This study recorded the rate of congenital malformations in 10000 births at a referral hospital in Gorgan, Islamic Republic of Iran in 1998-99. The overall incidence of congenital malformations was 1.01% (1.19% in males and 0.76% in females). Anomalies of the musculoskeletal system had the highest incidence (0.38%), followed by central nervous system (0.28%) and genitourinary system (0.25%). Th...

1 DCT Image Steganography Analysis for Privacy Preserving Data Mining; Sahar A. El-Rahman Ismail, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt and Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dalal Al Makhdhub, Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Amal A. Al Qahtani, Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Ghadah A. Al Shabanat, Princes...

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS Abolghasem Amini, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Sahar Farahsa. Associate Professor of medical education, Department of medical education, Education Development Center (EDC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran; Associate Professor of health services management, Health Services Management Research Center, Department of health services management, School of Manageme...

Introduction. The present study aimed to assess the metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women in Gorgan, Iran. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted on hundred postmenopausal women who were referred to the health centers in Gorgan. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) guidelines. Results. The mean body mass index, waist circumference, hip, circ...

Objective: One of the most important goals of marriage is the will to attain marital satisfaction. Marital ‎satisfaction is of prime importance and has the highest effect on the stability and failure of the ‎marriage. This study aimed to investigate marital satisfaction in the women who referred to ‎Gorgan Health centers.‎ Method: This was a descriptive-analytical study conducted in Gorgan. Two...

AIMS People with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk for developing diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. The present study aimed to assess the metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes and compare them with two used methods of diagnostic criteria in Gorgan. METHODS The study group included 293 type 2 diabetic patients whom referred to the Department of Diabetes Center in Golestan Un...

OBJECTIVE To see the association of age at menarche with adult height in girls living in Gorgan--North of Iran. METHODS This study included 100 female university students (aged 18-21 years) born between 1985-1988 and 200 intermediate school students (aged 12-15 years) born between 1992-1994. Age at menarche and its association with height were studied. Data was analyzed by SPSS v11.5 software...

We summarized the results of the Road Network Analysis (RNA), when the shortest path to reduce travel time in the Gorgan city public road network, in Iran, was evaluated. The main objective was to determine whether by using a GIS-based new route approach it is possible to determine the shortest path from logging site to destination (mills). The results showed that by using the concept of travel...

1. Department of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. 3. MSc student in Developmental Biology Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. 4. BSc in Biology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute fo...