purpose the aim of this study was to examine the influence of selected exercises on motor development in elementary school third grade girl students in ahwaz city, iran. methods the present study was semi–experimental, performed as field and using experimental and control groups. the statistical population included all third grade girl students of elementary schools of ahvaz city (10,500 subjec...

purpose physical inactivity is more prevalent among women than men, varies by ethnic group, and becomes increasingly prevalent with age. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of a 12-week exercise program on the cardiovascular disease risk and fitness of iranian middle aged women. methods this was a randomized controlled trial study. participants in the training group (n=20) performe...

aims: the occurrence of fire in residential buildings , commercial complexes and large and small industries cause physical, environmental and financial damages to many different communities. fire safety in hospitals is sensitive and it is believed that the society takes the responsibility to care sick people . the goal of this study was to use fire risk assessment method for engineering (frame)...

background: metabolic syndrome (metsy), an important predisposing factor for the most of noncommunicable diseases, has become a global pandemic. given different definitions used for the metsy, recently using a score termed “continuous metsy risk score (cmetsys)” is recommended. the aim of this study was to provide a cmetsys in a population-based sample of iranian adults and to assess its determ...

INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus (DM) has evolved as a major public health concern worldwide, as its prevalence is increasing exponentially. Pakistan now ranks seventh among the countries with the highest burden of DM. It is expected to become one of the major causes of morbidity within the next 25 years. Therefore, finding an effective way to identify individuals at risk of developing diabetes i...

Introduction: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been escalating worldwide, including low- and middle-income countries such as Nepal. Early detection of individuals at risk is of the utmost importance to prevent the escalating condition. This study used a simple, cost-effective screening tool known as the Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) in order to assess the proportion of...

CONTEXT Longitudinal studies indicate that a lower IQ score increases risk of schizophrenia. Preliminary evidence suggests there is no such effect for nonpsychotic bipolar disorder. To our knowledge, there are no prior population-based, longitudinal studies of premorbid IQ score and risk of developing severe depression requiring hospital admission. OBJECTIVES To investigate the association be...

in this paper data were collected from 120 farmers in north khorassan province for the two periods (2005-2007) in order to survey the role of rain-fed lentil risk profile for designing an insurance model. to evaluate looses of each risk, risk frequency, risk impact criteria’s as well as risk matrix were used. results showed that low risk was the largest risk area. during study period, a decreas...