BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of vincristine-laden platelet transfusion for patients with refractory thrombocytopenia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty evaluable patients who received vincristine-laden platelets for refractory thrombocytopenia were included in this retrospective study. Vincristine (1 mg) was added to the platelets and incubated for one hour pri...

background: spiritual well-being (swb) of patients with cardiovascular diseases particularly in those admitted in coronary care unit (ccu) is threatened due to disease crisis. therefore, implementing spiritual care is necessary for them. this study aimed to determine the effect of spiritual care program on swb of patients with cardiac ischemia admitted in ccu in al-zahra hospital, isfahan, iran...

The migration of macrophages in chick bone marrow was studied by histoplanimetry after an intravenous injection of colloidal carbon or iron-dextran. In the initial stages after the injection, carbon-laden macrophages were found only in the sinus, where erythrocytopoiesis took place. The carbon-laden macrophages then passed through the sinus wall and gradually migrated from the sinus to the extr...

Case Description- An eight-year-old Holstein cow with inflammed and abnormal lefteyelid was referred to the veterinary clinic of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman.Treatment and Outcome- Because of involvement of all structures of the eye, exentrationwas done and abnormal tissues sent for histopathologic examination. Microscopicevaluations revealed mononuclear histiocytes filled with lipid in ...

introduction: for a velocity profile in turbulent flows, the flow conditions in the vicinity of the wall are described by logarithmic law of the wall. however, it has been extensively verified that the log-law does not apply in the outer region of the boundary layer. for example, in free surface flows, the law of the wall holds only for 20 percent of the flow depth from the wall. coles (1956) c...