OBJECTIVE Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), caused by the rupture of intracranial aneurysms, is a devastating event with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) plays a critical role in the potential loss of life as its sufferers are usually of a young age. We aimed to investigate the incidence of aSAH along with the patients' characteristics over five co...

Background: Following the widespread use of poliovirus vaccine in the mid-1950s, the incidence of poliomyelitis declined rapidly in many industrialized countries. The aim of this study was to determine the surveillance of poliomyelitis and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in Fars Province, southern Iran to detect poliovirus wherever it may circulate. Methods: From 1995 to 2006, in a cross-sectiona...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy, cognitive meta cognitive strategies with academic achievement among students high school boys nomads of Fars Province. The research method is descriptive – correlational. The population of this study, all high school students nomads of of Fars province is in the 90-91 school year were enrolled. Cluster sampl...

Background & Aim: Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.), is an important medicinal plant that is used for pharmacological uses and conservation of environments (for example preventing the soil erosion) regards to its specific condition habitat. Experimental: In this research, phytochemical variations of the essential oils from different populations of myrtle collected from Fars (Saydan, Cheshme-Ali, and ...

BACKGROUND The global prevalence of overweight and obesity had risen in recent decades, and obesity is taken into consideration as a public health concern and a major risk factor of common chronic disease. The objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to identify its underlying factors among children 2-6 yr of age in Fars Province, southern Iran...

BACKGROUND Childhood malnutrition as a major public health problem among children in developing countries can affect physical and intellectual growth and is also considered as a main cause of child morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of under-nutrition and identify determinants of malnutrition among children under 6 years of age in Fars province, ...

many new technologies have been employed to improve welfare conditions and to provide an optimum utilization of the existing resources in agriculture sector. laser leveling technology is one of the most progressed in maintenance of soil and water resources which itself has an important role in sustainable development. the purpose of this study was to realize the specifications of adopters vs. n...

a molecular survey was performed for identification theileria spp in sheep and ticks during from 2010-2011 in fasa and kazeroun areas, fars province, iran. a total of 100 sheep from different flocks were clinically examined and blood samples with ixodid ticks collected. the prepared blood smears from capillary vein of ear were stained with giemsa methods and examined by using light microscope. ...

Feature selection is an essential data processing step to remove irrelevant and redundant attributes for shorter learning time, better accuracy, and better comprehensibility. A number of algorithms have been proposed in both data mining and machine learning areas. These algorithms are usually used in a single table environment, where data are stored in one relational table or one flat file. The...