Background and Objective: T3 resin UPTAKE test indicates the availability of thyroxin binding globulin (TBG), which is the carrier of a large amount of T3 and T4 in blood. We aimed to study the relationship between serum T3 Resin UPTAKE and serum lipids profile.Material and Methods: The participants aged 14.80±38.29 were both males (59; 29.5%) and females (141; 70.5 %). T3 Resin UPTAKE was measured by Immunoassay method and serum lipid profile components (cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C, and VLDL) were measured by the kit. Results: Significant negative correlation was observed between serum T3 Resin UPTAKE and cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL-C (P£0.05), but that was not the case for HDL-C and VLDL.Conclusion: Serum T3 Resin UPTAKE can be evaluated to assess the risk factors related to cardiovascular disorders.

To assesse the iron and silicon effects on the yield and physiological characteristics of green pea, Wando cultivar by ASGrow Corporation was used in three levels of iron chelate (0.05, 0.1 and 0.3 gr per l-1) and silicon (0, 14 and 28 mg per l-1), as a factorial experimental in completely randomized design with three replications. In this experiment, characterisics such as fresh and dry weight of grain, the number of grain per pod, concentration of Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn and Si in leaf and grain were measured. Results showed that the interaction of Fe and Si was significant at p<0.01 on grain fresh and dry wigeht, concentratin of leaf and grain Fe, leaf Mn, leaf and grain Zn and leaf Si and the application of Fe and Si was significant separately, on other traits such as number of grain per pod, concentration of leaf and grain Cu, Mn and Si in grain.  The Mean squares showed that the application of Fe and Si significantly increased fresh and dry grain weight and Si laef concetration and decreased the concentratin of leaf and grain Fe and Mn as well as grain Mn.  The enhancement of Fe and Si application separately decreased the concentration of Mn, Cu and zinc leaf and grains, but the Si concentration of leaf and grain were increased by Si application. The concentration of Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn were decreased in leaf and grain because of antagonistic effects. It can be concluded that Si reduces the harmfull effects of high levels of iron toxicity and the application of 0.1 g/l and 25 mg/l can be recommended as the best treatments.

Objective: To investigate the effect of special meteorological condition of Ahwaz on thyroid function and to study the effects of gender and age on the function of this gland.Design: Cross sectional study.Animals: 210 Sheep.Procedures: By Considering the meteorologic condition of Ahwaz and biseasonally nature of year in the region, blood samples of 210 sheep were randomly collected during the warmest (February) and coldest (July) months of year from Ahwaz slaughterhouse. Serum T3, T4, T3 UPTAKE and free thyroxin index (FTI) concentrations were measured in four age groups of sheep: less than 6 months, 6-12 months, 12- 48 months and above 48 months by Radioimmunoassay. Statistical analysis: Analysis of variance and Correlation coefficient.Results: There was a significant differences in the concentration of serum T3 (P<0.001), T4 (P<0.001),T3 UPTAKE (P<0.001) and FTI (P<0.05) between the warmest and coldest months. Furthermore, age (but not sex) showed significant effect on these parameters (P<0.05). Serum T3, T4 and FTI levels was significantly higher and T3 UPTAKE was significantly lower in February than July. A direct correlation between T4 and FTI, T4 and T3, FTI and T3, T3 UPTAKE and FTI in each month (P<0.01) and a reverse correlation between T3 and T3 UPTAKE (P<0.05) were noticed.Conclusion: The results of this study showed that in July, heat had a suppression effect on thyroid function in sheep. Therefore increased production and reproduction problems in warm season may be due to thyroid dys function. While age showed a negative correlation with thyroid gland function, such pattern did not found for sex.

Progressive application of radioactive drug in diagnostic and therapy associated with increase genetic and cancer risk. In this study absorbed dose in the ovaries of patients suffering from thyroid cancer under 131I treatment were measured. 58 women patients under 131I treatment were studied. 41 of them were under and 17 were over 45 years old. Ovary dose were measured using TLD dosimetry method. Amount of 131I administrated to the patient were 100 to 300 mCi. Mean absorbed dose in ovary as a result of 1 mCi 131Iadministration in patient with ages under 45 was 4.3 mRad with SD= 1.8 and with ages over 45 was 3.9 mRad with SD= 2.1. There is no absorbed dose difference in ovaries per milicuri as the result of difference in amount of drug administration (P< 0.05). Also there is no difference in absorbed dose in ovaries between ages under and above 45 years (P< 0.05). Genetic risk from 1mCi 131I administration is calculated.      

