groundwater resources are the main source of water supply in many arid countries such as iran. because of uncontrolled increasing of the population, limitation of surface water resources and excessive extraction from aquifers, sharp drop in groundwater level in many plains such as khezel plain located in hamedan province was occurred. khezel plain is important because of strategic crop farming ...

Objectives. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium and the risk factors of zoonotic transmission in Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran dairy farms were examined. Methods. One fecal sample was collected from all calves less than 6 months old in eight dairy farms around Najafabad (Isfahan province, Central Iran) as well as individuals working in these farms and their household members. A two-step nested PCR pro...

  Introduction Identification of the climate changes is important for understanding the paleoenvironmental characteristics. Sedimentary evidence of the closed basins can be one of the most important methods for identifying the climatic periods and changes in the sedimentary environments. Gavkhouni Playa, as the lowland of the ZayandehRud River catchment area is located in an inter-mountainous...

a Department of Endodontics, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; b Advanced Materials Center, Faculty of Materials and Metallurgy Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran; c Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry, Vancouver BC, Canada ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article Type: Original Article Introdu...

semiarid regions with their exceptional weather conditions, low precipitation, and high evapotranspiration pose a great challenge to water resources managers. one possible way to face this challenge is the conjunctive use of both surface water and groundwater resources in these regions. this paper proposes a conjunctive use model which has been implemented in najafabad plain in central iran. th...