abstract islamic medicine is regarded as a comprehensive medical school with a long, glorious and worldwide reputation. some of the physicians of this school are famous worldwide and have contributed valuable services to the scientific world. given the dramatically increasing prevalence of cancer and the relative inefficacy of current medications, there is a great demand for the introduction of...

Objectives The association of vascular risk factors (VRFs) with incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) has been well studied. However, the association between VRFs and non-AD dementia is seldom investigated. In this study, we aim to compare the concurrence of VRFs of Lewy body dementia (LBD) to AD. Materials & Methods We consecutively enrolled patients with dementia...

An economic model of the online advertising market is presented, focusing on the effect of ad fraud. In the model, the market is comprised of three classes of players: publishers, advertising networks, and advertisers. The central question is whether ad networks have an incentive to aggressively combat fraud. The main outcome of the model is to answer this question in the affirmative.

an examination of historical text and archaeological data show that mehrjanqadhaq was one of the important states of western iran which had been founded and formed in a region now known as darreshsher or more exactly in saimara valley. the history of the state goes back to parthian era. archaeological data in confirmation of historical texts both indicate settlement sequence form parthian era t...

Traditional trade routes that penetrate the natural barrier of Himalayas are critical for connecting major Chinese and South Asian markets. Research on these can contribute significantly to facilitating construction Corridor enhancing trans-Himalayan connectivity. Combining historical literature, field surveys, geographic information system (GIS) techniques, this study examined spatial distribu...