background and objective: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are the treatment of choice for ductal closure in premature newborn. this study evaluates early and late outcome, as well as the effectiveness of oral ibuprofen in the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (pda) in premature infants. methods: in this clinical trial, all preterm infants below 37 weeks, with documentation of pda were...

the present study aimed to determine the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise in different times of day on some cardiovascular risk factors in overweight men. 40 non-athletes, overweight men with an average age of 22.25±2.45 years old and bmi of 30.06±2.42 kg/m2 were randomly allocated to four groups of morning and evening aerobic training and control. morning and evening training groups per...

objectives: deterioration in postural control mechanisms is termed postural instability and results increased postural sway and many laboratory techniques and instruments are characterized by a wide range of neurological signs and symptoms to the medical management. thus the current study designed to assess the reliability of commonly used clinical measures of balance and determined normal valu...

background and aims. substituting chlorhexidine (chx) for water has been shown to enhance antimicrobial activity of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta). the purpose of this study was to compare the compressive strength of mta mixed with distilled water, 0.12% and 0.2% chlorhexidine. materials and methods. mta was mixed according to manufacturer’s instructions in group i (n = 20). in groups ii & ii...

abstract statement of the problem: dental prosthesis is usually made indirectly; therefore dimensional stability of the impression material is very important. every few years, new impression materials with different manufacturers’ claims regarding their better properties are introduced to the dental markets which require more research to evaluate their true dimensional changes. objectives: the ...