1Fellow ship of Dermatopathology, Skin Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran, 2Skin Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran, 3Gastrointestinal and Liver Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal St., Rasht, Iran, 4University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 151...

Banai· I§, M., Pourbakhsh, S.A.,I Ezzi, A.,2 Ardehali, M. and Jannati, M. §: [email protected] 1. Al'illn Diseus".'· Re.H:ur,·h & Diuf{nosis Depi., Ruzi Voccine und SerI/ni Research In.1. Tehran. Iran 2. PatholoK)' Dep/.. Ruzi 1n.\'Iitllte 3. Anearohie Bacterial Vuccinf!s Rewarcl! & Prodllction Dept .. Razi Imtitue -1. Veterinary Fael/lty. Azud University, Karaj, Ira...

BACKGROUND Pertussis or "whooping cough" is an acute, communicable infection of the respiratory tract caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It has been recorded in history of medicine that the first pertussis epidemic was reported in 1578 by a French scientist, Guillaume de Baillou, in Paris. Furthermore, the causative agent was first isolated in 1906 by Jules Jean Baptist...

This study examined the impact strategy, core competence, and involvement of HR executives in strategic decision making on the refinery managers' evaluation of the effectiveness of HR and refinery performance among 86 U.S. petro-chemical refineries. Survey results indicated that higher involvement of HR in organizational strategy was strongly related to perceptions of HR effectiveness, and that...

Reduction of fossil fuels sources, increasing of pollution gases emission, and global warming effects increase the demand of renewable fuels. One of the main candidates of alternative fuels is biodiesel. Biodiesel limits greenhouse gas effects due to the closed CO2 cycle. Biodiesel has more biodegradability, lower combustion emissions such as CO, SOx, HC, PM and lower toxicity than petro diesel...