aim: the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a self-care educational package on patients suffering from hypertension in khatamolanbia hospital of iranshahr. self-care includes a set of healthy behaviors as well as the choice of correct lifestyle, which will prevent from disease and result in effective treatment in case of disease through proper knowledge. since hypertension ...

BACKGROUND Warning symbols are used on teratogenic medications to communicate the message that women should (1) not take that medication if they may already be pregnant, and (2) not get pregnant while taking that medication. Communications research indicates that people interpret symbols or pictures in different ways. Other studies have shown that patients do not always receive education materi...

abstract background: the parents of autistic children suffer from anxiety and tension. unawareness of parenting skills required for autistic children (parenting) doubles their anxiety. researchers have recently considered research on mobile education, especially mobile text messages. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of mobile parenting skills education on the anxiety of mothers...

Introduction Both educationists and neuroscientists are interested in learning and how to optimise learning. Neuroscientists investigate the processes by which the brain learns and remembers, from the molecular and cellular levels right through to brain systems (for example, the system of neural areas and pathways underpinning our ability to estimate numerosities, calculate exact quantities and...

Abstract In most of Sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural extension models have become more decentralized and participatory thus rely on effective farmer-to-farmer learning, while increasingly including nontraditional forms education. At the same time, technologies complex are now often promoted as integrated packages, which likely to increase complexity diffusion process. Based a randomized control...

Mastery of finite element theory is necessary to write finite element program, but it is not necessary to use COMSOL Multiphysics package. It is only necessary to understand the physical problem at hand, how to use the finite element program, and how to interpret the results. This paper gives an introduction to modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics, as being employed in the course heat transfer, by d...

VEGA is an interactive geometric modelling system which has been developed at Carnsgie-Meilon University primarily for education in architecture and the arts. Its educational use is twofold: first as a medium for description and manipulation of form to aid in creative work and second as a base package of procedures that may be used by advanced architecture students in the creation of specialize...

Knowledge retention can be described as the ability of students to assimilate available information during learning process and recall/apply such knowledge obtained over time. Previously, students’ active involvement in teaching processes through innovative pedagogies has enhanced their capacity for retention. This study, therefore, evaluated potency pedagogy, activity package (LAP), fostering ...

Injuries caused by needle sticks and sharps due to unsafe injection practices are the most common occupational hazard amongst health care personnel. The objectives of our study were to determine the existing knowledge and practices of interns and change in their level following an information education and communication (IEC) package regarding safe injection practices and related biomedical was...

Non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common ligament injuries in the body. Many patients’ receive graft surgery to repair the damage, but have to undertake an extensive period of rehabilitation. However, non-compliance and lack of understanding of the injury, healing process and rehabilitation means patient’s return to activities before effective structural int...