An experiment was carried out to study the effect of different levels (3.06, 3.23, 3.4, 3.57 and 3.74%) of calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation (2000, 2200 and 2400 IU/kg diet) on the performance of laying hens. In a completely randomized design and in a 5 × 3 (15 treatments) factorial arrangement, two hundred and forty (240) white leghorn laying hens strain Hy-Line W 36, 26 weeks old, were d...

Background and Objective: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women around the world and in Iran. A limited number of studies have been conducted on the relationship between dietary factors and breast cancer development in Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of dairy products and animal proteins consumption and breast cancer among women in the provinc...

Necessity and importance of energy in state economic, social, and political structure and stability of and terminable fossil resources have been centerpiece of attention to energy issue in last few years. Urban railway, as one of the main pillars of urban economy, has increased the importance of this sector based on mass transit with advantages such as economic savings in fuel consumption, prev...

Background and purpose: Severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) are amongst the major problems of oral health in children. The purpose of this study was to determine any relationship between S-ECC and body mass index (BMI) in children (2-4 years of age). Materials and methods: In this case-control study, 300 S-EEC infected and 300 S-ECC free children were randomly selected from Tehran kinderga...