in this study which was carried out in 1974 in the province of isphahan a total of 23,273 individuals in the cities, and 18,671 individuals in the villages of the same area were studied. results show that the median age in rural area is 16 and in urban area is 18 years. the birth rate in rural is 27.7 per thousand were as the same rate in urban area is 40.2 per thousand. similarly the general f...

The performance of Kernel Machines depends to a large extent on its kernel function and hyperparameters. Selecting these is traditionally done using intuition or a costly “trial-and-error” approach, which typically prevents these methods from being used to their fullest extent. Therefore, two automated approaches are presented for the selection of a suitable kernel function and optimal hyperpar...

Background: Although alterations in resting-state functional connectivity between brain regions have previously been reported in Parkinson’s disease (PD), the spatial organization of these changes remains largely unknown. Here, we longitudinally studied brain network topology in PD in relation to clinical measures of disease progression, using magnetoencephalography and concepts from graph theo...

Objective: To assess the ability of neurophysiological markers in conjunction with cognitive assessment to improve prediction of progression to dementia in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: Baseline cognitive assessments and magnetoencephalographic recordings from 63 prospectively included non-demented PD patients were analyzed in relation to PDrelated dementia (PDD) conversion over a 7-year p...

The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth, Bombyx mori and being a primary producer of silk is an economically important insect. These days the silk is emerging as a resource for solving a broad range of biological problems. The silk (Abresham) is popularly known as Abresham muqriz (muqriz means cut) in Unani medicine. Its cocoons are extensively used as an ingredien...