background rabies has been reported as the most important endemic zoonotic disease in iran and still remains as a major public health problem. objectives the main objective of the current research was to study the epidemiology of animal bites in borujerd county in iran and to compare its prevalence to other parts of iran from april 2006 to september 2011. patients and methods the data were reco...

Groundwater is among the most important resources of drinking water supply ofthe worldwide population. Use of recharge area is one of the methods for artificiallyrecharging groundwater. Selection of suitable sites for artificial recharge is very importantand must be carried out accurately. There are different types of land use, only rangelandsare appropriate for artificial recharge because of t...

Evaporation is one of the most important components of hydrologic cycle.Accurate estimation of this parameter is used for studies such as water balance,irrigation system design, and water resource management. In order to estimate theevaporation, direct measurement methods or physical and empirical models can beused. Using direct methods require installing meteorological stations andinstruments ...

Background: Newborn birth weight is an important indicator for determining the health status of the human societies. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the critical factors affecting the newborn anthropometric indices in the health centers of Borujerd city, Iran. Methods: This case-control study was conducted from September 2016 to June 2017. The participants included 22 infants ...

The Borujerd complex of western Iran is composed of intrusions and their surrounding contact aureole, with, pegmatites and quartz veins. Pegmatites differ in mineralogy, origin and age, and two groups can be distinguished. The Older Pegmatites (about 120 Ma age) intruded contact metamorphic rocks from the early magmatic stage, while the Younger pegmatites (52-70 Ma age) formed during the late m...

introduction elderly is a period of human life cycle. men need especial heath and spiritual care in aging stage.elder sanatorium is one of care providers introduced for aging people nursery and accommodation. elder sanatoriums are symbols of aging people isolation in iran. it is reflect of society tendency to ostracizethis class of society. loneliness, boredom, frustration and helpless imposed ...

abstract nowadays, understanding and strengthening of social networks and services in rural settlements and consciously facility and service managing as a rural development planning trend policy not only helps the optimum distribution of facilities and resources in rural areas but physical integrity and structure of the suitable habitat space. village of shirvan, the scope of our study, is one ...

background: iran is one of the five top countries of the world that are prone to having earthquakes. psychological problems arise from disasters may hidden from the view of the health care professionals and many remain in fixed manner. aim of study was to investigate the effect of psychosocial interventions on mental health of victims with more than 15 years old suffered from earthquake. method...