Effects of five various tillage systems on soil porosity, volumetric water content, diurnal and nocturnal soil temperatures, plant water uptake and dry matter yield was investigated using a completely randomized design with five treatments and four replications in Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources research farm located in Seyed-Miran during 2009-2010 growing seaso...

Adherence to ethical standards in the medical profession is one of the fundamental principles of the traditional Iranian medicine, and its significance is reflected in the words and works of founders of this school of medicine. One particularly valuable source is the esteemed work by the Iranian scholar Hakim Seyed Mohammad Hussein Aghili Khorasani Shirazi entitled “Kholasat-Al-Hekmat”, which w...

Background and Objectives: Intraperitoneal primary hydatid cyst is a rare disease, and even in countries where the disease is endemic, only 2% of intra-abdominal cases are included. In this paper, a case of pelvic hydatid cyst in a young woman with abdominal pain, low blood pressure and a history of infertility is presented. Case presentation: The case was a 21 -year old woman with an abdomi...

Background & Aims:Over the last decade, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the single largest cause of death worldwide including all developing regions. The coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most lethal form of CVD. Ceruloplasmin is a ferroxidase enzyme with two paradoxically oxidative and antioxidative performances. Some studies show that ceruloplasmin give rise to atherosclerosis...

Background and Objectives: Peritonitis is one of the most important emergency abdominal surgeries which mostly occurs due to intra-abdominal visceral perforation. Case Presentation: The patient was a 54-year-old man referred to the emergency department for abdominal pain and inability in passing gas and defecation. In physical examination, there was a generalized tenderness with guarding; in t...

Background & Aims: Breast cancer can lead to different levels of anxiety and be affected by lifestyle. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy and Couples Coping Enhancement Training on Health Anxiety and Health Promoting Lifestyles in Women with Breast Cancer. Materials & Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-...

Al Muwailihi was a genial and committed reformist and intellectual who devoted all his efforts to reform the ethics of society. A student of Seyed Jamal and Mohammed Abdeh, he was among the advocates of liberty in his era. Their reformist ideas influenced him, and since patriotic sentiment among the reformist thinkers was a subset of religious sentiment, he felt the need to write a book to desc...