BACKGROUND Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass density (BMD) and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and increased risk of hip, spine, and wrist fractures. There are numerous risk factors for osteoporosis. While many of these factors are non-genetic in nature, there is a definite genetic component responsible for this conditio...

Abstract: In this paper, the problem examined concerns a firm entering a new facility in the market where facilities belonging to the firm and another competitor firm exist. The market’s reverse logistics network that has attracted growing attention with stringent pressures from environmental and social requirements is considered. The firm wants to maximize its profit by finding the best locati...

BACKGROUND Bloodstream infection (BSI) is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infection in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The aim of the present study was to determine bacterial agents and their susceptibility patterns to antibiotics and to investigate the risk factors associated with BSI. METHODS This was a nested case-control study carried out from September 2009 to June 2010...

We studied the safety of a trivalent inactivated surface antigen (split virion, inactivated) influenza vaccine, Begrivac® (Novartis Company), widely used in health care workers in Kurdistan. A longitudinal follow-up study was performed in Sanandaj city, west of Iran, recruiting 936 people. A questionnaire was completed for each participant, and all symptoms or abnormal physical findings were re...

BACKGROUND Evidence shows ethnic-inequality is a very effective variable in the Community and individual health associated outcomes. This study focused on gaining a deeper understanding of people's perception on inequality of health in Iranian-Kurds and its determinants. METHODS The study was conducted in the three cities of Marivan, Sanandaj (capital of Kurdistan province in Iran) and Tehran...

The purpose of this study was to explore the roles of bilingualism and similarity/dissimilarity between first language (L1) and second language (L2) on word reading and phonological awareness of bilingual students. Totally 1614 monolingual and bilingual pupils from Tehran [Persian monolingual (Pm) area], Sanandaj [Kurdish-Persian bilingual (KPb) area] and Tabriz [Turkish-Persian bilingual (TPb)...

Drinkability of water is determined based on its physical, chemical, and microbial properties. Undesirable changes in these parameters could threaten the health of consumers. The present study aimed to assess the physical, chemical, and microbial parameters of the drinking water sources in Sanandaj, Iran and compare them with the national standard values. This descriptive, cross-sectional study...

The early Cambrian Takab iron ore deposit is situated in the northern part of Sanandaj-Sirjan zone, western Iran. It consists banded, nodular and disseminated magnetite hosted folded micaschists. Trace element Fe O isotopic experiments reveal various hydrothermal precipitation environments under reduced to slightly oxidizing conditions. Disseminated has high Ti (945–1940 ppm) positively correla...