background: prostate specific antigen (psa) has been used as a screening test for the early detection of prostate cancer (pc) for many years. although the introduction of psa test led to a considerable increase in reported prostate cancer cases, there is still some controversy over the sensitivity and specificity of this marker in distinguishing pc patients from those with benign prostate hyper...

abstract background: rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma among children which has two major subtypes: embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (erms) and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (arms). distinction between these subtypes is mandatory to choose proper treatment and to determine prognosis. histopathologic study is the main method, but nowadays molecular studies like pcr are also used. the...

shiftwork that affects diverse aspects of human life is arranged in various schedules. the main purpose of this study was to compare psycho-social problems among employees working in different 12-hour shift schedules of iranian petrochemical industries. this cross-sectional study was carried out at eight petrochemical companies in asalooyeh area. the study population consisted of 549 shift work...

improving the processing and the recycled paper properties is one of permanent concern of papermaking. in this research, the effect of nanochitosan addition on the process and product quality made of writing and printing recycled fiber was investigated. being nano size and so its capability in access to the space between pulp suspension components and also its probable ability to make electrost...

if we study the contemporary palestinian poetry of the last century we will find that the theme of nationhood and motherland dominates it. one reason is the fact that during this period palestine has been through such events that has ignited a sense of patriotism, a wish to defend of the motherland and the arabic origin of the palestinian people. since the balfour declaration, the endeavour to ...

introduction atmospheric circulation patterns leads to different weather conditions and rainfall regime change is controlled by seasonal and irregular variations of atmospheric circulation pattern. variety and climate change, such as drought and flood result in changes in the spatio-temporal of precipitation, one of the important parameters conditions mentioned, heterogeneity in moisture transm...

background: in order to diagnose the site of thrombi, radiolabeled streptokinase can be prepared. the radiolabeled compound can be used in imaging of thrombi in many cardiovascular diseases. materials and methods: streptokinase was successively labeled with [67ga]-gallium chloride using cyclic dtpa-dianhydride. the conjugation with dtpa was optimized for concentration, time and temperature foll...

17β-estradiol (E2) attenuates exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammation in some models. Eighteen men completed 150 eccentric contractions after random assignment to placebo (Control group) or E2 supplementation (Experimental group). Muscle biopsies and blood samples were collected at baseline, following 8-day supplementation and 3 h and 48 h after exercise. Blood samples were analyzed for...

objective(s):to investigate the effects of local mild hypothermia on the expression of fas, fasl and mmp-3 after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats. materials and methods:male wistar rats were divided into sham-operated group (sham), normothermia group (nt), and hypothermia group (ht). mcao/r model was established by longa’s method, and reperfusion was allowed after 2 hr occlusion. mild hypo...