for intensive rearing of fish with minimal losses, it is necessary to be aware of health status of fish. blood variables are useful criteria for showing physiological disturbances in intensively farmed fishes and can provide important information for diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. the aim of the present study was to show hematological parameters in haematological evaluation is gradually b...

BACKGROUND Microdeletions of the Y chromosome are one of the most frequent genetic causes of spermatogenic failure in infertile men. But their role in gaining weight is unclear. The present study investigated the possible association of these partial microdeletions and obesity. METHODS In a case-control study, 180 males were selected. The prevalence of microdeletions was assessed using PCR in...

background and objectives: hemodialysis (hd) is one of the therapeutic modalities patients. since inadequate dialysis increases mortality and morbidity of patients, therefore, assessment of dialysis adequacy is clinically important. for this reason, hemodialysis adequacy was determined in patients undergoing maintenance hd at the mostafa khomeini hospital, tehran, iran. materials and methods: t...

the aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviors in physical education teachers in mashhad. the statistical population of this study consisted of all physical education teachers in mashhad (n=1200) which based on morgan table, the statitical sample was 291 teachers. to collect data, two standard questionnaires of or...

BACKGROUND As a result of scientific and medical professionals gaining interest in Stress and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL), the aim of our research is, thus, to validate into Spanish the German questionnaire Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQ) (mit Korsett), for adolescents wearing braces. METHODS The methodology used adheres to literature on trans-cultural adaptation by doing...

objectives: researchers have focused their attention on balance in the elderly because there is a significant correlation between balance and fall. therefore, it is very important to identify the factors that can affect elderly balance. the aim of this study was to investigate relation between sustained attention and balance in elderly. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted in 2013 ...

background & aim : increasing students’ academic stress especially during taking final exams may result in sleep  disorders, fatigue, poor academic performance and low functional efficiency. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep quality with fatigue severity and academic performance of nursing students. methods & materials : in a cross-sectional study, the sleep ...

background: health assessment in patients  with epilepsy (pwe) should  include  both  clinical outcomes and  health related quality of life (hrqol) measures. the quality of life (qol) in epilepsy-31 inventory  (qolie-31) is widely used for qol studies  in epilepsy. this study  aims to evaluate psychometrics  of the persian version of the inventory (qolie-31-p). methods:  following a  standard  ...