BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of liver disease in many parts of the world. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to identify the most important factors influencing NAFLD using a classification tree (CT) to predict the probability of NAFLD. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kavar, a town in the south of Fars ...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major blood-borne infection with silent epidemic, major global public health problem and diverse prevalence worldwide. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HCV infection and related risk factors in the general population of two villages, Farmashkan and Akbarabad, of the Kavar City in Fars Province, Iran. PATIENTS AND MET...

BACKGROUND WHO reports indicate no iodine insufficiency in Iran, however, goiter is still endemic in Fars Province. This study evaluates the role of thyroid autoimmunity in the evolution of endemic goiter. METHODS A total of 516 permanent residents of Akbarabad County of the Kavar area in Fars Province, Iran were selected by simple random sampling. Patients with thyroid malignancy and dysfunc...

to evaluate effects of gibberllic acid, gridling, berry and bunch thining and their combination on fruit maturity, berry and bunch characteristics of grape cv. yaqooti an experiment was carried out using randomized complete block design with three replications in kavar, shiraz, iran, in 2010-2011 growing season. each experimental plot consisted of three vines. treatments included: t1: gibberlli...

the objective of this study was to develop a cost minimizing pattern for cube sugar and sugar transportation from production centers to refinement and storage centers and finally to distribution and consumption  centers in  fars province. producing centers are marvdasht (27.3%), eghlid (27.9%), fasa (11.3%), kavar (7.3%) and mamasani (20.2%). some of the province’s cube sugar and sugar is provi...

Plants are constantly exposed to a wide range of environmental stresses such as drought, high salt, heat and extremes of temperature. Growth constraints due to these abiotic stresses result in reduced productivity and significant crop losses globally. Drought and salinity affect more than 10% of arable land, which results in more than 50% decline in the average yields of important crops worldwi...