Background: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of IVF/ ICSI by modification of embryo transfer technique following embryo transfer. Materials and Methods: In this randomized trial study, two groups of infertile women (n = 55) aged %40 years underwent in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment cycles with or without 0.2 mL of air pushed into the catheter...

introduction and aims: both observational and experimental studies have shown that higher selenium status reduces the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in selenium deficient populations. recent cancer registry data have shown very different rates of esophageal cancer (ec) and gastric cancer (gc) in four provinces of iran, namely ardabil, mazandaran, golestan, and kerman. the aim of this st...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate artificial insemination techniques on reproductive performance in Ghezel ewes synchronized with CIDR during breeding season. Methods: All ewes were treated with controlled internal drug release device (CIDR) inserted into the vagina of the ewes for 14 days. All ewes were treated a single intramuscular (IM) dose of PMSG was injected. In thi...

Objective Gender selection and family planning have their roots in human history. Despite great interest in these fields, very few scientific propositions exist which could explain why some family do not attain the desired sex. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether sex of previous child or children could affect the outcomes of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Materia...

Background: Some microorganisms can adhere to food handling surfaces forming biofilms that pose a safety challenge. This study was done to evaluate bacterial biofilm formation in milking equipments in Lilongwe, Malawi. Methods: Pooled milk (n=54) and water (n=60) samples were collected from households and milk bulking groups in Lilongwe, Malawi. Swabbing (n=46) and rinsing (n=16) were done on ...

no on-site sanitation system treats both urine and faecal matter in one process. a laboratory scale biological filter was fed with high concentration of urea (4 g n/l) and 17.1 g cod/l to determine if it will be possible to treat liquid that leach from a ventilated improved pit latrine. the hlr in the proposed biological filter system was calculated to be ca 36 l/m2/d, significantly lower than ...

optimum management of intra- and interspecific competitions are key subject in most agroecosystems. the objective of this experiment was the study effect of intra- and interspecific competitions and n rates on yield and yield components of wheat which was carried out in agricultural faculty of shahid chamran university of ahvaz during 2011-2012. the experimental design was split–plot based on r...

this study describes the prevalence of cardiac dysrhythmias occurring over a single 24 h period in ponies and compares the heart rate and frequency of dysrhythmias in two groups of ponies of different ages. electrocardiograms were recorded using a holter monitoring system from twenty four ponies aged less than 15-year-old (n = 14) and greater than 15-year-old (n = 10). subsequent analyses of ca...