BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In the last few years many new instruments and devices have been developed and introduced into the operating room (OR). A debate has been ongoing about the optimal ergonomic posture for the operating staff. From practical experience, we have learned that the operating tables cannot be adjusted adequately to allow surgeons of different stature to maintain a comfortable ...

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Background: Asthma is recognized as a common cause of disability, of great economic cost, and of preventable deaths. In this study we aimed to test our hypothesis to evaluate the relationship between the Human Platelet Antigen-1(HPA-1) polymorphism and bronchial asthma and its severity, which would suggest genetic variances that may be responsible for expression or activation of these receptors...

introduction: invasive aspergillosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hematologic malignant patients which have received intensive cytotoxic therapy or undergone blood and marrow transplantation (bmt). early clinical and radiological diagnosis of ia is almost impossible and so mortality is very high. the main purpose of our study was to assay the diagnostic value of serum galactom...

conclusions the prevalence of ia among medical students in southeast iran was high and affected by happiness. increasing happiness with the provision of various programs may prevent ia problems among students and may improve their educational situation. background several factors are responsible for overuse of the internet among young adults. the practice can lead to internet addiction (ia). in...

conclusions acute and chronic administration of ellagic acid had anxiolytic property. also, the most effective dose of ellagic acid was 30 mg/kg. pretreatment with flumazenil reversed the beneficial effect of ellagic acid and diazepam on anxiety. it is likely that the anxiolytic effect of ellagic acid is largely mediated by activation of gabaa receptor. results acute and chronic application of ...

growing evidence suggests that serotonin plays an important role in learning and memory and all its receptors might be implicated in this process. the present study aimed at investigating and comparing the possible involvement of 5-ht 3 and 5-ht 4 receptor (r) agonists/antagonists upon consolidation of inhibitory avoidance memory in the pre-limbic (pl) area. bilateral intra-pl microinjections o...