Anesthesiology
mohsen eshraghi; moien zolmafakher; enayatollah noori; Mohammad Mahdi Shater; shahram arsang
Volume 27, Issue 6 , January and February 2021, , Pages 648-653
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Introduction: Malignant pleural effusion is usually secondary to a number of malignancies. The goal of the treatment of malignant pleural effusion is decrease the symptoms of the patient with the least invasive tool and the most cost-effective method. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness ...
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Introduction: Malignant pleural effusion is usually secondary to a number of malignancies. The goal of the treatment of malignant pleural effusion is decrease the symptoms of the patient with the least invasive tool and the most cost-effective method. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of talc and iodine in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion. Materials and Methods: This Retrospective cohort study was conducted on patients with malignant pleural effusion, who were treated with Talc and Povidone iodine at Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Qom and had completed a course of treatment. Demographic data and efficacy criteria for malignant pleural effusion including dyspnea, chest pain, fever, and recurrence frequency after chemotherapy were evaluated and data were analyzed by SPSS.21 software. Results: In this study we have 87 subjects from which 48 (55.2%) were treated with Povidone iodine and 39 (44.8%) were treated with talc. There was no significant difference between the two treatment groups in terms of sex, age and type of disease in this study (p <0.05). These cases were the same in the two groups. The findings showed that the frequency of relapse, fever, chest pain and dyspnea was significantly lower in the group treated with povidone (p <0.05). In addition, subjects with betadine treated had higher lung Expansion compared to subjects Were treated with talcum (p <0.05). Conclusion: Chemical pleurodesis with povidone-iodine can be used as an alternative sclerosing affordable, accessible, safe, tolerable and effective mainly for Talc be considered.
Mehdi Golafrooz; Hajar Sadeghi; Seyyed Ghasem Mosavi; Yaser Tabarraee
Volume 21, Issue 4 , September and October 2014, , Pages 655-664
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Background: Research shows that people with diabetes duration less sleep than normal amounts of sleep in healthy people, which may lead to reduced quality of life. Due to the chronic nature of the disease, the need for appropriate follow-up of these patients is necessary. Hence, the present study aimed ...
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Background: Research shows that people with diabetes duration less sleep than normal amounts of sleep in healthy people, which may lead to reduced quality of life. Due to the chronic nature of the disease, the need for appropriate follow-up of these patients is necessary. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of applying continuous care model on quality of sleep in people with diabetes as well.
Method: In this study, 80 diabetic patients who are candidates for sampling the diabetes clinic covered Sabzevar selected randomly in two groups of test and control. Data were collected using questionnaires, personal information, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale before and after the intervention. Educational intervention, applying continuous care model in the test group was 12 weeks. Data analysis using descriptive and inferential statistics (chi-square test, t-test, regression and analysis of covariance) was performed by using SPSS version 18.
Results: The results showed that the two groups before the intervention in terms of demographic variables and mean scores of sleep quality, sleep quality scores were similar between the two groups was not statistically significant, However, after intervention by independent t-test, significant differences between the mean scores of sleep quality were (P = 0.001). Between sleep quality scores in the experimental group before and after the intervention, there was a statistically significant difference, but the difference was not significant in the control group.
Conclusions: The implementation of the continuous care model is effective in increasing the quality of sleep. It is suggested by the model to test for diabetes care in other clinics.
Haniyeh Ghorbannejad; Farnush Bakhshimoghaddam; Mohammad Alizadeh; Alireza Didarloo
Volume 26, Issue 6 , March and April 2020, , Pages 657-663
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Introduction: Obesity is prevalent in the Middle East and its resulted handicaps are the main nutritional and health issues. The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between insecurity with body mass index in Urmia. Methods: In this study, 453 female students were selected by multi-stage ...
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Introduction: Obesity is prevalent in the Middle East and its resulted handicaps are the main nutritional and health issues. The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between insecurity with body mass index in Urmia. Methods: In this study, 453 female students were selected by multi-stage sampling. Anthropometric indices including height, weight and waist circumference were measured using standard methods and calibrated instruments. Food insecurity was determined using a Radiometer/ Cornell questionnaire. Results: Regarding food security, there was no significant difference between obese and normal weight subjects. Food security (P = 0.04) were directly related to underweight. In the multiple logistic regression model food insecurity had inverse association with it (OR = 0.642, 85% CI (0.48 – 0.68), P = 0.033). Conclusion: The results of this study show that food security was associated with an increased risk of underweight.
Reyhaneh Sabbaghzadeh
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 659-664
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Introduction: Cholinergic neurons play an important role in muscle contraction, in learning and memory. Choline acetyltransferase is the enzyme that is responsible for the synthesis of acetylcholine and is a specific marker for choiinergic neurons. Computational methods investigate on Choline ...
