In counterpoint to the United States, which maintains an unyielding position towards Iran, Russia‟s relationship with Tehran is expanding, based on increasing trade ties and shared geography. As Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed in a July 2009 interview, “Iran is Russia's important partner; we communicate with Iran, we have a range of common problems on which we cooperate and do so ve...

UNLABELLED Background Several studies have examined the effects of folic acid fortification on the occurrence of orofacial clefts. This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of flour fortification with folic acid on oral clefts in Northern Iran. METHODS In this hospital based study from March 2006 to September 2009, we screened the total number of live births at all hospitals in Golest...

Purpose This paper aims to study the impact of liquidity risk and transaction costs on stock pricing in Iran, a closed market operating under financial embargo compare results with those an important neighboring market, namely, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach follows Liu et al. (2016) incorporates into traditional consumption-based asset-pricing model (CCAPM) from 2009 2017. Effective are e...

* MSc, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran ** PhD, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran *** MSc, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran Correspondence to: Farkhondeh Sharif, PhD, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shi...

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res / 43 Short Communication Hepatitis A Virus and Coronary Artery Diseases Reza Ghotaslou MD , Nasser Aslanabdi MD, Rezayat Parvizi MD 1. Dept. of Microbiology, Madani Heart Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Dept.of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 3. Dept.of Cardiac Surgery, Car...

This study was conducted to determine seroprevalence of Neospora infection in cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys, and dogs in Hamedan province, Iran. Blood samples (n=2254) from the animals were collected randomly during 2009 to 2012. Sera were prepared from the collected blood samples, which were then examined for the presence of antibodies against Neospora using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ...

Malaria vivax is prevalent in many regions of the world. It is more prevalent in Asia and Latin America and accounts for more than half of all malaria cases in these two regions. Clinically severe cases and complications of malaria are commonly due to Plasmodium falciparum. Hematological changes are nearly common in malaria infection but severe thrombocytopenia is rare in P. vivax (1, 2). For m...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to estimate the economic burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Iran from 2009 to 2030. METHODS A Markov micro-simulation (MM) model was developed to predict the DM population size and associated economic burden. Age- and sex-specific prevalence and incidence of diagnosed and undiagnosed DM were derived from national health surveys. A systematic review was pe...