in the present study, the treatment of tannery wastewater was performed by electrocoagulationmethod (ec) using aluminium and steel electrodes. response surface methodology (rsm) with three factors; current density (i), electrolysis time (t) and ph, with each factor at five levels, was used to optimize the factors for higher chemical oxygen demand (cod) and total suspended solids (tss) removal. ...

conclusions the use of tdf in patients with hbeag-negative chb seemed to be a highly cost-effective strategy. compared with the other available medication options, tdf was the most cost-saving strategy. thus, tdf may be the best option as a first-line medication. patients can also be switched from other medications to tdf. results the results revealed that the tdf treatment strategy was more ef...

in the present study, the treatment of tannery wastewater was performed by electrocoagulationmethod (ec) using aluminium and steel electrodes. response surface methodology (rsm) with three factors; current density (i), electrolysis time (t) and ph, with each factor at five levels, was used to optimize the factors for higher chemical oxygen demand (cod) and total suspended solids (tss) removal. ...

aim : the objective of this study was to estimate the average cost of diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis c among patients based on their treatment regime, during the one course of treatment and six-month after stopping that. background : hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality worldwide and a major public health problem. patients and methods...

conclusions fireworks- related injuries during charshanbeh soori ceremony causes significant morbidities and damage to different body parts (especially upper limbs and face), and some of these injuries will lead to life time disabilities, amputations, and even death. as most of the injured patients are young teenagers and children, special consideration must be taken into account to prevent lon...

conclusions this study suggests that symptoms like chronic abdominal pain, and chronic constipation seem to put a heavy burden on the economy of the country, so training programs for pediatricians and general physicians that can well train them to handle such symptoms may decrease the number of clinical visits, repetitive investigation procedures, and utilizing multiple prescription drugs. also...

our aim was to make right and informative decision about choosing the most cost-effectiveness heterogeneous infectious waste treatment methods and devices.in this descriptive study, decision tree analysis, with 10-yr time horizon in bottom-up approach was used to estimate the costs and effectiveness criteria of the employed devices at provider perspective in iranian hospitals. we used the one-w...

background: the rabies is one of the most important officially-known viral zoonotic diseases for its global distribution, outbreak, high human and veterinary costs, and high death rate and causes high economic costs in different countries of the world every year. the rabies is the deadliest disease and if the symptoms break out in a person, one will certainly die. however, the deaths resulting ...

background: economic evaluation includes evaluation of costs and benefits of screening. one of the economic evaluation methods is cost-effectiveness analysis. the aim of this study was cost-effectiveness analysis of type 2 diabetes screening in shiraz, iran.   methods: the target population of this cross-sectional study consisted of all shiraz population over 30 years old. a total of 171067 per...