In the current work by using statistical methods and available software, the wind energy assessment of prone regions for installation of wind turbines in, Qorveh, has been investigated. Information was obtained from weather stations of Baneh, Bijar, Zarina, Saqez, Sanandaj, Qorveh, and Marivan. The monthly average and maximum of wind speed were investigated between the years 2000-2010 and the r...

The objective of this study was to genetically characterize isolates of Giardia duodenalis and to determine if zoonotic potential of G. duodenalis could be found in stray cats from urban and suburban environments in Guangzhou, China. Among 102 fresh fecal samples of stray cats, 30 samples were collected in Baiyun district (urban) and 72 in Conghua district (suburban). G. duodenalis specimens we...

BACKGROUND For most of the population in Africa, district hospitals represent the first level of access for emergency and essential surgical services. The present study documents the number and availability of surgical and obstetrical care providers as well as the types of surgical and obstetrical procedures being performed at 10 first-referral district hospitals in Ghana. MATERIALS AND METHO...

background an effective emergency referral transport system is the link between the home of the pregnant woman and a health facility providing basic or comprehensive emergency obstetric care. this study attempts to explore the role of emergency transport associated with maternal deaths in unnao district, uttar pradesh (up).   methods a descriptive study was carried out to assess the causes of a...

background: kawasaki disease is an acute febrile systemic vasculitis mainly affecting children under 5. its etiology is still unknown. kawasaki disease can only be diagnosed clinically as there exists no specific laboratory test that can tell if someone has it. the cardiac complications are, by far, the most important aspect of the disease. this study reports the signs and the symptoms of patie...

Sir, An inhabitant of the Teleborg district of Vaxjo, Sweden, noticed a high mortality rate from cancer among her neighbours. In 1990 she presented her district physician with a list of nine people, born between 1935 and 1948, who had died from cancer in the previous three years. Although the people on the list had died of several different forms of cancer, and we as district physicians at the ...

background: the present study investigated the effect of the middle east dust storm episodes on the concentration and composition of pm 10 during april to september 2013 in sanandaj city, western iran. methods: sampling was once every six days, and on dusty days using an omni air sampler. the pm 10 sample was collected on polytetrafluoroethylene filters. average of 24 h values of pm 10 mass con...