introduction: delivering maximum dose to tumor and minimum dose to normal tissues is the most important goal in radiotherapy. according to icru, the maximum acceptable uncertainty in the delivered dose compared to the prescribed dose should be lower than 5%, and this is because of the relationship between absorbed dose, tumor control and normal tissue damage. absorbed dose accuracy is investiga...

the objective of this research was to investigate the effects of deficit irrigation on physiological and agronomic terms of eggplant to maximize the water use efficiency (wue) without affecting the final yield and fruit quality parameters under arid environment. therefore, two field experiments were conducted at two different sites: ghor al-safi, jordan valley and sail al-karak, karak valley, ka...

studies of rainfall variation generally focus on large areas. for example, in india, the area average monsoon rainfall series of the whole country or meteorological subdivisions are used. this would be of no use for local agriculture, particularly in places where rainfall is very high or very low, especially for crops like small cardamom and vanilla which are very sensitive to soil moisture and...

this survey investigates post general anesthesia complications in recovery room in patients undergoing elective surgery in one of the hospitals of iran university of medical sciences.

diabetic mellitus (dm) is a major risk factor of morbidity, mortality and economic cost to society. diabetic patients are at risk of having microvascular or macrovascular disorders of diabetes. postoperative anemia have wide spectrum of some early complications that require more care in hospitalization stays. therefore, this study was designed to evaluate effect of preoperative anemia on short-...

AIMS To determine the effects of premedication with thiopental on heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation during semi-elective nasotracheal intubation in neonates. METHODS A randomised, placebo controlled, non-blinded study design was used to study 30 neonates (mean birthweight 3.27 kg) requiring semi-elective nasotracheal intubation. The babies were randomly allocated to receive ei...

The ultimate objective of organ preservation is unrestricted and immediate graft function after a transplant under optimal conditions in the most suitable recipient. This means that time and efficacy are the basic features of the search for the ideal preservation method. Theoretically, freezing and continuous aerobic perfusion are the only means of obtaining truly long-term preservation (from a...