Background: As the third leading cause of death, cancers have a special place in the Iranian health system. Several studies have been done in some regions of the country with few years of follow-ups, but this was the first standardized study to investigate the incidence trends of colorectal cancer in Iran in a one-decade period.   Methods: The registered data for colorectal cancer cases...

In the light of Mozambique's progress towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4 of reducing mortality of children aged less than five years (under-five mortality) by two-thirds within 2015, this study investigated the relationship between the province of mother's residence and under-five mortality in Mozambique, using data from the 2003 Mozambican Demographic and Health Survey. T...

The analysis presented in this article draws on Rogoff’s (2003) work on intent participation and Dyson’s (2001, 2010) studies of children’s written compositions to identify the nature of peers’ contributions to meaning making, and cultural transmission processes claimed to occur when young children narrate stories to supportive adults. It draws on data collected during an evaluation of an in-se...

O of the most important transitions in life, both generally and from an alcohol­problems perspec­ tive, is marriage. Marriage not only involves major changes but also serves as a marker event for the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. Often, but not uniformly, marriage occurs with other milestones, such as stable adult employment and parenthood. As a developmental transition, marri...

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purpose: to report complications involving the posterior segment after laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (lasik) in 5 myopic patients ranging in age from 26 to 38 years. patients and findings: case one developed bilateral cilioretinal artery obstruction in association with ischemic optic neuropathy. case two presented with nonsimultaneous bilateral delayed-onset optic neuropathy. in case th...

soil salinity threat for agricultural ecosystems in many parts of iran, and negatively affects crop production. in order to examine salinity tolerance of kochia a series of experiments were conducted in crd with four replications, seven levels of salinity (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 ds.m-1), two growth stages (planting and early seedling) and interval irrigation. result showed that decrease o...