Our previous study has suggested that downregulated microRNA (miR)-29a in denatured dermis might be involved in burn wound healing. However, the exact role of miR-29a in healing of burn injury still remains unclear. Here, we found that expression of miR-29a was notably upregulated in denatured dermis tissues and skin fibroblast cells after thermal injury, and thereafter gradually downregulated ...

Geopolitical competition between Russia and the US and EU on the periphery of the former USSR has complicated efforts to resolve lingering conflicts in Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Transnistria. Regional and great power rivalries often obscure the distinctive local factors in each of these conflicts, which are ultimately crucial to their resolution. In addition, changes in loc...

Results: BAI scores (26.6 ± 11.8 vs. 3.4 ± 3.3, p< 0.001) and BDI scores (12.6 ± 4 vs. 3.7 ± 4.5, p< 0.001) were signifi cantly higher in the patient group compared to the controls. P wave dispersion (Pd) [50.0 ± 17.5 miliseconds (ms) vs. 23.4 ± 7.7 ms, p< 0.001] and mean QT dispersion (QTd) (50.5 ± 18.1 ms vs. 28.3 ± 11.4 ms, p< 0.001) signifi cantly increased in the GAD patient group compared...

موسیقی ـ درونی ـ در هر اثر ادبی، جالب و دلنشین است. به عبارت دیگر ضرب‌آهنگ متون سبب علاقه‌مندی خواننده به اثر ادبی و ایجاد ارتباط با آن است؛ چراکه با ریتم خود و تنظیم نوسانات موسیقایی با عواطف خواننده، موجب می‌شود که طبع انسان با آن همراه شود و از شنیدنش به وجد آید. ساختار ریتمیک از ویژگی‌های اساسی نهج‌البلاغه و به تبع آن از ویژگی‌های اصلی خطبه «شقشقیه» و خطبه «آفرینش طاووس» است؛ چراکه شیرینی خ...