Received 18 Jul 2015 Accepted 10 Dec 2015 Abstract Dioctophyma renale infection is found in a wide range of mammalian species, typically in temperate areas of the world. Here, we report for the first time, the parasitism of a domestic dog by D. renale in Hamedan, Iran, a mountainous cold region, lacking significant amounts of rainfall, high humidity and temperature. A 2.5 yr old male mixed bree...

OBJECTIVE Excessive weight in children is a major public health concern. The intake of refined carbohydrates, especially sugars and the prevalence of dental caries are well documented in the literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dental caries and BMI in elementary school children. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sampling technique used in the present stud...

BACKGROUND This study presents the various types, causes and incidence, along with their clinical management and associated complications of maxillofacial fractures at an emergency hospital in Hamedan, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 2268 patients with 3107 facial fractures treated between 1987 and 2001, were retrospectively analysed. The average number of fractures for each patient was...

in order to study the seasonal population fluctuations and density of aphid species (vector of potato viruses) in hamedan province during 1999–2003, four important potato-growing areas (hamedan, kaboudarahang, asadabad, and ghahavand) were studied using, yellow water traps. among collected aphids, four species belonging to aphididae and one to drepanosiphidae were identified in potato fields. i...

having proper house and shelter is one of the basic human rights this because of various roles and functions of housing.housing satisfaction is a multidimensional and complex variable which includes social, economic and managerial dimensions of houseand their surrounding environment’s. for this reason, evaluation of housing, from points residentsviews is very important.satisfaction in this case...