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Introduction: Cholinergic neurons play an important role in muscle contraction, in learning and memory. Choline acetyltransferase is the enzyme that is responsible for the synthesis of acetylcholine and is a specific marker for choiinergic neurons. Computational methods investigate on Choline acetyltransferase enzyme.
Aim: The aim of the present work was to describe and characterize the molecular structure vibrational properties of choline acetyltransferase crystalline-structure. In this work, the structures of a coordination compound modeling the choline acetyltransferase computationally. Thus, it is worthwhile to collect information on their structures by the means of computational chemistry as well.
Materials and Methods: Monte Carlo simulations are based on pair wise additive potentials of the form . In concepts and algorithms of classical MD simulations the atoms of a biopolymer move according to the Newtonian equations of motion. These studies provided insights into the steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic, and hydrogen bonding properties and other structural features influencing the choline acetyltransferasewas
Results: Potential energies for the three force fields of MM+, AMBER and OPLS at Monte Carlo simulation were compared. Geometry of optimized variables of Bond length (B),Bond Angle (A) and Dihedral Angle (D) investigated. The potential energy (kcal/mol) via time (ps) during Molecular Dynamic (MD) simulation at300 K in gas (R2 = 0.7656) and water (R2 = 0.9794) environments studied to stabilized structure of choline acetyltransferase accepted.
Conclusion: These results also were revealed that the solvation of Choline acetyltransferase molecule is the major component for the interaction potential energy and it was clearly shown that the role of the solute-solvent interactions is more pronounced in Choline acetyltransferase molecule and it’s active site solvation
SeyyedMehdi Razavi; Alireza Ghorbani; Hossein Kalate Arabi; MohammadReza ShegerfNakhaee; Yaser Tabaraee
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 665-673
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Introduction: Job stress including physical, social and psychological factors, impact on personnel’s health. This problem is more observed in health workers that have continuous communication with patients. Continual and severe stressors are integral part of health worker that exposed at risk of burnout. ...
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Introduction: Job stress including physical, social and psychological factors, impact on personnel’s health. This problem is more observed in health workers that have continuous communication with patients. Continual and severe stressors are integral part of health worker that exposed at risk of burnout. This study aimed to determine the association between burnout and workplace physical condition in health department staff of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This cross - sectional study was conducted among 220 staff of health Department of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. Maslach standardized inventory and workplace physical condition questionnaire contain ten question verified by Faculty members of Sabzevar school of health were completed by employee. The collected data were analyzed by spss 16 software.
Results: The highest average of age was in caretaker and administrative staff (41.3±7.08). There was a significant relationship between lack of personal accomplishment and depersonalization with workhouse and also significant relationship between lacks of personal accomplishment, depersonalization, and emotional exhaustion whit field of activity was observed. . Physical condition of the workplace was associated with lack of personal accomplishment.
Conclusion: The work environment in healthcare system is always associated with job stresses and its personnel that are susceptible to job burnout. It is proposed by encouraging informal relations within the organization, motivating employee, training, improving of physical conditions of work and meritocracy can implement effective interventions to reduce vulnerability and staff burnout.
Afshin Takdastan; Azadeh Tashrifat; Roya Mafi Eslami; Azadeh Eslami
Volume 21, Issue 4 , September and October 2014, , Pages 665-674
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Background: Chromium is one of the toxic heavy metals that exist in trivalent and hexavalent forms in aqueous systems. Hexavalent chromium is highly toxic, carcinogenic and corrosive in nature. Adsorption is an effective method in chromium removal. The aim of this study is investigation of the hexavalent ...
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Background: Chromium is one of the toxic heavy metals that exist in trivalent and hexavalent forms in aqueous systems. Hexavalent chromium is highly toxic, carcinogenic and corrosive in nature. Adsorption is an effective method in chromium removal. The aim of this study is investigation of the hexavalent chromium removal using sugarcane bagasse from synthetic solutions and determining of the sorption kinetics.
Methods: The impact of pH, temperature, contact time, Adsorbent concentration and paricle size on chromium removal was carried out. Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms with sorption kinetics were investigated. Experiments were carried out with Tagochi method using Qualitik4.
Finding: The maximum chromium removal was achieved in pH=2, temperature of 50C ,500 m adsorbent size, adsorbent concentration of 20g/l equal to 90.1%. Altogether adsorption capacity was increased with increasing temperature and adsorbent concentration and decreased with increasing pH. Adsorbent particle size does not an important effect on removal efficiency. Sugarcane bagasse adsorption kinetics in chromium removal followed by second- order reaction and were in good agreement with Langmuir isotherm.
Conclusion: the results showed appropriate adsorption capacity for sugarcane baggase in hexavalent chromium removal as a significant pollutant.
Roya Baghani; Fariba Keighobadi; Yaser Tabarraee
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 674-680
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Background: Nursing and midwifery profession has been faced with many challenges due to inability to express oneself and justice. Nonetheless, little research has been performed about them. Because of impact of decisiveness on the mental health, this study performed to determine factors that weakened ...
