BACKGROUND:Although epidemiological studies reveal that cigarette smoke (CS) facilitates the development and exacerbation of allergic asthma, these studies offer limited information on the mechanisms involved.The transmembrane glycoprotein CD44 is involved in cell adhesion and acts as a receptor for hyaluronic acid and osteopontin.We aimed to inves
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has primarily been promoted for HIV prevention.Evidence also supports that male circumcision offers protection against other sexually transmitted infections.This analysis assessed the effect of circumcision on syphilis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and HIV.Data from the 2015 to 2019 Population-based H
Abstract A substantial number of people refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which prompts the question as to why.We focus on the role of individual worldviews about the nature and generation of knowledge (epistemic beliefs).We propose a QUINOA PUFFS model that includes epistemic beliefs, their relationship to the Dark Factor of Personality
Objec:tive: Suspected Scaphoid fractures are common problems in medical practice, which account for countless work-hours losses each year.This was a prospective study that Missing Link was performed on 51 patients with suspected Scaphoid fracture in Doctor Shariati and Shahid Moaieri hospitals within eight months.Materials & Methods: The patients w