Aim: The aim of present study was to determine the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in aborted sheep population from Hamedan province of Iran. Materials and Methods: 358 serum samples of aborted ewes were evaluated for IgG-antibodies to N. caninum using enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: 8 samples (2.2%) were found seropositive for this infection (2.05< Confidence in...

daily weather information is currently available for about 40000 stations across the world. but, distribution of these stations is relatively uneven in some parts of the world. moreover, there are often large amounts of missing values (schuol and abbaspour, 2007:301). using generated data can help to fill missing or even to correct erroneously measured data (fodor et al., 2010: 91). lars-wg is ...

Ligament reconstruction with the LARS ligament has been a popular choice owing to its low-complication rates compared with previously commercially available grafts. The non-active nature of the implant also meant that there were no foreign body reactions that had been described with other synthetic grafts. We describe the first reported case of a granulomatous foreign body reaction in a LARS li...

We are interested in parallelizing the least angle regression (LARS) algorithm for fitting linear models to high-dimensional data. consider two parallel and communication avoiding versions of basic LARS algorithm. The algorithms have different asymptotic costs practical performance. One offers more speedup other produces accurate output. first is bLARS, a block version algorithm, where we updat...

BACKGROUND There is limited reliable information on abortion in Iran, where abortion is illegal and many women of reproductive age seek clandestine abortion to end their unintended pregnancy. This study aims to examine the determinants of induced abortion in the city of Hamedan, Iran. METHODS The study utilizes recent data from the 2015 Hamedan Survey of Fertility, conducted in a representati...

Purpose Laparoscopic gastrectomy is accepted as a standard treatment for patients with early gastric cancer in Korea, Japan, and China. However, duodenal stump leakage remains a fatal complication after gastrectomy. We conducted a prospective phase II study to evaluate the safety of the new technique of laparoscopic reinforcement suture (LARS) on the duodenal stump. Materials and Methods The ...

BACKGROUND Apathy is usually defined as reduced interest and participation in various activities. It is a frequent consequence of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Although various scoring methods have been proposed, there is a lack of validated, standardised instruments for detecting apathy and assessing its severity. OBJECTIVE To develop an apathy rating scale using a structured stand...