Single nucleotide polymorphisms in pre-microRNA (miRNA) may alter miRNA expression levels or processing and contribute to susceptibility in a wide range of diseases. The present study aimed to evaluate the possible association between rs2910164 and rs3746444 of the pre-miRNA (hsamir-146a and hsa-mir-499) polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an Iranian population. Thi...

Letter to the EditorCould an intrarenal Cori cycle participate in urinary concentrating mechanism?Lise BankirLise BankirCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Institut National la Santé et Médicale, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris, FranceCentre Scientifique, ERL 8228, Laboratoire Physiologie Rénale Tubulopathies, FrancePublished Online:30 Aug 2021https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00253.2021Mo...

background: to determine the prevalence of incidental findings on brain ct scan in mild head trauma patients. methods: from november 2005 to april 2006, we evaluated 732 ct scans of cases with mild head trauma (glasgow coma scale score of thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen), whom referred to our university affiliated hospital. in this study, we evaluated incidental findings on brain ct of our pati...

introduction urbanization in developing countries has caused many problems, such as increase in urbanization, lack of housing and employment, migration and stagnation of villages, and promoting villages to towns is one of the main policies to reduce these problems. development of small and intermediate urban centers has, for the past several years, been canvassed by many scholars and internatio...

extended abstract 1. introduction badi'ozaman and hariri maqameh are among the very important literary prose genres, which first emerged during the abbasid period. such short stories serve different literary purposes and reflect different social, economic and cultural aspects of their time. for this reason, some researchers have largely investigated it. the prose literary language of these work...

introduction the review of roles and functions of local management show that rural managers have played a significant role and been responsible on the physical development of villages over the time. despite legal supports for playing a role in local management and any intervention for rural development and the physical expansion of rural settlements, such a role and its impacts on rural develop...

Backgrounds: Spontaneous rupture risk in renal arterial aneurysm (RAA) is extremely low. Indication criteria for surgical repair of RAA remain uncertain. Objective: Long-term outcomes of conservative therapy and surgical repair were evaluated. Patients: The study included fifty-eight patients (17 male, 41 female) diagnosed with RAA during the last 21 years. Median age at the time of diagnosis w...