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Background: Nursing and midwifery profession has been faced with many challenges due to inability to express oneself and justice. Nonetheless, little research has been performed about them. Because of impact of decisiveness on the mental health, this study performed to determine factors that weakened or facilitate decisiveness among nursing and midwifery students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among nursing and midwifery students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, in 2013. Data collection tool was a three parts questionnaire containing demography questions, Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and the Spielberger Anger Expression Scale. Data were analyzed in SPSS software version 19.
Results: The results indicated that 20% (n = 17) of midwifery students and 22% (n = 35) of nursing students had high decisiveness. Most of midwifery (60%, n = 50) and nursing (60%, n= 98) located in the category of medium decisiveness. Also, 20% (16 patients) of midwifery and 18% of nursing students (n = 33) had low decisiveness. Factors affecting decisiveness among midwifery students were semester (p = 0.04), interesting to his/her field (p = 0.04), marital status (p = 0.04) and age (p = 0.03). Among nursing students, these factors were semester (p = 0.04), interesting to his/her field (p = 0.03) and age (p = 0.03).
Conclusions: Regard to decisiveness rate among study students and its effect on the mental health and academic performance and career, special attention must be paid to factors affecting decisiveness and reinforcement of them.
Hossein Ghayomezadeh; Javad Hadadnia
Volume 21, Issue 4 , September and October 2014, , Pages 675-692
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Human body temperature can be a natural index in diagnosing some diseases. Thermal imaging (Thermography), which works on the basis of infrared radiations, is a fast, non-invasive, non-contact and flexible method for monitoring human body temperature. Additionally, thermal imaging can map the body surface ...
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Human body temperature can be a natural index in diagnosing some diseases. Thermal imaging (Thermography), which works on the basis of infrared radiations, is a fast, non-invasive, non-contact and flexible method for monitoring human body temperature. Additionally, thermal imaging can map the body surface temperature in a non-contact manner. In recent years, extensive research has been conducted with the aim of increasing the use of thermal cameras and obtaining a close relationship between skin temperature and thermal physiology. Thermal imaging has been successful in diagnosing breast cancer, diseases related to blood pathology (e.g., arteriosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, deep vein thrombosis, effects of vasoconstrictors such as nicotine) - diseases related to joint and bone pathology, and especially in tumoral pathology and pediatrics diseases. This paper investigates the function of thermal cameras, and capabilities and advantages of thermal imaging method in the diagnosis of various diseases.
Mohsen Koushan; MohammadHasan Rakhshani; Mahbobeh Mohebbi; Mossareza Tayyonfar
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 681-688
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Background: Many patients who are undergoing anesthesia and surgical have untreated stress and anxiety in day of surgery that will effect on the psychological and physiological levels. Reduction anxiety accepted as part of pre-operative nursing care. The present study investigated the effects of Guided ...
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Background: Many patients who are undergoing anesthesia and surgical have untreated stress and anxiety in day of surgery that will effect on the psychological and physiological levels. Reduction anxiety accepted as part of pre-operative nursing care. The present study investigated the effects of Guided Imagery on Anxiety level of the patients undergoing appendectomy.
Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 60 patients undergoing appendectomy, admitted Beheshti hospital,Sabzevar in 2013, were randomly allocated into two intervention and control groups. Intervention was performed in 18 minutes Audio CD Guided Imagery for an hour before the operation. Data were analyzed bySPSS software version 20, using Chi-square,paired t test and analysis of covariance. 95% confidence level was considered.
Results: The average of state and trait anxiety level in Guided Image regroup before of intervention were 51/90 ± 7/88 and 42/76 ± 8/34 respectively which decreased to 38/53 ± 6/48 and 40/70 ± 7/88 after intervention. On the other side the average of state and trait anxiety level incontrol group were 52/03 ± 6/49 and 43/86 ± 8/29 respectively that increased to 60 ± 7/97 44/36 ± 8/18 in the end of the study. Statistically, the paired t test showed significant difference between the levels of anxiety before and afterof study in two groups (p
MohammadHasan Rakhshani; Mohaddeseh Mohsenpour; Samira Fovji; Mossareza Tadayyon far
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 689-695
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Background and Purpose: Cardiac catheterization is one of the most common diagnostic and therapeutic methods of cardiovascular diseases. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of guided imagery on patients’ anxiety awaiting cardiac catheterization.
Materials and Methods: This interventional ...
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Background and Purpose: Cardiac catheterization is one of the most common diagnostic and therapeutic methods of cardiovascular diseases. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of guided imagery on patients’ anxiety awaiting cardiac catheterization.
Materials and Methods: This interventional study(randomized trial) was carried out on 62 patients undergoing coronary angiography for the first time in vasey hospital of Sabzevar in 2013. .In the case group ,guided Imagery method(a method of relaxation) was performed Information was collected via a State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and an anxiety standard questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SAS 9.1 and SPSS 16 statistical softwares.
