Background: Brucellosis is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in Iran that is shared between humans and animals and is caused by species of Brucella. The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of seropositive cases for brucellosis in Yazd, Iran. \nMethods: In this retrospective cross sectional study, seropositive of brucellosis was examined about patients. Wright test (1/320 or higher) was used for diagnosis of brucellosis. The attained results were statistically evaluated by chi-square trend analysis method. \nResults: The rate of positive Wright test was significantly higher in the summer (40.4%) and spring (36.8%) toward other seasons (P= 0.000). It was also significantly higher in men (57.9%) (P= 0.000) and in people over 40 years (42.1%) (P= 0.000). \nConclusion: We hope that by performing such as studies Iran will be one of the brucellosis- free countries in near future with highlights from the current and further studies.

Abstract\n\nIn present time obesity has attained a major focus of research as one of the nutritional problems in developed and developing countries. In India this number is increasing day by day due to changing life style in all age group. In this study the prevalence of overweight and obesity were estimated from 105 school going Bengali preadolescent children from middle income-group urban families of Midnapore town, West Bengal, India. They were divided into control, overweight and obese group of each sex according to the respective BMI percentile value. Anthropometric variables, physiological variables, and several motor quality variables were measured. Result obtained revealed that the prevalence of obesity was 18.8% among boys and 23% among girls. The obese group showed increased value of anthropometric parameters. There were significant differences of all of the variables in between control, overweight and obese girls and boys except hand grip strength of both sexes and standing long jump of boys. Product moment correlation showing all variables were significantly correlate with BMI and percent of fat. Obese girls showing higher values of anthropometric parameters and lower values of physiological and motor parameters in comparison with obese boys. Thus this developing urban community is in a growing concern for their growing proportion of obese individual as they are under a substantial handicap in physical performance.

Saffron (Crocus sativus) has cyanic color flowers with major colorant of anthocyanin. Attractive color and functional properties of anthocyanins make them a good substitute for synthetic pigments in the food industry. These natural soluble water colorants are rather unstable and influenced by final processing treatment. The drying process is critical to the stability of saffron petals anthocyanins. Four different dehydration methods were evaluated: traditional method (at room temperature and under the sun); dehydration with electrical oven at different temperatures; and dehydration with microwave at different powers. The results showed that the highest amount of anthocyanin was obtained when saffron petals treated by traditional methods (at room temperature and under the sun). According to the results, the stability of saffron petals anthocyanins gradually accessed with increase of the heating temperature and decrement of heating time until 100 °C. However, heated at 120 and 140 °C, the anthocyanins could break down, and their residual amounts declined within 20 min and 10 min, respectively. The results suggested that saffron petals anthocyanins tended to degrade at high temperatures (>100 °C). Between these methods, drying at room temperature and drying with microwave at 900 W obtained the highest and the lowest results respectively.

A 38-year women with asimptomatic and „idiopathic“ gross haematuria, came to our clinic. Hematuria was documented by cystoscopy and was found to be unilateral, located to the left urethral orifice. The contrast-enhanced MDCT scan showed a stenotic LRV due to the extrinsic compression in the angle formed by the ventral aorta and superior mesenteric artery (MSA), with jet of contrast through the lumen. Considering the negative investigations for more common causes of hematuria, its incapacitating nature, and above mentioned imaging findings suggestive of the nutcracker syndrome, an indication for the open surgical correction of the LRV entrapment was established. Patient underwent transposition of the left renal vein into the more distal inferior vena cava (IVC), to relocate it out of the constrictive aortomesenteric space. Intraoperative findings were notable for blood flow turbulence in the LRV and hypertrophy of its tributaries, which were ligated.

In this investigation water hyacinth (WH) is used for bioethanol extraction and blended with diesel (v/v) to experimentally investigate diesel engine performance and emission. The response surface methodology (RSM) technique with three engine operating variables like (i) Load, (ii) Compression ratio (CR) and (iii) Fuel Injection pressure (FIP) has been implemented experimentally to study diesel engine performance and emission by using different bioethanol diesel blends. The quadratic polynomial equations were obtained to predict output response like: Brake power (BP), Brake mean effective pressure (BMEP), Brake thermal efficiency (BTHE), and NOx emission. Results show that 5 BED (5% bioethanol and 95 % Diesel (v/v)) and 10 BED (10% bioethanol and 90 % Diesel (v/v)) produces significant performance output than other bioethanol diesel blends

This study attempts to find out various cultural aspects that have influenced on professionalism of accountants. The aim at this study is to explore a different approach to examine the influence of culture on accountant’s professionalism by using Schwartz’s (1992) model (universal structure of individual-level human motivational values) in domain of accounting. We use Gray model for detecting of professionalism. The findings of this study show that professionalism of accountants is affected by motivational values. Results show that security from motivational values can be influence on professionalism.

Objective: The current study aimed to compare sub-pleural analgesia with thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing thoracotomy.\nMethods: This randomized study was carried out at Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital. Thirty American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-III patients were scheduled for elective diagnostic thoracotomy. Patients were randomized to receive either patient controlled sub-pleural analgesia or patient controlled thoracic epidural analgesia for 24-h post-thoracotomy pain control. The two groups received a mixture of 3 µg/ml fentanyl along with 0.05% bupivacaine solution through a PCA pump. Rescue analgesia was administered with intravenous 100 mg tramadol IV in both groups. A visual analogue scale was used to assess pain at rest and on coughing during the first 24 h postoperatively.\nResults: In the SPA group, all patients required rescue analgesia. Five patients (33%) required rescue analgesia in TEA group (p<0.05). Patients who received sub-pleural analgesia had higher visual analogue scores at rest and on coughing than those who received thoracic epidural analgesia. None of the patients had any side effects like hypotension or respiratory depression postoperatively.\nConclusion: Thoracic epidural analgesia is superior to sub-pleural analgesia in relieving post-thoracotomy pain. The authors suggest effective drug dosage studies for providing sub-pleural analgesia are needed.