In this paper we report a search for intermediate mass magnetic monopoles and nuclearites using CR39 and Makrofol Nuclear Track Detectors (NTDs) of the SLIM large area experiment, 440 m exposed at the high altitude laboratory of Chacaltaya (Bolivia) and about 100 m at Koksil, Himalaya (Pakistan). We discuss the new chemical etching and improved analysis of the SLIM CR39 sheets. Preliminary limi...

Pelvic abscesses represent the most frequent complications of colorectal surgery. Percutaneous CT or US guided drainage can be an alternative to surgical drainage that is associated to a significant mortality rate. In the current study results of PAD, performed in 39 patients with pelvic or abdominopelvic abscesses were reviewed in order to evaluate reliability of such procedure. Major part of ...

common burnet (poterium sanguisorba) is a perennial herb from rose family (rosaceae) which is used to construct pastures. the studied plant can resist against freezing, cool and drought. the present study was conducted to study the seed germination parameters of common burnet in different thermal treatments as completely randomized design in 4 replications in 2013. treatments involved the effec...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of advanced maternal age on the rate of perinatal mortality. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study including all 56,517 singleton hospital deliveries between 1999 and 2008. METHODS Data were analyzed according to maternal age at delivery in 3 groups of women, 25-34 years, 35-39 years and ≥ 40 years, using the youngest as the reference group. RESULTS Odds ra...

The effects of uterine length per embryo and stage of gestation on prenatal survival, development, and sex ratio were determined by systematically restricting embryos to 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or > 50 cm of initial uterine length per potential embryo and examining the reproductive tracts at d 17, 23, 29, 35, or 41 of gestation. At d 3 the mean length of a uterine horn was 169 +/- 35...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of sonographic measurement of fetal abdominal circumference (AC) for the prediction of fetal macrosomia. MATERIAL AND METHOD A prospective clinical trial was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. The study consisted of 361 singleton pregnant women who were admitted for deliv...

abstract     in order to select the best planting distributions on the rows and study their effects on morphological traits and uptake amount of some nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium in forage of common vetch (vicia sativa) a factorial experiment was carried out with randomized complete block design and 3 replications in research field of mohaghegh ardabili univer...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of maternal age on obstetric outcomes. METHODS A prospective database from a multicenter investigation of singletons, the FASTER trial, was studied. Subjects were divided into 3 age groups: 1) less than 35 years, 2) 35-39 years, and 3) 40 years and older. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess the effect of age on outcomes after adjustin...

3 Classifications of Contrast Agents for Cardiac MRI...................................................... 35 3.1 Extracellular Fluid Space Contrast Agents .............. 35 3.2 Blood-Pool Contrast Agents...................................... 37 3.3 Intracellular Contrast Agents .................................... 39 3.4 Necrosis-Avid or Multipurpose Contrast Agents? ... 39 3.5 Potential Plaqu...