9 results match your criteria: "Azad University of Iran[Affiliation]"

Purpose: Starting in 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused an epidemic that was growing rapidly and has harmed millions of people globally. It has been demonstrated that survivin regulates lymphocyte survival, a main route involved in COVID-19 pathogenesis. Survivin belongs to the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family, and its primary functions comprise regulating mitosis and inhibiting apoptosis.

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Given the extensive impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector and their interactions, the climate change is known as one of the main factors influencing agricultural production. The present study aims to explore the short- and long-term impacts of climate change on the yield of irrigated barley in 28 Iranian provinces over the 1999-2015 period. The research uses panel data and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) method.

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Background: Achieving a rapid onset and durable methods of treatment for major depressive disorders is an issue pursuing in psychiatry. This study was designed to assess the therapeutic efficacy of intravenous (IV) ketamine injection in controlling depressive symptoms in comparison with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in major depressed disordered patients.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-two patients over 18 years of age who were candidates for ECT were enrolled in the study.

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The water-soluble fraction of crude oil is a complex and toxic mixture of hydrocarbons. Because aquatic organisms directly encounter it, the water-soluble fraction plays an important role in the toxicity of crude oil in aquatic environments. To determine whether fish are attracted to or avoid the water-soluble fraction, Caspian roaches (Rutilus caspicus) were exposed to different concentrations of the water-soluble fraction in a choice maze apparatus.

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Flux balance analysis of different carbon source fermentation with hydrogen producing Clostridium butyricum using Cell Net Analyzer.

Bioresour Technol

January 2015

Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada. Electronic address:

A metabolic network model for Clostridium butyricum was developed using six different carbon sources (sucrose, fructose, galactose, mannose, trehalose and ribose) to study the fermentative H2 production. The model was used for investigation of H2 production and the ability of growth on different substrates to predict the maximum abilities for fermentative H2 production that each substrate can support. NADH fluxes were calculated by the model as an important cofactor affecting on H2 production.

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Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus type II suffer from hyperglycemia because they are not able to use the insulin that they produce, often due to inadequate function of insulin receptors. There are some evidences that this deficiency is inherited in a dominant autosomal manner and leads to the malfunction of the pancreatic beta cells resulting in insulin excretion disorders. In this study, we sought to identify mutations in the insulin receptor (INSR) gene, which can cause insulin resistance in type II diabetic patients.

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Aim: To examine the possible relationship between body weight and periodontal disease in a sample of the young Iranian population.

Design: An analytical (Case-Control) study.

Participants: Eighty individuals aged 18 to 34 years (40 normal and 40 overweight and obese subjects) were evaluated in this study.

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The aim of this research was investigation on infection in reproducing and breeding centers of Rainbow trout in Iran by infectious Necrosis haematpoietic virus. We collected 100 samples from 100 reproducing and breeding centers of Rainbow trout of the Iran that showed clinical sings or were healthy in appearance in larva stage and finger link. Samples were tested by immunohistochemistry and Nested-PCR methods.

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Background: The influence of sociocultural variables, pre-existing conditions of general, oral and dental health and hormonal changes on periodontal status during pregnancy has been reported in some clinical studies and there has been speculation about the effects of these parameters on periodontal health during pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: This study evaluates the periodontal condition (plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level) of 140 pregnant women and its relationship to demographic (age, professional level and education) and clinical variables (previous pregnancy, gestation period, previous periodontal maintenance, previous live births and health status). All periodontal data were recorded by the same examiner.

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