Background: Hypertension is the third risk factor for the cardiovascular diseases. This study investigated the effects of mineral water from Damavand spring on the blood pressure and serum lipid profiles in men with hypertension. Methods: In this study 41 hypertensive men were randomly assigned to Damavand mineral water (DM) and Tehran water groups (TW). The DM and TW received 1.5-liter bottle ...

An objective and reliable assessment of wildlife movement is important in theoretical and applied ecology. The identification and mapping of landscape elements that may enhance functional connectivity is usually a subjective process based on visual interpretations of species movement patterns. New methods based on mathematical morphology provide a generic, flexible, and automated approach for t...

in the present study, the q factor is obtained for the central alborz in iran using the lg coda method. the energy of a seismic wave decays while passing through a ‘real’ medium such as the earth which is not completely elastic. the decay in energy is due to non-elastic phenomena and is called intrinsic attenuation and is characterized with the q parameter, the large values of which represent s...

We study the recent metaheuristic search algorithm for multidimensional assignment problem (MAP) using fitness landscape theory. The analyzed performs a very large-scale neighborhood on set of feasible solutions to problem. derive properties graphs that represent these algorithms acting MAP. In particular, we show graph is generalization hypercube. extend and generalize original develop variabl...

Map design and usability issues are crucial when considering different device orientations. It is visible, especially in exploring the topographical space landscape or portrait orientation on mobile phone. In this study, we aim to reveal main differences similarities among participants’ performance a map-based task. The study presents an original research scheme, including establishing conceptu...

Planning for land use development, protection of good quality agricultural land, land degradation management and many other resource management issues requires reliable land resource information. Enhanced Resource Assessment (ERA) techniques were employed to rapidly assess and predict soil and landscape attributes throughout Cooloola Shire in South East Queensland. ERA uses landscape modelling ...