A significant portion of the Shirkouh lands in the Mehriz city encompass irrigated and rainfed orchards. The livelihoods of the people in this area are mainly supported through farming and raising livestock. Many orchard products, especially Amygdalus sp. are rainfed and produce a good crop in rainy years. However, in the drought years, the production faces problems. This research was carried o...

Introduction: Since the early 90s, the concept of human development were proposed as one of the development evaluation criteria, improving community health, which constituted an essential component of this development, the challenge for governments grew. This study was conducted to determine the level of health development of Yazd province in 2013, using the techniques numerical taxonomy. Me...

Knowing natural and human potentials of each area makes it possible for the development planning to be done based on the current situation and its potential. Typical tourism areas of the country are one of the key issues in policy making and tourism development, where attracting private sector investment, will provide sustainable regional development. The aim of this study is choosing a tourist...

Flood control, artificial recharge of aquifers and attempt to optimize the utilization of the natural resources are some of the most important measures in the arid and semi arid zones that occurs by flood spreading projects. At the current study the impact of flood spreading on downstream qanat discharge at Myankooh area of Mehriz (Yazd province) was investigated. To gain this goal after collec...

Introduction: Oral changes during pregnancy can lead to serious complications if left untreated. Pregnancy is a good time to educate women. Health Belief Model (HBM) is one of the best models for disease prevention. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of  developing and evaluating a a HBM-based educational program on oral hygiene behaviors among child-wanting women in Mehriz, Yazd ...

In order to deal desertification phenomenon it is necessary to identify its producing and increases causes. For this purpose several studies conducted inside and outside the country that have been led to submit regional models.. Each of these models has different pattern and use different indicators which can lead to different results. In this study, Fakhrabad plain of Mehriz region by extent o...

  Background and Objectives : Authorities of organizations need a performance appraisal system for planning, controlling and improving the efficiency of their organizations. In this research, the staff relative efficiency of health centers in Yazd province has been appraised by using DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) models.   Materials and Methods : In this descriptive study, the technique of ga...