background: b re a st con s er v i n g surg e ry ( b c s ) f o l l owed b y loc a l rad i ot h e ra p y is the standard t r eatment for e a rly sta g e of breast cancer. margin stat u s may have an important impact on local recurren c e and over a ll s u rvival of patients treated with bcs, but this h a s not b een defined adequately. in this study, we in ve stigated the rela t io n ship betwee...

In this study nano-crystalline ZnO particles were synthesized by microwave-assisted solution combustion method. Zinc nitrate and urea were used as oxidizer and fuel, respectively. The effect of fuel to oxidizer (F/O) ratio on ZnO powder properties was investigated by using different urea/nitrate ratios. X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscopy and fourier transform infra-red were used...

Introduction. The Friend leukemia virus (FLY) induces rapid neoplastic proliferation of erythroid precursor cells in susceptible mice.1 The FLY complex contains two distinct virus components,2)-4) spleen focus forming virus ( SFFV) , which is replication-defective and responsible for transformation of its target erythroid precursor cells, and replication-competent helper virus, inducing lymphoi...

Thermal desalination plants consume large quantifies of heat energy for seawater evaporation. In condensing water vapor procured in evaporators and cooling distillate, a major part of heat energy is lost in the environment. Heat energy in processes of condensation and evaporation in desalination of seawater is quantitatively equal but these processes take place under different temperatures. Dif...

b a ckground: previous studies have suggested that sex may be a factor influencing basal metabolic rate (bmr) in adults and school age children. however, few data are available about the effects of sex on bmr in pre-school children. in the present study, we investigated whether sex differences contribute to variations in bmr in pre-school age children. m et h o ds : measurements were made on th...