This paper reports on an experiment in which a Sun 3/50 workstation was used as a packet switch in a leased line based network. We conclude that the Sun is both capable and cost effective. • This work was supported in part by gnmts Iran the National &::iCJlee Foundation's Office. of Advanced Sc:iCJltifie Computing (NSF·851·8639), with addilional supportIrom Digital Equipment CoTpOllltion, CSNET...

BACKGROUND Determining the temporal variations and seasonal pattern of diseases and forecasting their incidence can help in promoting disease control and management programs. This study was performed to determine the seasonal variation of tuberculosis and forecast its incidence until the year 2015 in one of the northern provinces of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS A longitudinal time series study...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer screening and higher quality mammography have resulted in an increase in the diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ worldwide. We compared the incidence and other factors in our cases of ductal carcinoma in situ between two recent decades. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of cases of ductal carcinoma in situ who had been admitted to the surgery wards of the Cancer...

Extreme precipitation and flooding often lead to human economic losses. However, the high-resolution nationwide exposure data are scarce. Availability of all-weather space-borne SAR satellite can potentially improve ability generate flood map extent globally. In Iran, is a major concern, given socioeconomic vulnerabilities increased likelihood climate extremes. Iran experienced extreme during J...

BACKGROUND Iran has one of the lowest alcoholic beverage use rates in comparison with other countries, because it is legally forbidden and because of religious beliefs. Even so, unrecorded and noncommercial alcohol remains a considerable concern, which needs special attention. OBJECTIVES In the current research, we have studied the general composition of noncommercial alcohol samples to ident...

Shigellosis is an important public health problem, especially in developing countries. Antibiotic treatment of bacterial dysentery, aimed at resolving diarrhea or reducing its duration is especially indicated whenever malnutrition is present. First-line drugs include ampicillin and trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole(TMP-SMX); however multidrug-resistance has occurred and careful antibiotic selection...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of pre invasive and invasive cervical lesions and also cost- effectiveness of Pap smears in Kermanshah, Iran (2004-2007). METHODS A descriptive, cross sectional study was performed between March 2004-March 2007 with all cytological smears analyzed according to the Bethesda II system. Efficacy was estimated as the ratio of HSIL and invasive carcinomas detec...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in some areas of Iran. Brucellosis has various clinical manifestations and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of many infectious and non-infectious diseases. The aims of this study were to determine the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings of the disease in patients with brucellosis in Hamadan, wes...

INTRODUCTION Globally, it is estimated that around 5.8 million people die annually as result of injuries, which causes 10% of all deaths and 16% of disability adjusted life years lost worldwide. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of injuries in emergency departments in Iran. METHOD This cross sectional study was carried out using national injury surveillance data registry from 21 ...

BACKGROUND Research in medical education has been paid more attention than before; however the quality of research reporting has not been comprehensively appraised. To evaluate the methodological and reporting quality of Iranian published medical education articles. METHODS Articles describing medical students, residents, fellows or program evaluation were included. Articles related to contin...