BACKGROUND This study was conducted with the aim of determining surface water contamination with cysts of Entamoeba histolytica using PCR in Rasht City, Northern Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 49 water samples including 18 rivers and 6 wetlands were collected from different regions near the city of Rasht in autumn of 2012. After filtration using 0.22 μm nitrate cellulose membran...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the frequency of overweight and obesity among Iranian adolescent girls aged 14-17 years and its possible association with maternal education in Rasht city in 2005. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey on 1054 schoolgirls. SETTING High schools in Rasht city, Iran. METHODS A multistage sampling method was used and 1054 randomly selected schoolgirls were ...

rivers are important water resources for human life, but sometimes cause irreparable damages. the flood plains are fertile terrains which are endangered by flood. flood hazard mapping is one of the basic methods in flood fighting. in order to decline flood damages, the simulation of the hydraulic behavior of the rivers during flood occurrence is very important. in this study, areas that are flo...

1 MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Department, Poursina Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Guilan, Iran 2 MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Department, Poursina Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Guilan, Iran 3 Ph.D, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Guilan, Iran ...

BACKGROUND We aimed to determine the status of strongyloidiasis in mentally disabled population in the institutional places in Rasht City, the capital of Guilan Province, northern Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in 8 institutions for mentally retarded population in Rasht in 2013. Before collecting the samples, a questionnaire was filled out for each participant by an ex...

BACKGROUND Naegleria spp. is a free-living amoeba of which some species including N. fowleri and N. australeinsis are highly pathogenic in human and animals. These widespread amoebae could be found in different environmental sources particularly in aquatic resources of tropical and subtropical regions. The most important source of infection is via recreational water contact. Due to the lack of ...

1Fellow ship of Dermatopathology, Skin Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran, 2Skin Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran, 3Gastrointestinal and Liver Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal St., Rasht, Iran, 4University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 151...

42 Digital Reading Fluency and Text Presentation Medium Preference in EFL Context Jaleh Hasaskhah, Department of English Language and Literature, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran Behzad Barekat, Department of English Language and Literature, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran Nahid Farhang Asa, Department of English Language and Literature, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran InternatIonal Journal of DIgI...