BACKGROUND Burns are major cause of death and disability worldwide, particularly in the developing countries. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and causes of burns in children under the age of 15 years in Isfahan province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS All children admitted to the burn center of Isfahan, the largest city in central Iran, between 2007 and 2009 were...

INTRODUCTION There is a remarkable increase in cardiovascular disease after menopause. On the other hand, metabolic syndrome as a collection of risk factors has a known effect on cardiovascular diseases. Hormone changes are considered as one of the main relevant factor regarding cardiovascular disease as well as some recognized relationship with metabolic syndrome's components. This study was c...

Railway wireless communication has become an indispensable part to provide the reliability and safety of the railway operation as well as the improved railway services. In addition, advanced mobile communication technologies have triggered new railway customer services. Thanks to many benefits of the 4-generation mobile communication technology, long-term evolution (LTE), this technology is one...

Our modern society is filled with stressful stimuli that impact our daily lives, and lead to problems that eventually threaten our mental and psychological wellbeing. Expanding urban life and urbanizing people's interactions have drastically increased and resulted in more stressful circumstances. Unfortunately, the role of nature and nature-based design in our urban societies as an alternative ...

Over the last few decades, some newly developed areas in the city of Isfahan have had serious problems in providing such urban design qualities as legibility, and this has led to various problems for the citizens like difficulty in way-finding, orientation or addressing. In order to solve this problem and enrich the legibility of newly developed areas, planners and designers should utilize appr...

The restoration of Worn-out Urban Fabrics (WoUFs), i.e., the disfiguration fabric components city from their main shape, and implementation urban housing development plan have always been pivotal activities for designing livable cities – especially in developing countries. Prior research, however, did not identify an appropriate model sustainable recovery WoUFs. To fill this gap, patterns suppo...

MOHAMMAD ZANJANI, AHMAD BARAANI DASTJERDI, EHSAN ASGARIAN, ALIREZA SHAHRIYARI AND AMIR AKHAVAN KHARAZIAN Department of Information and Communication Technology South Pars Gas Complex Asalouyeh, I.R. Iran Department of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering SheikhBahaee University Isfahan, I.R. Iran Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Isfahan University Isfahan, I.R. ...

1. Assistant Professor , Endocrine & Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Technical Officer, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran 4. Assistant Professor, Kordestan Digestive Research Center, Kordestan University...

1Department of Occupational Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 2Department of Anesthesiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 3Department of Health Promotion, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 4MD, General Physician, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. *Corresponding Author: E-mail: [email protected] 52...