FA O /G iu se pp e Bi zz ar ri Building on an earlier exploratory study, in 2007–2008 the CGIAR’s Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) undertook an initiative in collaboration with seven CGIAR centers to augment the evidence of policy-oriented research (POR) impacts within the CGIAR system and to further the development of methodologies in this challenging area of impact assessment. Seven...

objective: the present study aimed to investigate the effects of group positive psychotherapy on increasing the happiness of mothers of children with cochlear implants.  methods: this study was a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest, a control group, and a 75-day follow-up design. a total of 20 mothers of children with cochlear implants treated in baqiyatallah hospital of tehran ci...

background the feeding importance of child in first two years of life and mental damage caused by malnutrition during this period is obvious. however the mother's lifestyle and long-term effects on the health of the mother and infant during breastfeeding period should not be neglected. therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between the demographic characteristics and lif...

introduction: promoting and maintaining breastfeeding is an important part of the healthcare, nutrition and other social measures required to promote proper growth and development of infants, and a major component of primary healthcare. several factors affect onset and duration of breastfeeding. self-efficacy is one of those factors that can be modified, buthas been less studied. objective:the ...

background: febrile convulsion is one of the most common problems in children aged 5 months to 6 years. the aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of educational program on mothers for prevention of febrile seizure in children. methods: in this clinical trial study, 88 mothers were chosen who were divided in to intervention and control groups, randomly. data of control and intervent...

diphenhydramine, as an antihistamine drug is widely used for the treatment of allergies. however, being classified as an over the counter medication and the general belief on the low adverse effect profile of this drug has made it widely accessible to the families. recent reports of diphenhydramine intoxication and mortality, noticeably in children and infants have raised some serious concerns....

Frequent use of synthetic hair care products and overuse grooming results in damaged hair. This leads to growing demand for natural products. Many harsh chemicals liquid shampoo dry An attempt was made formulate a conditioning bar with safflower oil. The nutrient rich, weightless oil imparted good smoothness rough surface indicated by SEM studies treated containing 5% Formulated bars are found ...

Constipation is one of the chronic complications diabetes and most common gastrointestinal symptom patients. in result multiple factors, such as damage intestinal mucosal epithelial cells caused by elevated blood sugar, reduction colorectal sensitivity, autonomic neuropathy. Professor Song Zongliang believes that main pathogenesis constipation dryness, body fluid depletion, stasis. The treatmen...