abstract aims: lead is emerged as one of the most hazardous elements, existing in the air and soil, which can create irreparable outcomes in the human body due to its highly severe damages. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between lead level and the respiratory diseases in tiran & karvan region, iran. instrument & methods: the research methodology was analytical based on ...

background : the aim of this study was to investigate the association between the two most commonly used generic and disease specific health-related quality of life (hrqol) measures in patients with chronic lung disease due to sm: medical outcomes study short form 36-item (sf-36) and st george's respiratory questionnaire (sgrq). methods : this is a secondary analysis of iranian chemical warfare...

hirchsprung’s disease is a developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system, characterized by abdsence of ganglion cell in the myenterric and submucosal plexuese along a variable portion of the distal intestine.the purpose of this study is the presentation of a new procedure for reduction of the postoperative complications of hirschsprung’s disease (hd) by offering a modified swenson’s tech...

in any classical risk model one of the important random variable is time to ruin. as time to ruin warns the management for possible adverse situations that may arise, the distribution of time to ruin place a vital role in the day to day transactions of the any insurance company. moments of the distribution are also important as coefficient of skewness of the distribution is very important in ac...

background: the apolipoprotein e (apoe) polymorphism is known to affect various neurologic disorders with different effects on the immune system and cns repair. however, previous studies on possible modulation of the clinical course of multiple sclerosis (ms) by apoe polymorphism have been inconsistent.   objective: to clarify the issue for ms patients' management and future research.   methods...

abstract uranium as a natural radioactive heavy metal widely disperses throughout the earth's crust. in many cases, the natural abundance has been re-distributed due to anthropogenic activities, resulting in radionuclide contamination in groundwater and surface soil. uranium through the plant uptake can enter the chain. the degree of speciation of radio nuclides in soils in areas with differing...

fanleaf degeneration, a disease caused by grapevine fanleaf virus (gflv), is considered as the most destructive grapevine viral disease worldwide causing severe losses in vineyards, annually. gflv is apparently believed to have originated from ancient persia and therefore, to restrict it in its further infections, a precise identification along with a monitoring of its distribution pattern is c...