group b streptococci (gbs) or streptococcus agalactiae are members of the normal flora of the female genital tract. gbs normally colonizes the vagina in many women asymptomatically. during labor this organism may infect the newborn, leading to neonatal sepsis and meningitis. this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of group b streptococcus in pregnant women by a rapid and easy culture met...

“three drops of blood” is among sadeq hedayat’s best-known stories and has captured both the general attention of many interested readers of literary fiction as well as the particular attention of numerous literary scholars and critics. the narrator-protagonist of the story,       who has been hospitalised at a mental hospital, describes the other patients and explains a traumatic event in his ...

objectives: in september 2002 university of social welfare & rehabilitation sciences established a pilot universal newborn hearing screening program in two crowded maternity hospital in tehran. our objective was to assess the feasibility of implementing universal newborn hearing screening in iran. methods: between september 2002 and march 2004 a total of 7718 newborns were screened for hearing ...

Paris (PArallel, Robust, Interface Simulator) is a finite volume code for simulations of immiscible multifluid or multiphase flows. It based on the “one-fluid” formulation Navier–Stokes equations where different fluids are treated as one material with variable properties, and surface tension added singular interface force. The fluid solved regular structured staggered grid using an explicit pro...

It is more than 30 years that Afghan people immigrate to Iran. This paper aims to find out the educational challenges Afghan High School students face in Iranian schools based on English teachers’ perspectives in Tehran province. This research is qualitative and its kind is deductive. Based on the theoretical foundations of migration, relevant studies, especially the research of Sadegh Mousavi ...

Vielleicht kennen Sie den Film „2001: Odyssee im Weltraum“ (Original A Space Odyssey“), welcher u. a. vom Raumschiff Discovery One berichtet, das eine streng geheime bemannte Weltraummission zum Jupiter Jahr 2001 antritt. Neben dem Wissenschaftler Dr. David Bowman und seinem Stellvertreter, Frank Poole, befindet sich der mit einer künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) ausgestattete Supercomputer HAL 900...

background: labor pain is the most severe pain a woman experience in her life. the severity and duration of labor pain is more, in primiparous women and may lead to undesirable psychological effects, lowered self-confidence and anxiety. new supportive methods like massage therapy could change the labor into a pleasant and desirable experience. regarding this, the current study was fulfilled to ...