in arid and semi-arid environments, groundwater plays a significant role in the ecosystem. in the last decades, groundwater levels have decreased due to the increasing demand for water, weak irrigation management and soil damage. for the effective management of groundwater, it is important to model and predict fluctuations in groundwater levels. in this study, groundwater table in kashan plain ...

background : studies have shown that noise pollution has harmful effects on human health. the sound of traffic is the main source of noise pollution in cities. the purpose of this study was to determine noise pollution using a geographical information system (gis) in the main streets of kashan, iran. methods: in this study, 180 noise samples were collected from 20 regions of the main streets in...

The seeds of three Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae) (Origin: Australia), including:, Eucalyptus loxophleba Benth., Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.  and Eucalyptus largiflorens F.Muell. were cultivated in 1993-1994 at two research stations (Shushtar and Dezful) in Khuzistan province (western south region of Iran) and a research station (Kashan) in Isfahan province (Central region of Iran). These sp...

lucilia sericata larva is an obligatory parasite which causes myiasis in animals and rarely in humans as an ectoparasite.it belongs to the family of arthropoda and has many forms incuding egg,larva,nymph and adult.infestation in humans and sheep occursin wounds,mouth,ear,eye,and nose.infestation with this parasite causes itching,pain,inflammation,erythema,eosinophilia and secondary  bacterial i...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most common parasitic disease transmitted by vectors in Iran. CL is endemic in many urban and rural parts of Iran and usually caused by two species of Leishmania as L. major and L. tropica transmitted to humans from parasite reservoirs by the bite of female sandflies. We report a case of ocular leishmaniasis with eyelid involvement presentation. The patient w...