abu lu’lu was an iranian pov who killed the second caliph, omar, in 23 ah in the mosque of medina. he immediately killed himself afterward. centuries later, a shrine was built for him in kashan and he took on a new personality for the people who lived there. this essay describes the life and works of this character.

The 110-kilometer-long Qom-Kashan railway is one of the busiest lines in Iran, passing through Kashan plain. majority Iran's plains have subsided recent years as a result uncontrolled groundwater extraction, and plain no exception. In this study, ground surface displacement region its impact on were investigated using New Small Baseline Subset (NSBAS) up-down east–west directions descending asc...

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This is a brief comment on the very interesting comparative effectiveness study of gabapentin and diclofenac on pain after tonsillectomy. Copyright © 2013, Kashan University of Medical Sciences; License Kowsar Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://crea...

c 2012, Kashan University of Medical Sciences; Published by Kowsar This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Published by Kowsar, 2012. cc 3.0. Please cite this paper...

BACKGROUND Maternal health status might have an important effect on breastfeeding, growth, and general health of the infants. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to assess the association between maternal mental health and breastfeeding status of mothers in Kashan province. PATIENTS AND METHODS This case-control study was conducted on 458 mothers in two groups of unsuccessful breastfeeding ...

Received 16 May 2016 Accepted 19 Oct 2016 Abstract Background: One of the most important zoonotic helminths in the world is known as Echinococcus granulosus. Different strains of the E. granulosus have been described based on morphological and molecular characterizations, however, there is limited information regarding the characteristics of the phenotypes and genotypes of E. granulosus in Iran...