We evaluated the ability of three debris-flow runout models (RAMMS, FLO2D and D-Claw) to predict number damaged buildings in simulations 9 January 2019 Montecito, California, debrisflow event. Observations building damage after event were combined with OpenStreetMap footprints construct a database all potentially impacted buildings. At estimated volume, overpredict by factor 1.5–3.

STUDY DESIGN Development and psychometric evaluation. PURPOSE Design and psychometric assessment of the Nursing Low Back Pain Predictor Questionnaire addressing nurses suffering from chronic low back pain in Iran. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Low back pain is the most prevalent behavior-related health problem among nurses, and it needs to be assessed through a validated multi-factorial questionna...

The back-calculation technique for evaluating the anthropogenic CO2 (CANT) input corrects total inorganic carbon for the remineralization of organic matter and the dissolution of calcium carbonate, along with subtracting the pre-industrial equilibrium total inorganic carbon. This technique is mainly dependent on the estimation of the preformed values of total alkalinity, oxygen and partial pres...

Hydatid cyst is an important endemic zoonosis in Iran. It may be seen in various organs of body. Musculoskeletal system is rarely involved by hydatid cyst, the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. On clinical basis, it may resemble any soft tissue tumor. A 70-years old housewife living in Ardoghesh, a village in Neyshabur, northeast Iran, was admitted to general surgery clinic because of a p...

In northern provinces of Iran high rates of incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency have been reported and most of these patients carry one of the three common G6PD gene mutations: Mediterranean, Chatham or Cosenza. The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of each of these mutations among neonates in Mazandaran, a northern province of Iran. Four hundre...

The article examines the missions of Russian consul in Iran, Semyon Avramov, based on archival documents. former serf came to Iran 1717 as a translator Ambassador Artemy Volynsky. He proved himself skilled diplomat, was appointed and for several years carried out tasks Peter I, his successors commander troops General V.Ya. Levashov. Avramov accompanied Persian envoys Russia, obtained informatio...

three species belonging to three genera of the family tylenchidae, namely, cephalenchus leptus, eutylenchus excretorius, and lelenchus leptosoma were discovered as first reports for iran's nematode fauna. they were characterized by morphological, morphometric and molecular phylogenetic studies. the two latter genera are new for iran. iranian population of cephalenchus leptus is characterized by...

the parasitoid wasps of the genera leiophron nees and euphorus nees were studied in northern iran (guilan, mazandaran and alborz provinces). the specimens were collected using malaise traps from different habitats during 2010-2011. four species of both genera were collected and identified, of which three species, euphorus pallidistigma (curtis), e. similis (curtis) and leiophron fascipennis (ru...

musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) are of serious concern to many organizations, including health care centres. low back pain (lbp) with no clinical cause is common in nurses. this study aimed to assess the prevalence rate of lbp in nurses. this descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out on a population of 351 nurses from educational hospitals of yazd university of medical sciences; yazd...

Introduction: Musculoskeletal pain accompanied by psychological problem lead to reduce the efficiency of adolescents; so, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and its association with psychological factors among female adolescents. Materials and methods: The target population of this cross sectional study was female students (3625 in total) from both private...