Zahra Bostani Khalesi; Yasaman Yaghoubi; Mahmood Abedinzadeh
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 6-12
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Background and Purpose: The use of complementary and alternative therapy is on the rise and massage therapy is one of these alternative procedures. The purpose of the present research was to determine the effect of field massage on the arterial blood oxygen saturation in neonates with respiratory distress ...
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Background and Purpose: The use of complementary and alternative therapy is on the rise and massage therapy is one of these alternative procedures. The purpose of the present research was to determine the effect of field massage on the arterial blood oxygen saturation in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome.
Methods and Materials: This clinical trial was conducted on 25 infants hospitalized with respiratory distress syndrome in the neonatal intensive care unit in Rasht Al-Zahra Hospital، Iran. An information record form (consisting of two sections: demographic information and a table for recording oxygen saturations) was used for data gathering، and pulse oxymeter was used for measuring Oxygen saturation. The information was collected in 3 consecutive days; the intervention took three 15-minute periods. Arterial blood oxygen saturation was recorded 5 minutes before massage، then neonates underwent a 15-minute massage; then within 5 and 15 minutes from the massage، the arterial blood oxygen saturation was measured and recorded again. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 16 using ANOVA.
Results: Mean arterial blood oxygen saturation at baseline (5 minutes before massage) was 93.44±0.46، five minutes after massage 94.22±0.41 and 15 minutes after the massage، it was 91.67±0.24. Mean arterial blood oxygen saturation during the three days of intervention was significantly different before and after the field technique massage (P
Zeynab Amiri; Mehrdad Modaresi
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 13-20
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Background and Purpose: Oxcarbazepine is a widely used novel antiepileptic drug. In vitro electrophysiologic studies indicate that oxcarbazepine can block voltage-sensitive sodium channels، enhance the functioning of the neural membranes، and inhibit the propagation of synaptic impulses. It is also ...
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Background and Purpose: Oxcarbazepine is a widely used novel antiepileptic drug. In vitro electrophysiologic studies indicate that oxcarbazepine can block voltage-sensitive sodium channels، enhance the functioning of the neural membranes، and inhibit the propagation of synaptic impulses. It is also necessary to investigate the effect of oxcarbazepine on sex hormones because of its effects on the nervous system and the close neuro-hormonal association of this system with reproduction. In this research، the effect of oxcarbazepine was studied on the amount LH، FSH، testosterone Hormones and male reproductive physiology.
Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental research involved 40 adult male volunteers aging from 25 to 45 years old. They suffered from epilepsy and were selected from those admitted to the neurological clinics of Shiraz، Iran، and were assigned into four groups of 10: Control group receiving no materials، and experimental groups receiving 150، 300، and 600 mg/day oxcarbazepine as oral tablets for 30 days. The study was conducted upon the permit of the ethics committee and after the informed consent was signed by the participants. After the termination of this period، the levels of LH، FSH، and testosterone Hormones in the blood were measured. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 11.5 using Tukey، Duncan tests and ANOVA.
Results: According to the findings، plasma concentration of LH showed a significant increase (p
Aghdas Saadati; Raziyeh Foroutan
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 21-25
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Background and Purpose: Every year 30 million low-birth-weight neonates are born (23.8% of all births)، and the low birth weight is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates (60% -80%) as well as the cause of other complications such as respiratory distress syndrome. Babies with such a syndrome ...
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Background and Purpose: Every year 30 million low-birth-weight neonates are born (23.8% of all births)، and the low birth weight is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates (60% -80%) as well as the cause of other complications such as respiratory distress syndrome. Babies with such a syndrome need mechanical ventilation، where high volume ventilation is associated with vast pulmonary damage. Therefore، for improving the high ventilation in LBW neonates and decreasing the respiratory damages of the ventilator، laying the newborn in a suitable position to increase oxygen saturation can be one way to reduce the neonatal mortality rate. Therefore، the present study was aimed to compare the effects of the prone versus supine positions on the oxygen saturation in mechanically ventilated low birth weight infants.
Methods and Materials: This experimental research was conducted on 40 LBW infants under mechanical ventilation in the NICU of Hakim Hospital in Neyshabour، Iran. The infants were randomly selected; the infants were positioned supine for 2 hours and then prone for 2 hours; then their ABG was controlled separately in the two positions. The two readings were compared. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 11.5 using descriptive statistics and paired t-test.
