Title VITAMIN D, BMD CORRELATION IN WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE FRACTURE
Paper ID J78y2
Keywords: Vitamin D, Osteoporosis, T Score, Bone Mineral Density : Vitamin D, Osteoporosis, T Score, Bone Mineral Density Vitamin D, Osteoporosis, T Score, Bone Mineral Density
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Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to determine the correlation between vitamin D values and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in women diagnosed with early postmenopausal osteoporosis and accompanying bone fractures.
Materials and Methods: The study had a retrospective design. The data were scanned retrospectively for 1 year. Postmenopausal female patients aged 46-72 years and diagnosed with fractures were evaluated. The vitamin D measurements and simultaneous bone densitometry measurements of the patients were measured and recorded at the same center. Correlation and regression analyses were performed on the measurement results. T Score and BMD were evaluated and blood vitamin D values were compared.
Results: Vitamin D and T Score and BMD Vitamin D and T Score: r = 0.169, p = 0.066 were in the correlation analysis. A positive relationship was detected between vitamin D levels and T Score (statistically significant at borderline). A positive relationship was found between vitamin D levels and BMD Vitamin D and BMD: r = 0.133, p = 0.148. Although a correlation was detected between vitamin D level, BMD, and T Score values, no significant correlation was found with age. No significant results were found in the regression analysis.
Conclusion: Low vitamin D levels cause decreased bone density and easy fractures in women diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis and with bone fractures at an early age and without additional chronic diseases. Expanding the sample size by associating the subject with sunlight and studying in different regions will be more meaningful in treatment and follow-up.

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Title Survival Analysis of Patients with Bladder Cancer after Radical Cystectomy
Paper ID SwTEU
KeywordsBladder cancer, Radical cystectomy, Uroderivation, Survival
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Abstract: One of the most commonly used surgical operations among patients with bladder cancer (BC) is radical cystectomy (RC), which includes the removal of the entire bladder along with the surrounding lymph nodes and other nearby organs that are affected by malignant neoplasms. During this operation, the most important stage that has a direct impact on the further quality of life of the patient is the choice of the method of uroderivation (UD). \nPatients and Methods: Have been reviewed retrospectively the clinical records of 586 patients who had BC RC at the Oncourological Department of the Sverdlovsk Regional Oncological Dispensary (SROD) between December 2001 and May 2021 after RC with three methods of UD: external urine removal, internal urine removal, intestinal reservoir.\nResults: The direct dependence of the presence and severity of some complications after RC on the method of urine removal chosen by the oncologist surgeon were determined. The analysis of survival curves was carried out, as well as the 5- and 10-year survival rate of patients of the SROD after RC. According to the results of the analysis, it was found that the worst survival was observed in patients with external urine diversion, the best survival was found in patients with internal urine diversion (p < 0.05). \nConclusions: Urinary diversion is definitely an important stage in the performance of such a surgical intervention as RC. The study revealed statistically significant differences between patient survival curves (p < 0.05) plotted for different groups of urinary diversion and differences between the medians of several types of survival for the groups considered (p < 0.05).

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Title parametric evaluation and analysis of the behavior for rubber Dams
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KeywordsKeywords: Inflatable dam, Hydrostatic analysis, Dam crest displacement, internal pressure
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Abstract: \n\nInflatable rubber dams are cylindrical rubber fabrics placed across channels, streams and weir or dam crests to raise the upstream water level when inflated. Inflatable dams can be filled with water, air or both. In this paper, an analytical model is presented for hydrostatic analysis of the dam. The model has been made and the results are compared with Alhamati et al experimental results. There is an acceptable similarity in both numerical and experimental behavior of the dam.

