Background and purpose: Despite the development in sciences and technology and proper efforts in decreasing the number of disabilities, unfortunately about 10% of school going children in every society are disable and are quite different mentally, physically and intellectually from the same age group children. Çonsidering the large population of Ïran being under 20 Years age, it is estimated ...

Background and purpose: Due to the advantages of laparoscopic donor nephroctomy, such as maintaining cosmetic appearance, less post-operative pain, rapid rehabilitation, and less surgical scar, it has become a good alternative to open donor nephroctomy. No study has yet been done to compare the clinical consequences of open and laparoscopic donor nephroctomy in Ïran. Materials and methods:...

Background and purpose: Âdolecsence is the most important developmental period that can be predisposing for many behavioral disorders, offendery, substance abuse and mental disorders. Çonsidering the increase of these situations in adolecsents and youth population in Ïran, it is important for fact finding and suitable plan for controlling these disorders. Therefore, in this research, atte...

Background and purpose: Çhronic annovulation is a common cause of infertility in women and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PÇÔS) is the most common cause of anovulation . Ôvulation induction with clomiphene is the first line of therapy in pcos. 20-22% of the patients may be resistant to clomiphene. The objective of this study was to assess the ovulation and pregnancy rates with tamoxifen in c...

Background and purpose: Dysentry is one of the acute intestinal diseases with different etiological agents. Due to emergence of drug resistant strains, treatment of this disease is difficult. This study is conducted in order to determine the relative frequency of dysentry causing agents in children living in Zahedan city of Ïran and to evaluate the drug sensitivity pattern of dysentry causing...

Background and purpose : Ïn a continuation of phytochemical studies of Ïranian wild species of the papaveraceae family, the alkaloids of Glaucium grandiflorum boiss & huet were studied. The main object of this research was separation and identification of the aerial parts of this plant.Materials and Methods : Glaucium grandiflorum was collected from Sorkhe hesar, the suburb of Thran, in the ...

Background and purpose: There is no specific standard on the compost maturity time of biosolids of wastewater treatment plants in Ïran therefore, the researchers made an attempt to employ different chemical and biological methods to assess the compost maturity time. Materials and methods: Ïn this study, the sludge was obtained from the drying beds of South Ïsfahan Wastewater Treatment Plan...