Dear Editor, Child mortality refers to deaths of children less than five years of age. According to the UNICEF reports in 2010, the number of deaths among children younger than five years old in the world was 7.6 million. Statistics for previous years (1990, 2008 and 2009) were 8.1, 8.8 and 12.4 million respectively. UNICEF reported that the top five causes of child mortality in developing coun...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Electrodiagnostic tests are electrical technologies for evaluating the body's neurophysiology and used as a complementary method for diagnosing the neuro-muscular disorders. These tests are commonly used to diagnosis these disorders: Anterior horn cell disease, Muscular di...

After the inscription of Historic City Yazd on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2017, number tourists visiting increased. The area is formed several neighborhoods. This study aims to propose a conservation plan for oldest, Shah Abul-Ghasem Neighborhood, using urban design qualities suggested by Golkar. based field survey neighborhood was carried out such way that items related were photographed ...

introduction one of the critical issues associated with sustainability in the twenty-first century is how cities are growing and developing in the space. rapid urban growth and physical development of cities cause disintegration of the spatial organization of cities and consequently spatial inequality between urban spaces. this phenomenon can be considered as spatial segregation or fragmentatio...

Correspondence: Z Ansari Cardiovascular Research Center, Afshar Hospital, Jomhoori Blvd, Yazd, Iran Tel: +98-351-5231421 Fax: +98-351-5253335 Email:[email protected] Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors are increasing in developing countries. Previous studies have shown a high prevalence of CAD risk factors in Iran but Geographical prevalence is not uniform. The present s...

this paper deals with evaluating the thermal behavior of exterior walls in dwellings of a particular place. today, there is a huge increase in constructing multi-storey apartment buildings and single-family houses in the city of yazd, a city with hot dry climate and a rich historical architecture in iran. unfortunately, the new methods that are used nowadays to make the envelopes of these dwell...

The potential of internet has been expanded rapidly toward using e-commerce in many countries. Ecommerce has become popular as many people come to understand its convenience and its quick respond to requests and as more products and services become available. This inductive interview-based study aims at identifying and assessing the significant barriers in business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic ...