In this paper, imperialist competitive algorithm as a computational method is implemented in MATLAB software to estimate monthly average daily global solar radiation on horizontal surface for some different climate cities of Iran. The experimental coefficients for Angstrom model have been calculated using imperialist competitive algorithm for all different climate cities and output data compare...

One of the most important factors in quality improvement of transportation, communication, accommodation, utilities, etc is urban infrastructures development. Certainly, with the intention of achieving the goal, approaches to urban infrastructures management must be ranked by Scientific and logical evaluation and calculation. This paper presents evaluation of governmental, private, and public–p...

A large-scale intervention field trial of the effect of Olyset long-lasting insecticide-treated bednets on transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out in 2 cities in the Islamic Republic of Iran from October 2003 to July 2005. We enrolled 8620 individuals in 3000 households in 6 pairs of sectors in each city. Epidemiological and entomological surveys were carried out pre- and post-i...

“Bazaar” is a Persian word from the language of Iranians of 2500 years ago which has entered the languages of other countries. “Bazaar”, the trading or marketing place with the architectural principles and concerns, was formed in Iran because of the long experience of marketing. This has become a valuable inheritance of Islamic ideological civilization and Iranian advanced architecture and a mo...

BACKGROUND Cholera is considered a key indicator of social development but still is reported in various cities of Iran. The present study aimed to analyze the available information regarding cholera outbreaks since 2010 in Iran. METHODS All cases reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Ministry of Health and Education who had been confirmed as cholera cases by the Health ...

INTRODUCTION Family physician is the increasing efforts to promote physician and other human resources in the health care systems. GOAL Investigate Human resources situation of the family physician program in six pilot cities in Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to examine the family physician program in 2011. In this stud...

BACKGROUND This comprehensive study was conducted on multi-purpose one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) sera and ticks to assess the epidemiological aspects of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in northeast Iran. METHODS From May 2012 to January 2013, eleven cities were randomly selected in the Khorasan Provinces of Iran as "clusters," and at least 14 one-humped camels were ...

We very much enjoyed reading a letter by Drs Joulaei and Motazedian published in an earlier issue of your journal (1). We are thankful to the authors for bringing this overlooked topic up and for opening a window of opportunity to discuss over the effectiveness of the Primary Health Care (PHC) system of Iran in controlling HIV/AIDS in the country. The conclusions of this letter concern us; they...

This paper presents the results of research carried out to improve emergency response activities in earthquake-prone areas of Iran. The research concentrated on emergency response operations, emergency medical care, emergency transportation, and evacuation-the most important issues after an earthquake with regard to saving the lives of victims. For each topic, some guidelines and criteria are p...