Noise is one of the most important sources of pollution in the metropolitan areas. The recognition of road traffic noise as one of the main sources of environmental pollution has led to develop models that enable us to predict noise level from fundamental variables. Traffic noise prediction models are required as aids in the design of roads and sometimes in the assessment of existing, or envisa...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES To determine the possible role of cockroaches in dissemination of medically important microorganisms, a study was carried out in public hospitals and residential areas of Hamadan city, west of Iran. Bacteria, fungi and parasites of medical importance were isolated and identified. The total number of Blattella germanica collected from hospitals were 133 as the case group....

abstract accumulation of heavy metals in soils has become a serious environmental problem in many parts of the world. no information is currently available on the distribution pattern of heavy metals concentration in soils of hamadan province. the objective of this research was to determine the spatial distribution of pb and zn and its relationship with land use and parent materials of a select...

background: the planners and managers in health policy sector are responsible for policy making and planning of the health structure of a country. therefore, they need to have access to reasonable and accurate information. knowledge of managers about the applications of hospital information system is therefore of high importance. this study aimed to survey the knowledge of managers of hamadan u...

background: dams are one of the most important manmade buildings to provide of drinking water. in order to manage of water quality in dams reservoirs, the recognition of phenomena that occurred in it is essential. thermal stratification is one of the major problems that decrease the water quality of dam. the aim of this study was to investigate thermal stratification of ekbatan dam (hamadan) as...