Background and Objective: Information about the history of exposed individuals to mercury and monitoring mercury levels in body can be obtained by analyzing the longitudinal section of hair. The aim of this study was to analyze changes of mercury concentrations in hair length and daily mercury intake in women living in Bandar Abbas, Bushehr and Mahshahr cities. Materials and Methods: In this c...

Seasonal samplings were conducted over a year to study population dynamic of Carasobarbus luteus in Shadegan Wetland. Samples were collected from five sampling stations in Shadegan Wetland (Salmane, Rogabe, Khoroosi, Mahshahr and Atish) from April 2014 to March 2015. From total number of 1608 samples, 276 individuals were male and 1332 individuals were female. Length-weight relationship was W=0...

The bioavailability of methylmercury (MeHg) in the brains of  orange spotted groupers, captured from four creeks of Mahshahr embayment was measured.  Then the effects of this pollutant on the regulation of gene expression, acetylcholinesterase transcript levels was chosen in order to monitor the amounts of methylmercury concentrations in the creeks, and the fluctuations of mRNA expressions in t...

Introduction: AIDS is one of the most important socio-medical issues worldwide and can be used to identify attachment components within interpersonal relationships from the unique perspective of HIV-infected couples. The purpose of this study was to identify the components of romantic attachment in couples with human immune deficiency virus [HIV]. Methods: This is a qualitative study with induc...

Introduction: Stress is the most common harmful events for general health in industrialized world. There is closely relationship between stress and several common disorders. The aim of the paper was to collect the published articles that they classified the severity and prevalence of stressors in Iran. Methods: The method was internet search of keywords such as stressor, severity and prevale...

Introduction: Sexuality education is one of the most important educational needs for adolescents, and mothers may have the key role in educating these issues to their daughters. This study aimed at developing, implementing and evaluating of a training program for mothers to educate sexuality matters to their adolescent girls in Mahshahr, Iran.  Methods: This field trial was conducted on 1...

Introduction: This study was conducted to assess noise pollution in one of thepetrochemical complex andtakepractical measures to reduce it. Thecompanyis located in site 4 of Mahshahr Special Economic Zone. . Method and Materials: In the first phase of the research, environmental noise was measured to determine the noise levelsin the different sections of the plant and also identify the main s...

Golden barb, Carasobarbus luteus (Heckel, 1843), belongs to the Barbus genus and is one of the freshwater species of Iran and native to Shadegan wetland. Some biological characteristics of Carasobarbus luteus were studied in Shadegan Wetland. Monthly samples were collected from five stations; Doragh (Mahshahr), Rogabe, Khorosy, Salmane and Atish from April 2013 to Mars 2014. 1608 specimens (276...