background & objectives:airq software proved to be a valid and reliable tool to estimate the potential short term effects of air pollution. in this study the airq2.2.3 model was used to evaluate adverse health effects caused by nitrogen dioxide(no2) exposure in ahvaz during 2009. materials & methods:the airq,developed by the world health organization (who) to predict health endpoints a...

conclusions according to the results of this study, this increase could be due to higher fuel consumption, usage of gasoline in vehicles, oil industry, and steel and heavy industries in ahwaz. the risk of mortality and morbidity were detected at the current concentrations of air pollutants. results according to the findings, the concentration of sulfur dioxide in ahvaz had an annual average of ...

Background: Head lice infestation constitutes a serious health problem in marginalized areas where schoolchildren and their families are mostly affected. This study aimed to compare 3 lice control protocols approved by Ministry of  Health and Medical Education, based on 1% permethrin shampoo, 4% dimethicone lotion and (1:1) vinegar wet combing for the treatment of outpatients of Imam Reza Hospi...

Endpoint detection is very important undertaking on the side of getting a good understanding and figuring out if a plasma etching process is done in the right way, especially if the etched area is very small (0.1%). It truly is a crucial part of supplying repeatable effects in every single wafer. When the film being etched has been completely cleared, the endpoint is reached. To ensure the desi...

The use of routine datasets in the evaluation of interventions in clinical trials is increasing. Action to Support Practices Implementing Research Evidence (ASPIRE) is an NIHR Programme aiming to develop and test ways to support general practices in implementing key NICE recommendations. Multifaceted intervention packages have been developed to target four key clinical practice recommendations,...

Iodomethane is a new pre-plant soil fumigant approved in the United States. Human exposure may occur via inhalation due to the high vapor pressure of iodomethane. A quantitative human health risk assessment was conducted for inhalation exposure. The critical effects of acute duration iodomethane exposure are: (1) fetal losses in rabbits, (2) lesions in rat nasal epithelium, and (3) transient ne...