Abstract Ornamental adornment of the Kharraqan tomb towers, most outstanding funeral monuments Seljuk era in NW Iran, and those four best-preserved Seljuq brick minarets northern documents artistic canon pre-glaze stage Iranian Islamic architecture. Despite some later interruptions, these their plain-brick ornaments, as well ‘virtually interlaced’ stand at beginnings a rich development that led...

Abstract We determined the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in an affected area northern Iran April 2020. Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 were detected 528 persons by using rapid tests. Adjusted prevalence seropositivity was 22.2% (95% CI 16.4%–28.5%).

Pushbacks have become a key feature of EU migration controls since 2015. As this article argues, practices pushbacks stretch from spaces, such as Croatia, to its external borders and neighbouring countries, reaching far Iran. Although pushback tactics their consequences are widely discussed in public, activist, policy debates, by refugees themselves; academic literature has limited engagement w...

Dear Editor, Stillbirth rate still continues to be high in the world. Some studies have reported stillbirth rate to be between 10.4 and 46.4 per 1000 birth. The aim of this case control study was to investigate the incidence of stillbirth and the risk factors at Babol hospitals, Northern Iran. A total of 4219 live births and 86 stillbirths were reported in the 7 month period. The rate of stillb...

Introduction Due to the fact that there are very few studies on Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) disease in our country, so we decided to study the epidemiology of CSCR disease in the north of country. Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, all patients who referred to educational hospital of Babol (Ayatollah Rouhani), during 2013-2014, with the diagnosis of CSCR were enrol...

AIM This study aimed to determine the causes of red eye disease among patients of Mazandaran-Northern Iran. METHODS This cross sectional study included 840 patients who referred to eye clinics with ocular complaints. A detailed history of patients was recorded and their eyes were examined. Then, pre designed checklists were completed by the researcher. RESULTS The most common cause of red e...

Methods: The study took place in Tehran and Esfahan oil refineries in Iran in 2010. An initial questionnaire was formed from two previous studies. This tool was translated to Persian based on back translation. The 61-item questionnaire was tested on operational staffs (N=324). Principle component analysis and Varimax with Kaiser Normalization was used to extract factors, in statistical software...

we studied 11 gaps covered with beech saplings (< 1.30 m tall) in a reserve compartment (compartment 139, district one, langa forest, watershed 36: kazemrood) of the caspian beech forest in n iran. two transects, each 2 m wide, were laid along the longest (n-s) and shortest (e-w) axis of each gap. five micro sample plots, each 4 m2, were established: one at the center, and one at each corner. q...

X chromosome STR typing has emerged recently as a powerful tool, complementary to autosomal STR typing, in solving complex forensic and missing person cases. Investigator® Argus X-12 is a commercial product that allows co-amplification of 12 X chromosomal markers belonging to four linkage groups (LGs). In this study, we analyzed by capillary electrophoresis blood samples from 100 females and 10...