Cytokines are important immunomodulatory molecules involved in immune responses against microorganisms; they also have an important role in the setting of immune system disorders. Cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms have been extensively studied in different, normal populations as well as in association with disease. Cytokine gene polymorphisms are potentially important as genetic predicto...

OBJECTIVE To assess the growth pattern of children in Yazd, and compare it with standards outlined by the World Health Organisation. METHODS The cross-sectional study, which was conducted in 2009, involved 20 guidance schools of Yazd city. A total of 1921 children were chosen by simple cluster method and general demographic and anthropometric information regarding the subjects was extracted f...

There are various methods to evaluating phosphate rock for direct application. The first approach is solubility test of Phosphate Rocks (PR) using chemical extractant. In this study to compare the effectiveness of direct application of PRs, two samples of a sedimentary unbeneficiated PR from Lar mine of Yasooj and two samples of concentrated PR of Asfordi igneous PR of Yazd in Iran along with o...

PURPOSE To assess central corneal thickness (CCT) and its associations in an adult Iranian population. METHODS This was a population-based cross-sectional study of adults aged 40-80 years. Eyes with corneal disorders, previous ocular surgery, or trauma were excluded. All subjects underwent complete ophthalmic examination, general health assessment, laboratory tests, and a detailed interview. ...

Brucellosis, as an infectious disease, constitutes a major health and economic problem around the world including Yazd province. It is aimed to set a health educational program regarding to KAP of students about brucellosis and evaluate its effects. All students of the largest male high school, as a quasi-experimental and before and after study were conducted in Yazd province using a 34 itemize...

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Real Customers’ Credit Scoring in tha banks the Islamic Republic Iran (Case study: Mellat Bank Branches Yazd province)

Dear Editor, Neonatal screening is a process in which infants are screened for various inborn disorders that may possibly lead to early diagnosis and the prevention of the imperative disability and distress caused later on as a result of congenital and/or inherited diseases.1,2 In numerous countries, the screening process lead to the detection of certain congenital diseases, such as Phenylketon...

The Yazd-Ardakan basin in Central Iran has two separated aquifers. The shallow unconfined aquifer is supplies 40 Qanats. The deep saturated confined aquifer is the main water storage. Due to over-withdrawal, water table has been decreasing during last 25 years. Recent study shows that the shortage of the aquifer is about 16 meters and land subsidence is 0.5 1.2 meters. Long deep cracks are foun...

BACKGROUND Respiratory diseases cause a considerable amount of morbidity and mortality in the world. Pulmonary function tests are important measures for the diagnosis and management of respiratory disorders. Workers in tile and ceramic industry are exposed to high amounts of respiratory pollutants. OBJECTIVE To identify the changes in spirometric parameters in a 2-year period among tile and c...