OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of calvarial bone in the reconstruction of saddle nose deformity. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Plastic Surgery Unit of Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from July 2004 to October 2009. It comprised 19 patients who underwent saddle nose deformity reconstruction with calvarial bone graft. All patients we...

Impacts of H. pylori mixed-infection and heteroresistance on clinical outcomes Masoud Alebouyeh, Abbas Yadegar, Nastaran Farzi, Marzyieh Miri, Homayoon Zojaji, Somayeh Gharibi, Zeinab Fazeli, Naser Ebrahimi Daryani, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Mohammad Reza Zali Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University...

cross infections (cis) are considered as a major public health problem worldwide. they cause delay in recovery, increased mortality and morbidity. the purpose of this study is to report the incidence of cis in our teaching hospital during a 23-month period.in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 76766 patients from 2009 to 2011 admitted to 17 wards of imam reza hospital in mashhad were studi...

Objectives: Personality and spiritual factors play an important role in the death anxiety of incurable patients. This research was performed to investigate mediating resilience relationship between emotional regulation spirituality, with cancer Methods: Number 290 patients referring chemotherapy section Imam Reza Hospital were selected using available sampling methods. The questionnaires that c...

Sumit Sidana, LIG CNRS University of Grenoble Alpes Mikhail Trofimov, Dorodnitsyn Computing Center of Russian Academy of Sciences Oleg Horodnitskii, CES, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Charlotte Laclau, LIG CNRS University of Grenoble Alpes Yury Maximov, CES, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Theoretical Division T-4 & Center for Non-Linear Studies, Los Alamos Nationa...

To my parents. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my research advisor Prof. Faramarz Fekri for his continuous encouragement, advice, and guidance. Throughout the last two years, I have enjoyed his company as a supportive and insightful friend rather than a formal research advisor. My sincere thanks go to my incredible friends Amir Hossein, Mehrsa, and...

introduction: gastroesophageal reflux (ger) is the most common esophageal disorder, which occurs at all ages. ger is defined as the passage of gastric contents into the esophagus. ger disease (gerd), which is a long-term complication, is a common pediatric problem. clinical manifestations of gerd in infants include regurgitation, irritability, choking, gagging, vomiting, poor weight gain, and r...