-Introduction The Main Recent Fault (MRF) is a seismic structure on the northwestern boundary of the Zagros belt and southern border of the Sanandaj-Sirjan belt. This fault as a major strike-slip fault consists of several segments in the Zagros collision zone. The seismic activity of the southwestern segments is greater than the northwestern segments. Several earthquake events have occurred al...

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of selected training programs on the balance of children (7-12yrs) with hearing impairment. Method: Population of study includes all children with hearing impairment. Then, 32 children with hearing impairment were selected as in access subjects from Marivan province. The children divided randomly into control (n=16) and e...

Abstract Background: Increasing drug resistance to antibiotics in most bacteria has led to the development of natural antimicrobial compounds. Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) is one of the most widely used herbs that has many therapeutic effects. The purpose of this study is the evaluation of antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of essential oil of Mentha piperita L. Materials and Methods:...

One of the most prominent cases of the study of alteration processes and their effect on geochemistry is the ophiolite investigation. The Marivan-Palangan ophiolite (MPO) complex is a part of the Neotethyan ophiolites, which situated in the Kurdistan Province, western Iran. The studied samples reveal the occurrence of the secondary minerals such as epidote group, chlorite, zeolites, and less ca...

The present investigation was aimed to study the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of Lebanon Oak (Quercus libani Olive.) in Marivan city-kordistan. To investigate the effect of altitude on the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of Lebanon Oak, 108 circular plots of 1000 m2 on three elevation classes of 1400-1600, 1600-1800 and 1800-2000 m were designated. Within each plot,...

Introduction: Pregnancy is a natural phenomena and basis of birth but can induce various dangers to mother and fetus. Since mother is the central part of family, maternal mortality would be an irreparable damage to the community. On average 10100 live births and 12 maternal mortalities occur in Kurdestan province each year the maternal mortality rate is therefore 118/100000 live births which in...