normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : according to beck theory, dysfunctional attitude has a central role in emergence of depression. the aim of this study was to determine contributions of dysfunctional attitude and general health index to depression. methods : in this case-control study, two groups of subjects participated. the first group consi...

UNLABELLED To investigate Metacarpal Index (MCI) and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) estimated by Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry (DXR) with respect to its ability to quantify severity-dependent variations of bone mineralisation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis compared to Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), 122 patients underwent a prospective analysis of BMD and MCI by DXR, whereas bot...

BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that worsens during the course of the disease and can cause disability. Early RA refers to the onset of symptoms within the past 3 months. In RA, increased levels of mediators of inflammation may cause arterial stiffness consequently leading to arterial hypertension. AIM The aim of this cross-sectional study was t...

INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex multifactorial chronic disease. The importance of human leukocyte antigen as a major genetic risk factor for RA was studied worldwide. Although it is widely distributed in different Syrian areas, studies of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles' role are absent. OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to determine the association of HLA-DRB1 alle...

abstract tomato spotted wilt virus (tswv) was detected in tomato leaf and fruit samples collected from viiramin reyion in tehran province using indicator test plants including petunia hybrida, nicatiana glutinosa, n. tabacum cv. snmsun nn, n. clevelandit and n. benthamiana and seroloyical tests. small browinsh local necrotic lesions appeared on p. hybrida leaves 2-4 days post-inoculation. syste...

OBJECTIVES To analyse the value of the anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a prognostic factor, as well as its relationship with disease activity. METHODS A cross-sectional study was made on 89 patients with RA. The following values were assessed: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), rheumatoid factor (...

BACKGROUND The availability and effectiveness of decision aids (DAs) on early abortion methods remain unknown, despite their potential for supporting women's decision making. OBJECTIVE To describe the availability, impact and quality of DAs on surgical and medical early abortion methods for women seeking induced abortion. SEARCH STRATEGY For the systematic review, we searched MEDLINE, Cochr...

Three methods were compared for the detection of prunus necrotic ringspot virus in herbaceous and woody plants: DAS-ELISA, nonisotopic dot-blot hybridization and reverse transcriptional polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). When purified virus preparations were used, the detection limit of the RT-PCR technique was 1·28 pg mL whereas nonisotopic molecular hybridization and DAS-ELISA allowed detect...

1 Specialist by the Associação Brasileira de Doutor em Ciências, Medical School of the Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP). Clinical supervisor of the Otorrinolaringologia Unit of the Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP. 2 Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery. Title of Sleep Medicine, Associação Brasileira de Sono. Doctoral student in Otorhinolaryngology, Faculdade de Medicina (Medical School),...

The aim of this study was to determine the levels of six polychlorinated biphenyls (referred to as PCB-28, PCB-52, PCB-101, PCB-138, PCB-153 and PCB-180, according to the IUPAC) in freshwater fish from the Zagreb area. A total of 216 samples was collected from five sites: from the Sava River upstream of Zagreb, in Zagreb, and downstream of Zagreb, from Lake Jarun, and from five fishponds from t...