Kashani and colleagues studied two novel markers, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2, in the urine of patients at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). They validated these markers in a separate large multicenter study and compared them with known markers of AKI such as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and kidney injury molecule...

Strategies for improving the patient discharge process have a beneficial effect on many hospital activities. The main objective of this research was to analyse the discharge process at Kashani Hospital in Esfahan, Iran in the fall of 2004. This study took the form of a case study in which data were collected by questionnaire, observation and checklist. SPSS and Operations Research (O.R.) method...

mixed used development as a part of the common principles of new urbanism theory such as new urbanism and smart growth has been considered and in the last decades because of its efficiencies has become one of the most important goal in land use planning. increasing land prices in urban regions and tend to increase the intensity of land use are such factor that increase the importance of mixed u...