1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Imam Hassan Mojtaba Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran 2. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Network (PIDNet), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran 4. Department of Immunology...

A greenhouse experiment was conducted in 2013 in Research Lab of Karaj Islamic Azad University to determine the yield and activity of chemical markers as the response to different concentrations of Cadmium (Cd) (0, 5, 10 and 20 mg of Cd/kg of soil) in wheat cultivars (Karaj 1 and Karaj 2). Treatments were tested in a factorial experiment with four replications in 7.5 kg plastic pots. The respon...

iran has mountainous landscapes and half of its surface is occupied by highlands. moreover, iran is an arid country and deserts are located at lower altitudes. most metropolitan areas are positioned in mid-altitudes between mountain and desert. cities grow upwardly toward the highlands under pressures of urbanization and desertification. foothill ecotones are a zone between upland mountains and...

the effect of foot reflexology on the outcomes of labor on primiparous moghimi hanjani s[1]*, mehdizadeh torzani z[2], shoghi m[3], ahmadi g[4] received: 20 may, 2012 accepted: 23aug, 2012 abstractbackground & aims: fear of labor pain is one of the problems that raises the rate of caesarean section in our country. midwifes can use one of the non-pharmacological pain relief methods such as refle...

assessing effects of asthma on patients’ functional status and life     m arash [1] , msc m shogi [2] , msc m tajvidi [3] , msc    received: 23 april, 2010 accepted: 3 may, 2010    abstract:   background & aims : asthma is an inflammatory disease in respiratory system with ill effects on psychological, social and economic status. this study was conducted to assess of effects of asthma disease o...

Cities as the most complex man-made structures have been always exposed to natural and man-made hazards; these unpredictable risks have imposed seriousimpacts on urban areas. Meanwhile Urban Resiliency is the ability of cities to respond quickly to inappropriate and unpredictable conditions, which continiues stronger than before, consistent to the new conditions. Karaj as one of the metropolise...

Aims of the Study: The physical, chemical and biological characteristics of Karaj River (near the city of Tehran, Iran), has been studied to evaluate the suitability of its water for domestic uses. Materials & Methods: Samples of water were collected from various localities before, in and after Karaj Dam Lake and were analyzed based on needs for Water Q...