Objective Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been shown to predict clinical outcomes in many diseases. To our knowledge, the prognostic significance of RDW in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has not been reported so far. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relation of RDW to in-hospital mortality in patients with AECOPD. Methods W...

background and objectives: globally, the prevalence of overweight/obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. according to the world health organization (who), about 1.9 billion adults worldwide are overweight, and of these, over 600 million are obese. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in west azerbaijan, iran, in 2014. materials and methods: dat...

different regions of a country generally have different levels of agricultural development. in fact, there is a kind of heterogeneity that makes the investigation of the agricultural development trends in provinces of the country undeniable. the present article aims to analyze the level of agricultural development and its imbalance in rural regions of west azerbaijan for urban levels in 2000s. ...

the aim of the present study is to surveying the impact of new information technologies on improving customer relation management considering organizational innovation as intervening variable (case study: bank mellat of west azerbaijan). the study is applied and descriptive in nature. all of the employee in bank mellat of west azerbaijan branches were candidiate to participate in the study but ...

The opposition in Azerbaijan has long been considered a dysfunctional political group that does not threaten the ruling regime. Large swathes of the Azerbaijani public see opposition forces as badly organized, poorly funded, and vulnerable, allowing the Aliyev regime to stand largely unchallenged in the political arena. The traditional opposition’s image of failure drove newly emerging groups t...

On Friday, 14 April 2017, a heavy flash flood occurred in North-West of Iran that affected 12 cities; the most severely affected and damaged ones were Ajabshir and Azarshahr in East Azerbaijan Province. These Flash floods claimed the lives of 42 people. Major casualties occurred when the victims were trapped inside their cars. According to preliminary analyses, flood damages in East Azerbaijan ...

During the visits of common reed [Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud] in different locations of West Azerbaijan province during 2015–16, symptoms of fungal infections was frequently observed. Among the isolated and studied fungi, Deightoniella arundinacea (Corda) S. Hughes was commonly observed. Based on available literatures, this species was found new to mycobiota of Iran.

The stool samples from 363 diarrhoeic and non- diarrhoeic children and adults from several locations in two towns of west Azerbaijan area of Iran examined for Cryptosporidium infection by modified Ziehl- Neelsen technique revealed the presence of infection in 7.66% of diarrhoeic patients and in none of the non- diarrhoeic individuals. The percentage of detection was higher among females ( ...