image segmentation is an essential issue in image description and classification. currently, in many real applications, segmentation is still mainly manual or strongly supervised by a human expert, which makes it irreproducible and deteriorating. moreover, there are many uncertainties and vagueness in images, which crisp clustering and even type-1 fuzzy clustering could not handle. hence, type-...

Context: Modern lifestyle, with its lack of everyday physical activity and exercise training, predisposes people to chronic diseases such as diabetesmellitus, obesity, hypertension, and coronary artery diseases. Brisk walking as a simple and safe form of exercise is undisputedly an effective measure to counteract sedentary lifestyle risks even in the most unfıt and could lead to a reduction of ...

DeepVein Thrombosis FollowingDescemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Venous thromboembolism is the secondmost commonmedical complication after surgery.1 The risk factors for development of deepvein thrombosis (DVT) include age, obesity, and diabetesmellitus.1Deepvein thrombosis associatedwithophthalmic surgery, specifically vitreoretinal surgery, has been reported.2 Descemet strip...

background: there are only a very small number of reports which discuss subtype, sex distribution, clinical features and laboratory characteristics of autoimmune hepatitis in children. the aim of this study was both to define the clinical features, biochemical and histological findings and also to determine the age and sex related distribution of autoimmune hepatitis (aih). materials and method...

Background. Transcription factor 7-like 2 gene (TCF7L2) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-γ2 (PPAR-γ2) have a profound effect on the incidence of type 2 diabetesmellitus (T2DM) and had previously been found to be associatedwith T2DMrisk in various ppopulations. However, studies in theArab population are inconsistent.We conducted a case control study to confirm the association of v...

Bachground: Skin lesions are common in type 2 diabetic patients and its association with microvascular complications been reported. Methods: In this study, 1135 type-2 diabetic patients were included and examined by a dermatologist for diabetes mellitus related skin lesions, skin infections and cutaneous complications of the treatment. Smear, culture and biopsy of the lesions were done for defi...

background: regular physical exercise is a well-established therapeutic option to prevent the diabetes mellitus. the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of intense interval training (sit (and combined aerobic-strength training on serum adiponectin level and insulin resistance  in women with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: female patients with type 2 diabetic (n=52, age: 45-...

objective: anxiety and depression have a great effect on forming diabetes. intermediations like metacognitive training has great effects on reducing the disease severity. regarding the importance of depression in patients with diabetes, and the role of training in improving it, this study was done to survey the effectiveness of metacognitive training on depression level of diabetes type 2 patie...