The Impact of COVID-19 on Trauma Emergency Patients in Southeastern Iran.

Objective: With the COVID-19 outbreak in countries around the world, the countries' healthcare systems underwent an unprecedented shock. This study aimed to examine the resilience of the medical service delivery system in providing emergency services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: This study was conducted in a reference hospital in Kerman that provided emergency services to trauma patients.

Application of Index Insurance in Iran's Agriculture: case of wheat growers.

Drought-induced risk endangers farmers in arid and semi-arid regions. Insurance is recognized as an appropriate policy alternative to support farmers facing with financial losses associated with production reduction. In this context, present study developed an ex ante index-based insurance program to deal with drought-induced risk of production losses.

Biochemistry of the Thrombin-Like Enzyme and Its Purification from Iranian Echis Carinatus Snake Venom: Its Interaction with Platelet Receptors.

Snake venoms are rich in valuable substances that have medical potential in the diagnosis and treatment of hemostatic diseases. The present paper was aimed at the purification and functional characterization basis of a thrombin-like enzyme and its role in the functioning of the coagulation cascade and platelet aggregation pathway. A thrombin-like serine protease was purified from the Iranian venom (TLIECV), employing a one-step chromatographic procedure.

Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta.

High-energy deceleration injuries of the thoracic aorta are associated with high mortality. But among long term survivors, just 2 %-5 % of traumatic aortic injuries fail initial detection and are discovered later (Pozek et al., 2012 [1]).