conclusions the findings point to a relationship between neighborhood characteristics and obesity only in the azeri turks. however, educational level was more important than neighborhood quality in predicting the risk of obesity results three common neighborhood environments were identified: 1) modern-affluent, 2) central-high access and 3) marginal. these three factors explained 73.2% of the t...

the controversial theories of modern physics created a remarkable revolution in twentieth-century literature. the progressive novelists of the century, inspired by the concepts in quantum mechanics, expressed the concerns of living in the modern world in the form of non-linear, heterogeneous writing based on doubt. in his autobiographical work, entitled w or the childhood memory, george perec p...

two hundred cases of renal transplantation from living donors are reported from shahid hashemi nejad medical'center in iran. there were 127 male and 73 female patients with 67% in the third and fourth decade of life. all patients received grafts from living donors with 1 14 cases of hla haploidentical, 55 cases of hla identical matches and 24 unrelated donors. one year patient and graft su...

SINCE ancient times, human beings have always pondered philosophical questions relating to living organisms, the planet Earth and the universe itself. What is life? Are human beings special living organisms? What is that twinkling star in the night sky? What is the universe? How big is the universe and where does it begin and end? These are just a few questions. However, these questions can har...

Background The prevalence of modern contraceptive use is an important indicator that reflects accessibility to reproductive health services. Satisfying unmet needs for family planning alone could reduce the number of maternal deaths by almost a third. This study uses multiple data sources to examine multilevel factors associated with the use of modern contraceptives among married women in Vietn...

There is abundant evidence that the living animals most closely related to modern humans (Homo sapiens) are the chimpanzee (Pan) and the gorilla (Gorilla). Both are nonhuman in their appearance and behaviour and it was assumed that they were more closely related to each other than either was to modern humans. However, when their genetic identities are compared there is evidence that the DNA in ...