Results: The average age of participants in this study was 57.06 ±8.9 years. 25 participants (40.32%) were female and 37 (59.67%)were male. in the case group , mean score of State-Trait Anxiety decreased significantly in comparison to the control one after the intervention. (p
Reza Barati Reshvanloo; Abbas Rezaee; Hoshyar Hosseini; Hamidreza Tashyiee
Volume 21, Issue 4 , September and October 2014, , Pages 693-701
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Background: High nitrate concentration in water resources can create some diseases such as methemoglobinemia in children and environmental problems like eutrophication. Nowadays, different biological methods have developed for nitrate removal from water resources. This study aimed to examine ammonium ...
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Background: High nitrate concentration in water resources can create some diseases such as methemoglobinemia in children and environmental problems like eutrophication. Nowadays, different biological methods have developed for nitrate removal from water resources. This study aimed to examine ammonium nitrogen removal via modified integrated fixed film activated sludge (IFAS) using multiwall carbon nanotubes.
Materials and Methods: The experiments were performed to evaluate efficiency of modified IFAS using carbon nanotube in laboratory scale with continues form. The effect of multiwall carbon nanotubes on sufficiency of process with retention time and ammonium concentration was studied.
Results: The results showed that applied multiwall carbon nanotubes in modified IFAS can lead to an acceleration in primary sludge production and ammonium removal from low and middle concentrations wastewater.
Conclusion: According to the obtained results, utilizing the multiwall carbon nanotubes as medium in an IFAS can improve the efficiency of the system for ammonium removal.
Sara Baghani; Ali Khorsand Vakil Zadeh; Mossareza Tadayyon far; MohammadHasan Rakhshani; Mehdi Asadi
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 696-705
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Background and Purpose: Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in the world, and like other surgical procedures, the postoperative pain is one of the most common problems. Nowadays people tend to use non-drug methods and alternative medicine for reducing the effects of drug side effects. ...
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Background and Purpose: Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in the world, and like other surgical procedures, the postoperative pain is one of the most common problems. Nowadays people tend to use non-drug methods and alternative medicine for reducing the effects of drug side effects. Reflexology is one of these treatments which can reduce pain and stress by applying pressure on a specialized area of the hands, feet and ears. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Reflexology massage on pain relief after appendectomy surgery.
Materials and Methods: This critical trial study has performed in the emergency department of the Imam Reza Hospital, in Mashhad in 1392. Pain level and analgesic intake of 105 patients were compared in three groups before, immediately, one, six and 24 hours after treatment. In intervention group a specific area in the right leg and Shenman part of the ear was pressed for ten and one minute respectively. In the control group the pressure was applied on the back of left foot and right earlobe. Patients in the control group received only routine care. The results were evaluated at 95% confidence level. Data analysis was performed with SPSS 21 software.
The results: The difference of mean pain level at baseline was not statistically significant in the different groups (P=0/430), but after the reflexology message there was a significant difference between the amount of pain in intervention group compared with two other groups (P≤0/001).
Conclusion: Reflexology is an effective method for pain relief of patients after appendectomy surgery and it is recommended nurses to apply this method for reducing pain of these patients.
Fahimeh Sadat Jamali; Mahtab Moazemi; Nahid Bije
Volume 21, Issue 4 , September and October 2014, , Pages 702-710
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Background: Menstrual is an inevitable reality and a part of life for millions of young women around the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise on serum level beta - endorphin and pain perception of dysmenorrhea in sedentary adolescent girls.
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Background: Menstrual is an inevitable reality and a part of life for millions of young women around the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise on serum level beta - endorphin and pain perception of dysmenorrhea in sedentary adolescent girls.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 22 subjects with moderate to severe dysmenorrheal and were in age range of 14 to 17 years. They were randomly assigned to a control group (n=10) and experimental (n=12) one. Aerobic exercise program included an aerobic activity with 60-75% of maximum heart rate for 24 sessions (three sessions per week, each session lasting 45-60 min). Before and after the exercise serum level of beta-endorphin was measured. In order to investigate differences within and between groups, Dependent Student t-test and independent student t-test were used.
Results: Our findings showed that exercise intervention significantly increased serum levels of beta - endorphin and decreased pain perception index.
Conclusion: The results indicated that aerobic exercise can cause a euphoric state resulting from a rise in blood concentration of beta -endorphin and improve the perception of the pain of dysmenorrhea.
AliAsghar Khajevand; Esmaeil Zarei; Hossein Fallah; Masoud Matlabi Kashani; Vali Sarsangi; Mohammadhossein Saghi; Aziz Rahimizadeh
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 706-715
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Background and aim: Due to the high production rate and the manual nature of the manufacturing of Arc opal dishes the probability of the musculoskeletal disorder onset is high. The aim of present study was to detect and assess the risk of musculoskeletal disorders and its relation to the work pace among ...
