The opinions and interpretations expressed within are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Mekong River Commission. 4 FOREWORD The Lower Mekong Basin, covering major areas of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, is a region of dynamic change and growth. Reports in the Mekong Development Series closely examine aspects of change and development in the river basin ...

Background: Creasing the older adult population has become a major public health challenge. Social support plays an important role in people's health. helps improve living conditions of elderly and brings happiness into lives elderly. This study aimed to investigate relationship between social status 60–75-year-olds referred centers Zarrin Shahr, Iran 2019.Methods: In this cross-sectional study...

objective: mashhad metropolis as the second largest religioncity in the world and the second largest metropolis of iran with an annual 3 million pilgrims have significant direct and indirect effects on the watershed leading to the city and surrounding over the past four decades. there is no collection system and sanitation disposal network in towns and villages within the torghabeh river.  meth...

marble wares found in excavations in jirof and shahr-i sokhta were analyzed by xrf and xrf and examined based on petrographic tests in order to reveal the structural differences. samples of jiroft are mainly yellow in color with scattered yellow veins, while those of the shahr-i sokhta are quite different in form and have colorful veins ranging from yellow to brown. the present study aimed main...

in the recent years, sediments are used for the assessment of pollution. since sediments have been in contact for a long time with over lying water, therefore they have been able to adsorb pollution on to their surface. in the present investigation, the surficial sediments of siahrud river have been analyzed. the loose, sulphide and organic bonds of metals with various sedimentary phases has be...