BACKGROUND Considering that there was not any regional survey in Isfahan, Iran regarding the epidemiology of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) in different age groups of general population, the aim of this study was to determine the epidemiologic feature of ARTIs in Isfahan using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, pat...

Quit and Win is an international biannual smoking cessation contest. Although more than 70 countries participate, few are from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This study evaluated 4 Quit and Win campaigns in Isfahan province, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 1998 to 2004, documenting participation rates, self-reported 1-month and 1-year abstinence rates and related factors. Participation rates ...

sepahan is a new bread wheat cultivar derived from progenies of a cross made between azadi cultivar and some high yielding and resistant to rust advanced lines. all selections were made in kelardasht and iranshahr stations and early evaluations in karaj. it was also studied in regional uniform yield trials in moderate stations including kaboutar abad. results revealed that this line is more tol...

Background: The quality of sleep plays an important role in physical development, as well maintaining and mental health. Approximately 20% Iranian students suffer from Internet addiction, 56% insomnia. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relevance addiction among Isfahan University medical sciences students. Methods: cross-sectional was conducted a questionnaire at Medical Sciences ...

Aim of study: (i) to explore differences between eggplant flowers capable setting fruit including long (LGs) and medium style (MEs) those which suffer from severe problems with fertility short ones (SRTs); (ii) study the effect plant growth regulators on floral morphology setting.
 Area Isfahan University Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 2017 2018.
 Material methods: First initial 13 genoty...

Wheat Triticum aestivum L. is one of the most important agricultural products, and meets highest nutritional needs humans in various countries. This study aims to evaluate compatibility stability 25 wheat genotypes for two crop years five regions (Karaj, Qazvin, Isfahan, Varamin Damavand) a randomized complete block design with three replications. The results variance analysis additive main eff...

In the past two decades, increasing consumption of synthetic drugs and its associated side effects has led World Health Organization (WHO) to study the antioxidant activity of this plant. It also conducted an ethno botanical survey of endemic medicinal plants studying its uses by the rural populations in order to prevent and treat many current diseases (1). Achillea species such as Achillea mil...

Auto pollution is the by-product of our mechanized mobility, which adversely affects both plant and human life. However, plants growing in the urban locations provide a great respite to us from the brunt of auto pollution by absorbing the pollutants at their foliar surface. Foliar surface configuration and biochemical changes in plant species, namely, Sida cordifolia L. and Catharanthus roseus ...