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The Social Stigma Experience in Patients with Hepatitis B Infection: A Qualitative Study
(2017)
The social stigma in patients with hepatitis B virus infection has caused several complications for both the patients and the associated medical system. This study aimed at demonstrating the social stigma experienced by ...
Web-based physical activity interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
(2017)
Objectives It was estimated that approximately 60% of the world's population is classified as inactive or insufficiently active. This meta-analysis investigated the effect of web-based interventions on different types of ...
The role of catecholamines in mesenchymal stem cell fate
(2014)
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells found in many adult tissues, especially bone marrow (BM) and are capable of differentiation into various lineage cells such as osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes ...
The role of 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy in the management of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
(2012)
Background: This study aimed to determine whether 99mTc- methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scanning could improve diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and help clinical decision making for an accurate management. ...
The role of milk thistle extract in breast carcinoma cell line (MCF-7) apoptosis with doxorubicin
(2013)
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed invasive malignancy and first leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Iranian women. Based on silymarin's unique characteristics, its application in chemotherapy combined with ...
The role of myoendothelial gap junctions in the formation of arterial aneurysms: The hypothesis of "connexin 43:40 stoichiometry"
(2007)
Heterocellular myoendothelial gap junctions (MEGJs) are essential in coordinating and regulating vasomotion. Little is known about their potential role in disease states. We discuss how alteration in the Cx 43:40 expression ...
The role of paravertebral block in decreasing postoperative pain in elective breast surgeries
(2007)
Background: Regional anesthesia is an alternative to general anesthesia in selected surgical settings. Paravertebral block as a regional anesthesia technique was compared with general anesthesia for elective breast surgeries ...
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) type II among Iranian elderly population and its association with other age-related diseases, 2012
(2015)
DM type II is one of the most common chronic diseases. The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of DM and its association with other age-related diseases in Iran, 2012. In this cross-sectional study, ...
The roles of non-coding RNAs in Parkinson's disease
(2016)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is considered as a high prevalence neurodegenerative disorders worldwide. Pathologically, the demise of dopamine-producing cells, in large part due to an abnormal accumulation of the ?-synuclein ...
The safety and efficacy of biphasic insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp 30) in Iranians with type 2 diabetes: An open-label, non-randomised, multi-centre observational study - The Iran subgroup of the IMPROVE™ study
(2010)
Introduction: To evaluate the clinical profile of BIAsp 30 (30% soluble insulin aspart, 70% protamine-crystallized insulin aspart) (NovoMix30) in type 2 diabetes patients in routine clinical practice in Iran. Material and ...