BACKGROUND PCR has been used for confirmation of leishmaniasis in epidemiological studies, but complexity of DNA extraction and PCR approach has confined its routine use in developing countries. OBJECTIVES In this study, recent epidemiological situation of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in two hyper-endemic metropolises of Shiraz and Isfahan in Iran was studied using DNA extraction by commercia...

Masoumeh Sadeghi, Hamidreza Roohafza, Hamid Afshar, Fereshteh Rajabi, Mohamadarash Ramzani, Hasan Shemirani, Nizal Sarafzadeghan I Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, IRAN. II Mental Health Department, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, IRAN. III Psychiatry Department, Isfahan University o...

1 Associate Professor, Psychosomatic Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 2 Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 3 Resident, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School...

Induction motor structures in DC electrified railways with their dynamic performance are studied. Characteristics of the current, voltage, electrical and mechanical torque and active and reactive power in accelerating, normal and regenerative braking are investigated. The characteristics of the induction motors used for Tabriz urban railway are simulated with PSCAD/EMTDC software proving the in...

1Student, Department of Basic Sciences, Isfahan Payame Noor University, Isfahan, Iran 2Assistant Professor, Biosensor Research Center and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 3Professor, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 4Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Scien...

a number of new concepts have emerged in the last two decades whose proponents claim that if achieved, they would deliver more sustainable urban environments. among them, new urbanism and urban village are the ones with the most theoretical support and practical application. both ideas, however, have been criticized in several grounds. but no study has been carried out to show the effectiveness...

Vahid Shaygannejad, Khodayar Golabchi, Alireza Dehghani, Fereshteh Ashtari, Sepehr Haghighi, Mahsa Mirzendehdel2, Majid Ghasemi1 Department of Neurology, Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Student of Medicine, Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Department of Ophtalmology, Isfahan ...

1 Department of Physical Education, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. 2 Associate Professor of Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 3 Associate Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Physical Education and Sport Sc...