Semen analysis, sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) and hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST) are usually performed for the evaluation of sperm fertilizing ability. There are some debates over the necessity of SDF and HOST incorporation in male infertility work-up.Semen of 77 men was evaluated by SDF and HOST through three semen analyses. Sperm parameters were arranged into different categories: <5%, 5-1...

introduction: knowledge of the anatomic location and dimension of the molar pulp chamber may preserve healthy pulp during operative procedure and reduce risk of perforation of chamber during access preparation. a review of literatures regarding the morphology of pulp chamber however revealed very little information; so the aim of this in vivo study was to measure the dimensions of first molar p...

mard-abad calc-alkaline granite formed along the margin of active pull-apart or intra-continental plates, and it is post-collision granite type. granophyric, perthitic and myrmekitic are main textures that could form from crystallization of hypersolvus source magma, which occurred under water vapor pressure of approximately 2 kb. during this study the temperature of formation of these granites ...

the enhanced dispersion of organophilic layered silicates improves the mechanical properties of polymer/ silicate composites. in this work, a hybrid filler system consisting of cloisite 15a organoclay (oc) and carbon black (cb) was used to improve the properties of the tire tread compounds. the physical and mechanical properties of compounds were assessed by measurement of their cure properties...

paracobitis rhadinaea , a member of the family nemacheiliidae, originally described by regan in 1906 from sistan basin, is poorely known by the rare materials. the inadequately studied species is redescribed on the base of freshly collected materials. the species differs from all other paracobitis species by combination of the following characters: stout and elongated body; large size, up to 28...

oil pollutions are widespread environmental pollutants. most of the studies have been focused on the biodegradation of these pollutions. unfortunately, the information on the microflore of the polluted regions especially for microalgae is limited. in this research, we have focused on masjed soleiman; one of the most oil polluted cities in iran. soil and water samples were collected from differ...

the aim of this study was to examine the possible morphological and morphometric changes resulting from vitrification of embryos at the cleavage stage. in this study, 30 mice early-cleavage embryos at different stages of cleavage, resulting from in vitro fertilization (ivf) techniques, were examined before and after vitrification. digital images were taken from embryos before and after vitrific...