BACKGROUND Considering the importance of sexual drive among teenagers, parental and societal concerns about teenagers' sexual drives, particularly in religious communities such as Iran is of practical importance; therefore, this present research was designed to study students' sources of sexual knowledge acquisition. METHODS This research was carried out among 2600 high school students in the...

the effectiveness of physical therapy techniques in the second stage of labor on perineal trauma in nulliparous women referring to the teaching hospitalof emam khomeini – khalkhal     sohrabi m [1] , ivan bagha r [2] *, shirinkam r [3]     received: 18feb, 2012 accepted: 6may 2012     abstract   background & aims : perineal trauma is common outcome of vaginal birth, and can cause short term and...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the results of amblyopia screening in ardabil province in three examination levels by kindergarten teacher, optometrist, and ophthalmologist. methods: in a cross‑sectional study, the results of the national amblyopic prevention program in 2–6 years old children in ardabil province were investigated in 2012. the results pertained to the examinati...

BACKGROUND We aimed to describe morphological and morphometrical characteristics of Fasciola spp. in livestock from Ardabil Province, Northwest Iran. METHODS Forty adult flukes were collected from different definitive hosts (cattle and sheep). Previously specimens were identified as F. hepatica or F. gigantica based on PCR-RFLP of the ITS-1 region with RsaI enzyme. We identified Fasciola spp....

in order to characterizeblackleg and soft rot agent of potatoin ardabil province, samples showing mentioned symptoms were gathered from fields and storages during 2012 and 53 pectolytic isolates were obtained in primary purification. after confirming their pathogenicity, phenotypic features were investigated and compared to those of the reference strains. rotting severityof isolates and infecti...

the aim of this study was to examine factors affecting adoption of mini-tuber seed potato. survey research design was used in this study. a sample of 100 potato growers who were informed about mini-tuber was selected and divided into adopter and non-adopter groups. questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection and was validated by a panel of experts. a pilot study was conducted f...

In order to evaluation of influence of sulphur fertilizer on grain yield and the some of physiological indices of canola, an split plot experiment based on randomized complete block design was conducted in Research Farm Islamic Azad University, Ardabil branch in 2007. Factors were: sulfur fertilizer at four levels (0 as control, 25, 50 and 75 kg S/ha) in the main plots and canola cultivars at t...

Selenium supplementation could be effective on reproductive outcomes, biomarkers of inflammation, and oxidative stress among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The aim of the study was to determine the effects of selenium supplementation on reproductive outcomes, biomarkers of inflammation, and oxidative stress in PCOS patients. The present randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled ...