tick-borne diseases like tick-borne relapsing fever are a public health problem in iran. its occurrence is more prevalent in north part of country. in order to determine the distribution of soft ticks, argasidae, and their infection with borrelia species in hamadan province, 53 villages were selected randomly. a total of 4805 ticks were collected directly from human dwellings, poultries, and an...

introduction: diode laser with wavelengths ranging from 810 to 980 nm in a continuous or pulsed mode was used as a possible instrument for soft tissue surgery in the oral cavity. discussion: diode laser is one of laser systems in which photons are produced by electric current with wavelengths of 810, 940 and 980nm. the application of diode laser in soft tissue oral surgery has been evaluated fr...

In this paper, the problem of control and stabilization of a bilateral tele-surgery roboticsystem in interaction with an active soft tissue is considered. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, theprevious works did not consider a realistic model for a moving soft tissue like heart tissue in beating heartsurgery. Here, a new model is proposed to indicate significant characteristics of a moving ...

This article uses matched survey and administrative data to estimate, as of 2006, the size of the population eligible for the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which was designed to provide "extra help" with premiums, deductibles, and copayments for Medicare Part D beneficiaries with low income and limited assets. We employ individual-level data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and t...

Ultrasound examination has been recommended for the evaluation of acute haemorrhages into soft tissues or joints in haemophilic patients. We have reviewed the notes of all such patients admitted during one calendar year and find that in 47 separate admissions the ultrasound examination assisted management decisions on 27 occasions. The technique is described with an analysis of the ways in whic...