background: myocardial infarction (mi) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in iran. no spatial analysis of mi has been conducted to date. the present study was conducted to determine the pattern of mi incidence and to identify the associated factors in iran by province. materials and methods: th is study has two parts. one part is prospective and hospital-based, and the other part is ...

Clustering techniques play an important role in exploratory pattern analysis, unsupervised pattern recognition and image segmentation applications. Clustering algorithms are computationally intensive in nature. This thesis proposes new parallel algorithms for Single Link and Complete Link hierarchical clustering. The parallel algorithms have been mapped on a SIMD machine model with a linear int...

background: metabolic syndrome (mets), a combination of coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus risk factor, refer to one of the most challenging public health issues in worldwide. the aim of this study was to identify the subgroups of participants in a study on the basis of mets components.   methods: the cross-sectional study took place in the districts related to tehran university of me...

We report evidence that the enzyme transglutaminase (glutaminyl-peptide gamma-glutamyltransferase; R-glutaminyl-peptide:amine gamma-glutamyltransferase, EC2.3.2.13) participates in receptor-mediated endocytosis. Clustering and internalization of rhodamine-labeled alpha 2-macroglobulin (R alpha 2 M) in normal rat kidney (NRK) cells is inhibited by a wide spectrum of compounds that inhibit transg...