The aim of this study was to evaluate health-care waste in the 18 districts of metropolitan municipality of the third biggest city in Turkey. This cross-sectional study was carried out with 825 health institutions established in the 18 districts of Izmir metropolitan municipality, in 2007. The total amount of health-care waste collected was 4841 tons and 621 kilograms per patient's bed in 2007....

To evaluate the safety of insecticides used by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD), we reviewed documents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), articles from scientific journals, and research reports. To determine the insecticides used for mosquito control in other jurisdictions, we examined Minnesota Department of Agriculture municipal insecticide control data and ...

1 Professor of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 2 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 3 Resident of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center And Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, I...

In its institutional structure, financing and goals, the Finnish health care system is closest to those of other Nordic countries and the United Kingdom in that it covers the whole population and its services are mainly produced by the public sector and financed through general taxation. However, compared to the other Nordic countries the Finnish system is more decentralized; in fact, it can be...

Masoumeh Sadeghi, Hamidreza Roohafza, Hamid Afshar, Fereshteh Rajabi, Mohamadarash Ramzani, Hasan Shemirani, Nizal Sarafzadeghan I Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, IRAN. II Mental Health Department, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, IRAN. III Psychiatry Department, Isfahan University o...

1 Associate Professor, Psychosomatic Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 2 Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 3 Resident, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School...

background: the purpose of this study was to investigate the efficiency of flat sheet membrane bioreactor (fs-mbr) in bod 5 and cod removal of isfahan south municipal wastewater treatment plant. methods: in this study a submerged fs-mbr, with 140 liters volume was fed using microfiltration membrane (mf) during 109 days and hydraulic retention time of 20 hours. findings: the mbr application in m...