background and purpose: post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is identified as the risk factor for functional difficulties in most of the survivors. the aim of this study was to investigate the current evidence-based literature on the area of self-care and adl status in the veterans with combat-related ptsd. methods: this review was conducted on the studies published within 2005-2015. the searc...

In the first twenty years of publication Zootaxa, more than two hundred papers have appeared in this journal that address Neuropterida, which collectively includes [Neuroptera+Raphidioptera]+Megaloptera sections (initially “Minor orders” section). A dozen submitted manuscripts were rejected before review process, and another submissions following peer process. Additional content general submiss...

The technique to fabricate nanofibrous mat by electro-spinning has been known for a long time. But the attempts to use the electospun nanofiber mats, also known as electro-spun nanofiber membranes (ENMs), for filtration purposes began only recently. Among many membrane filtration processes, air cleaning by the removal of dust particles has already been commercialized and the product has been in...

This systematic review assesses the quality of the evidence across individual studies on the effect of environmental noise (road traffic, aircraft, and train and railway noise) on cognition. Quantitative non-experimental studies of the association between environmental noise exposure on child and adult cognitive performance published up to June 2015 were reviewed: no limit was placed on the sta...

background and aims. this survey was conducted to provide statistical data regarding publications in pubmed-indexed journals from tabriz university of medical sciences faculty of dentistry. materials and methods. the database used for this study was pubmed. the search was conducted using key words including the names of the heads of the departments. papers published between january 1, 2005 and ...