Rice is an important item in the Iranian agricultural product imports.This paper presents the estimation of an error correction model of linear approximation of the Almost Ideal Demand System for various kinds of imported rice, including Pakistanian, Thai, and others, as well as Iranian rice.The period of the study covers the period1981-2004.The br
Collagen crosslinking provides the mechanical strength required for physiological maintenance of the extracellular matrix in most tissues in the human body, including the cornea.Aging and diabetes mellitus (DM) are processes that are both associated with increased collagen crosslinking that leads to increased corneal rigidity.By contrast, keratocon
Abstract Background Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and their extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) have demonstrated to elicit immunomodulatory and pro-regenerative properties that are beneficial for the treatment of chronic wounds.Thanks to different mediators, MSC-EVs have shown to play an important role in the proliferation, migration and cell surv
Efforts in quality improvement and development of education in the era of regional autonomy are not only the responsibility of the central government and provincial governments, but also the responsibility of local governments.Quality improvement and development of education thus become strategic issues for any local government.This study aims to a
Conventional switchgear such as relays and magnetic contactors (MC) continuously consume energy to maintain an open and/or closed state, contributing to unnecessary energy consumption, dissipation, and heating.The minimization of such losses has become an important topic in recent years, leading to the development of more energy-efficient technolog