BACKGROUND Informing patients and families about the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex ethical and practical issue. This qualitative study explores the psychosocial impact of disclosing a diagnosis of AD on patients and family members. METHODS This study identified 14 patients and their accompanying family members undergoing a multidisciplinary assessment for dementia at an o...

wastewater treatment technology in the cyclic nature of the process that takes a long time. but man tries to rush to their needs with experience and understanding of the natural processes of interaction, and using technology to build their industrial development is authorized. sewage treatment reed have been born from the vision of man's increasing need to water daily decreases the natural reso...

Non Structural elements such as mechanical, electrical and architectural elements always posses serious damage potentials during earthquakes. Degree of damage imposed by the non structural elements is not usually measured by the physical damages caused, but more so by the amount of the economical and functional disruptions created in a built environment. This phenomenon is enhanced where the fu...

In Iran, location is usually done by temporary relief organizations without considering the necessary standards or conditions. The inappropriate and unscientific may have led to another catastrophe, even far greater than initial tragedy. this study, proposed locations of crisis management in region optimal points Geographic Information System (GIS), taking into account opinions experts opinion ...

BACKGROUND Geographic information systems (GIS) are increasingly recognized tools in maternal health. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of GIS in maternal health and to identify knowledge gaps and opportunities. SEARCH STRATEGY Keywords broadly related to maternal health and GIS were used to search for academic articles and gray literature. SELECTION CRITERIA Reviewed articles focused on mat...

zagros forests are a treasure of various valuable species of oak in iran and the world. long-term misuse in the past has caused severe degradation in the zagros forests. recently these forests have become national but misuses by local people to make living because of poverty and unemployment are continued. in order to reduce degradation and improve sustainability, ecological capability for exte...

The application of GIS to the forecast and evaluation in the regional landslide can provide scientific basis for the regional geological environment management and the geological disaster assessment, can integrate the scattered data to share each other, and can improve data value. Its powerful interface function library provides a good tool for the professional GIS design and development. This ...