objective: sleep disorders are common complaints of women during pregnancy. these disorders are the result of physiological, hormonal, physical changes, affecting before, during, and right after pregnancy. this study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of pregnant women with sleep disorders in the second trimester. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, data was collected with ...

This paper addresses recent debates about body (tsaa) formation and the process of health and illness among the Hupd'ah, also known as Maku of the Uaupés, Papuri and Tiquié rivers. The ethnographic data presented here evinces the relationship between the main substances existing in the body (hãwäg and b’atìb) and manifest in the Hup physiology as well as the potential ways of understanding the ...

MDGAs help the brain lose its inhibitions S ynapse development is promoted by a variety of cell adhesion molecules that connect neurons and organize synaptic proteins. Many of these adhesion molecules are linked to neuro-developmental disorders; mutations in neu-roligin and neurexin family members, for example, are associated with autism and schizophrenia. Pettem et al. reveal that another fami...

BACKGROUND Abortion in Iran, like other Islamic countries is severely restricted except in a few exceptions. However, some women who have an unwanted or mistimed pregnancy are seeking abortion. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the contraceptive use and its related factors among repeat and first- time induced abortion seekers in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study,...

The present study aimed to estimate heritability, genetic and phenotypic correlations between body weight and body measurement traits in Iranian Makuei sheep. The used data were collected from 1989 to 2012 at Makuei Sheep Breeding Station in Maku (West Azarbayjan province). The data included body weight and five body measurement traits (body length (BL), heart girth (HG), withers height (WH), r...