The role of Demand Side Management (DSM) with Distributed Energy Storage (DES) has been gaining attention in recent studies due to the impact of the latter on energy management in the smart grid. In this work, an Energy Scheduling and Distributed Storage (ESDS) algorithm is proposed to be installed into the smart meters of Time-of-Use (TOU) pricing consumers possessing in-home energy storage de...

introduction. quality assessment of medical student’s knowledge and way of practical and laboratory teaching is one of the priority studies in medical education. the aim of this study is going over these skills in different majors of babol medical university, in order to improve the quality and circumstances of education. methods. this descriptive- analytical study was performed as cross-sectio...

Considering the significant role of nurses in health care and the Background: importance of commitment in public health, the aim of this study was to examine the association between work-related stress, and job satisfaction and commitment among nurses. This cross-sectional study has been performed among 100 nurses Methods: working in a teaching hospital affiliated to Mazandaran University of Me...

BACKGROUND The aim was to evaluate satisfaction of the parents of children who have undergone orthodontic treatment provided by their orthodontists and pediatric dentists in their private practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 412 parents were interviewed with the help of a questionnaire containing information such as demographic part, experience of braces, motives for orthodontic treatme...

BACKGROUND Surgery, as the main approach in higher stages of gynecomastia, has different techniques regarding the staging of the disease. The more the grade of gynecomastia, the more complicated the used surgical techniques, conventionally. This study assessed the success rate of the simplest surgical technique in higher grades of gynecology as well as the satisfaction rate in patients and ...

aim : to compare the conventional gi endoscopy and using general anesthesia during the procedure regarding the satisfaction and acceptance among iranian patients. background : ability to measure and assess the patients’ satisfaction with colonoscopy and upper endoscopy will improve the quality of health care provided by gastroenterologists and thus resulting in better acceptability of endoscopy...

AIM The purpose of this study was to assess satisfaction level and related factors among patients who had an anesthesia during endoscopic procedures; and also validate a questionnaire for evaluating satisfaction with anesthesia. BACKGROUND The level of patient satisfaction with GI endoscopic procedure is an important criterion to indicate the level of expertise in endoscopy. PATIENTS AND ME...

In order to minimize the bias of Constant score we modified the allocation of strength subscore. One hundred and two patients with 3- and 4-part proximal humerus fractures were treated using locking plate fixation and followed up for > 1 year. The clinical outcomes were assessed by DASH score abbreviated Constant score (AbbCS strength item excluded) modified Constant score (ModCS with 12-pound ...