Fatemeh Ajalloueian1,2, Moa Fransson3, Hossein Tavanai1, Mohammad Massumi4, Jöns Hilborn2, Katarina Leblanc5, Ayyoob Arpanaei6* and Peetra U Magnusson3* 1Department of Textile Engineering, Center of Excellence in Applied Nanotechnology, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran 2Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, SciLife Lab, Uppsala University, ...

1Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran; 2Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; 3Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; 4Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Semnan U...

BACKGROUND Currently Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) are ranked tenth among the leading causes of death and ninth among all leading causes of disability worldwide. There has been no published study on RTA in Gulu municipality. There is a high frequency of RTA in Gulu municipality with poor road design and inadequate knowledge on road safety precaution among road users. OBJECTIVES To establish th...

By increasing the number of cardiovascular procedures, iodinated contrast media (ICM) is one of the most common agents used for diagnostic and prognostic and also therapeutic cardiac interventions. Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is one of the most leading causes of hospital-acquired renal insufficiency (1). Following cardiovascular invasive procedures, CIN occurs in about 3.1 to 31% of pati...

Every municipality in The Netherlands has its own disaster plan. A disaster plan contains the blueprint of how to handle incidents in the municipality with the aim of preventing incidents to grow into disasters. Given that each municipality has its own organisations, enterprises, infrastructure, and general layout, the disaster plans also differ. On the other hand, the disaster plans have a lot...

BACKGROUND: Pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus arrived at Isfahan in August 2009. The virus is still circulating in the world. The abnormal thoracic computerized tomographic (CT) scan findings vary widely among the studies of 2009 H1N1 influenza. We evaluated the thoracic CT findings in patients with 2009 H1N1 virus infection to describe findings compared to previously reported findings, and ...

BACKGROUND In Norway, elder care is primarily a municipal responsibility. Municipal health services strive to offer the 'lowest level of effective care,' and home healthcare services are defined as the lowest level of care in Norway. Municipalities determine the type(s) of service and the amount of care applicants require. The services granted are outlined in an individual decision letter, whic...

Modifying travel behavior is a pressing issue in the face of increasing urbanization and challenges that poses for existing infrastructure deteriorating environmental conditions. Such are particularly acute cities which have rich history seen substantial population growth. One such Isfahan, third largest city Iran, where current study was conducted. Successful modification relies on an understa...

We explore if the geographic variation in excess body-mass in Norway can be explained by socioeconomic status, as this has consequences for public policy. The analysis was based on individual height and weight for 198,311 Norwegian youth in 2011, 2012 and 2013, stemming from a compulsory screening for military service, which covers the whole population aged seventeen. These data were merged wit...

this study has been done with the aim of determining the effect of financial and nonfinancial compensation satisfaction on employee engagement considering mediator role of perceived organizational justice. the research statistical population included eight hundred sixty two isfahan municipality employees. three hundred fourtheen persons were selected as the research sample by stratified random ...