xylariaceous fungi are typically saprobes, but are also commonly isolated as endophytes and some species are pathogens. two species of lopadostoma (xylariaceae, xylariales) are reported for the first time from iran. l. dryophilum was found from dead branches of quercus sp. in east azerbaiejan and l. fagi from dead branches of fagus sp. in ardabil province. based on morphology and sequence data ...

background and objective: today, much attention is being paid to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. in some parts of the world, the rate of cardiovascular disease is low due to a mediterranean diet containing olive oil. this systematic review examined the verses and traditions in order to express opinions on olive and compare it with the findings of modern medicine. methods: this is a q...

background: constipation is physically and mentally troublesome for many patients and has adverse effects on their quality of life. the aim of the present study was to systematically review previous studies on the epidemiology of constipation in iran. methods: bibliographic databases including pubmed, google scholar, and iranian databases including scientific information database, iran medex, a...

introduction: although many studies have been conducted in the telepathology field in recent years, a systematic review that examines studies in a comparative manner has not yet been undertaken. this paper aims to review the published papers on telepathology projects and compare them in several aspects such as telepathology method,telecommunication method, clinical outcome, etc. methods: pubmed...

following the hospitalization of 195 individuals due to the spider bite in 1995 and three cases of recorded death in the year of 1993 which were referred to emam reza hospital in mashad, the present study was undertaken on bionomics and medical importance of lathrodectus spp in khorasan province, during 1995-2005. a total cases of 195 bites were studied composing of 70.8 % males and 29.2% femal...

background: clinical education is a critical and complex component of nursing education that is influenced by many variables. one of them is stress, which may disturb students’ learning, too. stressors may differ according to the learning situation and environment, and recognizing them, seems to be essential for corrective interventions. the present work was performed to identify stressors in c...