Climate change adaptation is generally defined as adjustments in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate stimuli or their effects which moderated harm or exploit opportunities (IPCC, 2007: 869). Agricultural entrepreneurship is identification process of opportunities and threads of activity environment with new policies to create transformation in agriculture. Therefo...

Impulsivity is the fundamental aspect of human behavior that has been reflected in principal theories of personality in concepts of traits and sub-traits and considered as a different structure in every person. The aim of this study was to predict the attitude toward infidelity based on impulsivity and personality traits. The research method was correlational. The study population consisted of ...

Introduction: Shoe insoles are widely recommended to increase sport shoes comfort during running. However, relationship between ground reaction force frequency and perceived comfort is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between ground reaction force frequency changes and perceived comfort during stance phase of running. Methods: 30 female students (mean...

Background and purpose: Tobacco use is one of the main problems in public health and a major contributor to death from chronic diseases. This behavior starts from adolescence, hence, interventions are necessary to control and manage it. This study investigated the prevalence of smoking and the determinants of smoking behavior among male high school students in Babolsar, Iran. Material and Meth...

Background and purpose: Throughout the world 5.2% of the population is carrier for a main hemoglobin disorder. Mazandaran province in North of Iran is highly influenced by heterozygote advantage resulting in high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies. Hemoglobin E is one of the beta globin variants that can cause severe anemia such as thalassemia major. Materials and methods: This descriptive st...

Introduction: Many breast cancer patients experience significant distress immediately following the completion of primary treatment. Women who report low levels of quality of life (QOL) early in this phase of transitional survivorship tend to experience diminished long-term adjustment. Therefore, the present study aims were to compare the effect of written exposure therapy and mindfulness on me...

Introduction: Life satisfaction with several factors such as self-esteem and perceived social support has a strong and significant relationship in different groups. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived social support and self-esteem with life satisfaction in Iranian students. Materials and Methods: This correlation study was performed in the populat...

    Rainfall prognosis plays an important role in drought management and planning of drinking water and agricultural water resources. Also, Future policies can be tailored to optimize spending and maximum productivity. In this study, the effect of large-scale climatic signals on rainfall in Mazandaran province was investigated. The first, the effect of climatic signals on precipitation simultan...