A potters clay from the Gorgan plain, in N. E. Iran, has been fired successively at temperatures up to the melting point 1 200 "C in an atmosphere of air or 5 % CO in moist COz. Mossbauer spectra at 296 K and 4.2 K allow the determination of the relative amounts of iron in well-crystallised haematite or magnetite, of poorly-crystallised and fine-particle ferric oxide or hydroxide, and of iron d...

OBJECTIVES To assess the gender differences and the age-related morphometrical changes of the thalamus, interthalamic adhesion, and the right-left differences of the thalamus of the native Fars ethnic group in the South-East of the Caspian Sea border METHODS This descriptive study was carried out on 97 patients (44 males and 53 females) without neuropathologic changes and symptoms admitted to...

The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of obesity in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Gorgan (South East of Caspian Sea), Iran. The subjects consist of 122 females and 78 males type 2 diabetic patients. Anthropometric and laboratory parameters in both sexes were determined (2011).Waist circumference was higher in males than females subjects (p<0.05), but the females...

Ectopic pregnancy is a rare condition, and, although its prevalence has decreased in recent years, it is still an important cause of mortality and morbidity in women. Cervical ectopic pregnancy is less than 1% of all ectopic pregnancies. Fever is one of signs of infection, and it is necessary to monitor patients closely for other signs of infection. This paper presents and discusses a case of c...

BACKGROUND GB Virus C is a blood-borne virus and a member of Flaviviridae, like hepatitis C that is distributed globally and puts hemodialysis patients at high risk of developing liver disease. The clinical significance of GBV-C in this population remains unclear. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to evaluate GBV-C infection among hemodialysis patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Totally, 149 pa...