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Volume 1, Issue 2 (6-2016)
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of disability and pain intensity among two groups of governmental employees and sellers who suffering from chronic low back pain.
Material and Methods: This descriptive–analytic study was performed from Dec 2015 to Mar 2016among employed staff members of education ministry (N = 50) and 40 sellers with chronic low back pain who were selected through non-random sampling method. The research tool was Oswetry inventory to inspect the pain intensity and level of disability of the participants. Statistical descriptive/analytic method was used to analyze data through SPSS V16.
Results: Totally, 90 participants included 50 employees with an average age of 45.14 ± .85 years and 40 sellers with an average age of 45.42 ± 0.98 years took part in this study. The variables as age, weight, height were the same in the two groups (P > 0.05). There were significant difference between the two groups in terms of BMI2.01 (3.42-.59), pain: 0.55 (0.18-0.92), lifting disability: 0.77 (0.28 to 1.25), walking 1.03 (0.56 to 1.49), sleeping-0.26 (-0.51 -0.002), sexuality 2.07 (1.32 to 2.82), social life. 0.43 (-0.82 -. 03), mean total score of functional disability in performing activities 4.35 (1.93 to 6.77) which were better in the employed group rather than the other group.
Conclusion: This study showed the functional disability and related effective factors were different between employees and sellers. Therefore, categorizing individuals who suffering from back pain into homogeneous groups and investigating the effective factors of disability in each group of people are recommended.
Volume 7, Issue 2 (Spring 2018)
Abstract
Aims: Efforts to reduce the feed conversion ratio, increase the rate of growth, and increase resistance to diseases are among the most important purposes of research on carp common carp. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of different levels of L-carnitine on growth factors, body compositions, and some blood biochemical parameters of fingerling carp (Cyprinus carpio).
Materials and Methods: The present experimental research was conducted on 90 fish for 8 weeks. The fish were randomly divided into 9 fiberglass tanks containing 300liters in 3 treatments and 3 replicates. Treatments consisted of 3 levels (0, 500, and 1000mg L-carnitine) and the fish were fed 3 times a day. Growth, morphometric, and nutritional parameters, as well as blood factors of the treatments were compared. The value of moisture, ash, protein, and fat in diet and body composition were determined by AOAC method; the data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software, using one-way ANOVA and Duncan test.
Findings: Different amounts of L-carnitine showed no significant difference in growth, but with increasing the levels of L-carnitine, an increasing trend was observed in improving feed conversion ratio. Value of protein and fat of body composition were increased and decreased, respectively, by 1000mg that was statistically different from the control group (p<0.05). Value of glucose and HDL increased and cholesterol and LDL decreased by 1000mg L-carnitine compared with the control group (p<0.05). L-carnitine had no significant effect on the level of triglyceride and hematocrit.
Conclusion: The addition of 1000mg L- carnitine/kg to common carp fingerlings diet improves the body composition and the function of blood parameters in the treated fish.
Volume 9, Issue 1 (10-2019)
Abstract
This research answers to three main questions: what, why, and how to develop evidence-based human resource management. A systematic review (SR) is used in literature review and qualitative interpretative meta-synthesis (QIMS) in synthesis and interpretation of data. 25 original articles were selected during the search, synthesis, and interpretation process, which eventually led to uptake of five dominant views about the concept of evidence-based human resource management (EBHR). Also, using this approach we found that it will improve the organization's outcomes and increase its competitiveness. Finally, by referring and exploring the literature on how to develop this approach in medical and health care field, we provide a framework for developing the model that is consist of thee sectors: process of evidence-based practice in human resources, influential factors or organizational determinants, and external factors or determinants. Each of these sectors will improve and develop evidence based practice approach in human resources management.
Volume 9, Issue 3 (Summer 2021)
Abstract
Aims: In this study, sediment size distribution and its statistical properties are studied in the rip channel, and its surroundings in the Royan marine ecosystem lied in the southern part of the Caspian Sea.
Materials & Methods: Three rip current channels were selected every eight investigating months. Sediment samples were collected from inside each rip channel and its surrounding areas. The statistical indices, viz., D50, mean, skewness, and sorting, have been calculated for sediment grain size parameters. Finally, a general linear model and unpaired t-test were used to perform statistical comparisons of grain size characteristics between the rip channel and its surrounding area.
Findings: In May, June, and July, the medians of sediment grain size were significantly higher in the rip channel (202.7, 168.9, and 174.5mm, respectively) compared with its surrounding areas. In general, the mean sediment grain size was significantly higher in the rip channel (193.1mm) than the control area (176.3mm). In May, June, and July, the highest values of the mean grain size of sediments were related to the rip channel (226.9, 178.5, and 183.2mm, respectively).
Conclusion: The rip channel contains sediments with coarser grains than the surrounding area. The rip current leads the median and mean of sediment size distribution in the rip channel to move toward the larger sizes. Moreover, the skewness is a more sensitive factor to environmental changes of the channel and its surrounding area than the other sediment properties, emphasizing consideration in the studies.
Volume 11, Issue 52 (October and November 2023)
Abstract
The idea of predestination and free will and the role or lack of fate in life events have always existed in the minds of thinkers and have been reflected in different ways and works. The common people have been involved with these two dimensions, and its manifestations have entered the folklore and native literature of a land and region. The purpose of this article was to examine the deterministic view in the folktales of Hormozghan province, from perspectives such as the roots and reasons for the spread of this idea, those quarreling fate, the degree of fit between fate and an individual's competence, the issues supported by fate, among others. Reasons such as the inability of the populace to make changes and achieve their desired goals, religious and historical roots and the remnants of some Zurvanism beliefs are among the factors that lead to this idea. Emphasizing the role of fate is one of the weak points of plot in these stories and the weakening of rational actions. There is no logical connection in many cases in terms of the proportionality of the power of fate and a person's ability. In these stories, fate is present as an active and powerful fictional character or as a judge who regulates their actions and results so that, in the end, the supported character is defeated against powerful quarrelers such as the king. From the thematic point of view, the most frequent topic supported by fate is the marriage of two characters.
Mr. Hassan azarm, Dr Mohammad Hassan Tarazkar,
Volume 20, Issue 3 (Autumn 2020 2020)
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the factors affecting undernourishment in Iran during 1994-2015. To this end, bound test in Auto Regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) approach is used to check the co-integration of the variables under study. Results reveal that faster economic growth leads to larger improvements in undernourishment rates. Therefore, increased economic growth can accelerate the effects of food policies aimed at reducing undernourishment. In addition, net official development assistance can reduce undernourishment. Moreover, unemployment rate and children proportion have positive effects on the undernourishment in short- and long-run. Accordingly, 1% increase in both unemployment rate and children proportion lead to 0.26% and 0.1% growth in undernourishment, respectively. Hence, improvement of business environment by increasing sustainable employment can reduce the annual undernourishment rates in Iran. On the contrary, the per capita health expenditure in both short- and long-term has no significant effect on reducing undernourishment in Iran. It seems that one of the possible reasons for ineffectiveness of per capita health expenditure on reducing undernourishment is the misallocation of health expenditure in the country. Therefore, the amount and orientation of health expenditure should be revised.
