To isolate keratinophilic fungi in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants in Sari city, Mazandaran province, Islamic Republic of Iran, samples were taken from 7 plants with different sewage treatment technologies. From 35 sludge samples cultured on Sabouraud's agar with cycloheximide and chloramphenicol, 326 fungal colonies belonging to 7 species were isolated. Geotrichum (59.5%), Clado...

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Head, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Amir Mazandarani Hospital, Sari, Iran. [email protected] 2. (Corresponding author), Dentistry Student Research Committee (DSRC), Dentistry School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran. [email protected]...

OBJECTIVE Studying suicide can be of assistance to prepare the ground for the adoption of effective preventative measures. In the present study, our aim was an in-depth review of suicide epidemiology in the city of Sari, in the northern part of Iran. Our focus was on geo-demographic and other risk factors affecting the frequency of suicide in order to demonstrate populations with greater risk o...

Background Despite the clinical importance of adherence to treatment in β-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) patients, poor adherence remains a prevalent and persistent problem in these patients. Objective The aim of this study was to explore Iranian β-TM patients' perception regarding the barriers and facilitators of adherence to their treatments. Methods In this qualitative study, data were collect...

I have some serious concerns with Sari Kovats and colleagues’ Comment (March 1, p 757), as I feel it is misleading (albeit unintentionally). Although the UK Government has indeed stated that it accepts the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering Working Group’s recommendations on shale gas extraction, the reality is that only one of these recommendations has been implemented in full; one...

Introduction National borders do not prevent the transmission of pathogens and associated vectors among border populations. The Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) has collaborated with the Mexican Secretariat of Health, the U. S. Department of State’s Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) and the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in concert with local health officials to co...