one of the most important issues that faced cities in developing countries with a crisis is expanding informal settlement in them. these settlements with differences in definition are known as occupational, changing, marginal, self-made and uncontrolled housing. it is estimated that about 1 billion man in all over the world live in such kinds of places. these zones are the texture for creation ...

Aims of the Study: The physical, chemical and biological characteristics of Karaj River (near the city of Tehran, Iran), has been studied to evaluate the suitability of its water for domestic uses. Materials & Methods: Samples of water were collected from various localities before, in and after Karaj Dam Lake and were analyzed based on needs for Water Q...

The study was carried out to determine the prevalence and pattern of antimicrobial resistance of Shigella species among patients with acute diarrhoea in Karaj, Tehran, Iran. The study included all acute diarrhoea patients who visited the hospitals and treatment centres of Karaj during November 2001-October 2002. Of 734 stool samples collected from patients with acute diarrhoea and analyzed for ...

Knowledge about the extent of genotype in environment interaction is helpful for farmers and plant breeders. This because it helps them choose proper strategies agricultural management breeding new cultivars. The main contribution this paper to investigate on environmental using GGE biplot method (Genotype Genotype-by-Environment) ten canola experimental design was a randomized complete block (...

According to several researches sustainable development is based on three different dimensions of sustainability social and economical dimensions and ecological or environmental sustainability. These dimensions are recognized as basic elements of sustainable development. This research tries to evaluate social sustainability at some neighborhoods in Karaj. Considering the fact that urban neighbo...

A new mite species of the genus Nothrholaspis Berlese, Nothrholaspis saboorii Babaeian & Joharchi sp. nov., is described and illustrated from specimens collected from soil in the Karaj region of Iran. An identification key for the known species of Nothrholaspis is presented.

Abdolrazagh Hashemi-Shahraki, Parvin Heidarieh, Samira Azarpira, Hasan Shojaei, Mohammad Hashemzadeh and Enrico Tortoli Author affiliation: Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (A. Hashemi-Shahraki, S. Azarpira, M. Hashemzadeh); Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran (P. Heidarieh); Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran (H. Shojaei); and San Raffaele Scientific In...

The aim of the research was effect modern educational technology on improvement human resources with mediating role information literacy physical education teachers in 2nd district Karaj. descriptive-analytical method field method. current community is 265 Karaj District 2. sample size present study determined to be people. measurement tools included questionnaires (Yavuz, 2005), resource quest...