amygdaloidal, cavity- and fracture-filling zeolites in eocene volcanic rocks from the kuh-e-aradeh of southern kahrizak, in the northernmost part of central iran have been studied in some detail by optical, chemical analysis, sem, and xrd techniques. the zeolites identified, in order of their relative time of formation from early to late, are tetranatrolite, analcime, natrolite, mesolite, stilb...

quality of sleep and its correlating factors in residents of kahrizak nursing home     aliasgharpoor m [1] , eybpoosh s [2] *     received: 15may, 2011 accepted: 27july, 2011     abstract   background & aims : information on sleep quality of elderly people and its correlating factors helps to develop proper strategies to minimize or maximize their effect. this study was conducted as little is k...

transfer-transport of the waste is one of key functional elements in solid waste management from technical and financial viewpoint. unfortunately very few reach activities has been conducted in this field regarding local characteristic of phenomenon which urges undertaking local surveys and research projects. tehran organization of waste recycling and composting has decided to investigate diffe...

objectives: the aims of this study were to investigate the association of mini-nutritional assessment and activities of daily living as well as examining mini nutritional assessment as a good prognostic tool ofactivities of daily living in elderly residents of nursing home. methods & materials: in a cross-sectional study, among 1200 recorded files, 247 subjects completed mini nutritional assess...

objectives: in this study, the relation of late-life body mass index (bmi) and waist circumference with incident dementia risk was investigatedin a group of iranian elderly peopel. methods & materials: in cross-sectional present study 107 elderly residents of the kahrizak charity foundation aged 80 and older were participated. dementia was assessed using mini-mental state examination questionna...

The older population in the world especially in Iran is growing. According to census the number of individuals aged is approaching5/07 million In 2006 the nation is bracing for the aging of baby boom generation in 20 next year, which will swell the 65 and older population to10 million By 2020 and 26 million by 2050. (Iran census, 2006) this population trends ported increased demand for health c...