this paper describes the theoretical and experimental investigations of the key components and also the performance analysis of a rotary wheel for using as a solid desiccant dehumidifier and also indirect evaporator cooling system. solid desiccants have long been used in dehumidification and cooling systems for energy efficiency or reduce electricity. although many mathematical models on the ro...

the performance of the swat2012 model for estimation of hydrological budget in gharasou watershed, west of iran, during 1995 to 2005 was assessed. digital elevation model, hydro-climatological data, soil and land use maps with their properties relevant to the watershed were considered to fulfill the model. a branch program in swat-cup software (sufi2) program implemented to simulate and validat...

infants and children are valuable human resources for our future. their desirable growth influences the quality of human resources for the future. nutritional education is one of the most important ways to improve children's health. the purpose of this study was to determine the impact of nutrition education program on reducing growth failure among children based on health belief model (hbm) in...

approximately a decade ago, the fifa medical assessment and research centre (f-marc) developed an injury prevention program so-called “the 11” which was aimed to reduce injuries among male and female amateur football players aged 14 years and older. the “11” was designed on the basis of information and data which was available of research on injury and structured as warm-up program to reduce an...

the purpose of this study was to assess the process of extension program development in iranian agricultural extension system (iaes). the research instrument was a structural questionnaire with close-ended questions which its validity and reliability was confirmed by using expert panel and cranach’s alpha test, respectively. the target population of this research included all extension managers...

background: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) represent one of the most common occupational health education problems in both developed and developing countries. the aim of this study was to assess the effect of an occupational ergonomic training educational programon awareness, attitude and work-related musculoskeletal disorders behavior among office workers. material and methods: firstly,200 o...

aim and background: previous studies suggest that mental stress may influence serum lipid levels. this study was conducted on adult population living in rural and urban areas in central iran to assess the correlation between stress levels and lipid profile disorders. methods and materials: data was extracted from final evaluation of isfahan healthy heart program (ihhp) in 2008. multistage clust...

urban population is growing rapidly and also its requirements are growing fast. this problem needs further attention on sustainability urban landscape. citizen’s participation and gradual cultural change considered among the best methods for developing and conserving the urban landscape. the aim of this study was to assess the impact of extension and education classes of plant clinics on sustai...

introduction: despite the importance of curriculum analysis for internal refinement of a programme, the approach for such a step in under-described in the literature. this article describes the analysis of the medical curriculum at the faculty of medicine, university of gezira (fmug). this analysis is crucial in the era of innovative medical education since introducing new curricula and curricu...