background: about 80% of deaths in 350 million cases of diabetes in the world occur in low and middle income countries. the aim of this study was to determine the status of diabetes socioeconomic inequality and the share of determinants of inequalities in kurdistan province, west of iran, using two surveys in 2005 and 2009.   methods: data were collected from non-communicable disease surveillan...

three granitoid bodies, shirkuh batholith, kaffe abad and ader bolandan are exposed in nw yazd, cutting across the naiband formation (upper triassic), and overlain by cretaceous formations. shirkuh batholith is most likely of jurassic age. it seems to be the first and the most significant episode of magmatism in studied area which occurred in middle jurassic (late cimmerian) time. on the other ...

BACKGROUND Since Pars Abad district had been known as a focus of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Ardabil Province but the prevalence of the disease in nomadic tribes has not been determined, thus, this study was conducted. METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on children up to 12yr old of nomadic tribes from Pars Abad County, Ardabil Province, Iran in 2015. For each ind...

The yearly and monthly estimation of terrestrial solar radiation over Lokoja using meteorological parameters temperature relative humidity during the period twenty two years (July 1983 – June 2005) was investigated. variation with global radiation, temperature, atmospheric pressure were results indicated that high values observed rainy season than in dry season. highest average under investigat...

according to recent studies, about 60 percent of surface waters and 57 percent ground waters are located in snowy zones in iran. in most areas of northern hemisphere and alpine environment areas, snow melt lead to the maximum instantaneous flow rate and is an important part of annual discharge. the present study investigated the effect of snowmelt on the surface waters and ground waters in baha...

Background: About 80% of deaths in 350 million cases of diabetes in the world occur in low and middle income countries. The aim of this study was to determine the status of diabetes socioeconomic inequality and the share of determinants of inequalities in Kurdistan Province, West of Iran, using two surveys in 2005 and 2009.   Methods: Data were collected from non-communicable disease su...

Case 1. Delivery (December 1962) was at the 7th month by caesarean section for fetal distress. At the time of the section an ovarian cyst was noted, and this was excised (see below). The baby (2400 g., 48 cm.) was covered with meconium. The skin of the trunk showed many purpuric spots. The abdomen was enlarged, with marked hepatosplenomegaly. Respiratory distress was severe, death occurring at ...

background: the use of high-dose steroid therapy peri portoenterostomy may have a positive impact on the frequency of cholangitis and survival rate.   methods: a prospective study was conducted on two groups of patients (less than three months of age) suffering from biliary atresia from 1999 to 2005. the patients in group i (g i) were managed peri-operatively by high-dose methylprednisolone whi...