Objective: To describe the characteristics of gonorrhoea and prostitution in Kermanshah, Iran. Method: From 1997 through 2000, 100 male gonorrhoea patients were followed for a mean of 18 months (range 8–42 months). Diagnosis and follow up were made by a combination of history, physical examination, and the Gram stained smear. Results: 4% of patients became infected by girlfriends, 24% by tempor...

The leaves of Arum conophalloides (Araceae) were used in some west areas of Iran as a dessert. The aerial parts of the herb were collected from Sahneh Mountains, Kermanshah Province, west of Iran and was hydrodistilled by Clevenger-type apparatus. Composition of the essential oil was determined by GC and GC/MS. Totally, 18 components (92% of total essential oil) were identified. The oil contain...

The genus Folsomides Stach, 1922 is represented by four species in the Iranian fauna, two of which are new to the science. Folsomides halshinicus sp. nov. and Folsomides subvinosus sp. nov. are found in Kermanshah Province (Western Iran). The new species belong to the Folsomides angularis (Axelson, 1905) group and they are distinguishable from other congeneric species by the macrochaetotaxy (11...

Hypogastrura persica sp. nov. is described from the Zagros Mountains (Kermanshah Province, Iran). The new species can be distinguished from two nearest congeners, namely H. exigua Gisin, 1958 (Alps) and H. magistri Babenko, 1994 (Siberia), by the body size, the number of sensilla on antennal segment IV, the number of setae on dens and ventral tube as well as chaetotaxy of abdominal terga IV and...

The data presented here had been originally collected for a research project entitled 'Sleep EEG spectral analysis in psychophysiological insomnia and normal sleep subjects'. This article describes the data of 11 subjects, referred to Sleep Disorders Research Center (SDRC) in Kermanshah, Iran. The data includes 14 EEG, 6 EOG, and 3 EMG channels, with a sampling ratio of 256 Hz. It includes powe...

In a cross-sectional study, all trauma patients hospitalized for 24 hours or more over a 4-month period in Taleghani hospital, the only referral teaching centre in Kermanshah city, were studied (n = 779). Mean age was 34.7 (standard deviation 19.9) years. Male, unemployed and illiterate patients predominated. Road traffic accidents, falls and interpersonal violence were the most common mechanis...

abstract background: hypertension with serious cardiovascular, cerebral, renal complications is an important factor of mortality in the world. recognizing its symptoms together with its associated signs can be effective in preventing complications of hypertension. for this reason, researchers began the study aiming at surveying initial symptoms of hypertension. methods: this study was descripti...

plague is an infectious disease transmitted from rodents to humans. this disease is considered an endemic disease in western iran. the last officially reported case of human plague in iran was in 1965. in the last few decades, human plague has been reported in iran’ neighboring countries. also, according to some recent evidence witnessing infected rodents in western iran, it is probable to have...

barfabad river is one of the most important surface water resources in the west of iran which passes from the south of kerend and through the islamabad city and receives high volume of human and industrial sewage. for assessing the water quality of the river, 8 stations were chosen and 72 samples were taken during 9 months from april 1997 to january 1998 and were analysed according to the stand...

Background: In this research a rapid vulnerability and risk assessment at territorial level is performed. Methods: The methodology used, initially proposed for ancient masonry churches, extended applied to ten historic mosques in Kermanshah city. method could be considered as preliminary approach of structures, refers LV0 method, since the used requires simple qualitative information. It involv...