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Development of a spatial planning support system for agricultural policy formulation related to land and water resources in Borkhar & Meymeh district, Iran Bahman Farhadi Bansouleh Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. H. Van Keulen Professor at the Plant Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands Co-promotor: Dr. M.A. Sharifi Associate Professor at the International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), the Netherlands Examining Committee: Prof. dr. ir. E.M.A. Smaling International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) and Wageningen University, the Netherlands Prof. dr. A. Van der Veen International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) and University of Twente, the Netherlands Prof. dr. ir. R. Rabbinge Wageningen University, the Netherlands Dr. ir. Gh.H. Aghaya Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Iran This research is carried out within the C.T. de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology and Resource Conservation (PE&RC) in Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Development of a spatial planning support system for agricultural policy formulation related to land and water resources in Borkhar & Meymeh district, Iran Bahman Farhadi Bansouleh Thesis To fulfil the requirements for the degree of Doctor on the authority of the Rector Magnificus of Wageningen University Prof. Dr. M.J. Kropff to be publicly defended on Friday 8 May, 2009 at 15:00 hrs in the auditorium at ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands Development of a spatial planning support system for agricultural policy formulation related to land and water resources in Borkhar & Meymeh district, Iran ISBN: 978-90-8585-381-7 International Institute for Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, the Netherlands ITC Dissertation Number: 161 To my wife, Arezou and my daughter, Ghazal Table of contents Acknowledgements ........................................................................................ iv 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 1.1 Planning and planning support systems ................................................. 1 1.2 Agricultural development and agricultural policy formulation .............. 4 1.3 Bio-economic (agro-economic) models for agricultural policy analysis 7 1.4 Agricultural planning in Iran ................................................................ 13 1.5 Research objectives .............................................................................. 15 1.6 Conceptual framework of a planning support system for agricultural policy formulation ................................................................................ 16 1.7 Study area ............................................................................................. 17 1.8 Structure of the thesis ........................................................................... 23 2 Point-based simulation of barley production using the crop growth simulation model WOFOST ..................................................................... 25 Abstract ......................................................................................................... 25 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 25 2.2 Study site .............................................................................................. 27 2.3 WOFOST ............................................................................................. 28 2.4 Calibration and validation of WOFOST............................................... 33 2.5 Uncertainty analysis of field data ......................................................... 38 2.6 Discussion and conclusion ................................................................... 44 Acknowledgments ......................................................................................... 46 3 Sensitivity analysis of performance of crop growth simulation models to daily solar radiation estimation methods ................................ 47 Abstract ......................................................................................................... 47 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 47 3.2 Material and Methods ........................................................................... 49 3.3 Results .................................................................................................. 54 3.4 Discussion and conclusions .................................................................. 62 Acknowledgments ......................................................................................... 64 4 Estimation of regional agricultural production using the crop growth monitoring system ........................................................................ 65 Abstract ......................................................................................................... 65 4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 66 4.2 Study area ............................................................................................. 67 4.3 Methodology ........................................................................................ 69 4.4 Implementation ..................................................................................... 83 4.5 Results ................................................................................................ 100 4.6 Discussion and conclusions ................................................................ 126 5 Development of a spatial planning model for agricultural policy analysis in Borkhar & Meymeh district, Iran ........................................ 131 Abstract ....................................................................................................... 131 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 131 5.2 The study area .................................................................................... 134 5.3 Conceptual framework for land use policy formulation ..................... 134 5.4 Model structure .................................................................................. 135 5.5 Identification of planning unit (unit of analysis) ................................ 136 5.6 Model components ............................................................................. 146 5.7 Generation of input/output coefficients (technical coefficients) ........ 159 5.8 Estimation of available water per village ........................................... 166 5.9 Model experimentation....................................................................... 174 5.10 Discussion .......................................................................................... 178 6 Policy formulation for agricultural development: A case study in Borkhar sub-district, Esfahan province, Iran ........................................ 183 Abstract ....................................................................................................... 183 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 183 6.2 Review of agricultural policy objectives in Iran ................................ 185 6.3 Identification of policy objectives and instruments in the arable farming sub-sector ........................................................................................... 186 6.4 Indicators ............................................................................................ 190 6.5 Policy impact assessment ................................................................... 194 ii 6.6 Evaluation of policy instruments ........................................................ 202 6.7 Discussion and conclusions ................................................................ 209 7 General discussion ......................................................................... 213 7.1 Strengths of the methodology ............................................................. 215 7.2 Limitations/weaknesses of the methodology ...................................... 218 7.3 Operational issues for application of the system ................................ 222 7.4 Concluding remarks ........................................................................... 224 References ................................................................................................... 225 Summary ..................................................................................................... 241 Samenvatting ............................................................................................... 245 Summary in Persian) ..................................................................... 249) ﺧﻼﺻﻪ Annex 1: Calibrated crop file of barley ....................................................... 253 Annex 2: Average of soil characteristics of top soil in the villages of Borkhar & Meymeh district ............................................................... 256 Annex 3: Code of villages ........................................................................... 258 Annex 4: List of indices .............................................................................. 259 Annex 5: List of variables and parameters in the model ............................. 260 Annex 6: List of Acronyms ........................................................................