Results: The mean birth weight of the infants was 16031±385.3 gr and their gestational age was 34.2±1.9 weeks. The mean oxygen saturation was 87.65 in the supine position and 96.04 in the prone position، which indicated a significant difference (p
Mehdi Rabiee; Lotfollah Karimi; Nematollah Shomoossi; Mohsen Ahmadi Tahoor
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 26-32
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Background and Purpose: Patients whit body dysmorphic disorders have dysfunctional negative thoughts about their physical appearance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive intervention on body dysmorphic disorder in a 20-year-old male case.
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Background and Purpose: Patients whit body dysmorphic disorders have dysfunctional negative thoughts about their physical appearance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive intervention on body dysmorphic disorder in a 20-year-old male case.
Methods and Materials: This case study used the single case experimental design to reduce the symptoms of a male patient with BDD diagnosis. To collect the data، the client completed the questionnaire in pre-test (as a base-line)، last treatment session (as the post-test)، and six months after treatment (follow-up): Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Modified for BDD (YBOCS-BDD)، Thought Fusion Instrument (TFI)، Body Dysmorphic Metacognition Questionnaire (BDMCQ)، and Beck Anxiety inventory (BAI). For data analysis، the data chart analysis and graphical methods were used and based on the ascending and descending trend of the scores، effectiveness of the intervention was judged.
Results: The scores for the pre-test، post-test، and follow–up examinations were 30، 10، and 10، respectively. His scores of the TFI were 820، 100، and 120، respectively. Finally، the scores for BDMCQ came up to be 45، 10، and 11، respectively، and the scores for (BAI) were: 47-16-18 respectively. Based on the clinical significance measures، the reduction of the symptoms was significant.
Conclusion: The metacognitive intervention is effective in reducing the symptoms of the body dysmorphic disorder.
Ahmad Allahabadi; AliAkbar Azimi; Naser Mehrdadi; Abolfazl Rahmani Sani; Ali Torabian
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 33-40
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Background and Purpose: Subsurface flow wetlands are one of the successful treatment methods used for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment، and are economical in terms of energy consumption and workforce. Much research has been conducted on wetland operation output in wastewater treatment، ...
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Background and Purpose: Subsurface flow wetlands are one of the successful treatment methods used for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment، and are economical in terms of energy consumption and workforce. Much research has been conducted on wetland operation output in wastewater treatment، but no enough information is available on their start-up and maintenance. The present study investigates the circumstance of starting up and implementing a wetland.
Methods and Materials: In this experimental study، two subsurface flow wetlands with a two-day detention time and two pretreatment units were built. The former was similar to Primary Settling tank with a 4-hour detention time and the latter was similar to anaerobic pond equipped a with digestion pit with a two-day detention time in a pilot scale. The wastewater (BoD5 = 250 mg/l، Tss=320 mg.l and ph=7.2) from municipal network in Sabzevar، Iran was used for irrigation; the pilot implementation and maintenance took one year.
Results: Pilot operation indicated that the principal factors in implementing subsurface flow wetland were temperature، non-penetrateability of the bed، and wastewater ingredients. However، pretreatment and bed obstruction were the limiting parameters of the wetland maintenance.
Conclusion: Pretreatment of the subsurface flow of wetlands does not yield a high output; and if anaerobic ponds equipped with digestion pits are used، the treatment output is significantly enhanced، and the wetland operation will face minimum barriers.
Mehdi Golafrooz Shahri; Mahmood Rivandi; Akram Kooshki
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 41-46
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Background and Purpose: There is evidence on the anti-obesity effects of dietary calcium. Most employees have low physical activity and due to many rounds of work، their nutritional intake is affected، and around one-fifth of them suffer from overweight. The present study was conducted to investigate ...
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Background and Purpose: There is evidence on the anti-obesity effects of dietary calcium. Most employees have low physical activity and due to many rounds of work، their nutritional intake is affected، and around one-fifth of them suffer from overweight. The present study was conducted to investigate the correlation of dietary calcium and anthropometric indices in the staff of Vasei Hospital in Sabzevar، Iran.
Methods and Materials: The cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 300 employees at Vasei Hospital in Sabzevar، Iran. Their weight، height، hip and arm circumference were measured by standardized procedures to take a record in data collection forms. A 24-hour recall form was given for two successive days to each participant، and a food frequency form was completed for the annual nutritional pattern of each participant. The food intake by grams was given into the Food Processor 3 software. Then، each participant’s data on nutrients and their anthropometric readings were fed into SPSS 14 for analyzing by independent t-test، Person correlation coefficient، One-way and Two-way ANOVA.
