Operation of the Golestan Dam Reservoir in Climate Change Conditions Using an Improved Multi-Objective Whale Optimization Algorithm

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an aggressive tumor that is typically diagnosed only when the tumor has gained remarkable size, extended to peripheral tissues, and led to dysphagia. Five-year survival of advanced cancer is still very poor (19%), even with improved surgical techniques and adjuvant chemoradiation therapy. Therefore, early detection and prevention are the most importa...

Nosocomial infections are one of the most common causes of death in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gram-negative bacilli isolated from the equipment in hospital wards of the Golestan province, in the year 2015. In this cross-sectional study in 2015, 1980 samples from medical and nonmedical equipment and surfaces were collected from the wards of 13 teaching hospitals,...

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...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to determine the molecular characteristics of Echinococcus granulosus from paraffin-embedded tissues of hydatid cysts isolated from human and protoscoleces of hydatid cysts from sheep, cattle and camel isolates using PCR- RFLP of ITS1- rDNA analysis in Golestan Province, northern Iran. METHODS E. granulosus isolates from human patients infected with...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most economically important and destructive fungal diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Golestan province, one of the most important zones of wheat cultivation in Iran, is also known for its high rate of digestive tract cancer, which has been attributed to many biotic factors such as fungal toxins. In order to investigate the distribution of toxicog...

OBJECTIVES Recent studies of esophageal cancer (EC) and gastric cancer (GC) have been reported to have high incidence rates of these cancers in Golestan Province of Iran. The present study describes the geographical patterns of EC and GC incidence based on cancer registry data and display statistically significant regions within this province. METHODS In order to map the distribution of upper...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the impact of gender on multimorbidity in northern Iran. DESIGN A cross-sectional analysis of the Golestan cohort data. SETTING Golestan Province, Iran. STUDY POPULATION 49 946 residents (age 40-75 years) of Golestan Province, Iran. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Researchers collected data related to multimorbidity, defined as co-existence of two or more chronic disease...

BACKGROUND Golestan Province in northeastern Iran has one of the highest incidences of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in the world with rates over 50 per 100,000 person-years in both sexes. We have analyzed TP53 mutation patterns in tumors from this high-risk geographic area in search of clues to the mutagenic processes involved in causing ESCC. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Biops...

OBJECTIVE This paper presents the incidence rates of childhood cancers using the data obtained from Golestan population based cancer registry (GPCR) between 2004 and 2006. METHODS GPCR registers only primary cancers based on standard protocols of the international association of cancer registries (IACR). We collect data on newly diagnosed (incident) cancer cases from all public and private di...