background: herpes simplex virus (hsv) type 2 is a widespread human infectious agent responsible for persistent and latent infections. objectives: to estimate the regional seroprevalence of anti hsv-2 antibody in shiraz, iran and to investigate the possible correlation of seropositivity with malignant changes in subjects’ papanicolaou (pap) tests. methods: data were collected in a cross-section...

objectives: since problem solving group training is a comprehensive, active program and based-on cognitive behavioral approach, the aim of present study was to determine the effectiveness of problem solving therapy on depression and coping style in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. methods: in an experimental design the study was done with pretest-posttest with control group. totally 30 f...

objective: dm is a major medical problem in developing countries such as iran. blood sugar and lipids levels increase in diabetics exacerbates the onset of diabetes mellitus (dm) late complications. researchers have focused on herbal medicines improve sugar and lipid levels against side decreasing effects and possible inefficacy of chemical drugs. this study has assessed the effect of curcumin ...

abstract objective: it has been reported that adenosine deaminase (ada) is a good marker for insulin function but its clinical significance in type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) is not yet characterized. this study aims to assess the association of ada with glycated hemoglobin (hba1c) and uric acid (ua) in t2dm patients. materials and methods: the study population consisted of 120 subjects divided...

objective: due to the increased prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in subjects with type 2 diabetes and also this fact that antibodies could potentially identify subjects at risk of thyroid dysfunction, this study was conducted to investigate thyroid autoimmunity in type 2 diabetic patients. material and methods: among patients referred to yazd diabetes research center, 4000 type 2 diabetic pati...

In this paper, we show that an $L_1$-2-type surface in the three-dimensional hyperbolic space $H^3subset R^4_1$ either is an open piece of a standard Riemannian product $ H^1(-sqrt{1+r^2})times S^{1}(r)$, or it has non constant mean curvature, non constant Gaussian curvature, and non constant principal curvatures.

background: despite the implementation of new training programs, neglecting individual differences in terms of learning styles can be taken into account as one of the reasons for poor levels of self-care behaviors in patients suffering from diabetes. aim: the purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of training according to the learning styles on self-care behaviors among individu...

b a ckground:  to compare the oxidative stress (os) factors in obese and non- obese subjects with type 2 diabetes (t2d) and to evaluate the interaction between the apolipoprotein a-ii (apo a-ii) - 265t > c polymorphism and body mass index (bmi) on os factors. m ethods : in this comparative cross-sectional study, 21 diabetes centers in tehran, iran were studied. 180 patients with t2d were divide...