Sensitivity Analysis of Combat Desertification Strategies in Fuzzy Environment Yazd-Khezrabad Sub-Catchment (Saduq County)

The street garment vendors are playing a significant role in the fields of the economic development through protecting resources (garment products) from such a position where they are treated as wastes; very much less valued products and creating the opportunity for self-employment. This study aimed at showing the economic contribution and the impact of the street vendors to the local community...

Application of Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) in Analyzing Obstacles to Combat Desertification with Pathological Approach Yazd Province

BACKGROUND Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), and their complications, cause serious health problems, which affect millions of people every year. Infections of the urinary tract are the second most common type of infection in the body and approximately 20% of women are especially prone to UTIs for reasons not yet well understood. Urinary Tract Infections in men are not as common as in women yet ca...

BACKGROUND Social changes due to urbanism, acculturation, and fading of values have led to some challenges in family relationships, including domestic elder abuse. This study was conducted to determine elder abuse status in Yazd, Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 elderly people over 60 years in Yazd in 2014-2015. Clustered random sampling was used to recruit the pa...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment (VI) in Yazd, central Iran. METHODS This population-based, cross-sectional study was performed on adults aged 40-80 years, residing in Yazd district, in 2010-2011. Eligible subjects were selected using cluster random sampling. Each participant underwent an interview and complete ophthalmologic examination. Blind...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tinea capitis and tinea unguium are regarded as global public health concerns. The purpose of the present study was to identify the etiological agents of tinea capitis and tinea unguium in patients, referring to the Central Laboratory of Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted during 2014-2015. Skin scraping, scalp...