Pulse wave velocity (PWV) was recorded in different arterial segments in 25 male normal healthy individuals, before, during and after Valsalva maneuver (VM). Heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) showed significantly significant (P < 0.001) variation in phase II and IV of VM compared to baseline. PWV in aorta to femoral (AO-Fem) arterial segment revealed progressive increase from baseline to ...

Machine Learning finds application in the quantum control and readout of qubits. In this work we apply Artificial Neural Networks to assist manipulation a prototypical molecular spin qubit - an Oxovanadium(IV) moiety two experiments designed test amplitude phase recognition, respectively. We first successfully use artificial network analyze output Storage/Retrieval protocol with four input puls...

Introduction Diffusion tensor imaging of the spinal cord is challenging due to the required high resolution, the susceptibility differences of the involved tissues and the pulsation of the surrounding CSF. Single shot Echo-Planar Imaging (EPI) is the method of choice, but has the drawback of being sensitive to local gradients when long readout trains are used. The readout train can be shorten b...

BACKGROUND Sufficient intravascular volume should be established for optimal graft function after renal transplantation. However, there is no recommendation for the type of fluid therapy post-operatively. We compared half-saline vs. normal saline and 1/3-2/3 intravenous fluid replacement after renal transplantation. METHODS We enrolled all patients who underwent kidney transplantation between...

On September 22, 1980 Iraqis attacked Iran's air bases and simultaneously entered Iran with six army divisions on three fronts and occupied a vast part of Iranian territories. At that time, Iraqis did not have chemical warfare. But in time, they began to develop an intensive research program to produce and store chemical weapons and used the war fields to test and perfect their chemical warfare...

BACKGROUND This report describes the results of an open-label extension study of active trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in medication-resistant patients with major depressive disorder who did not benefit from an initial course of therapy in a previously reported 6-week, randomized controlled study of active versus sham TMS. METHOD Patients with DSM-IV-defined major depressive disorde...

background& aim: substance abuse is associated with high prevalence of psychiatric disorders including mood disorders (especially depression), personality disorders and psychosis. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of methadone and its result on substance induced depression-symptoms among iv drug abusers of kashan prison in 1384. method & materials: this is a semi-experimen...

On September 22, 1980 Iraqis attacked Iran's air bases and simultaneously entered Iran with six army divisions on three fronts and occupied a vast part of Iranian territories. At that time, Iraqis did not have chemical warfare. But in time, they began to develop an intensive research program to produce and store chemical weapons and used the war fields to test and perfect their chemical warfare...

Sex differences in systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels and trends with age have been consistently observed in both industrialized and unindustrialized populations. However, the impact of sex on pulse pressure, an index of vascular aging, in unindustrialized populations has not been addressed. The objective of this report was to characterize sex differences in aging trends of pulse pres...