The distribution of total plasma homocysteine concentrations in relation to the sex and age is described, in a population of Shiraz, South West of Iran and compared to those reported in other populations.  Two hundred and one healthy males and 201 healthy females aged >15 y were randomly selected.  Total Plasma homocysteine concentrations were measured using high performance liquid chromatograp...

We wish to acknowledge the assistance that we received from the following people and organizations. First, we thank the University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, for sponsoring the study and the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for agreeing to prov...

The lithological description of drilled wells and pumping test analysis used to determine the hydrogeological conditions west Makhul area, main ground water aquifer in area represented by unconfined within sediments Injana Formation, hydraulic properties this (Transmissivity, Storage coefficient, Hydraulic conductivity) were estimated test, flow net was plotted, it reflected that direction from...

This study describes the geochemical distribution of lead (Pb) and identifies the critical factors that significantly control Pb distribution and speciation in coastal and estuarine sediments around India by using published data from the literature. Crustal sources influence the abundance of Pb in coastal sediment from the south-east and central-west coast of India. Parts of north-east, north-w...

2015;28(4) S Afr J Clin Nutr Siziba LP, MSc, PhD Student, Jerling J, PhD, Director Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Hanekom SM, PhD, Director, School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Wentzel-Viljoen E, PhD, Extraordinary Professor of Nutriti...

this essay with a historical look reviews the use of chemical weapons in the world wars i and ii and other limited wars before this imposed war against iran. then, it explains the international regulations on prohibition and non-proliferation of chemical weapons. regarding iran-iraq war, the use of these weapons against iranian military forces and civilians as well as iraqi people is discussed....

An investigation to clarify some obscurity about Melanopsidae was performed on specimens collected from different sites of the South Iraq. Three morphs were recognized, two are widespread: Melanopsis costata and nodosa, other subtingitana has a narrow distributions. Key words: Melanopsidae; costata; nodosa; subtingitana; Iraq

The term focal epithelial hyperplasia was introduced in 1965 to describe certain multiple nodular elevations of the oral mucosa observed among American Indians in New Mexico, USA and Mato Grossa district in Brazil. Since then it has been reported from several other countries including Iraq, Israel and South Africa. We report two cases of this disorder from North Western Frontier Province of Pak...