tion, are labelled as sprains ; cases involving different peri-articular and articular structures are also included. Theoretically sprain is considered to be a stretch and partial rupture of ligaments, tendons, or muscles, in, around and near a joint, producing the typical syndrome*. There are two views as to the mechanism of production of the syndrome, namely, the reflex theory, and the mechan...

osinophilia is defined as the presence of more than 500 eosinophils/ L in the peripheral blood, and may be accompanied by eosinophil infiltration in tissues. Focal eosinophilic infiltration in the lungs and liver is relatively common and is often associated with a parasitic infection, drug hypersensitivity, allergic diseases, collagen vascular diseases, and internal malignancies such as Hodgkin...

infiltration rate is one of the most important soil physical parameters and is a basic input data in irrigation and drainage projects. although, a number of theoretical or experimental based equations are presented to describe this phenomenon but the evaluation of some new sciences such as artificial neural networks, for prediction of the phenomenon can be investigated. generally, the infiltrat...