Objective: In the present study, the effects of aqueous saffron extract (Crocus sativus L.) on the acquisition and reinstatement of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in mice were investigated. Materials and Methods: Subcutaneous administration of morphine (40 mg/kg for four days) produced place preference. Intraperitoneal administration of aqueous extract (40 and 80 mg/kg for...

in recent years, studying the dietary preferences and livestock grazing behaviorhas attracted lots of attention due to manage and improve the efficiency of rangelands. so,in this study the foraging behavior and diet selection of tali goat was investigated in thechabahar rangeland during 2008-2010. data were collected and analyzed for speeds oflivestock, covered distance, time of grazing, restin...

the rapid pace of changing technology is leading to high rate of import and export between different countries. in outsourcing governmental organizations duties to private sectors, it is a need to control sectors and they should be under assessment policy. this research has been developed to show how the accredited laboratories of iranian standard (isiri) can be assessed for their technical ser...

in this article a very brief history of violence against women in domestic settings is developed. on the whole, 18 focus group discussion (fgd) (including 4 pilot fgds), were conducted in southern part of teheran capital of iran among different groups of people (literate, illiterate, married, unmarried, male, female). further, 30 individual interviews conducted with violence and family affaire ...

background: the increasing number of cesarean section is a great concern in many countries. in iran cesarean section rate has been steadily rising from 35% in 2000 to 40% in 2005. preferences for cesarean are often associated with some factors. objective: to investigate factors associated with preference for cesarean delivery, with special emphasis on pregnant women’s preferences in first pregn...

BACKGROUND Continuity of care can bring a wide range of benefits to consumers, providers and health care systems. This study aimed to understand the relationship preferences of primary care patients and their associations with patient experience of continuity of care. METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted on 700 patients who sought medical care from a community health organisation in B...

The research aims to understand the types of customer groups shopping in supermarkets, segmentation customers is based on variables which impact decision-making their preference towards supermarkets. Cluster analysis performed a primary dataset collected form questionnaire. questionnaire consists that can influence customers' In total 86 respondents did participate data collection. was piloted ...

This study aims to analyze the factors that influence low preference of culinary traders in choosing sharia financing Bima City. research was conducted using quantitative methods. The type data this is primary obtained through distribution questionnaires city Bima. They have not chosen Islamic banks. number samples 96 respondents. analytical tool used multiple linear regression analysis with he...

primary-like and weakly primary-like submodules are two new generalizations of primary ideals from rings to modules. in fact, the class of primary-like submodules of a module lie between primary submodules and weakly primary-like submodules properly.  in this note, we show that these three classes coincide when their elements are submodules of a multiplication module and satisfy the primeful pr...

BACKGROUND Assessments of labour pain focus on pain intensity, not on duration. We aimed to assess the importance labouring women apply to pain intensity and duration before labour and post-delivery. METHODS Forty healthy women scheduled for labour induction were enrolled in this institutional review board-approved, prospective cohort study. Participants completed a pain preference questionna...