several models have been developed to estimate land degradation rate and evaluate desertification severity. this study attempts to apply the medalus (mediterranean desertification and land use) model by considering existing conditions in the hamoun wetland, located in south-eastern iran. at first identification of the main factors affecting the desertification phenomenon was attempted, based on...

background: the municipal solid wastes (msws) are disposed in open dumps, which have no leachate collection and removal system, in the caspian region of iran. leachate readily reaches the nearby water resources such as streams, rivers, lakes, and sea. therefore, understanding the quality and quantity of open dump leachate is vital to the proper treatment of leachate. methods: the leachate sampl...

introduction: the complex geometry of breast and also lung and heart inhomogeneities near the planning target volume (ptv) result in perturbations in dose distribution. this problem can result in overdosage or underdosage in the match region of the three treatment fields. the purpose of this study is to create a homogeneous dose distribution in the match region between the supraclavicular and t...

granular cell tumor (gct) was first described by abrikossoff in 1926. gct is a rarely seen soft tissue tumor and is generally benign. while the tumor can be seen in all parts of the body it is generally located on the head and neck region, and especially on the tongue. gct is rarely seen in the anal-perianal region. in accordance with literature this case was reported because it was thought to ...

time-history analysis is defined as a kind of dynamic analysis increasingly used in design of structures and evaluation of existing ones. one of the important issues in the time-history analysis is selecting earthquake records. in this case, seismic design provisions states that time histories shall have similar source mechanisms, geological and seismological features with region under study. a...

introduction: voxel based morphometry is a type of statistical parametric mapping that can be used to investigate the effect of diseases such as epilepsy, alzheimer's disease and parkinson's disease or other agent such as skills on brain structure (white matter, gray matter and cerebrospinal fluid). the aim of this study is evaluate the effectiveness of this method in detection of dif...