Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, causing an estimated 3.3 million deaths worldwide. Characteristics of built environment, including buildings, public spaces, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, transportation networks, parks, trails green spaces can facilitate or constrain physical activity. However, objective study environment interventions on acti...

M. Kargarfard1, A. Shariat2, E. Lam3, B. Shaw4, I. Shaw4,5 and A. Shariat6 1Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran 2Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra, Malaysia 3Department of Health and Human Performance, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 4Dep...

Dairín Kieran,1* Jordi Sebastia,1* Matthew J. Greenway,2 Matthew A. King,1 Dervla Connaughton,1 Caoimhin G. Concannon,1 Beau Fenner,1 Orla Hardiman,3 and Jochen H. M. Prehn1 1Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Neuroscience Research Centre, RCSI, Dublin 2, Ireland, 2National Centre for Medical Genetics, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Childr...

1. Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Dept. of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Gastroenterology Section, Integrative Functional Gastroenterology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 4. Dept. of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, S...

*Corresponding author: Azar Baradaran, Department of Clinical Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Decision about the use of a drug on prevention or amelioration of diseases requires knowledge about the side effects on different organs, specially kidney or liver. A R T...

S. Javad Hashemifar,1,2 Peter Kratzer,2 and Matthias Scheffler3 1Department of Physics and Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Institute, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran 2Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, D-47048 Duisburg, Germany 3Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, D-14195 Berlin, Germany Received 3 September 2010; revised manuscript ...

Measurements of height and weight are important data source relating to growth and development, puberty, and nutritional status of children and adolescents. In clinical setting, the charts of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), USA, are used in Iran. A survey identified significant differences in weight- and height-for-age across provinces, between urban and rural children. Althou...

Over the last two decades there has been an increasing recognition of cultural significance rivers, canals and related bodies water residential, recreational and/or heritage spaces located along their banks. These perceptions have led them to be recognised as landscapes that merit preservation, maintenance development. This article furthers research on this area by investigating history contemp...