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Background and aim: Due to the high production rate and the manual nature of the manufacturing of Arc opal dishes the probability of the musculoskeletal disorder onset is high. The aim of present study was to detect and assess the risk of musculoskeletal disorders and its relation to the work pace among the staffs in one of the dishes manufacturing companies.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was carried out on the 100 staffs employed on the decoration section of the company that had job experience equal to one year. They was selected randomly. . To detect the disorders in different parts of the body and to assess the risk of MSDs were used Nordic questionnaireand QEC method respectively. Using SPSS15 software, we analyzed data that used one way ANOVA and Independent Sample t- test.
Results: The results from Nordic questionnaire revealed that the most prevalent disorders in past year related to back (93%), neck(89%), and shoulder(82%) regions respectively. The QEC showed that level of worker exposure with risk factors in back(53%), shoulder(58%), Wrist – Hand(71%) and neck(58%) regions is high. Also 71 percent of worker employees have inappropriate posture during work. A significant relation was found between the MSDs and the work pace.
Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of MSD and analyzing the related risk factors which signifying the risky condition of work environment, it proposed to apply the ergonomic intervention for reduction of work pace.
Abolfazl Rad; Seyyed Mehdi Beheshti nasr; Hasan Ramshini
Volume 21, Issue 5 , September and October 2014, , Pages 711-718
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Background and purpose: Minocycline has got the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. Considering the interaction between cell death and seizure, and on the other hand, Kindling which increases expression NMDA receptors in brain, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of minocycline ...
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Background and purpose: Minocycline has got the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. Considering the interaction between cell death and seizure, and on the other hand, Kindling which increases expression NMDA receptors in brain, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of minocycline on gene expression of NMDA receptor in hippocampus and piriform brain areas on amygdale kindling acquisition in rats.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, three animal groups of 24 Wistar rats received kindling stimulations (twice daily within 6 hours intervals) after being stereotaxic operated and taking one week recovery period. In first Group (n=8) animals did not received daily kindling stimulations. Animals of the second and the third Groups (n=8) respectively had been injected by saline (1ml/kg) and minocycline (25 mg/kg), 60 minutes before receiving kindling stimulations. Two hours after last stimulation animal’s brains were removed and the changes of NR2A gene subunit of NMDA receptor in the hippocampus and piriform cortex were measured and compared relative to the control group. Datawere analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests at significant level of P
Farshid Ghanbari; Ashraf Mazaheri; Fayyaz Mahdi pour; Simin dokht Mir Shafieyan; Mahsa Moradi; Hajar Sharifi Malek sara
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 716-725
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Background: Colored wastewaters are major source of aquatic pollution which will cause considerable impacts to the environment if discharge without treatment. In recent years, Electrocoagulation (EC) process has been attracted a great attention for treatment of industrial wastewaters as an appropriate ...
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Background: Colored wastewaters are major source of aquatic pollution which will cause considerable impacts to the environment if discharge without treatment. In recent years, Electrocoagulation (EC) process has been attracted a great attention for treatment of industrial wastewaters as an appropriate method.In this study, the efficiency of electrocoagulation process on color removal of natural dyeing wastewater was investigated.
Material and Methods: This study experimentally was run in a batch electrochemical reactor consisting of a 0.6 L glass beaker, two anodes and two cathodes. The anodesand the cathodeswere made of aluminumand iron or copper respectively which installed in parallel. In each of test, 400mLof wastewater add into the reactor , then effect of three parameters including the current (50-500mA), reaction time (5-40 min) and the pH of wastewater (pH=4-8) on process performance were investigated.
Results:Theresults showed that optimal conditions for Al/Cu and Al/Fe systems was in 400 mA applied current, pH of 4 and 40 minutes. In these conditions, EC with Al/Cu electrodes were capableto remove of almost complete color (98%) and efficiency of COD removal was 28 %, whereas EC with Al/Fe resulted in 97% color removal and 21% COD reduction. Electrical energy consumption and current efficiency of EC process for optimal condition werefound 2.9kWhm-3 and 110% respectively.
Conclusion:According to our finding,it proposed that EC process is very efficient and economic process for color removalfrom wastewater.
Akram Kooshki; Roya Akbarzadeh; Fatemeh Ghardashi; Masoumeh Hashemian; Raha Salehabadi; Manidheh Yousefi Moghaddam; Mohsen Hiteh
Volume 22, Issue 5 , November and December 2015, , Pages 716-723
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Background& Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the women and, since nutrition is one of the factors in thise disease, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of energy, macro nutrients and antioxidants intake in women on the breast cancer in Sabzevar. Materials ...
