leishmaniasis is one of the six important tropical diseases, different aspects of which required to be studied, as recommended by world health organization. cutaneous leishmaniasis is a prevalent parasitological disease with diverse clinical manifestations in iran. this study investigated the status of cutaneous leishmaniasis in poledokhtar district, during 2001-2011. this descriptive survey wa...

cytospora dieback and canker disease is one of prevalent disease of walnut trees in iran caused by several species of cytospora genus. the aim of this study was to determination of virulence degree in 58 isolates of dominant species, cytospora chrysosperma. isolates from 12 provinces of iran; hamedan, kurdistan, kermanshah, ilam, west azarbaijan, zanjan, markazi, lorestan, chaharmahal va bakhti...

workplace violence against nurses working in khorramabad educational hospitals and their confronting behaviors in violent events    hosseinabadi r [1] biranvand sh [2] *,anbari kh [3] ,heidari h [4]     received: 5 may , 2013 accepted: 4 jul , 2013    abstract  background & aims : workplace violence is considered as a health problem in nursing profession. the aim of this study was to determine ...

Background: In the case of a disastrous event, stress and anxiety often result in psychological diseases such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Health care providers even suffer from such disaster-related disorders. Psychological complications can negatively influence their ability in providing care. Thus, this study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Persian v...

different types of soil erosion including gully erosion occur in many parts of iran. the west of iran is further threatened by gully erosion due to its specific physical and climatic conditions. however, few studies have been carried out to study the sediment production of gully erosion in iran. this research was therefore conducted to measure storm-wise sediment production of gully erosion in ...