Objective: Amniocentesis is the most common test used for prenatal diagnosis of a chromosome problem in the fetus. It involves the removing a small amount of amniotic fluid which surrounds the fetus in the amniotic sac. The amniocentesis sample is sent to the laboratory where the cells are cultured and then the chromosomes are analyzed. A new supplemented medium has been developed to improve amniotic fluid cell growth in mouse.Materials and Methods: The medium consists of a mixture of Ham's F12 medium and Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) supplemented with antibiotics, and 20% fetal calf serum (FCS).Results: Good clonal growth is achieved consistently in 4-6 days without any mycoplasma contamination. The volume of amniotic fluid required to initiate culture can be as little as 1 ml. Amniotic fluid samples contaminated with red blood cells with no visible clot also grow well.Conclusion: The results of amniocentesis will indicate the likelihood of the fetus developing certain chromosomal conditions, such as Down's syndrome, Edward's syndrome, and Patau's syndrome, which are all conditions where the fetus is born with an extra chromosome.

The Holy Shrine of Imam RezaAS is one of the most important places in Iran in terms of religious and public beliefs. Huge volumes of pilgrims travel to the mentioned place, so the appropriated environmental and furniture design to increase the visitors' satisfaction is inevitable. In this regards, the main objective of this study is to identify an appropriated design for public water TAPS through the assessment of affecting factors in terms of the pilgrims’ satisfaction. Methods: In this survey, 400 volunteer pilgrims participated in our 5-scale Likert questionnaire. The gathered data were analysed by SPSSWin21 and Spearman test. Results: This study shows that there is a significant association between user satisfaction and public water TAPS' function (p = 0. 00), however the participants were more satisfied with the technical aspects than the aesthetic ones. The users were not satisfied with the placing of water TAPS, pressure of water’ s valve and local illumination in night time. Conclusion: This study confirms the importance of design considerations, construction and materials, location of public water fountains in the assessed courtyard of the Holy Shrine of Imam RezaAS to satisfy the pilgrims. Considering with Islamic architectural elements, appropriated form and style, color and material, perfect harmony affect on users. The modification of water fountain place in terms of dimension and local illumination are also important.

Dear Editor, I would like to present a case entitled “ Massive hydrocephalus and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancy with twin‑ twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) plus twin anemia‑ polycythemia sequence (TAPS). ”..

A major concern in Translation Studies (TS) has been on what really goes on in the translators’ head while they are translating (not what researchers claim is going on). Among the techniques utilized in studying such cognitive processes and systems, think-aloud protocols (TAPS) have been widely em-ployed. As a content analysis study, this Qual-Quan mixed methods research aimed at exploring the com-parative differences introspective and retrospective TAPS can cause in English-to-Persian translation quality. The selected participants were 15 MA students studying TS at Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch. The participants were required to translate two English texts into Persian, one introspectively and the other retrospectively, while the participants’ voices were audio-recorded and fully transcribed later. Relying on a recent translation quality assessment scale (Famil Khalili, 2011), the frequency distribution for the 14 encoded themes proved that the participants performed differently in introspection and retros-pection TAP phases. In fact, while the themes coherence and grammaticality had the highest frequency counts in the retrospection phase, dialogical register, linguistic functions and speech acts had a considera-ble improvement in the introspection phase.

Background: Exposure to radon and radon decay products at home and at workplaces constitutes one of the greatest and perhaps the greatest risk from ionizing radiation. In this study, radon activity concentrations were measured in thermal water, spring water, in the water of baths/pools, and indoor air of five spas in Kosovo. Materials and Methods: Different comparison active methods were used and also the long-term measurements were performed. Results: The radon activity concentrations were found to be 23 Bq l-1 to 314 Bq l-1 in water coming from a thermal source, 13 Bq l-1 to 270 Bq l-1 in water of baths, 25 Bq l-1 to 108 Bq l-1, in water of pools and 16 Bq l-1 to 67 Bq l-1 in TAPS water. The indoor radon concentrations and soil gas measurements near the thermal spas has range from 24 Bq m-3 to 506 Bq m-3 respectively from 4978 Bq m-3 to 67249 Bq m-3. Conclusions: The indoor air radon concentrations in workrooms, baths, and pools only in one case exceeded 500 Bq m-3. The reason of high indoor radon concentration could have been the location of this room, located near the baths and pool of spa. The maximum radon activity concentration in TAPS water is the only that did not exceed the limit from 100 Bq l-1.