background: there are many genera of free-living amoeba in the environment, but members of only four genera ( naegleria , acanthamoeba , balamuthia and sappinia ) have an association with human infection. water, soil and air are main sources of infective types of these pathogenic organisms for human. methods: totally, 30 samples were collected from the surface water sources of shiraz city, the ...

Background and Aims: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) with modifiable non-modifiable risk factors is an increasing global concern. It predisposes individuals to a significant cardiovascular that the leading cause of death in Iran. We investigated MetS prevalence its Shiraz, Methods: 7225 participants age range 40 70 years were recruited from Shiraz Heart Cohort Study. was diagnosed according Adult Tre...

Microplastics (MP) have been retrieved from settled dusts and rainfall collected monthly over a period of year daily an additional ten days in the city Shiraz at elevated remote site (Mount Derak) Iran. Total deposition ranged about 1000 to 3500 MP m?2 200 600 Mount Derak, with greater taking place during dry months (June November) than when precipitation events occurred. Overall, was dominated...

Background: Working in a hospital involves lot of long-term stress, which affects people who work helping professions and are immersed others’ problems. The present study aimed to determine the relationships between psychological capital, mental health, health anxiety with vulnerability through mediating role emotional processing perceived social support nurses working COVID-19 wards Shiraz Cit...