Abstract Intelligent traditional architecture in Iran functions as a sustainable system with the goal to achieve thermal comfort. Buildings Iranian have strong connection surrounding buildings, making city an integrated whole. Generally, it is said that not possible remove any part of this without affecting whole system’s performance. This research shows how removing some components could affec...

The aim of Urban Mines is to provide information, expert advice, support, direction and financial solutions to waste, energy, and climate change problems [1]. There are several effective ways of separating recyclable materials; one possible way is to separate it as mixed waste in suitable plants i.e. curbside, MRF (Material Recycling Facility) or landfill. It identifies, evaluates, analyzes pas...

BACKGROUND Malignancies of the female reproductive tract are estimated to be the third most common group of cancers in women. OBJECTIVES We here aimed to present their epidemiological features in Golestan province located in Northeast of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data on primary female reproductive cancers diagnosed between 2004-2010 were obtained from Golestan Population-based Cancer Reg...

A Hamiltonian path is a path in an undirected graph, which visits each node exactly once and returns to the starting node. Finding such paths in graphs is the Hamiltonian path problem, which is NP-complete. In this paper, for the first time, a comparative study on metaheuristic algorithms for finding the shortest Hamiltonian path for 1071 Iranian cities is conducted. These are the main cities o...

Family physician (FP) is a suggested model for controlling Iran health system challenges such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mental illnesses, and HIV-AIDS besides urbanization, and elderly issues. Although FP is a legal commitment, it faces several obstacles such as lack of infrastructure, diversity of insurances, and unwillingness of senior health policy makers about it. (SUMS) is a pil...

BACKGROUND Despite clear reasons for necessity of sexual health education for adolescents, it is a contested issue and has faced challenges in most cultures. Providing sexual education for non-married adolescents is culturally unacceptable in most Muslim societies. OBJECTIVE This qualitative study addressed socio-cultural challenges to sexual health education for female adolescents in Iran. ...

BACKGROUND In recent years, increasing dust storms from western neighboring countries of Iran influenced western and central parts of the country. In this case, level of concentration of atmospheric particulate matter greater than 10 μm (PM10) remained higher for several days compared to the levels before the event. Accordingly, Suspended particulate matters of dust storms in western Iran have ...

Introduction and Aim Tuberculosis (TB) poses a severe risk to public health through the world but excessively distresses low-income nations. The aim of this study is to analyze silent changes of TB in Iran (2005-2015): A joinpoint regression analysis. Materials and Methods This is a trend study conducted on all patients (n = 70) that register in control disease center of Joibar (one of coasta...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to develop reference data for the Iranian population for anthropometric values and cardiometabolic data in comparison with those in Americans, as representative of a Western population. DESIGN The present cross-sectional survey, conducted as part of the baseline survey of a community-based interventional study (the Isfahan Healthy Heart Programme), u...

Background The patient package inserts (PPIs), which contain the necessary information about medications intended for patients, need to be expressed in a clear language comprehensible to everyone. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the readability and understandability of the drug package inserts for the inexpert people. Methods The readability of the 158 PPIs of the 33 drugs, registere...