Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) may lead to irreversible mental retardation. To prevent the complication, screening was conducted routinely for all neonates in Iran. This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of CH screening programs in Fars province, southern Iran. This retrospective study (February–May, 2017) was conducted in the Health System Research Center of Shiraz University of Medi...

this study investigated the effect of sequencing tasks from simple to complex along +/- reasoning demands on fluency in writing task performance of english as foreign language (efl) learners. the participants of this study included 90 intermediate efl learners from three intact class divisions at the islamic azad uni- versity, shahr-e-qods branch. they were distributed in three groups: experime...

this study investigated the impact of sequencing tasks from simple to complex along +/- reasoning demands on the fluency of writing task performance among efl learners. the participants of the study were 90 inter- mediate efl learners from three classes at islamic azad university, shahr-e-qods branch in iran. they were distributed in three groups: experimental a, experimental b, and a control g...

During a brief visit to Bangladesh, in December 2005, I spotted a recent edition of the national encyclopaedia (the Banglapedia), in the showcase of a professor of history at Rajshahi University. I eagerly searched for a reference to the Garos, among who I had carried out research between 1993 and 2000, and to my satisfaction, discovered four whole pages devoted to their history, culture, relig...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is the price patients pay for our attempt to override nature’s delicate balances that were created to assure a single oocyte ovulation. Spontaneous OHSS does occur, as we delineate later. It is, however, very rare. Indeed, natural-cycle-based assisted reproductive technologies (ART) were responsible for the birth of the first IVF baby; however, this meth...

During a brief visit to Bangladesh, in December 2005, I spotted a recent edition of the national encyclopaedia (the Banglapedia), in the showcase of a professor of history at Rajshahi University. I eagerly searched for a reference to the Garos, among who I had carried out research between 1993 and 2000, and to my satisfaction, discovered four whole pages devoted to their history, culture, relig...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intra-canal calcium hydroxide (ch) remnants after ultrasonic irrigation and hand file removal on the push out bond strength of ah-26 and endosequence bioceramic sealer (bc sealer). methods and materials: a total of 102 single-rooted extracted human teeth were used in this study. after root canal preparation up to 35/0.04 mtwo rot...