OBJECTIVE To study the effects on the hemiplegic upper limb of repetitive facilitation exercises (RFEs) using a novel facilitation technique, in which the patient's intention to move the hemiplegic upper limb or finger was followed by realization of the movement using multiple sensory stimulations. METHODS Twenty-three stroke patients were enrolled in a cross-over study in which 2-week RFE se...

Structures 3', CIVL456 an elective subject offered by the Department of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering is basically composed of two main topics for matrix structural analysis: Matrix (Stiffness and Flexibility) analysis methods and the Finite Element method. These methods are used for the analysis of two and three dimensional trusses, rigidly jointed frameworks and plates. The subj...

recently, the role of myostatin (mstn) in controlling insulin resistance (ir( has been known. the aim of this study was to determine acute and delayed response of mstn and ir to circuit resistance exercise. for this purpose, 12 healthy men volunteered and participated in 2 sessions of the resistance exercise and control with one-week interval. after a session to instruct how to perform resistan...

purpose: to evaluate the effect of intravitreal bevacizumab (ivb) injection on sustained intraocular pressure (iop) methods: this non-randomized prospective study was conducted on 359 eyes of 359 patients in amir almomenin (rasht) and labbafinejad (tehran) hospitals. after history taking and complete ocular examination, iop was measured one week and one day before injection (twice at each sessi...

Background: Many efforts are made to find new and more effective treatments for psoriasis. Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) +epinephrine is a cheap option which can be administered with long intervals. The effectiveness of Pulse Dye Laser (PDL) on psoriasis has been already assessed. We decided to evaluate the effectiveness of 5-FU+epinephrine and compare it to betamethasone and PDL.</...

introduction: this study compared the root canal microbial count of necrotic teeth after irrigation with 6% sodium hypochlorite (naocl) (single session treatment) and two-session root canal treatment with two-week application of calcium hydroxide (ch) mixed with 0.2% chlorhexidine (chx) as intracanal medicament. methods and materials: in this randomized clinical trial, single-rooted necrotic te...

introduction: striae distensae (sd) are a frequent skin condition for which treatment remains a challenge. the 1540-nm non-ablative fractional laser (star lux 500) has been shown to improve atrophic scars by increasing the amount of dermal collagen. to assess the safety and efficacy of the star lux 500 laser in the treatment of mature hypopigmented striae in persian people (striae alba). method...