purpose : to describe a case of bilateral squamous cell carcinoma in right nasal and left temporal conjunctiva, simulating bilateral pterygium case report : a reddish fibrovascular pterygium-like lesion was observed in the nasal side of bulbar conjunctiva on the right eye and temporal conjunctiva of the left eye. medical examination not revealed any coexistent malignancy elsewhere excisional bi...

the present study aimed to estimate the effects of parity, calving season and year of calving on the prevalence of subclinical mastitis in holstein cows. a total of 2682 records from 869 holstein cows in a large dairy farm (azarbaijan province, iran), respecting the period from 2006 to 2009, were collected. data was analyzed using proc mixed of sas software by mivque method. subclinical mastiti...

conclusions the pattern and number of vessels involved were similar in both groups. based on common prevalence of traditional risk factors among two groups, planning for lifestyle changes is recommended. results of the 112 patients, 51 (45.5%) were in group a and 61 (54.5%) were in group b with mean age of 37.6 ± 4.4 and 63 ± 8.5, respectively. no significant statistical differences were found ...

conclusions central nervous system depressant was an important risk factor for vap among poisoned patients. hypoventilation due to cns depression can lead to vap. the apache ii and length of hospital stay were shown as independent predictors of vap and mortality among these patients. results the mean age of the patients was 33.9 ± 14.3 years. the probable vap incidence and mortality were 22% an...

results the total art score was equal to 30.07 ± 12.43. data analysis from art illustrated that 74.6% of 240 cases were in high and 13.8% were in medium level of risk. art-electre results revealed that grading and pars naghsh halls were in the best and decoration hall was in the worst ergonomic conditions and should be placed in the top priority of action level. background in this paper, the er...

conclusions in our study, depression had a remarkable prevalence in elderly, especially in women and in those who suffered from inactive or sedentary life. background depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder in the elderly. nowadays, because of the rise in the absolute number and proportion of elders in societies, the numbers of elders with this condition may be increasing. objectiv...

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this cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate seroprevalence and to identify flock-level factors associated with seropositivity to brucellosis in small ruminants in kerman province, southeastern iran. in october-november 2011, serum samples were randomly collected from 1767 sheep and 1233 goats, older than 18 months, from 300 flocks. the sera were initially screened for the presence of a...