it has been hypothesized that the survival, development, fecundity and population of insects are affected significantly by high temperatures. the diamondback moth, plutella xylostell (l.) (lepidoptera: plutellidae), is a serious and economically important pest of cruciferous crops throughout the word. in this research, the adult longevity and fecundity of p. xylostella were studied in laborator...

while studies have shown the disastrous effects of post-partum depression (ppd) on children's behaviors, there is relatively lack of reliable data in asian countries. this study examined the relative significance of maternal ppd in children's developmental disabilities at age four. in a longitudinal study design (2009), 1801 pregnant women attending in primary health centers of mazandaran provi...

Introduction: Over the past two decades, the incidence of cesarean section in most countries has increased.Developmental delay occurs when children do not reach their developmental milestones at the expected time. The main causes of developmental delay are often unknown. Investigation of the prevalence of developmental delay and its effective factors in children from 4 to 12 months old in Pakda...

change in transmitting time of impulses along axons is traditionally attributed to two parameters: the myelin formation and the diameter of neurite, both rising during the postnatal development. in the previous study, we showed that conduction velocity of the fibers projecting from the thalamus to the layer iv of the somatosensory (barrel) cortex increases as a function of age. however, the con...