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Title Investigating the behavior of concrete tanks under dynamic loads
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KeywordsKeywords: dynamic response, liquid storage tanks, numerical modeling
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Abstract:\n In most of the current design codes and standards for concrete liquid storage tanks, the hydrodynamic pressures are determined assuming that the tank walls are rigid. The Housner’s model, which assumes that the mass of liquid is lumped on the wall based on rigid wall boundary condition in the calculation hydrodynamic pressure, is widely used in practice. Previous research has indicated that the flexibility of wall can affect the distribution and magnitude of hydrodynamic pressures. In this paper, the effect of wall flexibility on hydrodynamic pressures in concrete rectangular tanks is studied using an approach referred to as the sequential method. The procedure on how to establish the impulsive hydrodynamic pressures using the sequential method based on a two-dimensional analysis is described. A comparison shows that the lumped mass approach overestimates the base shear and wall displacements.

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Title Evaluating the quality of water of Zarrineh Roud river, using NSF water quality index and Wilcox method
Paper ID WL9hw/NA
KeywordsKey words: Zarrineh Roud, NSFWQI, Wilcox, salinity of water.
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Abstract\n Background and Objective: Zarrineh Roud river which, is also named Cham Choghatoo is one of the most important and longest rivers of Euromieh Lake watershed area which, is originated from Kurdistan’s Chehel Cheshmeh Mountains and eventually pours into Euromieh Lake. One of its’ important usage is for drinking and farming which, unfortunately due to its’ pollution with different natural and man- made pollutant , makes the quality monitoring of its water under special importance and attention . In this study, we review quality of this river.\n Method: In this study we have measured 13 parameters of DO, FC, pH, BOD, changing in temperature, total phosphate, total nitrate, chloride, TDS, EC, Calcium, Sodium and Magnesium in two seasons of spring and winter of year 1389 (2011), then based on this, quality of water has been analyzed based on NSFWQI index and Wilcox method.\n Findings: In most of the times, in both seasons of spring and winter, amounts of NSFWQI index are in good range and only in two cases, in each season, index were in average range. Also based on results of Wilcox method in both seasons, majority of stations were at C2S1 range, in some cases also these amounts were at C3S1 range. Only in Station Ghale Bozorg in spring amount of salinity was in C4 range.\n Conclusion: In most cases, water of Zarrineh Roud is appropriate for farming, fish farming, animal drinking , leisure usage and drinking ( after normal filtering)

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Title The Growth of the Watermelons with geometric shapes and comparing retention between cubic and hexagonal forms
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KeywordsKeywords: cubic form, fruit damage, hexagonal, watermelon shape.
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Abstract\n Shape and form of the watermelon fruits are important factors to save spaces and reducing damage during storing of the fruits. In order to save spaces and prevent fruit damage in watermelon the following experiment was carried out in the farm. The fruits were boxed when they were approximately one cm less than the box diameter. The cubic, hexagonal forms were compared in this research. To do this, different boxes were designed with different holes on the sides to holes the watermelons fruits for shaping. The shapes of the boxes were hexagonal and cubic. The boxes holes sizes were the same with 10mm diameter each. Each side of the boxes had different holes including: without holes to 75 holes. The result showed that the best shape for watermelon storing to save space and prevent fruit damage was hexagonal form. The percentages of the fruit damage were 33 to 80 respectively.

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Title Poems of Forough Farrokhzad and Farzaneh Khudjandi:( A comparison)
Paper ID yD0m2/NA
KeywordsComparative literature, Forough Farrokhzad, Farzaneh Khudjandi, meaning and expression, similarities and differences, aesthetics, theme.
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Abstract\nLiterary interaction of Persian-speaking countries and Attitudes of their poets in terms of science and research, has been of interest to researchers in recent decades and in many countries like Iran and Tajikistan have led to literary and linguistic sharing. Following the movement of Modern poetry, many Tajik poets including Farzaneh Khudjandi have been affected by Iranian poets, especially by Forough Farrokhzad. In this paper, after analyzing the background of contemporary poetry in Iran and Tajikistan, poems of Farzaneh Khudjandi and Forough Farrokhzad have been compared with each other. In this comparison the poems of two poets in terms of expression and linguistic, verbal and intellectual features, meter, content and theme have been reviewed. The theme of Foroughand Farzaneh\'spoems is reviewed in three levels of social - political, religious-ethical and emotional issues. Both poets, in terms of feminine feeling and emotion, the love and patriotism arein common and in terms of social – political attitude, man, the world, physical and heavenly love, despair and hopelessness and death are different. We see the use of literary technique as rhyme, metaphor, symmetry and intertextuality in the lyrics of Forough and Farzaneh. At the beginning, both poets had used classical meter and then Modern meter. Study and comparison of these two poets\' poems expresses that Farzaneh is deeply influenced by poem and thoughts of Forough.

