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in spite of the fact that paradox as an unknown literary device has largely been ignored, it has been a source of amazement and, consequently, aesthetic joy due to deviation from norm, ambiguity, the saliency of meaning, and laconism. one of the subtle points receiving little attention in arabic literature, especially in nahjol balaghah, is the study of paradoxical elements. the most significan...

BACKGROUND Fourniers gangrene caused by synergic aerobic and anaerobic organism is a life threatening disorder. METHODS The medical records of 8 among 839 patients admitted to imam ali general hospital Zahedan university of Medical Sciences with fourniers gangrene during the 10 months period between 2012 and 2013 were reviewed. RESULTS The most common etiology and presentation were abscess ...

abstract there are various narrative books on imam ali’s accounts about women. however, in some of these accounts, women character and identity are undermined and blamed. some of these accounts in nahjolbalgheh and elsewhere reflect women as intellectually deformed and incomplete, mean, unfaithful, and vulnerable to sins, etc. all these have led to multiple disagreements among scholars and comm...

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent and serious complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS We undertook a retrospective review of the records of patients undergoing CABG at Imam Ali Hospital between February 1, 2003 and February 1, 2006. The patients were divided in two groups, ie, Group A (AF) and Group B (no AF). The association between the occurrence...

A case of the Budd Chiary Syndrome (BCS) in a 43-yr-old man with hydatid cyst (HC) in the liver is reported from Imam Ali Hospital, Kermanshah, western Iran in 2016. This case was complicated by inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis, right atrial clot and pulmonary emboli. Compression of IVC was the likely mechanism. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a huge HC located in segments near IVC and ca...

Contamination of the operating theatre is a major cause of nosocomial infection. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of bacterial contamination of operating theatres in Al Imam Ali Hospital in Baghdad, and the source of contamination. From 1216 swabs collected from surfaces, equipment and antiseptic solutions from different operating theatres in 2001 and 2002, the rates of positive cultu...

muhammad baqir is probably the most important of a group of post safawid painters, who practiced a highly eclectic style. decorative floral compositions which were widly used for lacquer- work from the later safawid period onwards, also become a popular genre in 12th century h. persian painting. muhammad baqir also has produced floral design and composition. owing to the building programs conne...