Abstract This article addresses an urban design issue at a micro-urban level; the spaces between buildings on neighboring blocks or side yards, how such they are used, and their social impact residents. A socio-psychological approach was taken into studying arrangements of these open in contemporary residential zones in—side setback Japan, backyards light shafts Iran terms similarities differen...

Abstract Background Inappropriate prescriptions can lead to adverse consequences for patients. It also imposes excessive cost on the patients, payers and health systems. The current study aimed at estimating rate of inappropriate brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) their financial burden in Iran. Methods Using systematic stratified sampling method, this cross-sectional recruited 385 particip...

OBJECTIVE The most important cause of infant mortality during the first month of life is related to congenital abnormalities. Nevertheless, timely diagnosis of these diseases can reduce the severity of their effects. The present study aimed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of the neonatal screening program in Fars Province, Iran. METHODS In this study, costs of executing the screening pr...

background: there are many genera of free-living amoeba in the environment, but members of only four genera ( naegleria , acanthamoeba , balamuthia and sappinia ) have an association with human infection. water, soil and air are main sources of infective types of these pathogenic organisms for human. methods: totally, 30 samples were collected from the surface water sources of shiraz city, the ...