Phytophthora root and crown rot of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is regarded as one of the main soilborn diseases of this crop in Iran. Sampling and isolating of the causal agent was performed from farms in Ghazvin, Karaj and Isfahan. A frequently isolated oomycete called Phytophthora drechsleri was determined as the major pathogen of the disease. Twenty different genotypes of safflower were...

Recent studies have shown poor performance of irrigation systems, which indicates the requirement for special attention to performance improvement. The first step for improving the performance of irrigation systems is evaluation of the present situation. Performance evaluation methodologies presented so far are either qualitative such as DA (Diagnostic Analysis), RA (Rapid Appraisal) and FA (Fr...

Introduction: Nursing is among most stressful jobs and a common syndrome is job burnout in nurses caused by stress. Enhancing coping capacity is an effective factor in dealing with stresses. Thus it seems significant to study the effect of sense of humour on job burnout and nurses’ resiliency. Objective: The present study was conducted to determie the relationship between severity of nurs...

Purpose: Purpose: The present research aimed to study teachers’ view on the content of textbooks of sociao–economic skills for mentally retarded pupils in prevocational guidance schools. Methodology: The research population included 35 teachers of the socio–economic skills textbooks teaching in the provinces of Ghazvin, Guilan and Mazandaran. The instrument used was a researcher made questionn...

Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ghazvin University of Medical Sciences A lot of studies have discussed the reduction of mandibular movements range after orthognatic surgeries. The present study focuses on the conventional orthognatic surgery methods to determine the method with the least effects on mandibular movements. Sixty patients were investigated in a prospective study. They were...