Dust storms are known as hazardous problems in western part of Iran. Iraq is one of the main sources for dust storm arriving to the western part of Iran. The Radial Basis Function Network model (RBFN) has been used to assess wind erosion hazards in the source area of dust storms over several western Iranian cities. Normalized Difference Salinity Index (NDSI) was used to determine the changes in...

Abstract Objective Brucellosis is a zoonosis almost chronic disease. bacteria can remain in the environment for long time. Thus, climate irregularities could pave way survival of bacterium brucellosis. more common men 25 to 29 years age, western provinces, and spring months. The aim this study investigate effect climatic factors as well predicting incidence brucellosis Qazvin province using Mar...

1- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2- , [email protected]

Polydrusus (Polydrusus) kadleci sp. n. from northeastern Turkey and western Iran and P. (Polydrusus) wymanni sp. n. from Samos Island (Greece) are described. Both species show characteristic raised setae on the pronotum and elytra, the length of which is apparently sexually dimorphic. The lectotype of P. (Polydrusus) mecedanus Reitter, 1908 is designated. New faunistic data of other species nea...

OBJECTIVES To determine the pattern of intrauterine growth and predicted biparietal diameter (BPD) and femur length (FL) at point in gestation of Iranian fetuses. METHODS In an extensive and long-standing prospective study in Tehran, Iran 15693 BPD and 15594 FL measurements were obtained from the fetuses of 1324 normal pregnant women. Weekly mean values and the standard deviations (S.D. ) wer...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is the third and fourth leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality among men and women, respectively in Iran. However, the role of dietary factors that could contribute to this high cancer incidence remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine major dietary patterns and its relationship with colorectal cancer. METHODS This case-control study was co...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The epidemiology of stroke and its subtypes in the Middle East is unclear. Most previous studies have been performed in Western countries, and incidence rates are unlikely to apply in the Middle East. We aimed to determine the incidence of stroke in Mashhad, northeastern Iran. METHODS During a 12-month period (2006-2007), we prospectively ascertained all strokes occurri...