background: mr imaging is one of the best diagnostic modalities in medicine. during an mr imaging examination, three types of field are employed to produce images. various experimental studies have been performed about the effects of each single type of field but only few studies are available on their combination to generate mr imaging. the main objective of this research work is to study the ...

objective: type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic and progressive disease that has reached the epidemic level around the world. in malaysia, according to the third national health and morbidity survey (2006), the prevalence of diabetes has increased to 14.9% from 8.3% in 1996. co-morbid psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and stress have been shown to be high among type 2 diabetic...

background & aim: diabetes mellitus in long-term through various means such as augmented oxidative stress is associated with disturbances such as pain and cognition in humans and laboratory animals. according to the evidence of anti-diabetic extract of biarum bovei (bb), effect of oral administration of this extract was evaluated on blood glucose level and pain threshold in diabetic rats. e...

objective: since bread is the main source of food in iran, we aimed to assess the effect of four types of iranian breads on metabolic and cardiovascular responses before and during 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes of consumption in type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: ten type 2 diabetic patients (6 women and 4 men) with mean age of 51 ± 9.8 years and mean bmi of 31.9 ± 1.19 kg/m...

The novel carbon (C)/MnO2 double-walled nanotube arrays (DNTAs) are designed and fabricated via template-assisted electrodeposition. The unique DNTA architectures of C/MnO2 composites with high weight fraction of MnO2 allow high electrode utilization ratio and facilitate electron and ion transmission. In the half-cell test, the hybrid C/MnO2 DNTAs as electrodes show a large specific capacitance...

ramadan is considered as holy month of muslims worldwide. during this month, most able-bodied muslim adults refrain from foods, drinks, smoking, and medications from dawn until sunset. in islamic rules, patients and those for whom fasting may have major health risks are exempted from fasting during ramadan. there is still no consensus regarding the effects of ramadan fasting, as a unique opport...

Mobile phones are two-way radios that emit electromagnetic radiation in microwave range. As the number of mobile phone users has reached 6 billion, the bioeffects of exposure to mobile phone radiation and mobile phone electromagnetic interference with electronic equipment have received more attention, globally. As self-monitoring of blood glucose can be a beneficial part of diabetes control, ho...