BACKGROUND Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a substantial source of human infections. Detection and treatment of nasal carriage in children with methicillin-resistant and multidrug resistant S. aureus (MRSA and MDRSA, respectively) may be an important modality in prevention of infections. OBJECTIVES This study determined the prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns and risk factor...

BACKGROUND Quality of life differs for different people in different situations and is related to one's self-satisfaction with life. Quality of life is affected by health status. OBJECTIVES The current study examined the relationship between quality of life and depression in pregnant women in Kashan city. PATIENTS AND METHODS A Case - control study was performed on 112 depressed pregnant wo...

OBJECTIVE Detection of seizure, its etiology, and clinical types is important for guiding therapy. This study was designed to evaluate the etiology and clinical evaluations of neonatal seizures in Kashan, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS The data of 100 hospitalized neonates with a complaint of seizures in Kashan City, from January 2006 to January 2011 were evaluated. The pediatric neurologist mad...

This study aims to investigate the effects of tourist engagement dimensions on revisit and Word Mouth (WOM) intentions heritage tourists. The data were collected from domestic tourists in city Kashan, Iran. To analyse data, this applies Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) as a symmetric analysis technique, well fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) an as...

Shahnaz Tofangchiha ; Faezeh Dehghan ; Hamid reza Saberi 3 1Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, AJA University Of Medical Sciences ,Tehran, IR Iran 2Department of occupational medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Department of Occupational Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran *Corresponding author: Faezeh D...

Hossein Karamitaheri,1 Mahdi Pourfath,2,3 Hans Kosina,3 and Neophytos Neophytou4,* 1Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan 87317-51167, Iran 2School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran 14395-515, Iran 3Institute for Microelectronics, Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1040, Austria 4School of Engineering, University of Warwick, C...

Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran Departments of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran Corresponding author: Mohsen Ghomashlooyan, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-935...

This study aims to investigate the interplay of visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in driving revisit electronic word mouth (eWOM) intentions heritage tourists through mediating role Memorable Tourism Experiences (MTE). The data for this research were collected from UNESCO-listed city Kashan, Iran. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods approach, study's findings highlig...