*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 ...

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AIMS To evaluate the characteristics of manual haemoglobin methods in use in Malawi and provide evidence for the Ministry of Health in Malawi to enable them to choose a suitable method for district hospitals. METHODS Criteria on accuracy, clinical usefulness, user friendliness, speed, training time, and economic costs were determined by local health professionals and used to compare six diffe...

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...

The Study of Development and Reconstruction Effect Pigeon Houses in East Isfahan on the Prosperity Tourism Entrepreneurship

The restoration of Worn-out Urban Fabrics (WoUFs), i.e., the disfiguration fabric components city from their main shape, and implementation urban housing development plan have always been pivotal activities for designing livable cities – especially in developing countries. Prior research, however, did not identify an appropriate model sustainable recovery WoUFs. To fill this gap, patterns suppo...