background: normal pregnancy is thought to be dependent on th2 deviation, while recurrent pregnancy loss (rpl) and pre-eclampsia (pe) appear to be biased toward the th1 immune response. it is believed that the soluble form of cd30 (scd30) is an index of th2 immune response or modulator of th1/th2 responses. objective: the aim of this study was determination of the scd30 level in rpl and pe pati...

the dormancy characteristics and optimum conditions for seed germination of alstroemeria ligtu had not been explained. in vitro and in vivo alstroemeria (a. ligtu hybrid) seed germination tests were conducted in a randomized completely design at two different treatments (gibberellic acid (ga3) 0, 100, 200 and 400 mg/l with and without stratification in 5±1oc) in four replications. seeds were pl...

in reinforced concrete design, there are situations where transfer of shear across a specific plane needs to be considered. examples of such situation include corbels, bearing shoes, ledger beam bearing, and a host of connection between precast concrete elements. in this study, the shear transfer behavior of reinforced concrete is investigated experimentally by conducting test on 6 precracked p...

conclusions different factors affect resiliency improvements in medical emergency staff and consequently the quality of pre-hospital burn care. this study showed that various factors such as scene security/safety, effective decision making, self-efficacy and religious support are effective in the improvement of resiliency and the quality of pre-hospital emergency care. results by analyzing 456 ...

introduction: currently, volunteer forces are among the main members of the healthcare service body, particularly in the treatment sector, and play a key role in healthcare and treatment services. since efficient human resources are the greatest and most important assets of all organizations, the organization constantly works to train, retain, and get maximum benefit of these valuable assets. t...

consanguinity has been a long-standing social habit among iranians. the effect of consanguinity on early death (stillbirth plus infant death) and pre-reproductive mortality (death before age 15 years) was studied in an ecological study in 10 provinces of iran (including, boosheher, chaharmahal-o-bakhtiari, east azarbaijan, ilam, fars, kashan, kerman, kermanshah, markazi, semnan, and yazd). the ...

background: lead toxicity is a prevalent health problem in both developed and developing countries. one of the proposed mechanisms for lead-induced organ damage is oxidative stress. oxidative stress is well-associated with the pregnancy disorder, pre-eclampsia. exposure to lead may be one of the sources of the oxidative stress that leads to development of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women. object...