Background and aims: The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in pregnant women is in Variable between 40-80% in developing countries. There are some differences among different studies on this disorder. So, this present study is been performed for evaluating the prevalence of IDA among pregnant Iranians with systematic review and meta-analysis method. Methods: This study is based on rec...

BACKGROUND Self-medication with over the counter (OTC) and non OTC drugs may provoke serious consequences for users and societies. Recognition of its predictors therefore, is pivotal in plans to hinder the aggregating behavior. This study aimed to identify possibly all predictors of self-medication and the range of its prevalence among different populations. METHODS Medline, Amed, Scopus, Med...

OBJECTIVE To identify potential risk factors for unexpected sudden infant deaths (SID) and severe apparent life-threatening events (S-ALTE) within 24 h of birth. DESIGN Case-control study embedded in an epidemiological survey over a 2-year period. PATIENTS AND METHODS Throughout 2009, every paediatric department in Germany was asked to report cases of unexplained SID or S-ALTE in term infan...

conclusions: the major barriers for thrombolytic therapy for patients with ais in this setting were delays in the provision of in-hospital services, like initial patient assessment, ct scans or laboratory studies. these results were in contrast with previous reports. background: intravenous thrombolysis is an approved treatment method for patients with acute ischemic stroke (ais) and is recomme...

We present a method to produce a hierarchy of triangle meshes that can be used to blend different levels of detail in a smooth fashion. The algorithm produces a sequence of meshes 00, 01, 02, ..., 0n, where each mesh 0i can be transformed to mesh 0i+1 through a set of triangle-collapse operations. For each triangle, a function is generated that approximates the underlying surface in the area of...

The Sierpinski triangle is a fractal that is commonly used due to some of its characteristics and features. The Forex financial market is among the places wherein this trianglechr('39')s characteristics are effective in forecasting the prices and their direction changes for the selection of the proper trading strategy and risk reduction. This study presents a novel approach to the Sierpinski tr...