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Background& Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the women and, since nutrition is one of the factors in thise disease, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of energy, macro nutrients and antioxidants intake in women on the breast cancer in Sabzevar. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 125woman with breast cancer in Sabzevarin 2011. Census sampling was done in homes by volunteers and referral of suspected women to mammography, ultra sound and radiology clinicand, also, and Sabzevar center of cancer statisticsforexaminationand diagnosis of breast cancer. After writting informed consent by patients, a demographic questionnaire and semi-quantitative frequency of 160 foods wascompleted by the trained interviewers. The obtained nutritional information was analysedusing the Software Nutritioni IV. Descriptive statistics, frequency, one-sample t-test and non-parametric X2 tests were assessed using SPSS 16 software, and PResults: The mean BMI of patients was 22.5±5.7 kg/m2, the average age of women was 50.7 ± 1years, mean of the first menstrual period was 13.2±1.6 years and mean of menopause 46.4±4.7years. Dietary assessment showed mean of energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate intakes were 2309±1389.24, 64.26±19.05, 65.84±21.70 and 363.79± 154.72 ,respectively (P<0.05). Also, in this study, energy and macronutrients intakeswere rather than dietary standard values, andantioxidants of vitamin A, E, C and selenium intake were less than dietary standard values in women. Conclusion: The findings showed that energy and macronutrients intakesrather than dietary standard values, and antioxidants intake was less than dietary standard values in women.
Sahar Sabooteh; Hossein Shahnazi; Gholamreza Sharifi rad; Akbar Hasanzadeh
Volume 21, Issue 5 , September and October 2014, , Pages 719-734
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Background and purpose: According to investigations, not considering the side effects of anxiety on a fetus, baby and pregnancy outcomes, as a result of lack of proper training and adequate information in terms of pregnancy common cares, pregnant women hypothesize anxiety as a common sense that will ...
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Background and purpose: According to investigations, not considering the side effects of anxiety on a fetus, baby and pregnancy outcomes, as a result of lack of proper training and adequate information in terms of pregnancy common cares, pregnant women hypothesize anxiety as a common sense that will be improved spontaneously. So present study was aimed at evaluating effectiveness of education on anxiety among primiparous women based on Health Belief Model (HBM).
Materials and Methods: An experimental (interventional) study matched with two randomized group. using pre-test and post-test on the 88 eligible primiparous women(n = 44 per group) was performed. Data were gathered by using a researcher made questionnaire that its validity and reliability were confirmed. Education was conducted in three sessions (1hour for each one) tailored with HBM constructs, using lectures, group discussions, inquiries, PowerPoints and booklets. Evaluation was included implementing post-test, 4 and 8 weeks after last education session. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS (ver.20) software, using fallowing methods: statistical test including Chi-square, Independent T-test and repeated measure one way analysis of variance (ANOVA), significant level was taken less than 0.05.
Results: The achieved results indicate that the averages of age, education, job status and income were not significantly different for both groups (p>0.05).In our study, the mean scores of knowledge, perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefits and barriers, cues to action, self-efficacy and individuals performance, 4 weeks after intervention (p
Vahid Koushki; Jafar Vatandost; Seyyed Ali Mortazavi; AliAkbar Jannatabdi; seyyed Abolfazl Hosseini
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 726-737
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Background: Probiotics are beneficial and non-pathogenic microorganisms. Isolation of probiotic bacteria from traditional dairy products can not only lead to the isolation of probiotic bacteria with special characteristics, but it can offer a good approach for the mass production of traditional dairy ...
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Background: Probiotics are beneficial and non-pathogenic microorganisms. Isolation of probiotic bacteria from traditional dairy products can not only lead to the isolation of probiotic bacteria with special characteristics, but it can offer a good approach for the mass production of traditional dairy products containing natural probiotic bacteria.
Materials and Methods: After collection of dairy products samples from different regions of Sabzevar, they were continuously cultured on the specific media of MRS and MRS Broth. Initial identification of isolates was performed by gram stain, motility test, nitrate reduction test, growth at 15 and 45 °C, growth at pH: 9/6 and fermentation capability of 11 different sugars. To identify desired strains more precisely, the 16S rDNA gene was amplified by PCR with specific primers and then sequenced and BLASTed. Acidic and bile salts conditions tolerance tests were performed for the final confirmation of desired strains.
Results: After continuous culture on specific agar media, 16 strains for further analysis were selected. In early identification of isolates by phenotypic methods, 14 strains were positive. To identify these strains more precisely, the 16S rDNA gene was amplified. Following molecular identification and sequencing of 16S rDNA gene, the BLAST sequence similarities were found with Lactobacillus planetarium. In addition, acidic and bile salts conditions tolerance tests showed that these bacteria had the best growth pattern at PH: 4 and they were able to grow in the presence of bile salts.
Conclusion: Biochemical results showed that the most common strains in the tested dairy products are Lactobacillus. These results also confirmed by the molecular tests. Acidic and bile salts conditions tolerance test, as a main characteristic of probiotic bacteria, showed that the strain was able to withstand these conditions.
