A Comparative Study on the Rate of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Female Staff in Radiology Departments of Two Hospitals, Sari, Iran

Background and purpose: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the major causes of occupational injuries and disability in industrialized and developing countries.The aim of this study was to sensor base compare MSDs in female staff working in radiology department of Imam Khomeini and Bouali Sina hospitals in Sari, Iran, 2018.Materials and meth

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Unicuspid aortic valve concomitant with aortic insufficiency presenting with infectious endocarditis: a case report

Abstract Background A unicuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital cardiac abnormality.Despite its uncommon finding on an initial presentation, aortic insufficiency is accompanied with unicuspid aortic valve and this might reflect the natural history of progression in the morphology of unicuspid aortic valve.Case presentation We describe a 65-year-o

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The Interpretation of Biogeochemical Growths on Gold Coins from the SS Central America Shipwreck: Applications for Biogeochemistry and Geoarchaeology

Black crusts that formed on gold coins recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America played a key role in their preservation in a near original state.Within a few years of the sinking, the significant quantities of iron and steel on the shipwreck produced laminar geochemical precipitates of fine-grained iron B-6 minerals on the coins.

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