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    ARCHIVES OF Arch Iran Med. August 2021;24(8):636-642 IRANIAN doi 10.34172/aim.2021.90 www.aimjournal.ir MEDICINE Open Original Article Access Spatial Distribution of Congenital Hypothyroidism Behzad Mahaki, PhD1; Neda Mehrnejat, MSc2; Mehdi Zabihi MSc2; Marzie Dalvi BSc2; Maryamsadat Kazemitabaee, MSc2* 1Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran 2Isfahan Health Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Abstract Background: This study was designed and conducted to investigate the spatial distribution of permanent and temporary congenital hyperthyroidism (PCH and TCH) in Isfahan. Methods: This study was conducted on neonates who were born from March 21, 2006 to March 20, 2011 and had undergone the congenital hypothyroidism (CH) screening program in counties affiliated to the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. CH was diagnosed in 958 patients who treated with levothyroxine. The incidence rates of permanent and temporary congenital hypothyroidism in Isfahan province were calculated and their distribution was shown on the map. The space maps were drawn using the ArcGIS software version 9.3. Results: Based on the data obtained from the screening program, the average incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the province during the period of 2006–2011 was 2.40 infants per 1000 live births (including both PCH and TCH). The most common occurrence was in Ardestan County (10:1000) and the lowest overall incidence was observed in the Fereydounshahr county (1.39:1000). The incidence of PCH in the counties of Ardestan and Golpayegan had the highest rate in all years of study; and the greatest number of TCH cases in the five years were observed in Nain, Natanz, Khansar and Chadegan counties.
  • Enrichment Analysis of Hsa-Mir-320A Most Related Pathways in Breast Cancer

    Enrichment Analysis of Hsa-Mir-320A Most Related Pathways in Breast Cancer

    Multidisciplinary Cancer Investigation Original Article Supplement Issue1: International Tehran Breast Cancer Congress (TBCC9) Enrichment Analysis of hsa-miR-320a most Related Pathways in Breast Cancer Sahar Janghorban 1,*, Pardis Saadatmand 2, Mansoureh Azadeh 2, 3, Kamran Ghaedi 4, Morteza Asgari 5 1 Division of cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Nour Danesh Institute of Higher Education, Meymeh, Isfahan, Iran 2 Zistfanavary Novin, Biotechnology Institute, Isfahan, Iran 3 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran 4 Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan. Isfahan, Iran 5 Department of Biology, faculty of Basic Science, Nour Danesh Institute of Higher Education, Meymeh, Isfahan, Iran * Corresponding author: Sahar Janghorban, Division of cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Nour danesh Institute of Higher Education, Meymeh, DOI: 10.21859/mci-supp-24 Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Keywords: Abstract Breast Cancer Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause Signaling Pathway of death among women. The study of this disease in countries, the problems and costs microRNA of treatment for families and individuals is a factor for identification of biomarkers. Mi- hsa-miR-320a croRNAs are a group of small non-coding RNAs that include 18-25 nucleotide length and involve in regulation processes by translation inhibition. MicroRNAs usually do this by binding to complementary sequences located in 3’UTR of target mRNA. MicroRNA as a biomarker regulates and controls the level of mRNA expression and exerts its effect as oncomiR or tumor suppressor.