We have assessed Calbiochem single-vial enzymatic reagent systems for the analysis for cholesterol and triglycerides, using manual and centrifugal analyzer techniques. Analysis for cholesterol by both techniques had acceptable performance by the short-term criteria of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) during this study carried out under optimal conditions of variance. Analysis for triglyceri...

This article develops a methodological framework to provide insights regarding the suitability of multi-criteria techniques in the context of renewable energy planning. The second section presents main characteristics of the particular decision-making process. The third section presents the main multi-criteria analysis methods, and the fourth section reveals the requirements of the techniques f...

zagros forests are a treasure of various valuable species of oak in iran and the world. long-term misuse in the past has caused severe degradation in the zagros forests. recently these forests have become national but misuses by local people to make living because of poverty and unemployment are continued. in order to reduce degradation and improve sustainability, ecological capability for exte...

background & aim: black seed or black cumin (nigella sativa l.) belongs the family ranunculaceae. black seed is one of these species, which is naturally distributed in different parts of the country. it is extensively cultivated in various regions of iran.  experimental: the experiment was achieved using randomized complete block design with three replications in the research field of islam...

Objectives. The recent International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria (ICDC) for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and its Japanese amendment developed by the Japanese Pancreas Society (JPS 2011) may have overcome the drawbacks of earlier criteria and achieved a higher diagnostic ability for AIP. The aim of the present study is to evaluate this possibility and identify the underlying causes of this ch...

INTRODUCTION The diagnostic difficulties of brucellosis makes the evaluation of new diagnostic tests necessary. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of different commercial tests in the serological diagnosis of brucellosis by ELISA and immunocapture antibodies in a clinical series of patients with brucellosis of the Health Network of the Catholic University of Chile. METHODS All the serums received in the...

the stock selection problem is one of the major issues in the investment industry, which is mainlysolved by analyzing financial ratios. however, considering the complexity and imprecise patterns ofthe stock market, obvious and easy-to-understand investment rules, based on fundamental analysis,are difficult to obtain. fundamental and technical analyses are two common methods for predictingthe fu...

in this paper, a model has been provided for selecting right portfolio in stock exchange. the ranking of financial industries and companies has been applied for the selection of the right stock in this model. these rankings have been done through promethee decision- making method. technical analysis aims to determine the right time to buy and sell the superior stocks. a survey study is also don...

OBJECTIVE To describe the solutions adopted in the multiple steps of the use of multivariate techniques to obtain a dietary pattern (DP) concerning: the objective of the studies, the selection of the method for measuring food intake, the criteria for grouping the foods, the number of food groups used, the number of DP obtained, and the nomenclature criteria. METHODS The articles were selected...