Korosh Bani Hashem; Fatemeh Golestan Jahromi; Nikzad Ghanbari; Mansour Moazen
Volume 21, Issue 5 , September and October 2014, , Pages 735-742
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Background and purpose: Stress Inoculation Training has positive effect onreducing tension in patients with cancer, but this intervention hasn’t done in patients with prostate cancer yet, so the purpose of present study is to investigate the effect of stress inoculation training on depression and ...
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Background and purpose: Stress Inoculation Training has positive effect onreducing tension in patients with cancer, but this intervention hasn’t done in patients with prostate cancer yet, so the purpose of present study is to investigate the effect of stress inoculation training on depression and anxiety in patient with prostate Cancer.
Materials and Methods: The statistical society of this study included men with prostate cancer who had refered to the Cancer Therapy Centers of Kermanshah in Feb 2014. 30 participants were randomly selected and divided in two groups (15 per group) of control and experiment. The applied instrument in this research was SCL-90-R scale. In order to perform data analysis, MANCOVA was used and results were extracted from SPSS software version 20.
Results: Results indicated that stress inoculation training have had a significant effect on reducing anxiety and depression in patients with prostate cancer of experiment group compared with control group (F=11/72 and P=0/002 for depression and F=21/87 and P
Bi bi leila Hosseini; MohammadHasan Rakhshani; Esmat Vafaee Fard; Mitra Aldaghi; Nasrin Hashemian Nejad
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 738-746
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Backgound: Neonatal respiratory distress is a main cause of preterm neonatal mortality. Surfactant is one of its standard treatments. The current study was conducted to compare clinical effects of different kinds of surfactant in the treatment of respiratory distress of preterm neonates admitted to NICU ...
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Backgound: Neonatal respiratory distress is a main cause of preterm neonatal mortality. Surfactant is one of its standard treatments. The current study was conducted to compare clinical effects of different kinds of surfactant in the treatment of respiratory distress of preterm neonates admitted to NICU of Sabzevar.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the preterm neonates admitted to NICU of Shahid Mobini Hospital of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, in 2009-2010. Sample size was 115 neonates at 95% confidence interval. Inclusion criteria were neonates with respiratory distress and 26-37 weeks gestional age who had been treated with surfactant. Exclusion criteria were neonates with 5-min Apgar score less than 7, neonates with major congenital anomalies, or neonates whose mothers received steroids before giving birth. The data were gathered by questionnaire to assess clinical effects of different kinds of surfactant in the treatment of preterm neonatal respiratory distress. The questionnaire was confirmed by content validity and inter-rater reliability (r=0.9). The data were analysed in SPSS software version 20 using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests including ANOVA and multiple comparisons, kruskalwalis and chi-square.
Results: 41 neonates were allocated in a group with birth weight less than 1500 g and 74 neonates in a group equal or grater than 1500 g. According to the statistical tests, intubation duration in neonates less than 1500 g who received Newfactan was significantly more than the two other drugs (P=0.01). Duration of CPAP in Curosurf group was more than Survanta and Newfactan groups with a significant difference. Time of starting feeding was lesser in neonates who had recieved Survanta than Newfactan. In neonates less than 1500 g, none of the variables had a significant difference after surfactant therapy.
Conclusion: This study showed that Survanta has a better efficacy than Newfactan and Curosurf. But in regard to the importance of applying this drug, and the controversy of results obtained from studies, it is recommended to perform further studies about this issue.
Ameneh Mansouri; Mojgan Mirghafourvand; Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi; Farzaneh Khodabandeh
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Backgrounds Muscle cramp is a local, tangible, and involuntary spasm that usually involves the calf skeletal muscle; it is also one of the most common symptoms, particularly in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The current study aimed at determining the prevalence of leg cramps in the 3rd trimester of ...
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Backgrounds Muscle cramp is a local, tangible, and involuntary spasm that usually involves the calf skeletal muscle; it is also one of the most common symptoms, particularly in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The current study aimed at determining the prevalence of leg cramps in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy and its relationship with nutritional behavior and consumption of supplements.Methods & Materials The current cross sectional study was conducted on 439 pregnant females referred to Tabriz health care centers, Iran, from 2013 to 2014; the subjects were randomly selected from all pregnant females referred to the health care centers. Data were collected by a 4-part questionnaire including sociodemographic, obstetric characteristics, nutritional behavior of sub-health promotion lifestyle questionnaire (HPLP-2), and information about the features of leg cramps. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics including independent t, Pearson correlation, and Chi-square tests.Results According to the results of the current study, 57.9% of the participants developed leg cramps in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of the cramp numbers per week was 6.0±178.17, length of leg cramps 40.2±178.1 minutes, and severity of leg cramps 6.0±2.6. There was no significant correlation between the characteristics of leg cramps in pregnancy including number, length, severity, mean score of nutritional behavior, and consumption of supplements.Conclusion Leg cramp is a common side effect in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. It is the best to perform clinical trials to prevent and treat leg cramps during pregnancy.
