background: drivers of heavy motor vehicles are occupationally exposed to intense whole body vibration (wbv) for several hours per day over their working lifetime. therefore, they are at risk of wbv-induced occupational disorders. this study aimed to investigate health effects of long-term exposure to whole body vibration among a group of heavy vehicle drivers in fars province, southwestern ira...

objectives: in traditional medicine salvia officinalis (sage) has been used as menstrual cycle regulator. in the present study the effects of sage extract on breast tissue were examined. materials and methods: fourteen female rats were divided into two groups: 1) distilled water-treated rats (con) that were gavaged with 1ml distilled water and 2) saliva officinalis hydroalcoholic extract (she)-...

background: control of the medium osmolarity and temperature during long or short time sperm manipulation is essential. objective: the objectives of the present study were to find the effects of different osmolarities of modified tyrode's solution and milk on the bull sperm during incubation at above zero temperatures. materials and methods: semen samples were collected twice from five najdi bu...