in addition to its primary role of providing financial protection for other industries the insurance industry also serves as a medium for fund mobilization. in spite of the harsh economic environment in nigeria, the insurance industry has been crucial to the consummation of business plans and wealth creation.  however, the continued downturn experienced by many countries, in the last decade, se...

the aim of this study is to assess cost-effectiveness of infliximab, compared with conventional treatments in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (uc) in iran. we developed an analytical decision model with a 5-year-time horizon to follow up 1000 hypothetical patients, in order to estimate treatment costs and outcomes. hypothetical patients, were individuals with moderate to sev...

this paper examines differences in performances of a range of torsionally stiff and flexible single story buildings designed with the provisions of iranian standard 2800. seismic nonlinear dynamic time history behavior of eight building models subjected to seven horizontal bi-directional design spectra compatible ground motions are investigated. these models cover a wide range of very torsional...