 60 years old) were randomly and equally assigned ...

background the altered levels of some essential trace elements and antioxidant minerals have been observed in diabetic patients. objectives the aim of the present study was to compare the concentrations of essential trace elements, copper (cu), zinc (zn), and iron (fe) in the serum of patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) with those of their non-diabetic first-degree relatives (fdr)...

the direct three component modified mannich reaction via condensation of aldehydes, 2-naphthol or 2,7-naphthalendiol and piperidine to generate betti bases has been carried out over l-proline (20 mol%) with high efficiency under solvent free conditions at 70 oc. also, the reaction of aromatic aldehyde and 4-hydroxycoumarin in the presence of l-proline (20 mol%) in the ethanol under reflux condi...