Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), due to Leishmania major, is endemic in different parts of Iran and has long been recognized in most provinces of Iran. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of childhood leishmaniasis in 3 areas at the southeast of Kashan. A descriptive study was carried out on all children referred to central laboratories during a 3-year period. Initial information ...

BACKGROUND Despite several studies, there is no agreement on factors that affect survival after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the survival rate of in-hospital CPR and its related factors at Shahid Beheshti hospital in Kashan, Iran, in 2014. PATIENTS AND METHODS A descriptive study was conducted on all cases of CPR performed in Kasha...

BACKGROUND Injuries with sharps are common occupational hazards for healthcare workers. Such injuries predispose the staff to dangerous infections such as hepatitis B, C and HIV. OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to investigate the behaviors of healthcare workers in Kashan healthcare centers after needle sticks and injuries with sharps in 2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-section...

BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a worldwide problem, especially in countries with high incidence of road traffic accidents such as Iran. Patients with a single occurrence of TBI have been shown to be at increased risk to sustain future TBI. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to present the incidence and characteristics of repeated TBI (RTBI) in Iranian patients. PATIENTS AND ME...

introduction: primary schools are children's first social environments. other people's attitudes towards environmental hazards play a key role in developing children's personality. this study aimed to identify and assess the environmental risks (such as emission of pollutants into the air, discharge of pollutants into water and soil, energy consumption, etc.) in shohadaye kork gi...

because of large-scale dry regions, salt marsh monitoring is necessary using of remote sensing data's. the aim of this study is to monitor salt kashan using of satellite data's processing. therefore, the satellite images of lissiii sensor were used. initially, the technique of color composite images envi4.8 software was used to clearly distinguish salt. then, principal component analy...

Millî Mücadele dönemi şahsiyetlerinin biyografileri üzerine yapılan çalışmalar, devrin ve mücadelenin anlaşılmasına ciddî katkılar sağlamaktadır. Nitekim biyografiler bilinemediğinde hadiselerin layıkıyla anlaşılması da mümkün olmaz. Miralay Galatalı Şevket Bey de dönem açısından böyle bir şahsiyettir; İttihat Terakki Cemiyeti üyesi, teşkilatçı başarılı askerdir. Mondros Mütarekesi sonrası İsta...

  Mahisefid is the most popular fish in Iran with the highest economic value. The analysis of mitochondrial DNA has been extensively used as a marker for population genetic studies and is a powerful tool in studies of gene flow and evolutionary biology. Two hundred ninety four samples were collected from Sefid Rud River (100), Lamir River (98), Shir Rud River (48) and Tajan River (4...