BACKGROUND Improving the dietary intake among different groups and population is important for improving the health status. This study determines the nutrients and food group intake as well as dietary habits among female students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. METHODS Two hundreds and eighty nine healthy female youths who were randomly selected among students of Isfahan University...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to detect the seroprevalence of human fascioliasis in Isfahan County, central Iran in 2013. METHODS Overall, 471 sera samples were collected from people recalled randomly to 20 health centers in the city of Isfahan and 10 related villages in 2014. Sera were examined using ELISA test. A questionnaire was filled out for each participant. RESULTS Altogether...

Communities are concerned with the role of durable pesticides and their carry over effect in food chains. Accordingly, the recognition and measurement of chemical compounds in food, environment and living bodies is necessary. In this study, which dated from October 2010 to March 2011, deltamethrin toxin residues in sugar beets were investigated in the cities of Isfahan province including: Isfah...

Preemption in multi-mode Resource-constrained project scheduling problem Zahra Zare* Department of Industrial Engineering Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran Postal Code: 71767-13763, Unit 3, No 142, 6 Alley, South Bahonar St., Shiraz, Iran Abdulreza Naddaf Department of Management Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Maysam Ashrafzadeh Department of Industrial Engineering Najaf...

BACKGROUND Prevention and treatment of youths` mental disorders are important, not just for to diminish their present problems but to improve their functions in adulthood. This study was performed to evaluate the mental health status of 6-18 years old youths in a community-based sample using the strength and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ). METHODS Parent of 2000 youths (6-18 years old) were...

Background Hand hygiene is one of the key ways of preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI), especially in patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to determine nurses' compliance with hand hygiene guidelines in caring for patients with cancer in a selected center in Isfahan, Iran, in 2016. Materials and Methods The present observational study was conducted on nurses in a canc...

To assess the type and load of helminths in wastewater and the quality of treatment, we examined the raw and treated wastewater of 8 wastewater treatment plants (WTP) in Tehran and 2 in Isfahan for the presence of helminth eggs during 2002-2003. Wastewater samples obtained from both inlet and effluent of each treatment plant were examined on several occasions using the modified Bailenger method...

The purpose of this study was to survey the effect of organizational communication system on the conflict in physical education offices of Isfahan province. The research methodology of this research was a descriptive study. All employees working in physical education offices of Isfahan province were included in the sample for this study (N= 236). Researcher made questionnaire and demographic qu...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and severity of anemia, and to identify independent predictors for anemia in children on hemodialysis. METHODS We conducted this cross sectional study on 25 children aged 7-20 years receiving hemodialysis from September 2005 to January 2006 in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. RESULTS A total of 22 (82%) patients had hemoglobin (Hb)...

*Corresponding author: Milad Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi; Medical Physics and Medical Engineering Department, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Telephone: 00983117922432 , Fax: 00983116688597 Email: [email protected] Dear Editor read the recent publication by Zahra TolouGhamari entitled “Nephro and neurotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors and mechanisms ...