S ince the 1970s, clinicians treating patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have relied on a staging system that defines the poorest risk disease as that characterized by the presence of anemia, thrombocytopenia, or both (Rai stages III and IV; Binet stage C).2,3 These staging systems have been endorsed in the recent guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of CLL produced by the I...

The date palm bunch fading disorder/disease is one of the greatest challenges faced by date palm growers. In the present study, the effect of appropriate orchard management on some qualitative and quantitative features of date palm bunch was studied. For this purpose, two orchards of cv ‘Kabkab’ with a history of previous incidence were selected in two districts of Bushehr province; Tangestan a...

radiographic evaluation of the third molar tooth to determine its position and degree of development is an important part in diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as in forensic dentistry procedures. the objective was to investigate the developmental stages of third molars in relation to chronologic age, gender and location (maxillary/mandibular) in an iranian population.the data were colle...

abstract despite sophisticated conventional medical treatment and the continued development and improvement of coronary revascularization modalities in recent years, a significant number of patients still suffer from refractory angina pectoris and cannot be successfully managed. advances in therapeutic options have led to an increase in the average of life expectancy even in such no-option pati...

background: cryopreservation and in vitro maturation (ivm) of oocyte is becoming an important technique in infertility treatment and fertility preservation. also it has been proposed to establish a genetic resource bank for endangered or commercially important animal species. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate viability, maturation and fertilization rate of mouse immature oocytes ...