Mineral assemblage and deformation conditions of metasediments metabasites the Tutak Complex, southeast Bavanat, Fars province

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The first step towards appropriately planning orthodontic treatment and prevention services is to understand the needs and demands of the target population. However, this is ignored in most developing countries. PURPOSE This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of patients in Fars province towards travelling to the provincial capital (Shiraz) to receive orthodontic tr...

Predicting the mass of solid waste generation plays an important role in integrated solid waste management plans. In this study, the performance of two predictive models, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) was verified to predict mean Seasonal Municipal Solid Waste Generation (SMSWG) rate. The accuracy of the proposed models is illustrated through a case study ...

Newcastle Disease (ND) is highly contagious infection of poultry that causes nervous signs and mortality in poultry. This study has been one during two years from 2010-2011 in Shiraz, Iran. The poultry industry in Fars province faced an almost heavy loss that was characterized by mild and in some flocks high mortality and respiratory distress. The aim of this study was designed to clarify the r...

Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) is endemic in southern Iran. We retrospectively evaluated 367 infants and children with visceral leishmaniasis at hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Fars Province (located in the southwestern part of Iran). Seasonal variation was observed with more cases presenting in late winter, spring and a few in summer. The predominant clinic...

Background: Pediculosis capitis is a common parasitic infection of children. In this study we assessed the prevalence of head pediculosis among the middle schoolchildren in the urban and rural areas of Fars province, southern Iran. Methods: All middle schoolchildren ages 11-14, in all the urban and rural areas of the province were screened for head lice infestation by examining their hair and s...