the persian gulf is northern part of the ropme sea area (rsa), and is semi-enclosed shallow sea which located in subtropical climate. measuring is 1000km in length, varying in width 60-340km, and average depth is about 35m and maximum depth is 105m. this research was carried out during 2005-2010 for reviewing the corals status and determination of coral reef habitats distribution in the persian...

Introduction: The present study aims to identify the death awareness and spiritual experience of the health care workers in Iran. Methods: Eleven health care workers involved with Coronavirus patients were selected through purposeful sampling and had in-depth semi-structured interviews. Conventional content analysis was utilized to analyze the data. Results: The conventional content analysis...

BACKGROUND As microbial agents have been associated with late adverse effects related to fillers antibiotic treatment has been envisaged. OBJECTIVE To determine whether biomaterials favor bacterial growth and/or attract bacteria. METHODS Hyaluronic acid, semi-permanent fillers, such as calcium hydroxylapatite, and permanent fillers, such as polyalkylimide/polyacrylamide, were used. Experime...

OBJECTIVE Flexible and semi-flexible micro-endoscopes were used in cochlear scala tympani inspection , to explore their application in inner ear examination. METHOD Fifteen profound hearing loss patients preparing for cochlear implant were included in this study. During the operation, micro-endoscopy was performed after opening the cochlear scala tympani. And 1 mm diameter semi-flexible micro...

soil alkalinity and salinity are serious problems in arid and semi-arid regions, and therefore monitoring of soil ph and electrical conductivity (ec) is necessary in any region. the present study aimed to properly interpolate soil ph and ec as soil quality indices in a semi-arid mountainous area with annual precipitation of 342.4 mm. the study area is the karimabad rangelands in hamadan provinc...

background: empowerment of elderly people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) can increase their quality of life and feeling of well-being. however, few researches focused on the obstacles and factors facilitating empowerment in elderly people with copd and an adequate determining of these factors need an in-depth understanding of the meaning of these factors which influences empo...

background: prevention of slipping accidents requires provision of adequate friction through the use of suitable combinations of footwear and underfoot surfaces. shoe sole tread groove is one of the important factors on friction coefficient during walking. objective: to measure the effect of different shoe sole tread groove depths and different surfaces on the required quotient of friction (q),...