background: dental students’ attendance in community fields prepares them to get involved in oral health promotion programs.  the aim of this study was to evaluate dental students` attitude toward education in community dentistry fields at an iranian dental school. methods: 125 dental students participated in a questionnaire survey.  the questionnaire included questions regarding students’ back...

background depression and sleep disorders are more prevalent among rotational shift workers than regular day workers. people with sleep disorders have higher inflammatory and pre-inflammatory cytokines than those in the control group. objectives the present study was conducted to investigate serum level of high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hscrp), interleukin-6 (il-6) and cortisol among depr...

aim and background: insecure attachment style is one of the important effective factors in many mental disorders. the aim of this study was to compare the positive, negative and disorganized schizotypal characteristics in secure, avoidance and anxiety attachment patterns among students of tabriz university, iran. methods and materials: in this cross-sectional descriptive study 300 students (150...

Positive emotions are implicated in affiliation and cooperation processes that are central to human social life. For this reason, we hypothesized that people should be highly aware of and responsive to the positive emotions of others. Study 1 examined awareness by testing the accuracy with which perceivers tracked others’ positive emotions. Study 2 examined responsiveness by testing whether pos...

Abstract Introduction: The negative experience of childbirth has many consequences for the mother and the baby. This study analyzed the relationship of childbirth experience with mother-infant bonding and the child's growth and development. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the participants were 216 eligible women selected from all health centers in Zanjan City, Iran (36 h...

BACKGROUND Kidney disease is a major complication of HIV infection, with both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) contributing to morbidity and mortality. Incidence of AKI was reported as 5.9 per 100 patient years in ambulatory patients and ∼18% in hospitalized HIV-infected patients, an almost 3-fold higher risk compared with HIV uninfected patients in developed countries...