background: the induction of cancer appears to be the most important effect of low-dose ionizing radiation to occur in an exposed population. in developing countries 94% of human radiation is from natural sources. in iran some high altitude regions such as, chaharmahal & bakhtiari has high levels of the natural background radiation (higher than the worldwide average). therefore, investigation o...

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) leaves with small irregular or ellipsoidal necrotic spots were collected in a suburb area of Ardal city, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province Iran summer 2018. A fungal isolate was recovered from diseased tissue identified as Bipolaris sorokiniana based on morphological characteristics partial sequence the gpdh gene. In pathogenicity study, disease symptoms observed i...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus is one of the important viral causes of liver inflammation with high worldwide prevalence and important hepatic and extra hepatic complications. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS For this descriptive, analytical, population-based stu...

background and aims: nowadays, the age structure of iran is transitioning from youth to elderly. although, the elderly population are still accounted for a small portion of the population; however, the population growth rate of this age group is growing compared to the growth of the total population. therefore, understanding of the changes of this population is necessary. this study aimed to id...

the length-weight relationships for three fish species from beheshtabad river, karun river drainage (western chaharmahal and bakhtiari provinces, iran) were investigated. the values of the slope parameter ( b ) in the length-weight relationship equations were determined as 2.79 for capoeta damascina , 3.10 for chondrostoma regium and 3.09 for oncorhynchus mykiss , all of which were significantl...

Background Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a viral zoonotic disease with high mortality rate in humans caused by CCHF virus (CCHFV) belonging to the genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae, and congaing a three segment single-stranded RNA genome. The CCHFV is transmitted to humans by bite of infected ticks, by direct contact with blood or tissues of infected livestock and nosocomially. ...

rainfall is recognized as one of the main triggering factors of landslides. researchers have long attempted to determine the amount of precipitation required to trigger slope failures. one of the landslide zones in iran is chaharmahal & bakhtiari province where many landslides cause high casualties in recent decades. it is significant that most of these landslides occur after a rainy period...