T HE ewe is generally considered to be seasonally polyestrual in that she exhibits one or more diestrual cycles during a particular season of the year (Frank and Appelby, 1943). However, estrual activity may vary from the monestrual type exhibited by the wild sheep (Asdell, 1946) to the completely polyestrual type of some breeds in certain locations (Roberts, 1921; Kupfer, 1928; Quinlan and Mar...

In the present century, the decline of bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis is a silent epidemic. The objective of the current study was to estimate the effect of vitamin C on BMD in menopausal women with balanced diet. Randomized, controlled clinical trial (RCT) was conducted as per WHO Registry Network. The study was done in Hafez Hospital of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shir...

Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) switches from an inhibitor of tumor cell growth to a stimulator of growth and invasion during human colon carcinoma progression. We originally observed that metastatic colon carcinoma cells in primary culture responded to TGF-beta 1 by proliferation, whereas moderate to well-differentiated primary site colon carcinomas were growth inhibited by TGF-...

Extending data reported by Hafez in 2007, we compiled a database of 1,779 suicide bombers who attempted or completed attacks in Iraq from 2003 through 2010. From 2003 through 2006, monthly totals of suicide bombers show a pattern different from the pattern of non-suicide attacks by insurgents, but from 2007 through 2010 the two patterns were similar. This biphasic pattern tests the common assum...

Purpose Considering the diversity of literary sites, various needs and motivations visitors, limited research on tourists’ experiences, this study aims to explore gaze at Hafez Tomb in Shiraz, Iran. As visitor encompasses dimensions experience, connected two notions identify components determine attributes that best describe it. Design/methodology/approach Data sources include semi-structured i...

The humanist mission of translation is believed to be rooted in the universal humane urge to spread knowledge and to eliminate misunderstanding among people as well as to generate a broader space for communication. What is absent from this philanthropist definition is the workings of power and the political agendas that influence the translator's stance and his/her interpretation of the text th...

Declan T. Bradley, MB ChB, MA, PhD*; Anne E. Hughes, PhD*; Stephen A. Badger, MCh, MD; Gregory T. Jones, PhD; Seamus C. Harrison, MD; Benjamin J. Wright, PhD; Suzannah Bumpstead, BSc; Annette F. Baas, PhD; Solveig Gretarsdottir, PhD; Kevin Burnand, MBBS, MS; Anne H. Child, MD; Rachel E. Clough, PhD; Gillian Cockerill, PhD; Hany Hafez, MB BCh, PhD; D. Julian A. Scott, MD; Robert A.S. Ariëns, PhD...

BACKGROUND This study compares the effectiveness of three treating methods including behavioral mother training (BMT), Verbal self-instruction to the children (VSI), and pharmacotherapy in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the continuous performance test (CPT). SUBJECTS AND METHODS In this semi-experimental study, 51 elementary students were identified in a b...