in several parts of the world, important yield losses are caused to faba bean due to attack by the black bean aphid aphis fabae scopoli. although resistance could be a good alternative to chemical control, its genetic basis is still largely unknown; and its phenotypic expression is still poorly described, making crucial the permanent evaluation of genetic resources available in different countr...

background and objectives: the main aims of this study have been finding out the antibacterial activity and preliminary phytochemical screening of some fern species. methods: the antimicrobial activity of the methanol extracts of polypodium interjectum shivas, polystichum woronowii fomin, polystichum aculeatum (l.) roth., dryopteris affinis (lowe) fraser-jenk, athyrium filix-femina (l.) roth, a...

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) may lead to irreversible mental retardation. To prevent the complication, screening was conducted routinely for all neonates in Iran. This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of CH screening programs in Fars province, southern Iran. This retrospective study (February–May, 2017) was conducted in the Health System Research Center of Shiraz University of Medi...

background: syphilis is an infectious disease caused by treponema pallidum and transmitted via sexual contact, infected discharge and blood as well as vertical transmission. it causes various impacts on women during pregnancy and their newborns which results in various complications. thus, screening of syphilis is routinely performed during pregnancy. choosing to perform a specific screening te...

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background the national program of neonatal screening was performed in 2005 in iran. according to the studies, the outbreak of congenital hypothyroidism (ch) was one in every 670 live births in 2011. the prevalence of the disease in the world is 1 in 3000. the mean prevalence of this disease in iran is estimated to be 1 in 1,000, which indicates a high prevalence of the disease in iran. conclus...

Background: Prenatal diagnosis for Fetal Chromosomal anomalies currently relies on assessment of risk followed by a combination of biochemical and nuchal translucency. Trisomy 21 is the most common trisomy that is associated with intellectual disability. Pregnant women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21 currently have the option of continuing or terminating their pregnancy, but no f...