conclusions the study results indicated that the neonatal hbv immunization induced a long-term protection against hbv and was very efficacious in reducing chronic hbv infection rate in vaccinated young adults in iran. results anti-hbs seropositivity rate was detected in 224 of 510 [95% ci: 39-47] young adults. breakthrough infection (positive sera for anti-hbc without chronic infection) was obs...

introduction: prior studies comparing hemodynamic response function (hrf) in the young and elderly adults based on fmri data have reported inconsistent findings for brain vision and motor regions in healthy aging. it is shown that the averaging method employed in all previous works has caused this inconsistency. the averaging is so sensitive to outliers and noise. however, fmri data are obscure...

Introduction: Prior studies comparing Hemodynamic Response Function (HRF) in the young and elderly adults based on fMRI data have reported inconsistent findings for brain vision and motor regions in healthy aging. It is shown that the averaging method employed in all previous works has caused this inconsistency. The averaging is so sensitive to outliers and noise. However, fMRI data are o...

Increasing age is characterized by greater positive affective states. However, there is mixed evidence on the implementation of emotion regulation strategies across the life span. To clarify the discrepancies in the literature, we examined the modulating influence of contextual factors in understanding emotion regulation strategy use in older and young adults. Forty-eight older adults and forty...

I n the span of years that constitutes the period of adolescence, it is common for young men and women to be immersed in self-created worlds of conflicting emotions. As they attempt to become adults, they often experience doubt and despair at the same time that they feel and reflect a sense of hope. Thus, as a form, the personal thinking and private worlds of letter writing are well-suited to t...

central giant cell granuloma (cgcg) is a benign proliferation of fibroblasts and multinucleated giant cells that almost exclusively occurs in the jaws. it commonly occurs in young adults showing a female predilection in the anterior mandible. multifocal cgcgs in maxillofacial region are very rare and suggestive of systemic diseases such as hyperparathyroidism, an inherited syndrome such as noon...