To determine the safety and cost-effectiveness of outpatient preoperative bowel preparation with polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution, we retrospectively analyzed 726 cases of colectomy done by colon and rectal surgeons between July 1987 and July 1991. Included were 319 patients who had elective segmental or total abdominal colectomy with primary anastomosis. Patients who required pr...

New planning and city design theories are continuously debated and optimized for seeking efficiency and adequacy in economic and life quality aspects. Here, we examine the children-city relationship, to reflect on how modern and traditional cities affect the social climate. We adopt children as a proper caliber for urbanism, as for their very young age, they are independent and attached to fami...

We infected SJL mice with a recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis expressing a chimeric protein containing the self-epitope of proteolipid protein 139-151 (p139) fused to MPT64, a secreted protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (rMS(p139)). Infected mice developed a relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), showing a prevailing demyelination of the CNS, and disease severity was si...

OBJECTIVES The semiprivate health system in Iran has created an opportunity for unnecessary uses of advanced medical equipments including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study aimed to evaluate the evidence for MRI overuse in private diagnostic imaging centers in Tehran, Iran. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of use of MRI scans for different complaints and to...

Taxicab service plays a vital role in public transportation by offering passengers quick personalized destination service in a semiprivate and secure manner. Taxicabs cruise the road network looking for a fare at designated taxi stands or alongside the streets. However, this service is often inefficient due to a low ratio of live miles (miles with a fare) to cruising miles (miles without a fare...

the art of qajar period includes many unique features and themes. one of the most exceptional features of qajar artworks (painting on tiles) is women motifs depicted at semiprivate and private spaces, at houses of nobilities, and palaces. qajar women in these paintings interact with foreign women’s identity and they have shown a new face of iranian women. the archi-myth of qajar period is inclu...

Summary European schools have seen a considerable increase in the number of multilingual students (Bergroth et al., 2021). Teaching languages separately restricts use students’ entire linguistic repertoire; however, new lines research pointed out usefulness multilingualism and potential benefits pedagogical translanguaging (Leonet 2017). In this context, Linguistically Sensitive (LST) allows te...

OBJECTIVES To determine if children attend the family physician (FP) or the FP/paediatrician for their surveillance medical appointments, as well as analyse the variables associated with the parents' choice between the two physicians. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Public, semiprivate and private kindergartens in the city of Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal). PARTICIPANTS Parents o...

Introduction Smoke-free enclosed public environments are effective in reducing exposure to secondhand smoke and yield major health benefits. Building on this, many countries now implementing smoke-free policies regulating smoking beyond places workplaces. In order successfully implement such ‘novel policies’, support is essential. We aim provide the first comprehensive systematic review meta-an...

abstract the purpose of this study is investigating factors affect on probability of willingness to pay sugar beet farmers for taking of agricultural extension services. logit model was used for cross sectional data in 2009 between 150 sugar beet farmers that were selected by random sampling in the city of mashhad. in addition, tobit model was used to analyse factors affecting on willingness to...