BACKGROUND Anencephaly is a neural tube defect incompatible with life. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of anencephaly in Gorgan, northern Iran. METHODS During 1998 - 2005, 49,534 newborns at Dezyani hospital in Gorgan were screened for neural tube defects. Clinical and demographic data of the diagnosed cases were recorded in a pre-designed questionnaire for a...

We wish to respond to the commentary of de la Iglesia et al. [1]. Studies comparing sleep in different communities have different goals. One frequent goal has been to determine how sleep is affected by manipulating specific ‘modern’ conditions. Many studies have investigated the effect of artificial light and electronic entertainment. Such studies have clearly shown that light, particularly blu...

A. Talebian, S. S. Kordestani, A. Rashidi, F. Dadashian, and M. Montazer a Islamic Azad University, Shahre Rey Branch, Faculty of Technical Engineering, Textile Dep., b Tehran-Qom freeway, Tehran, Iran b Amir Kabir University of Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Hafez st., Tehran, Iran c Islamic Azad University, Science-Research Branch, Faculty of Technical Engineering, Textile Lab...

the ammi and sreg gge   are among the models that effectively capture the additive and multiplicative components of genotype × environment interaction (gei) and provide meaningful interpretation of multi-environment trials’ data set in the breeding programs. the objective of this study was to assess the effect of gei on grain yield of barely advanced lines and exploit the positive gei effect us...

a number of researches have been performed in the field of elemental analysis of fruitsfrom different areas of iran and there is a vast unstudied area in this field. in this study, seven mineral elements such as na, k, ca, mg, fe, zn and cu in the tree soil, citrus limunum juice of gorgan and iranshahr gardens and citrus limetta juice of gorgan and bandarabas gardens were determined by flame ph...

BACKGROUND Considering the physical, emotional and psychological complications of early or delayed menopause on women's life, it is necessary to determine associated factors of menopause age. This study designed to determine menopausal age and associated factors in women of Gorgan, i.e. the capital of Golestan province in the north-east of Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 804 meno...

BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTDs) including spina bifida and anencephaly are the second most common birth defects with 2.8 per 1000 births in northern Iran. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to determine the risk factors of neural tube defects in Gorgan, north of Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS This hospital-based, case-control study was carried out on all NTD-affected pregnancies (n = 59)...

Background: Health literacy (HL) is one of the main determinants health behaviors. It influenced by various individual and social factors. Inadequate generally prevalent though its levels may vary among people in different societies. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate level adult Qom, Iran. Methods: cross-sectional survey was conducted 2020 Qom HL people. Due outbreak COVID-19 epidemic...

In this study, we aimed to assess levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in relation to metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women in Gorgan. The study group included 100 postmenopausal women who were referred to the different Health Centers in Gorgan. Body mass index, waist circumference, Hip, waist to hip ratio, diastolic blood pressure, triglyceride, fasting blood glucose and 25-hydroxyvitam...