Mixed tuberculosis infections in Northwest of Iran

AbstractThe Urmia Lake Basin is located between the West and East Azerbaijan provinces in the northwest of Iran. Lake Urmia is the twentieth largest lake and second largest hypersaline lake in the world. Stratigraphic columns have been constructed, using published information, to compare the sedimentary units deposited from the Permian to the Neogene on the east and west sides of the lake, and to use these to quantity subsidence and uplift. East of the lake, the sedimentary section is more complete and has been the subject of detailed stratigraphic studies, including the compilation of measured sections for some units. West of the lake, the section is incomplete and less work has been done; three columns illustrate variations in the preserved stratigraphy for the time interval. In all cases, the columns are capped by the Oligocene–Miocene Qom Formation, which was deposited during a post-orogenic marine transgression and unconformably overlies units ranging from Precambrian to Cretaceous. Permian to Cretaceous stratigraphy is used to measure subsidence in the Lake Urmia basin up to the end of the Cretaceous, and then, the subsequent orogenic uplift, which was followed by further subsidence recorded by the deposition of the Qom Formation in the Oligocene–Miocene.

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Common Cancers Among Kurdish People in the Northwest of Iran: Current Status and Future Prospects

SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine ◽

10.1007/s42399-018-0034-3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 215-223

Author(s):

Seyedeh Pardis Hosseini ◽

AmirHossein Fereidunian ◽

Parastoo Jamshidi ◽

Mehdi Jafari ◽

Jamal Ahmadpoor

Keyword(s):

Current Status ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Northwest Of Iran

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Epidemiological characteristics and mortality risk factors among COVID-19 patients in Ardabil, Northwest of Iran

BMC Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1186/s12873-021-00463-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Davoud Adham ◽

Shahram Habibzadeh ◽

Hassan Ghobadi ◽

Shabnam Asghari Jajin ◽

Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Presentation ◽

Multiple Model ◽

Shortness Of Breath ◽

Imaging Data ◽

Demographic Information ◽

Runny Nose ◽

Data Registration ◽

Northwestern Iran ◽

Northwest Of Iran ◽

Epidemiological Characteristics

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease highly contagious, is prevalent in all age and sex groups infecting the respiratory system. The present study seeks to investigate the epidemiology and effective factors in mortality of patients with COVID-19 in Ardabil province, northwestern Iran. Methods In a retrospective study, the hospitalized patients with laboratory-diagnosed COVID-19 between February to August 2020 were enrolled. The data registration portal was designated according to Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education guidelines. In this portal, demographic information, clinical presentation, laboratory and imaging data were registered for patients in all hospitals in the same format. The Hosmer-Lemeshow strategy was used for variable selection in a multiple model. Results Of the patients involved 2812(50.3%) were male and 150 (2.7%) had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 14 days. Pre-existing comorbidity was reported in 1310 (23.4%) patients. Of all patients, 477(8.5%) died due to COVID-19. the result of the multiple logistic regression model indicated that after adjusting for other factors, higher age (OR = 3.11), fever or chills (OR = 1.61), shortness of breath (OR = 1.82), fatigue (OR = 0.71), headache (OR = 0.64), runny nose (OR = 1.54), Skeletal muscle pain (OR = 1.53), hospitalization (OR = 5.66), and hospitalization in ICU (OR = 5.12) were associated with death. Conclusions Hospitalization had the strongest effect on mortality followed by hospitalization in ICU, and higher age. This study showed that having some extra-pulmonary symptoms in contrast with pulmonary symptoms can predict as good prognostic factors.

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Study of climate change effects on hydrological processes in Siminehroud and Zarrinehroud watersheds northwest of Iran

Earth Science Informatics ◽

10.1007/s12145-021-00598-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Parvaneh Mahmudi ◽

Baharak Motamedvaziri ◽

Majid Hosseini ◽

Hasan Ahmadi ◽

Ata Amini

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Hydrological Processes ◽

Climate Change Effects ◽

Northwest Of Iran

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Beliefs and attitudes of nurses towards open visiting policy in neonatal intensive care units: A descriptive cross-sectional study in northwest of Iran

Journal of Neonatal Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.jnn.2021.08.009 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Fatemeh Ghorbani ◽

Mahnaz Jabraeili

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Northwest Of Iran ◽

Beliefs And Attitudes ◽

Visiting Policy ◽

Open Visiting Policy

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DRD4 Gene Polymorphisms as a Risk Factor for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Iranian Population

International Scholarly Research Notices ◽

10.1155/2017/2494537 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Seyed Mahmoud Tabatabaei ◽

Shahrokh Amiri ◽

Sara Faghfouri ◽

Seyed Gholamreza Noorazar ◽

Shahin AbdollahiFakhim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Tandem Repeats ◽

Receptor Gene ◽

Variable Number ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Drd4 Gene ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Northwest Of Iran

Background and Objective. Dopamine dysfunction is known to be associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) is one of the important genes in this pathway. This study intended to investigate the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) in exon 3 of the DRD4 gene in Iranian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods. In this study, 130 children with ADHD, aged 6–14 years, and 130 healthy children, within the same age range, were enrolled. All children were selected from northwest of Iran which have Caucasian ethnic background and are of a Turkic ethnic group. VNTR polymorphisms of the DRD4 gene were evaluated by PCR using exon 3-specific primers followed by agarose gel electrophoresis. Findings. The Hardy-Weinberg principle and Chi-square test showed a significant difference in 4-repetition (4R) alleles between the ADHD (76.2%) and control (53.8%) groups (p=0.004; X2=17.39; df=5). The least percentage of repetition alleles in both groups was 2R. Conclusion. There is a significant correlation between the 4R alleles of DRD4 and ADHD in the northwest of Iran.

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Burden of Care and Its Relationship with Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients’ Caregivers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-839655/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammadreza Boostaneh ◽

Mohammad Zirak ◽

Ramezan Fallah

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Burden Of Care ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Study Results ◽

Northwest Of Iran ◽

The Mean ◽

Convenience Sampling

Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to assess the burden of care and its relationship with sleep quality of cancer patients’ caregivers.Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted in a referral center of cancer in Zanjan, northwest of Iran. 135 caregivers of cancer patients were recruited through convenience sampling method. The data were collected using a demographic characteristics questionnaire, Novak and Guest’s caregiver burden inventory and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). The collected data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The mean (± SD) age of the participants was 39.71 (± 10.74) years. The mean (± SD) burden of care and sleep quality of the participants was 45.22 (± 17.75) and 8.88 (± 4.21), respectively. It was found that there is a significant positive relationship between burden of care and quality of sleep scores (r = 0.65, P < 0.001).Conclusion: cancer patients’ caregivers endure a remarkable burden of care and their sleep quality is undesirable. Results indicated that an increase in the burden of care reduces the caregiver’s quality of sleep. High burden of care and poor sleep quality may reduce the quality of the provided care that increase the costs and weakens the disease prognosis. According to the study results, reducing burden of care is an effective strategy regarding improving the caregivers’ quality of sleep that can improve the quality of provided cares by caregivers.

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