gross rainfall (gr) partitioning into throughfall (tf), stemflow (sf) and interception loss (i) was studied in a pure oriental beech (fagus orientalis lipsky) forest located in the central caspian region of northern iran. measurements were performed on a rainfall event basis in a 5625 m2 plot of the kheyrud forest research station of tehran university during 2008 and 2009 growing seasons. gr wa...

conclusions the pil epidural injection is as effective as tf epidural injection in improving pain and functional status, in patients with chronic lumbosacral low back pain, due to disc degeneration. results effective pain relief [numeric rating scale (nrs) < 3] was observed in 77.3% (95% ci: 67‒90.5%) of patients in pil group and 74.2% (95% ci: 62.4 - 89.4%) of patients in the tf group (p = 0.3...

indium is a heavy metal belonging to group iiia. it is used as a radioimaging and chemotherapeutic agent in diagnosis and also in the treatment of cancers. it is believed that indium may interfere with iron metabolism and reduce cell growth in cancer tissue. the present report was established to study the binding of iron and indium to apo-transferrin (apo-tf) and to identify amino acids involve...