To characterize the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in Han Chinese from several provinces of China, we have sequenced the two hypervariable segments of the control region and the segment spanning nucleotide positions 10171-10659 of the coding region, and we have identified a number of specific coding-region mutations by direct sequencing or restriction-fragment-length-polymorphism tests. Th...

OBJECTIVE To identify disparities-using recursive partitioning (RP)-in early survival for children with leukemias treated in Argentina, and to depict the main characteristics of the most vulnerable groups. METHODS This secondary data analysis evaluated 12-month survival (12-ms) in 3 987 children diagnosed between 2000 and 2008 with lymphoid leukemia (LL) and myeloid leukemia (ML) and register...

abstract: background: rabies has been reported in all provinces and cities of iran, although there has been no molecular study regarding different groups and subgroups of rabies virus by phosphoprotein gene. in this study, firstly, 48 and then 85 recent rabies isolates recovered from cases reported throughout iran identified the evolutionary origins by molecular method of phosphoprotein gene re...

BACKGROUND Screening for asymptomatic diseases can reduce the burden of morbidity and mortality in all population groups. There is widespread geographical variation in the quality of care. Few data are available on national screening rates in South Africa and how these vary across the provinces. OBJECTIVE To examine screening rates for chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL), HIV and cancer in a ...

The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of avian influenzaH9N2 subtype in the industrial ostrich farms and its geographical distribution. This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2015. A total of 40 farms were selected from different provinces of Iran, from each of which 11 ostriches (n=440) were sampled. The sera samples were examined using 4 hemagglutina...

Contents of inorganic elements are very important traits in plants. Some of elements have causal effects on plant growth. Their effects on plant metabolism and therefore quality and quantity of essential oils is crucial. Thus, to obtain relatively good results, different parts of Rosa damascena Mill. genotypes were analyzed. Plants were collected from different provinces including Tehran, East ...

INTRODUCTION: In the first half of April 2019, heavy rains in central and western parts of Iran resulted in great floods. The rains affected 24 provinces and caused extensive damage to urban and rural infrastructure. Since Iran, especially the northern, western, and southern provinces of Iran are prone to floods, the floods are expected to occur every year in many provinces. Therefore, the pres...

Article history: Received 30 June 2014 Received in revised form 21 December 2014 Accepted 16 January 2015 Available online 28 January 2015 As the rapid development of the information science and technology especially the network technique, e-government has a very promising application foreground. E-government acts as a quite new formof government affairs and also an effective exploration of gov...