The Gurpi Formation, one of the geologycal units of the Zagros Basin, stretches with in the Folded Zagros in the provinces of Khuzestan, Lorestan, and Fars,in southwest Iran. In all 525 samples were collected from five stratigraphic sectiones of the Gurpi Formation in Dezful embayment Zone for studying biostratigraphy. Totally 47 species from 23 Planktonic foraminifera genera were recognized in...

Background Health is influenced by different factors, the most important of which in the family environment is mothers. This study aimed to determine the anxiety levels of school-age children and their relationship with the general health of mothers in the city of Dezful, Iran. Materials and Methods In this descriptive-analytical study, 623 children aged 9- to 12-year-old studying in the fourth...

conclusions the lower incidence of uti in pregnant women compared to other areas of iran represents the role of climate and weather in the prevalence of uti. in addition, the increased number of low-birth-weight infants had a remarkable correlation with uti, which can influence the health of the next generation. patients and methods in this cross-sectional retrospective study, 1132 women admitt...

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seed and oil have long been used widely as healthy foods to supply energy and prevent aging. Some of the main active anti-oxidative constituents in sesame seeds are γ-tocopherol and phenols. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between roasting temperature and time with γ-tocopherol and total phenolic compounds (TPC) of sesame seeds when roas...

PURPOSE To determine the distribution of ocular biometric components and their correlation with age and sex during the ages of ocular development in a 6- to 18-year-old population in Iran. METHOD In this cross-sectional study, which was performed in October 2012, multi-stage stratified cluster sampling was used to sample the study population from Dezful schools, a city in the southwest of Ira...