The seeds of three Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae) (Origin: Australia), including:, Eucalyptus loxophleba Benth., Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.  and Eucalyptus largiflorens F.Muell. were cultivated in 1993-1994 at two research stations (Shushtar and Dezful) in Khuzistan province (western south region of Iran) and a research station (Kashan) in Isfahan province (Central region of Iran). These sp...

The 110-kilometer-long Qom-Kashan railway is one of the busiest lines in Iran, passing through Kashan plain. majority Iran's plains have subsided recent years as a result uncontrolled groundwater extraction, and plain no exception. In this study, ground surface displacement region its impact on were investigated using New Small Baseline Subset (NSBAS) up-down east–west directions descending asc...

BACKGROUND The transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is parenteral, sexual and prenatal. Prevention of vertical transmission of HBV is extremely important, because HBV infection in early life usually results in a chronic carrier state. There has been so much debate about hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) screening in pregnant women. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the pr...

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This is a brief comment on the very interesting comparative effectiveness study of gabapentin and diclofenac on pain after tonsillectomy. Copyright © 2013, Kashan University of Medical Sciences; License Kowsar Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://crea...

c 2012, Kashan University of Medical Sciences; Published by Kowsar This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Published by Kowsar, 2012. cc 3.0. Please cite this paper...

BACKGROUND Maternal health status might have an important effect on breastfeeding, growth, and general health of the infants. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to assess the association between maternal mental health and breastfeeding status of mothers in Kashan province. PATIENTS AND METHODS This case-control study was conducted on 458 mothers in two groups of unsuccessful breastfeeding ...

Received 16 May 2016 Accepted 19 Oct 2016 Abstract Background: One of the most important zoonotic helminths in the world is known as Echinococcus granulosus. Different strains of the E. granulosus have been described based on morphological and molecular characterizations, however, there is limited information regarding the characteristics of the phenotypes and genotypes of E. granulosus in Iran...