Aging
Mina Madadzadeh; Akbar Ahmadi Asoor; Majid Fallahi; Zahra Sharifi
Volume 25, Issue 6 , November and December 2018, , Pages 741-748
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Background : The growing number of elderly people in the world has made them a special care provider. Caregivers of these people are more likely to experience problems like musculoskeletal disorders than other occupations. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of musculoskeletal complications ...
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Background : The growing number of elderly people in the world has made them a special care provider. Caregivers of these people are more likely to experience problems like musculoskeletal disorders than other occupations. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of musculoskeletal complications and its related factors among carers of nursing homes in Sabzevar in 1395.Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, the work status of 40 mothers and 15 parents of the nursing home in Sabzevar, which was responsible for moving and caring for the elderly, was conducted through a census And was evaluated using the REBA posture assessment tool and Nordic questionnaire in 1395. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 19 and descriptive tests, t-test at a significant level of 0.05.Results: The mean of working experience in the subjects was 5 ± 1 year and the prevalence of total musculoskeletal disorders was 64%. The incidence and pain in different areas of the body were related to knees with 80% and then back 70% and wrist 52.5% and neck 42.5%, and knees 41.7%, waist 33.3% and wrists 3.8% respectively. Also, there was a significant correlation between sex and age with neck pain, age with back pain, type of work and resting activity with erythema score (P≤0.05).Conclusion: The results of this study indicated the condition of the nursing home staff of Sabzevar is poor. Therefore, by improving the level of awareness of patriarchs and mothers, their working status can be corrected.
Mohammad Alinejad Moghaddam; MohammadHasan Rakhshani; Zahra Estaji; Mojtaba Rad
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 747-756
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Introduction: Oral health care in patients with an endotracheal tube is one of the most important aspects of nursing care and nursing tasks in intensive care units. Mouth cleaning can reduce the amount of dental gingival, gum disease and the incidence of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation.
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Introduction: Oral health care in patients with an endotracheal tube is one of the most important aspects of nursing care and nursing tasks in intensive care units. Mouth cleaning can reduce the amount of dental gingival, gum disease and the incidence of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation.
Purposes: The purpose of this study is the comparison between the effect of chlorhexidine solution and toothbrush in the prevention of oral lesions in patients hospitalized in intensive care unit in Shaheed Beheshti Hospital of Sabzevar.
Materials and methods: This study is a clinical trial. The Research Society in this study is patients hospitalized with endotracheal tube from the arrival time in intensive care unit in 1392. In this study, 30 patients were selected with target-based approach. They were divided into two groups by permutation blocking method for oral care toothbrush and chlorhexidine. There were 15 patients in each group. Beck Oral Assessment Scale (BOAS) modified and MPS are used in order to collect information on demographics List of information from the checklist of oral health. Data are analyzed by R software, Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Chi square test, and Fisher and multiple logistic regression at 95% confidence level.
Results: Patients toothbrush and chlorhexidine groups of characteristics like age, sex, and drugs were similar (p>0.05). The results show that the toothbrush and chlorhexidine are effective in preventing oral lesions, but in some cases, when the toothbrush was used, the oral health status of the patient was better (OR=1.52، p=0.0046).
Discussion and conclusion: The results indicated the use of toothbrushes and toothpaste is a significant effect in reducing oral lesions in comparison with chlorhexidine.
Nasrin Rozbahani; Mahboobeh Khorsandi; Zohreh Fekrizadeh
Volume 21, Issue 5 , September and October 2014, , Pages 753-760
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Background: Controlling hypertension by self-care behaviors cause to reduce mortality and disability from heart disease. Self-efficacy is a strong determinant for changing or creating self-care behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine self- efficacy of self-care behaviors of elderly patients ...
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Background: Controlling hypertension by self-care behaviors cause to reduce mortality and disability from heart disease. Self-efficacy is a strong determinant for changing or creating self-care behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine self- efficacy of self-care behaviors of elderly patients with hypertension in the Qom city in 2013.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive - analytical study was performed on 130 cases of hypertensive patients in Qom city that were selected in Snowball sampling. The data collection was a Blood pressure device questionnaire including demographic information, Self-efficacy and Performance. Data were analyzed by SPSS-18.
Results: average self-efficacy score was 40%. Self-efficacy was significantly higher in men than women (P=0/03) and between self-efficacy and marital status, job and education level had no significant relation. Self-efficacy Elderly with Self-care performance (P=0/003), average systolic pressure (P=0/0001) and diastolic (P= 0/004) had a significant relationship.
Conclusion: Elderly patients with hypertension were poor level of perceived self-efficacy related to self-care behaviors and considering that there is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and behavior, therefore, to change or adoption behavior attention to self-efficacy is remarkable.