AIM To investigate the prevalence and quantity of oral yeasts and their association with oral candidiasis in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients receiving regular dental care. MATERIALS AND METHODS Yeasts in oral rinse and full-mouth supra-gingival plaque samples from 25 primary SS, 27 secondary SS and 29 control subjects were selectively cultured. All yeasts except single-species isolates were ...

This study assessed whether availability of water for domestic use had any impact on nutritional status of children in an area where people depend on irrigation water for all their domestic water needs. During May 1998-April 1999, data on the occurrence of diarrhoea among 167 children aged less than five years were collected from 10 villages in the command area of the Hakra 6R canal in southern...

results the mean age of the children was 64.27 ± 9.3 months. the prevalence of sleep disorders was 36.25%. sleep disorders were significantly associated with age, height, body mass index, residence of children, father’s occupation, mother’s diseases, father’s drug abuse, and parents’ marital status (p < 0.05). conclusions sleep disorders in children threaten growth and development, and are dang...

量(Quantities)は、あらゆる場面で用いられ、我々が世界を理解するために重要な一部で ある。エンジンの馬力、サイズ、走行距離、自動車の価格など、様々な量について私たち は会話を行っている。 この論文では、それらの表現を生成する、認知的な量および法則の象徴的表現(symbolic representations)を提案する。言語学と心理学の分野から証拠を集めた結果、その表象は 2 種類に分けることが出来ると主張する。 ・Dimensional representations 「大きい」や「小さい」など、量の変化を意味するもの ・Structural representations 「沸点」や「貧困線」など、質の変化を意味するもの そこで、パイロット実験を行った結果、Dimensional な区別に関して、人々に共通する 特徴が存在することが示唆された。 また最後に、我々は計算モ...

Background and Purpose: Airborne fungi are one of the most important agents responsible for triggering allergic reactions such as rhinitis and severe asthma. This study was conducted to analyze and monitor the prevalence and distribution patterns of atmospheric fungal aerosols in the air of Qazvin during winter of 2012. Materials and Methods: In the current descriptive study, the incidence ...

Background and aim: Hirsutism is a common clinical problem among women; however estimates regarding its prevalence in our population are limited. The objective of this study was to estimate the frequency and features of hirsutism in yound women in Iran.Materials and Methods: This descriptive-cross sectional study was performed on 800 female (18-25 years) medical student...

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metacercarial infection in plathyfish imported to Iran. A total of 100 imported live common platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) from approximately 24 shipments were collected from a quarantine facility in Iran in 2007 and examined in our veterinary laboratory. Among 800 examined gill arches about 1300 cysts were found in different loc...