BACKGROUND To assess the prevalence of food insecurity and associated factors among rural households in north-east of Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 4647 rural households (18,061 persons) were studied in Neyshabur, a city in north-east of Iran. The Iranian version of the Six-Item Short questionnaire of Household Food Security Scale was used to measure food insecurity....

BACKGROUND An important issue the world faces today is ensuring that households living in different countries have access to enough food to maintain a healthy life. Food insecurity is prevalent in both developed and developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the household food security status and related factors among different rural districts of Neyshabur (A city in northe...

Background Explosions are classified as both man-made and complex accidents. Explosive events can cause serious damage to people, property, and the environment. This study aimed to investigate the pattern and nature of damage incurred to the victims of the Neyshabur Train Explosion. Methods The current study is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was retrospectively performed on 99 indiv...

Public health is at risk from physical and chemical contaminants in the drinking water which may have immediate health consequences. The data from the current study was evaluated for groundwater quality in the rural villages of Neyshabur County in Iran. For determination of the essential physicochemical parameters, water samples were collected from 30 randomly-selected water wells during 2013 a...

Hydatid cyst is an important endemic zoonosis in Iran. It may be seen in various organs of body. Musculoskeletal system is rarely involved by hydatid cyst, the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. On clinical basis, it may resemble any soft tissue tumor. A 70-years old housewife living in Ardoghesh, a village in Neyshabur, northeast Iran, was admitted to general surgery clinic because of a p...

conclusions in this study, c. albicans was the most common species isolated from patients with vulvovaginitis and uti, and significantly more common amongst females compared to males. the prevalence of candida spp. had significantly declined from 2013 to 2015. moreover, the candida spp. counts were mostly higher than 103cfu/ml. results the mean age of the patients was 34.7 ± 16.3. candida albic...

Article history: Received: 25 Jul 2012 Revised: 20 Aug 2012 Accepted: 28 Aug 2012

background and aims: ebv is a human herpesvirus that infects more than 90% of the world’s population. although, benign and asymptomatic for most cases, the infection can cause many nonmalignant and malignant disorders of lymphoid and epithelial origins. the objective of this study was detection of im prevalence in neyshabur, northeast iran from 2010-2014.   materials and methods: this cross-sec...

abstract using mathematical models for irrigation management have great impacts to increase irrigation efficiency and product amount, in fields. in this study, simulation results by swap model for moisture, compared with soil profiles moisture values, measured in the field. moisture data, measured at three wheat farms in the neyshabur plain, were used to predict moisture. results show good agre...