introduction: cephalometry is an efficient tool for anthropometric studies. this study sought to assess facial dimensions and types of adults residing in qazvin (iran) and dera ghazi (dg) khan (pakistan). methods: in this cross-sectional study, a total of 300 ethnic populations of qazvin and 365 ethnic populations of dg khan aged between 18-55 years were randomly selected and evaluated. the sub...

main objective in wheat breeding programs is to improve high yielding and stable varieties possessing desirable morpho-physiological traits. this study was conducted to determine the stability of 18 winter and facultative bread wheat genotypes. the experiments carried out in 9 experimental stations (karadj- arak- ardebil- jolgerokh- miandoab- hamedan- mashad- qazvin- khoy) using a randomized co...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the rate and causes of wastage of blood and blood products (packed red cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate) in Qazvin hospitals. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted in all hospitals in Qazvin, including 5 teaching hospitals, 2 social welfare hospitals, 3 private hospitals, 1 charity hospital, and 1 military hospital. Thi...

OBJECTIVE Puberty is a critical time between childhood and adulthood. Many studies have reported that the mean age of breast development is decreasing. The aim of this study was to provide updated data on the pubertal development of girls and to evaluate precocious puberty in our population. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in 6 to 16 year old school girls during 2009-2010 in ...

dialysis adequacy with high flux membrane in hemodialysis patients at shahid beheshti hospital, hamedan     oshvandi kh [1] , kavyannejad r [2] , borzuo sr [3] *, gholyaf m [4] , salavati m [5]     received: 4 feb , 2012 accepted: 14 jun , 2012     abstract   background & aims : hemodialysis is the most common treatment for end stage renal disease (esrd). inadequate dialysis is a risk factor fo...

engine performance depends on two main factors of engine speed and ignition time. ignition timing can affect engine life, fuel economy and engine power. in this paper, to study engine performance of peugeot 206 tu3a with comparison ratio of 10.5:1 and displacement of 1361cc in matlab software, a two-zone burned/unburned model with the fuel burning rate described by awiebe function was used for ...

Casimir limit Christophe Blanc, Ali Rajabpour, Sebastian Volz, Thierry Fournier, and Olivier Bourgeois Institut N EEL, CNRS-UJF, 25 avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34149-16818, Iran Laboratoire d’Energ etique Mol eculaire et Macroscopique, Ecole Centrale Paris, Grande Voie des Vignes, Chatena...

Background: Beta thalassemia is a common inherited disease, resulting from one or more of 200 different mutations in the betaglobin gene. Qazvin province has attracted migrations of several different populations due to industrialization during the past five decades. The aim of this study was to define the molecular spectrum of beta-thalassemia mutations in Qazvin province. Methods: Ethylen diam...