BACKGROUND There are several occupations that can expose people to some air pollutants. Dental technicians are exposed to inorganic dust and chemical vapors when making dental prosthesis that can put them at risk for respiratory problems. This study was performed to assess respiratory dysfunction in a group of dental technicians. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study designed...

Overall 475 boys and 486 girls, aged 7 to 11 years were evaluated. A total of 384 (40%) children were diagnosed as H. pylori positive by the stool test. A higher prevalence of H. pylori was found in the stools of individuals who consumed well water and municipal tap water when compared to boiled water (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the rate of H. pylori infection and indi...

OBJECTIVE Bacterial sepsis continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns. Bacterial pathogens of neonatal septicemia may vary from one country to another and within a country from one hospital or region to another. Both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria are responsible in neonatal sepsis. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalent bacterial agents of neon...

With improved spatial resolution of available satellite images and the ability to collect the stereo images within a short time period, the importance of satellite images for generating elevation information has grown. Most of the users try to use satellite images because of the reasonable time and cost for ordering. The speed of information generation by satellite sensors from planning to exec...

This qualitative study explored the experiences of medical science students part-time hospital work. Twenty-four participants from Guilan University Medical Sciences in Rasht, Iran were recruited purposively fields nursing (10 students), surgery (4 laboratory sciences radiology (3 and anesthesiology students). Data collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews analyzed conventional ...

Objectives Nursing profession is a stressful job. Nurses need to use appropriate coping strategies maintain their focus on patient care and having marital adjustment solving personal problems. The relationship between nurses’ identity styles with used not clear yet. Therefore, this study aims determine the of in nurses. Methods This descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was conducted...

The walkability of urban areas is an important criterion related to the level physical activity and public health citizens. This research aims measure this parameter in Golsar town located Rasht, Iran. Two methods were used research: Street connectivity International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). principal variables street measured four districts by Geographic Information System (GIS)...