iodine as a trace micronutrient has important role in body physiology and its sufficient intake is essential for synthesize and secrete adequate amounts of thyroid gland hormones which influenced all periods of human life including fetal, childhood and adolescence. the aim of this study was to evaluate iodine concentration in marketed edible salt samples in lorestan province, comparing with exi...

One may draw a considerable satisfaction at the rate and quality of growth, as well as development of psychiatry in our country, yet there are areas where a little special attention may mean a timely step in the right direction but more important at the right time. We believe that one such area relates to the problems of adolescence. We are aware that adolescence is phase of human development c...

objective: to compare sexual and behavioral puberty problems between intellectually disabled (id) and normal boys in yazd, iran. methods: in the present study, 65 intellectually disabled and 65 normal boys were included. the child behavior check list (cbcl) was used to investigate behavioral problems. in order to study sexual problems, a questionnaire that was designed by the researchers was ap...

this paper attempts to investigate the adolescent narrator’s journey into adulthood in ahmad mahmoud’s the neighbor. considering the central character’s growth into adulthood, the paper argues that the compulsory military service can be fulfilled as a certain ‘rite of passage’ conventionalized within the society, as represented in the narrative. that is because, through this convention, khaled ...

Role of Lymphotoxin-α in Cigarette Smoke-Induced Inflammation and Lymphoid Neogenesis Tine Demoor, Ken R. Bracke, Tania Maes, Bernard Vandooren, Dirk Elewaut, Charles Pilette, Guy F. Joos and Guy G. Brusselle Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Department of Rheumatology, Laborato...

Introduction Children prenatally exposed to cocaine have demonstrated performance deficits in various behavioral assessments including sustained attention, self regulation and visuo-spatial tasks during their development. The structural effects of prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) on the developing brain are not well studied, particularly with the potential confounds of the environment as well as...

Monoclonal antibody HBA71 detects a cell surface antigen of human Ewing's sarcomas and peripheral neuroepitheliomas that distinguishes these tumors from other small round cell tumors of childhood and adolescence. In the present study, we show that monoclonal antibody HBA71 reacts with polypeptides of Mr 32,000 and 30,000 and that the HBA71-coding gene segregates with human chromosomes X and Y i...

It has long been claimed that Homo sapiens is the only species that has language, but only recently has it been recognized that humans also have an unusual pattern of growth and development. Social mammals have two stages of pre-adult development: infancy and juvenility. Humans have two additional prolonged and pronounced life history stages: childhood, an interval of four years extending betwe...

Objective/Background There is a widespread belief that moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) declines markedly in adolescence, particularly in girls. This belief has led to substantial research and policy effort aimed at reducing the perceived decline in MVPA during adolescence. The main aim of this review is to critically examine the belief that MVPA declines during adolescen...