STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The first step towards appropriately planning orthodontic treatment and prevention services is to understand the needs and demands of the target population. However, this is ignored in most developing countries. PURPOSE This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of patients in Fars province towards travelling to the provincial capital (Shiraz) to receive orthodontic tr...

OBJECTIVE To explain an important aspect of violence, the spatiotemporal pattern of trauma in victims of violence visited in emergency room of Rajaei hospital, Shiraz, Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional prospective study comprised 109 randomly selected victims of violence visited in emergency room of Rajaei hospital, a tertiary referral hospital affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Scie...

This qualitative study aimed to investigate the effects of using smartphone’s communication apps on Quality Life (QoL) elderly people living in Shiraz-Iran. The population was all senior residents registered with local public health centers located Shiraz, Fars, Iran 2018-2019. Overall, 20 participants volunteered join study, from intervention and control groups (10 each). Data were collected v...

Objectives: To assess the baseline knowledge regarding stroke risk factors, symptoms, treatment and information resources in an Iranian urban population. Subjects and Methods: A community-based face-to-face interview survey was conducted in the Shiraz urban area in Iran. A total of 385 potential participants between the ages of 15 and 83 years were randomly selected from people referred to Mota...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to appraisal the prose and cone of Shiraz City in terms of its potential in the context of health tourism. METHODS The statistical sample included medical and health tourism sector in the city of Shiraz in the northwest of Fars Province, south of Iran. The efficient authorities on the topic were identified through the hospitals engaging in medical t...

Strategic Planning for Development, including the Conservation of Different Dimensions of the Environment, has increasingly involved citizens, not simply to have their opinions but also to become involved in the planning process and in the initiation and management of different types of projects aimed at achieving the objectives of different Strategic Orientations identified in the Strategic De...

This paper examines the economic and political conditions that influence people’s attitudes regarding a municipality break-up. The theoretical model predicts intra-municipal differences in tax bases, political preferences, and population size to affect the expected gain from secession. The predictions of the model are tested using data on local referenda about municipality partitioning in Swede...

A fast and simple modified QuEChERS extraction method was developed for determination of Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in 137 traditional (Sangak), semi-industrial (Sangak) and industrial bread samples using spiked calibration curves by GC/MS. Sample preparation includes extraction of BaP into acetone followed by cleanup with dispersive solid phase extraction. The limit of detection and limit of quantif...

BACKGROUND Extensive human activities and unplanned land uses have put groundwater resources of Shiraz plain at a high risk of nitrate pollution, causing several environmental and human health issues. To address these issues, water resources managers utilize groundwater vulnerability assessment and determination of protection. This study aimed to prepare the vulnerability maps of Shiraz aquifer...

Sec.A1503.001.AAAUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. (a) A municipality by ordinance may issue revenue bonds to: (1)AAestablish, improve, enlarge, extend, or repair: (A)AAan airport of the municipality; or (B)AAa building, improvement, landing field, or other facility or service the municipality considers necessary, desirable, or convenient for the efficient operation and maintenance of an airport...