abstract the genus hymenocrater, belong to the lamiaceae family, consist of 21 species throughout the world. in iran, about 9 species are present, of which some are endemic. plants belonging to these genuses are pharmacologically active and have been used in folk medicine all around the world. the aim of the present study was to detect the essential oils composition of hymenocrater longiflorus ...

BACKGROUND The new round of Healthcare Reform in China has implemented over 3 years since 2009, and promoted greatly the development of public county hospitals. The purpose of this study is to evaluate county hospitals efficiency before and after the healthcare reform, and further assess the reform effectiveness through the comparative analysis of the efficiency. METHODS Data envelopment anal...

to evaluate the genetic variations in eleven fennel populations in iran, 55 accessions were analyzed by srap markers. twelve primer combinations produced 171 polymorphic bands. the cumulative dendrogram delineated fennel accessions into five major groups in accordance to the geographical regions from which the populations were originated. about 43.57% of total genetic variation was detected amo...

OBJECTIVE To develop and test a statistical model which correctly predicts the approval of outpatient referrals when reviewed by a specialty service based on nine discriminating variables. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTING Large public county hospital system in a southern US city. PARTICIPANTS Written documents and associated data from 500 random adult referrals made by ...

BACKGROUND The self-consciousness and practicality of preferentially prescribed essential medicines (EMs) are not high enough in county hospitals. The purposes of this study were to use the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model to identify the predictors of essential medicines prescribing behavior (EMPB) among doctors and to examine the association between demographic variables, ...

Background & Aims of the Study: A most part of children time is spent in a school environment. Important part of the basic mission of schools is promoting the health and safety. So assessing the existing conditions is an important factor in promotion and this study conducted to investigate the environmental health and safety status of Paveh city schools in Kermanshah province. M...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: antimicrobial agents have been used as a chemotherapeutic agent to improve oral health. this in vitro study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial activity of ten iranian-made toothpastes against commonly found bacteria in the oral cavity. methods: the microorganisms used in this study were streptococcu...

Objective To study predictors of symptom relief six months after septoplasty using data from the Swedish National Septoplasty Register. Participants This is a retrospective register study of adult patients undergoing septoplasty in Sweden in 2003-2012. Outcome Relief of nasal symptoms was analysed in relation to age, gender, size of hospital performing the surgery, addition of turbinoplasty...

OBJECTIVES Chinese county hospitals have been excessively enlarging their scale during the healthcare reform since 2009. The purpose of this paper is to examine the technical efficiency and productivity of county hospitals during the reform process, and to determine whether, and how, efficiency is affected by various factors. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 114 sample county hospitals were selected ...