studies have showed the river siahroud is the main contributor to the present pollution of anzali wetland in guilan. therefore, this study was initiated to evaluate the spatial distribution of metals pollution on the river siahroud sediments in guilan.surfacial river sediment samples along this river were taken during five consecutive seasons at eight sampling stations and analyzed for availabi...

background: methadone is considered a long-acting opioid agonist which is widely used in the treatment of drug addiction. it is believed that opioids can cause erectile dysfunction (ed) by inhibiting gonadotropin and testosterone release. this study is aimed at defining the possible effects of conservative treatment with methadone on erectile dysfunction in the addicts. methods: a total of 382 ...

leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution, caused by leptospira interrogans and is considered as an emerging global public health problem. transmission usually results from direct or indirect exposure to the urine or other body fluids of leptospiruric animals which may become a source of infection for human or other animals. having a humid climate with plenty of annual rainfall, gui...

A number of studies have shown that attending elderly care homes (ECHs) increases the risk of negative emotions, conflicts, and psychological stresses and consequently, susceptibility to a variety of diseases in elderlies. Accordingly, the aim of the present research was to evaluate and compare the prevalence of psychosomatic disorders among elderlies living in the ECHs and community dwelling e...

Background: Hazards have always been considered a threat to human life and preparedness deal with risks for pre-hospital emergency as the first line of care treatment is highly significant. Pre-hospital (clinical) deals different natural man-made hazards which cause various harms. Preservation disaster one concerns. Objectives: In this regard, present study aimed determine priority design progr...

survey status and nutritional behavior to prevention of iron deficiency anemia among high school girls in babol city     mehrabian f [1] ,valipour r [2] *,kasmaei p [3] ,atrkar roshan z [4] ,mahdavi roshan m [5]     received: 30 oct , 2013 accepted: 21 jan , 2014   abstract:  background & aims: iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem in the world, and more than 30% of the ...