A model has been used to simulate potassium (K) UPTAKE by wheat in a pot culture experiment. Three soils from India, namely Alfisol, Inceptisol and Vertisol, were differentially K exhausted by Sudan grass (Surghum vulgare var. Sudanensis) for a period of 280 days and were used to simulate potassium UPTAKE by wheat (Triticum aestivum) and also to predict the amounts of K released or fixed during cropping. Except in Alfisol all the predicted values of K UPTAKE closely agreed with that of measured values. When predicted K UPTAKE values were plotted against the observed values, r2 values were found to be 0.927, 0.828 and 0.721 in Inceptisol, Alfisol, and Vertisol, respectively. There is a close relationship between observed and predicted values of K UPTAKE as evident from the high r2 values, but in case of Alfisol and Vertisol the model has over-predicted K UPTAKE, which perhaps was due to over prediction of K release from non-exchangeable form. The model has been validated and has been applied to simulate response towards fertilizer application at different available K. It was showing that maximum response occurs at a particular value of available K, which shifts towards higher value as release threshold level (RTL) increases. Predicted K UPTAKE was most sensitive to changes in root parameters such as root length density (RLD) and maximum influx rate (Vmax), since changes in the time at which maximum root length density was attained (RLD-B) and the decay constant of Vmax (Vmax-B) gave the greatest changes in K UPTAKE in almost all the soils except highly exhausted Alfisol in which predicted potassium UPTAKE was more sensitive to changes in RLD-B and intercept (c) than to root UPTAKE kinetics, as described by Michaelis-Menten constant (Km) and Vmax. The predicted potassium UPTAKE was least sensitive to changes in rate constants of release and fixation and fixation threshold level in Inceptisol and Vertisol, but was sensitive to release threshold level and rate constant of release in Alfisol.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is a significant public health concern and has caused numerous unfortunate deaths. The Pap smear (PS) test is a widely-recognized and affordable screening technique used to detect cervical cancer at an early stage. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the inequality in cervical cancer screening UPTAKE. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional research was conducted on 774 married 30–37 women selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. They were living in Kermanshah City, Iran, in 2019. Their socioeconomic status was evaluated using the principal component analysis (PCA) and was shown by the index and curve of concentration of socioeconomic inequality in PS. The obtained data were analyzed using the chi-square, t-test, logistic regression, and compensation statistical tests. Results: The mean age of participants was 45.42±10.66 years. About 43.9% of women had education levels under a diploma. Also, 89.3% of women were married, and 58.1% had already done a PS test at least once. In addition, 26.5% of women had a regular PS test UPTAKE. The concentration index for PS test UPTAKE was 0.062 (P=0.115). Education level (OR=1.181, 95% CI; 1.022, 1.364, P=0.024) and a positive family history of cervical cancer (OR=3.591, 95% CI; 1.811, 7.120, P=0.001) had significant impacts on regular PS UPTAKE. Conclusion: A person’s level of education and family history of cervical cancer were the most critical factors for getting regular PS test UPTAKE. Furthermore, the concentration index showed that the frequency of PS test UPTAKE was slightly higher in the rich group. Focusing interventions on less educated and disadvantaged women may provide useful insights to promote PS test UPTAKE, thereby reducing inequalities. Moreover, using fear appeal strategies to promote PS test UPTAKE may be beneficial.

Chloride salinity has been strongly related to enhanced cadmium (Cd) UPTAKE by plants due to increased solubility in the soil solution, even in agricultural soil with very low levels of cadmium. This finding is relevant because the cadmium content of food crops is an important concern for human health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to predict and discuss the chlorine-enhanced UPTAKE of cadmium by two common crops: maize and tobacco under “non-saline” (1 mM) and “very strongly saline” (200 mM) scenarios using a modified ‘biotic ligand model’ and datasets from a set of soil and hydroponic experiments. Results indicated that predicted cadmium UPTAKE rates (expressed as cadmium in plant μmol m-2 root) by maize and tobacco plants were consistently higher (54 and 15%, respectively) assuming conditions of ‘very strong salinity’ soil compared to the simulated ‘non-saline’ soil. In the light of the results of the present research, valuable information is given on modeled cadmium phytoavailability as an indication of the potential risk due to increased cadmium UPTAKE by crops under saline conditions, especially as the enhancement of cadmium UPTAKE in the presence of Cl-salinity may be a general trend that occurs in many edible crops. The biotic ligand model parameterization applied in the present study attempted to simulate conditions commonly found in natural cadmium and salt-affected soils. However, caution is needed to extrapolate results obtained from these models to real soil conditions.