Aim: To study the presentation of herpes zoster (shingles) in self-referral urban primary care setting.Patients and Methods: During nearly 20 years, patients of Igbo ethnic group presented with herpes zoster, on a self-referral basis, to my urban, week day, evening, out patient clinic.The recorded epidemiological parameters were studied retrospecti
Using plant-based natural fibers to substitute glass fibers as reinforcement of composite materials is of particular interest due to their economic, technical, and environmental Graduation Teddy Bear significance.One potential application of plant-based natural fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is in automotive engineering as crushable ener
Meningococcal disease is an uncommon infection associated with high case fatality rates, especially in some low resource countries.The burden of meningococcal disease in the Asia Pacific region is relatively low although likely to be underreported.Carriage rates of the causative bacteria, Neisseria meningitidis are also lower than in many other cou
Summary: Insects are important pollinators, and entomophilous pollination of gymnosperms occurred long before the Cretaceous radiation of angiosperms, but most extant pollination systems involve angiosperms.We studied four thrips of the extinct genus Tethysthrips present in Albian (Early Cretaceous) Spanish amber, one of which carried a patch of gy
Background Chromosomal aberrations are one of the most common causes of mental retardation (MR).Objectives In this study, Filter in order to identify the rate of chromosomal abnormalities in idiopathic MR, 50 MR patients at a charity center in Hamadan, Iran, were investigated.Methods Fifty mentally retarded male patients without specific chromosoma