OBJECTIVE The prevalence of breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 mutation in breast cancer patients of south China has not been well revealed. This study was to invest the prevalence of BRCA1 gene mutation in breast cancer patients in Guangxi, China, and to try reflecting its relevance in genetic counseling of breast cancer. METHODS In this study, 463 breast cancer patients and 30 healthy wome...

Language is a social factor connecting people together.  There are different speech styles among individuals, this difference is due to the situation and the context they are in. The purpose of this paper is to study speech style of Qazvin’s women in different situations. The authors have sought to find answers to the following questions:  What is the relationship between speech style and age a...

Caspian brown trout (Salmo trutta caspius) is one of the economically valuable species in the Caspian Sea. Artificial propagation and production of larvae are the main problems in the early culture of this species. The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of reproductive performance of female broods on opposition reproduction efficiency in Caspian brown trout in the breeding season of 2...

Background & aim: Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems in women which negatively affect their quality of life, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships. The prevalence of this problem varies in different studies. Regarding this, this review was conducted to provide a clear picture of the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among reproductive-age women in Iran using a systemati...

in order to investigate the growth curve of broiler chickens at line level, respectively 154 and 144 birds from two paternal lines a and b of a commercial broiler line were used. line a were selected several generations for low feed conversion rate and line b were selected several generation for high body weight. body weight was measured at 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49 and 54 days of...

in this study, age and growth for two populations of shemaya, chalcalburnus chalcoides, in haraz and shirud rivers were investigated from april to june 2006. 704 fish specimens were collected using a cast- net. the maximum length and weight in a 5- year old female observed were 251 mm and 96 gr, respectively. the most abundant age groups were 2+ and 3+ years for male and female respectively. wh...