aim and background: in recent years, experts in the field of obsessive-compulsive disorder have been trying to measure the validity and efficiency of pharmaceutical interventions. the meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of medication on symptoms of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. methods and materials: this meta-analysis was conducted on studies during the past decade in iran...

sperm cells are one of the most stellar and fas-cinating cells in all species. one of the most distinctive characteristic of these cells is their movement dynamics which can be observed through a light microscope. the first paper regarding sperm cell biology that appeared on pubmed was pres-ented by dr. w.f. whitney (1). there, he showed the staining properties of spermatozoa and it was publish...

background : poisoning is a major concern, especially in developing countries. we aimed to focus on poisoning trends based on registry data for the recent 10 years. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on registry database of imam reza hospital in mashhad, iran. all cases of toxic exposure or poisoning during 2004 to 2013 were included (49189 patients). data from two national censu...

late blight, caused by phytophthora infestans, is one of the most important diseases of potato in the world and iran, especially in golestan province. 16 models have introduced for forecasting the disease in the world, sofar. in order to developing a forecasting model, wether and disease occurrence data during the recent 10 years were used.then, 22 variables were built using daily temperature, ...

BACKGROUND One of the most common cosmetic surgeries is rhinoplasty. Iran has the highest rate of rhinoplasty, worldwide. The aim of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics of patients’ undergone rhinoplasty during two-time-period with a 10-year-interval in a single surgical center in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS In a retrospective study, data of the patients who were sched...