This research was designed to study the effect of bitter almond oil on the healing of open skin wounds in rats. Thirty female adult rats were randomly divided into experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. Under general anesthesia and sterile conditions, one quadrangular (surface area=22 mm) full thickness skin wound was made on the dorsum of each rat. The day of surgery was considered as ...

The heart rate response to tilting was investigated in active and quiet sleep in 19 normal newborns (age 1-7 days) and 11 healthy premature infants (age 2-19 days). RR intervals were determined by computer from the ECG for 30-60 s periods immediately before and after each tilt. Term infants had a significant (p less than 0.005) decrease in RR interval for head-up tilting and significant (p less...

Micromusposticus (Walker) is a small brown lacewing fly rarely collected in Canada and represented in collections by only a limited number of specimens. Indeed, fewer than 50 specimens were captured in Québec and Ontario over the last century, all within a small area delimited by the northern shore of Lake Erie, Ottawa and Montréal. Aylmer, located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, northw...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of cognitive and physical rest for the treatment of concussion. STUDY DESIGN High school and collegiate athletes (N = 49) underwent post-concussion evaluations between April 2010 and September 2011 and were prescribed at least 1 week of cognitive and physical rest. Participants were assigned to groups on the basis of the time elapsed between sustaining a co...

This research was designed to study the effect of bitter almond oil on the healing of open skin wounds in rats. Thirty female adult rats were randomly divided into experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. Under general anesthesia and sterile conditions, one quadrangular (surface area=22 mm) full thickness skin wound was made on the dorsum of each rat. The day of surgery was considered as ...

One of the most important issues in community is health and progress people. Because of durability of a community depends on health each person. In this regard, the present study aims to compare anthropometric, biomechanical and psychological factors between university student and student girls done. Subjects of the study were 86 girls 15-17 years old and 113 university student 18-24 years old,...