during field work in western regions of the iranian plateau in the zagros mountains in september 2010, a single specimen belonging to the genus and subgenus eremias fitzinger, 1834 was collected from the protected area of bijar (at about 1619 m elevation) in north of the city of bijar, kurdistan province, western iran (47°, 34’ e; 36°, 00’ n).

This study was conducted to assessthegenetic variety of 12 damask rosegenotypes of Kurdistan using morphological traits in Zaleh Research Farm affiliated to Kurdistan Province Agriculture Research Center. The experiment was carried out as a randomized complete block design with three replications and each replication included three stocks in each genotype. Results of analysis of variance showed...

abstract flood is among phenomena which result considerable damages to resources and is a serious issue among hydrologists. the proper estimation of runoff is necessary for designating appropriate approaches for its control or optimal management. various problems have been reported in application of empirical models. the regional analysis of runoff with different return periods by applying wate...

The main objective of this study was to investigate the spatial variation heavy metals concentrations released by a Kurdistan cement plant and determine level soil contamination with lead, chromium cadmium around factory in province adjacent rangeland areas.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the socioeconomic inequalities in nonuse of seatbelts in cars and helmets on motorcycles in Kurdistan Province, west of Iran, 2009. METHODS The data used in this study was collected from the data gathered in non-communicable disease surveillance system (NCDSS) in 2009 in Kurdistan. A total of 1000 people were included in this study. The outcom...

In this paper, we analyzed the streamflow droughts based on the Percent of Normal Index (PNI) and clustering approaches in the Kurdistan Province, Iran, over the 1981-2010. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test was considered for streamflow time series and the results of K-S test indicated that streamflow time series did follow the normal distribution at the 0.05 significance level. Generally, the ...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem especially in low and middle-income countries. The current study was undertaken to estimate the incidence of the disease and describe its epidemiological characteristics in Iraqi Kurdistan. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was carried out on cases registered in the directly observed treatment-short course (DOTS) cen...

kurdistan province in the western iran possesses varied climatic and geographical conditions that led to rich biodiversity. an investigation on the status of lizards in this province was carried out from june 2010 to september 2011. a total of 73 specimens were collected and identified. the collected specimens represented four families, 10 genera, and 14 species and subspecies, including agamid...

introduction despite the suitability of climatic conditions in this region, comparing the other ones, the rural population in kurdistan hardly reaches to 350 persons. it seems that development of the villages in this province is directly related to natural constraints. although many factors cause instability of the natural environment, this study discusses only about the factors that contribute...

The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive its consequences in Ouraman-e-Takht region of Iranian Kurdistan. Ouraman-e-Takht is a rural, highly mountainous and dry region located in the southwest Kurdistan province of Iran. Recently, modern health practices have been introduced to the region. The purpose of this study was to investigate, from...