Results: In this study، 77.9% of the participants had normal weight and 22.1% were overweight. Mean calcium intake was 1843.57±1383 and 1023.99±703.71 mg/day in men and women، respectively. No correlation was observed between calcium، BMI (p=o.52) and body weight (p=0.22). However، there was significant negative correlation between dietary calcium and hip (p=0.01) and arm circumference (p=0.04) in men.
Conclusion: The results showed that there is no significant correlation between dietary calcium، BMI and body weight.
Mohsen Koushan; Mohammad Seyedahmadi; Fahimeh Keavanloo
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 47-54
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Background and Purpose: The emotional intelligence (EQ) includes understanding and control of emotions. The purpose of the present study was investigating the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership styles (transformation and transaction) in the coaches of sports teams of Region 9 ...
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Background and Purpose: The emotional intelligence (EQ) includes understanding and control of emotions. The purpose of the present study was investigating the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership styles (transformation and transaction) in the coaches of sports teams of Region 9 of the Islamic Azad University.
Methods and Materials: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive analytical research. The study population included male coaches of the sports teams of the Islamic Azad University Region 9، from among who 240 participants were randomly selected. Data collection was done through emotional intelligence questionnaire (Shoot، validity 0.84)، leadership style questionnaire (Varner Bourk، validity 0.79) and a demographic questionnaire. The obtained data were statistically analyzed in SPSS 13 using descriptive statistics (frequency، mean and standard deviation) and Pearson Correlation coefficient.
Results: Mean emotional intelligence of the participants was 116.25±20.21; mean transformation and transaction leadership styles scores were 50.60±5.41 and 24.42±5.41، respectively. There was a positive significant correlation between emotional intelligence and transformation leadership style (p=0.001، r=0.404). Also، there was a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and transactional leadership style (p=0.001، r=-0.404). Investigating the effect of age، experience and educational major on the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership style showed that older age and experience of the coach highlights this relationship (r=0.475، p=0.000). However، this correlation was significant only in coaches with non-physical-training education (p=0.000، r=0.559).
Conclusion: According to the results، it can be stated the higher the emotional intelligence in coaches، the stronger their willingness to transformation leadership style will be.
Mohammad Safari; MohammadReza Hamedinia; Seyyed Ali Reza Hosseini Kakhk
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 55-66
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Background and Purpose: Human health largely depends on health-related physical fitness status، particularly overweight and under weight. In this regard، the adolescence is a unique life span. However، the information about adolescent's physical fitness is limited. Therefore، the purpose of this ...
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Background and Purpose: Human health largely depends on health-related physical fitness status، particularly overweight and under weight. In this regard، the adolescence is a unique life span. However، the information about adolescent's physical fitness is limited. Therefore، the purpose of this study was the investigation of health-related physical fitness elements with an emphasis on overweight and underweight in male adolescents in Sabzevar، Iran.
Materials and methods: In the cross sectional descriptive and analytical study، the study population consisted of schoolboy students with the age of 12-14 years old in Sabzevar، Iran. Based on sample size calculation formula، a number of 368 schoolboys of 12-14 years-old were selected based on randomized cluster sampling. After medical examinations and filling out the written informed consent forms، anthropometric factors and physical fitness were assessed (height، weight، aerobic fitness with 20-meter shuttle run، strength via dynamometer، explosive power via Sergeant jump، flexibility via flexibility box، agility via Illinois test، and body Composition via skin-fold fat caliper and subcutaneous fat thickness). The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 11.5 using central tendency، dispersion and Pearson Correlation coefficient (P
Jila Agah; Arash Khamene Bagheri; Fereshteh Ghorat
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, Pages 67-71
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Background and Purpose: Pregnancy in the rudimentary horn is a rare but serious phenomenon in obstetrics، and is associated with the rupture of uterus and maternal mortality. In the present report، we present a rudimentary horn pregnancy in the15th week of gestation.
The Patient: A multiparous 33-year-old ...
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Background and Purpose: Pregnancy in the rudimentary horn is a rare but serious phenomenon in obstetrics، and is associated with the rupture of uterus and maternal mortality. In the present report، we present a rudimentary horn pregnancy in the15th week of gestation.
The Patient: A multiparous 33-year-old woman in the 15th week of gestation with severe abdominal pain underwent an emergency laparotomy. A ruptured rudimentary horn in was observed in operation and fetus was within the intact sac in peritoneum cavity. The fetus and placenta were extracted and the right tube and the rudimentary horn were removed. The patient was discharged from hospital with no particular complication after 3 days.
Conclusion: Rudimentary horn pregnancy is rare but it must be considered because of its severe complications.