A restoring-force model is a versatile mathematical that can describe the relationship between restoring force and deformation obtained from large number of experiments. Over past few decades, body work on development models has been reported in literature. Under high intensity cyclic loadings or seismic excitations, reinforced concrete (RC) structures undergo wide range hysteretic deterioratio...

Atherosclerosis is a progressive inflammatory disease that causes lipid accumulation in the arterial wall, leading to the formation of plaques. The clinical manifestations of plaque rupture—stroke and myocardial infarction—are increasing worldwide and pose an enormous economic burden for society. Atherosclerosis development reflects a complex interaction between environmental exposures and gene...

An analytical approach based on modified Bouc-Wen-Baber-Noori model has been proposed in this paper for predicting the hysteresis behavior of reinforced concrete beamcolumn joints with limited transverse reinforcement. The analytical model presented in this research is able to capture the characteristics of non-seismic detailed beam-column joints such as stiffness and strength degradation and p...

This study was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of ultra-low microcurrent delivered by the Electro Pressure Regeneration Therapy (EPRT) device for the management of chronic wounds. In this study, 23 patients with chronic skin ulcers and 2 with abdominal dehiscence that was present for an average of 16.5 mo, who were not responsive to standard conservative treatment in a hospital setting, ...

In northern provinces of Iran high rates of incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency have been reported and most of these patients carry one of the three common G6PD gene mutations: Mediterranean, Chatham or Cosenza. The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of each of these mutations among neonates in Mazandaran, a northern province of Iran. Four hundre...

Evaluation of Art Curriculum in Elementary Schools through Educational Connoisseurship and Criticism A. Noori, Ph.D. S. Faarsi This study was conducted to evaluate the art curriculum in elementary schools through educational connoisseurship and criticism. Two elementary schools in Malaayer were selected, one with male and the other with female students, and their physical atmo...

dormancy in deciduous fruit trees constitutes an important factor to be considered when selecting for the appropriate species/cultivar to be cultivated in a given geographical region. the factors influencing dormancy, however, remain poorly understood. occurring in cold season, dormancy helps the plant with enduring adverse environmental conditions, especially chilling and freezing tensions. a ...

please cite this article as : bakhtiari m, falaknazi k, lotfi m, noori m, naseri saleh abad a. the relationship between personality traits, anxiety and depression, in life quality of patients under treatment by hemodialysis [hd]. novel biomed 2013;1:1-7. background: the purpose of this study is to examine personality traits in renal patients undergoing haemodialysis (hd) and its connection to d...