Botulinum Toxin (Dysport) to Prevent Radiation-Induced Dysfunction of Salivary Glands in Head and Neck Cancer. [PDF]
Cancer Rep (Hoboken)ABSTRACT Background The main goal of this pilot trial was to investigate the efficacy of botulinum toxin (Dysport) injection before radiotherapy in preserving salivary gland secretion in patients with head and neck cancer. Methods Sixteen patients with head and neck cancer were enrolled, 9 received 50 IU Dysport, and 7 recieved NaCl (0.9%) into the ...
Farhan F +12 more
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The Effect of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> on Body Weight and Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. [PDF]
Food Sci NutrMoringa oleifera significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure but had no effect on body weight or BMI. Greater BP reductions were observed with 5–10 g/day intake in overweight individuals and interventions lasting more than 4 weeks.
Samarin MM +10 more
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Evaluation of Inhaled Colistin/Fosfomycin as an Adjunctive Treatment for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Preliminary Study. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by gram‐negative bacteria is associated with significant complications, mortality, and resource utilization. Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in using fosfomycin to treat multidrug‐resistant gram‐negative infections, particularly when limited viable options ...
Hakamifard A +6 more
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The Effect of Kefir Consumption on Blood Pressure and C-Reactive Protein: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. [PDF]
Endocrinol Diabetes MetabWe examined the effects of kefir consumption on blood pressure and C‐reactive protein. Kefir consumption had no significant impact on SBP, DBP and CRP. CRP levels significantly decreased with longer durations of kefir consumption (≥ 8 weeks). ABSTRACT Background Kefir, a traditional fermented milk beverage, has been increasingly promoted for its ...
Rashidbeygi E +9 more
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Structural Compression of Convolutional Neural Networks with Applications in Interpretability
Frontiers in Big Data, 2021 Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been successful in many tasks in machine vision, however, millions of weights in the form of thousands of convolutional filters in CNNs make them difficult for human interpretation or understanding in ...
Reza Abbasi-Asl +4 more
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Proposing an Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model for imperfect quality growing goods with stochastic demand [PDF]
مدیریت تولید و عملیات, 2022 Purpose: The main aim of inventory control and production planning problems is to optimize the economic quantity of the order or determine the size of the production batch according to the capacities and limitations to minimize the total costs related to
Reza Abbasi +2 more
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Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D and C Concentrations in Cats With Gingivostomatitis. [PDF]
Vet Med SciThis study investigated the levels of vitamins C and D in the serum of cats suffering from gingivostomatitis. Levels of vitamin D were significantly lower in the patient cats when compared to the healthy cats. No significant difference was observed in the levels of vitamin C between the two groups.
Abbasi F, Azargoun R, Asri-Rezaei S.
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Identifying and Introducing of Nastaliq Inscriptions Calligraphers in Safavids Monuments of Iran [PDF]
نگره, 2019 Today, it has been accepted that the learning of calligraphy has been an integral part of the cultural taste and interest of the Safavid community. Some calligraphers of this period, in addition to their letter writing and manuscripts, have also been ...
Farhad Khosravi Bizhaem
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A Comparative Study of Narration Levels and Its Elements in the Stories of Surah the Cave (Al-Kahaf) [PDF]
پژوهشهای تفسیر تطبیقی, 2016 Narrationology is regarded as a theoretical and practical framework and pattern to examine and analyze various types of stories, including Quranic ones.
Mahdi Hamed Saghaian +2 more
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Some quantitative characteristics of wild Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica subsp. mutica) in Fars province of Iran [PDF]
تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2012 The aim of the study was to identify the quantitative characteristics of wild pistachio forests of Fars province of Iran and their natural regeneration.
Mohammad Reza Negahdarsaber +1 more
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