conclusions extremity injuries especially open fractures of lower limbs account for the majority of hospitalized victims. compartment syndrome is one of the main problems that should be addressed. our study demonstrates that people still need more education regarding earthquakes and the government should direct more attention to this issue. results in this study, there were 105 females (52.5%) ...

an earthquake was happened on 23 october 2011 in van, turkey (mw7.2) at the eastern most area of anatolian plateau and in the neighborhood of iranian border (west azerbaijan province). the study was performed based on field and office observations and has been focused on the process of disaster management in turkey after the 23 october 2011 earthquake. we surveyed the quake from the view point ...

38 A Fuzzy TOPSIS+Worst-Case Model for Personnel Evaluation Using Information Culture Criteria; Rasim M. Alguliyev, Institute of Information Technology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan Ramiz M. Aliguliyev, Institute of Information Technology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan Rasmiyya S. Mahmudova, Institute of Information Technology, Azerbaijan...

objective: to determine the type and pattern of arrhythmic events following the 2012 ahar-varzegan earthquake among patients implanted with cardiac defibrillators (icds) in east azarbaijan province. methods: in a prospective cohort study, conducted in east azerbaijan province of iran, 132 patients were enrolled in two comparison groups according to the region of residence i.e., earthquake regio...

On 11 August 2012, twin earthquakes measured 6.3 and 6.4 on the Richter scale hit three towns (Ahar, Varzaqan, and Heris) in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran resulting in tragic loss of three hundred lives and leaving thousands of injured. The aim of the present study was to report the spinal injuries during recent earthquake in northwest Iran, its consequences and management. Of the 923 hospital...

The opposition in Azerbaijan has long been considered a dysfunctional political group that does not threaten the ruling regime. Large swathes of the Azerbaijani public see opposition forces as badly organized, poorly funded, and vulnerable, allowing the Aliyev regime to stand largely unchallenged in the political arena. The traditional opposition’s image of failure drove newly emerging groups t...