BACKGROUND The Gran Chaco ecoregion, a hotspot for Chagas and other neglected tropical diseases, is home to >20 indigenous peoples. Our objective was to identify the main ecological and sociodemographic determinants of house infestation and abundance of Triatoma infestans in traditional Qom populations including a Creole minority in Pampa del Indio, northeastern Argentina. METHODS A cross-sec...

Wireless multimedia sensor network is a type of sensor networks, which is capable to extort the nearby ecological information, locally processing it and then wirelessly transmit it to the base station. The large amount of data is processed and transmitted in the wireless multimedia sensor network so that high energy consumption which leads to packet error rate and inefficiency in bandwidth and ...

PURPOSE The aim of this investigation was to study the factors responsible for drug addiction amongst the inmates of Tabriz and Qom prisons, to further understand the reasons for drug abuse particularly in the young and find improved methods for combating these widespread problems. METHODS A multi-choice questionnaire was provided to inmates to potentially assess the reasons for their drug ad...

Spiritual Well-being at Workplace and Its Relationship with Organizational Commitment Turnover among Textile Industry Employees in Qom, Iran

INTRODUCTION Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is among the top 10 infectious disease priorities in the world, and the leading cause of morbidity in Iran. The present study was conducted to assess the risk of CL, and to determine some epidemiological features of the disease in endemic areas of Qom Province in Central Iran during 2009 to 2013. METHODS Data regarding human cases of the disease were ...

Two cases of directional coronary atherectomy performed with a new 8 French monorail device for selective plaque excision are illustrated. This report underlines the technical characteristics of this new device, which allows the negotiation of complex coronary anatomy and emphasises the potential utility of directional coronary atherectomy in bifurcation and ostial lesions.

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the biochemical stone composition in general population of Qom province, central Iran, and its relationship with high tap water hardness. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective study, from March 2008 to July 2011, biochemical analysis of urinary stones in patients living in Qom province for at least 5 years was performed. Stones were retrieved by ...