ASSESSMENT OF DEFENSE STYLES AND MECHANISMS IN IRANIAN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE OR PANIC DISORDERS VERSUS NORMAL CONTROLS USING PERSIAN VERSION OF DEFENSE STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE-40.

The aim of this study was to compare defense styles and mechanisms in adult patients suffering Stereo Systems from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and panic disorder (PD) with normal subjects in Iran.Defensive patterns of 22 patients with OCD, 28 patients with PD and those of 116 normal individuals (as a control group) were assessed using the

Oral malignancy, notably oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), stands as a formidable global health issue, characterized by disparate prevalence among demographics and geographic regions.Traditional diagnostic modalities, reliant on biopsy and histopathological methods, they all often exhibit constraints in expeditiousness and subjectivity, thus an

Angiotensin II is a key player in the pathogenesis of renovascular hypertension, a condition associated with endothelial dysfunction.We investigated aliskiren (ALSK) and L-arginine treatment both alone and in combination on blood pressure (BP), and vascular reactivity in aortic rings.Hypertension was induced in 40 male Wistar rats by clipping the l

ABSTRACT The gut microbiome becomes shaped in the first days of life and continues to increase its diversity during the first months.Links between the configuration of the infant gut microbiome and infant health are being shown, but a comprehensive strain-level assessment of microbes vertically transmitted from mother to infant is still missing.We

ABSTRACT Objective:to analyze epidemic curves based on mathematical models for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and the impacts of population density on COVID-19 transmission.Method: the linear, polynomial and exponential regression model was used to make the numerical adjustment of the respective curves empirical.Result: it was found that the model