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Title Antioxidant enzymes status and thyroid stimulating hormone level of Down syndrome patient in West Bengal, India: A case-control study.
Paper ID xCG2p
KeywordsDown syndrome, trisomy 21, Superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, Thyroid stimulating hormone.
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The copper-zinc superoxide dismutase gene resides on chromosome 21 and is over expressed in Down syndrome patients. Reactive oxygen species can initiate lipid peroxidation and DNA damage leading to mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and cell death, if the antioxidant system is impaired. Down syndrome is associated with various forms of thyroid dysfunction, hypothyroidism being the most common. The additive effects of both co-morbid conditions lead to further amplification of the clinical problems in the children with Down syndrome. The present work aimed to study the changes in the quantitative in vitro activities of the antioxidant enzymes – glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase in the erythrocyte and thyroid stimulating hormone level of the study group. This study group included both Down syndrome patients and age, sex matched healthy controls. We found significant increase in the activities of both glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase and thyroid stimulating hormone level in patients as compared with healthy controls. This study has revealed that increased antioxidant enzymes activity and thyroid stimulating hormone level are the three significant indicators of Down syndrome patients.

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Title Social Impact of Amusement ParksCase study: Hezar O Yek Shar Project
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KeywordsUrban Tourism, Tehran, Tehran District 22, Hezar O Yek Shahr Amusement Park
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Manufacturing and productive service industries such as urban recreation and leisure industry have contributed to capital generation during past several decades. Modernism era (19th to middle of 20th centuries) had many conceptual and symbolic differences compared to present atmosphere known as postmodern era. \nMetropolitan areas were historically recognized by the “brands” of their manufacturing industries up to the middle of 20th century. Former city functions have been replaced by new ones and urban spaces are now organized based on social and economic changes that occurred during postmodern era. Among spaces that extensively increase public consumption, create employment, and promote urban living are spaces created to provide recreational, leisure, training, and tourism services. \nPresent amusement parks are multifunctional and provide cultural, economic, and social functions. These parks provide pre and post relations various industries that supply product and services to Metropolitan areas including large industrial producers of amusement park equipments, consulting and construction companies, transport industry, and other productive service industries providing design, consulting, insurance, banking, travel, and other similar services.\nAmusement parks produce extensive social and cultural impacts. Large theme parks have turned into “global villages” that act as a crossroad for different social strata, civilizations, and nations. \nIran 1404 Outlook Document has put priority on improvement of social justice in all economic, social, and cultural programs. This document has highlighted infrastructure development for macro programming. In compliance with the directives of this document, Tehran Municipality has undertaken to construct one of the largest social and cultural projects with the participation of private sector. This huge project is named “Hezar-o-Yek Shahr” recreational complex. This complex is planned over 150,000 hectares and incorporates Islamic and Iranian cultural and architectural characteristics in its construction. “Hezar O Yek Shahr” is intended to become the focal point and serve as a model for optimization of economic, social, and cultural functions for residents of Tehran metropolitan area. \nPresent study is a practical research based on its objectives. Research methodology is analytic-descriptive. The findings of this research confirmed the effectiveness of social oriented projects in improving living quality and enrichment of leisure time subject to effective management and monitoring.

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