Background and aims   Musculoskeletal Disorders are prevalent in construction workers in comparison to other working groups. These workers in damming construction worked at awkward  postures for long times, so ergonomic assessment of jobs was important.   Methods   This is a descriptive-analytical cross sectional study that conducted in 2008 on a random sample of workers of damming constructi...

  Background & Aims : Right branch of Sarugh River is the main river in Takab city, north western Iran, which is located at downstream of present gold extraction plants. Cyanide leak aging from tailings dams of plants is a serious threat to the health of river. This study was conducted to evaluate Cyanide concentration and transferring cyanide to the river.   Materials & Methods : In this cross...

Abstract Background & Aim: Life satisfaction and general health varies among nurses working at different departments of hospital due to the distinctive nature of their job stresses. Hence, the present study aimed to determine and compare the general health and life satisfaction among the nurses working in the general and special departments of hospitals located in the West Azerbaijan Provinc...

Reference evapotranspiration (ET0) is a climatic parameter and can be computed from weather data. It is one of the most important hydrological parameters for calculating crop water demand, scheduling irrigation systems, preparing input data to hydrological water-balance models, regional water resources assessment, and planning and management for a region and/or a basin. The climatic data from s...

Introduction: Due to their long work hours at environments with poor lighting, carpet weavers are at a risk of developing certain eye diseases. Improving health conditions and safety in the workplace, in particular supplying good lighting to carpet weaving workshops as an important environmental factor, is crucial to the health of carpet weavers. Materials and Methods: The present desc...

Background and Aim: The large volume of reports and statistics in the literature on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in Iran and other countries indicates that it is essential to assess the ergonomic situation in different occupations. These disorders can be caused by long-term exposure to different agents or by trauma to the musculoskeletal system. A large part of the work fo...

The process of migmatitization in the Ghareh Naz has resulted in the formation of various rate of partial melting and eventually the formation of a large spectrum of metatexite and diatexite migmatites. Mineral chemistry studies by EPMA method shows that amphibole composition is magnesio-hastingsite and has a metamorphic origin and feldspar composition is andesine to oligoclase. Effective react...