Previous studies have shown a high rate of neural tube defects (NTD) in Gorgan, northern (tub efcs (NTD) in Gorgan, northern Islamic Republic of Iran. This case-control study during 2003-04 compared serum zinc levels and other variables in 23 mothers of neonates affected with NTD and 36 mothers with normal healthy neonates in Dezyani hospital in Gorgan. Mean serum zinc levels in the case and co...

One of the important applications of the quality of monitoring (QoM) on target tracking in wireless sensor networks is reducing the overall power consumption in the monitoring / tracking procedures. We present, an optimal (sensor) transmission power problem is analytically formulated and its optimal solution is found such that a given constraint on the QoM is satisfied. Next, an optimum quantiz...

Integration of multiple heterogeneous data sources continues to be a critical problem for many application domains and a challenge for researchers world-wide. Schema matching, a fundamental aspect of integration, has been a well-studied problem. However researchers have, for the most part, concentrated on the development of different schema matching algorithms, and their performance with respec...

The level and source of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in the surface sediments from the Gorgan Bay, Caspian Sea. The sum of 16 PAHs (ΣPAH16) concentrations varied from 107.87 to 516.18 ng g(-1)dry weight, with average value of 270.96 ± 150.47 ng g(-1)dry weight. Ecological risk assessment of PAHs, indicated that adverse biological effects caused by acenaphthene, n...

Este artículo analiza la producción de materiales escritos en lengua qom o bilingües qom-castellano, realizados por indígenas dicho colectivo un contexto religioso inserción misional protestante, el noreste Argentina entre 1960-1970. Los textos responden a finalidades diversas: religiosas, productivas y educativas; corresponden, lo tanto, géneros tales como epístolas, reflexiones bíblicas carti...

BACKGROUND Arm nonuse, defined as the difference between what the individual can do when constrained to use the paretic arm and what the individual does when given a free choice to use either arm, has not yet been quantified in individuals poststroke. OBJECTIVES (1) To quantify nonuse poststroke and (2) to develop and test a novel, simple, objective, reliable, and valid instrument, the Bilate...

BACKGROUND There is very little information about the mosquito fauna of Qom Province, central Iran. By now only three species; Anopheles claviger, An. multicolor, and An. superpictus have been reported in the province. To study mosquito fauna and providing a primary checklist, an investigation was carried out on a collection of mosquitoes in this province. METHODS TO STUDY THE MOSQUITO (DIPTE...

We read with interest the paper entitled “Prevalence of Hepatitis D Virus Infection among Hepatitis B Virus Infected Patients in Qom Province, Center of Iran” by Ghadir et al. (1) which was performed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis D in the general population of Qom province and the potential risk factors for acquiring HDV. They found 48 subjects (1.3%) suffered from hepatitis B and on...

<p>Las Madres Cuidadoras de la Cultura Qom Pampa del Indio han realizado un trabajo memoria que da cuenta reconstrucción historia su comunidad, autopercepción como mujeres indígenas activistas y pedagogas cultura. Este proceso se inicia en los años ochenta atraviesa las historias personales estas el 2003 crean asociación civil MCCQ trabajan desde 2007 integrante equipo interdisciplinario ...