objective: the prevalence rate of suicide among rural population in karaj and savojbolagh district for a period of 5 years (1991-95) have been studied. method: the data collected through the questionnaires, filled by health workers settled in 44 health houses in savojbolagh, and 21 health houses in karaj city. the population of these two districts were nearly 76804, and 26577 individuals respec...

urbanization and population growth along with an increase in the environmental pollution resulting from human activities which have dramatically changed the green space and land cover have been key factors in the sustainable development of land and the management of land use. to collect reliable data required for providing land cover maps as well as for investigating the environment, remote sen...

Karaj is an area with large influx of refugee people in Iran. To increase knowledge about parasitic infections, we carried out this research during 2006-2008. We recorded the stool examination results and some of their personal characteristics. A total of 13,915 human stools were examined, and 649 (4.7%) were positive for intestinal parasites. Among them, 13 (0.09%) had worm and 636 (4.6%) had ...

local community participation in development programs has a long history and wide range of development agencies have tried to involve people in development plans should. in this context, the main purpose of this study was to assess feasibility of participatory management of urban parks, in city of karaj. the study applied a descriptive-survey method of research. the statistical population inclu...

the space structure that governs cities has depended on several corresponding relations and various factors which consist of: population, job and activities, transportation patterns, urban sub-structures, various services and etc that always were connected to each other and have formed its space structure. but since these relations are more complicated in big cities, the importance of paying at...

fanleaf degeneration, a disease caused by grapevine fanleaf virus (gflv), is considered as the most destructive grapevine viral disease worldwide causing severe losses in vineyards, annually. gflv is apparently believed to have originated from ancient persia and therefore, to restrict it in its further infections, a precise identification along with a monitoring of its distribution pattern is c...