BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Selenium is essential for biological systems at low concentrations and toxic at higher levels. Heavy metals and metalloids such as selenium are major contaminants in 40% of hazardous waste sites. Thus, bioremediation has been considered as an effective means of cleaning up of selenium-contaminated sites. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 30 strains were isolated fr...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MSx) is associated with several health problems. Workers are an important part of any organization. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of MSx and related variables among office workers. METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated 1488 office workers in Qom province, Central Iran, by using a multi-stage cluster sampling. Diagnosis of MSx was based on blood ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of nutrition education intervention based on Pender's Health Promotion Model in improving the frequency and nutrient intake of breakfast consumption among female Iranian students. DESIGN The quasi-experimental study based on Pender's Health Promotion Model was conducted during April-June 2011. Information (data) was collected by self-administered quest...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc/ copper ratio in the serum of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Qom Province, center of Iran. METHODS Serum levels of zinc and copper were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer and serum iron concentration was measured by using an Auto Analyzer. The study grou...

The earliest reports on urolithiasis in Iranian children in 1980s revealed calcium oxalate and ammonium acid urate were the most common components of urinary calculi.1-3 Since then there have been increasing numbers of published studies about the risk factors of urolithiasis in Iranian children. A cross-sectional study conducted by Akhavan and coworkers4 showed the incidence of urinary calculi ...

Most of the studies conducted on food workers were job-related physical illnesses and safety issues. Food industries workers may be exposed to mental disorders due to various work-related risk factors. Performing research in mental disorders is crucial because this factor has an important negative impact on job satisfaction and performance. This study was conducted among 636 workers of 11 food ...

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic is a top-level public health concern. This paper an attempt to identify and in Iran using spatial analysis approaches. study was based on secondary data of confirmed cases, deaths, recoveries, number hospitals, hospital beds population from March 2, 2019 end November 2021 31 provinces hospitals website National Institute Health. In this paper, three geographical ...

Confirmation of cost-effective and reliable tracers for aeolian sediment (sand dune) source fingerprinting warrants further research. Accordingly, the main objective work reported in this paper was to investigate efficiency weathering indices using a case study fragile arid region Qom Province, Iran. Eight geochemical elements (Al, Ca, Fe, K, Na, Mg, Si, Ti) 17 associated were measured 34 sampl...

effects of an anti-stigma program on components of stigma on patients with mental disorders among nursing students asayesh h1 (msc), rahmani anaraki h2 (msc), qorbani m3,4 (phd), aliakbarzade arani z5* (msc) 1 medical emergency department, paramedical faculty, qom university of medical sciences,qom, iran 2 medical-surgical department, nursing & midwifery faculty, golestan university of medical ...