Abstract Background and Objective: Diarrheal diseases may occur in all age groups, worldwide. Escherichia coli (E. coli O157: H7) is one of the most important bacterial agents causing this disease. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of diarrhea in patients with acute diarrhea caused by this bacterium. Material and Methods: In this study, 214 stool samples were collected from...

Introduction: Favorable auditory stimulation improves the preterm neonates’ physiological function. Thus this study investigates the effect of mothers’ Voice on preterm  neonates’ physiological  parameters.   Methods: This one group, pre-post-test clinical trial was conducted in NICU of Mehr Hospital in Malayer, 2016. Thirty-six preterm neonates with gestationa...

Introduction: Sleep disorders are common in adolescence, as biological, psychological and social changes that arise during adolescence are associated with poor-quality sleep. Relaxation of muscles leads to peace of mind, prevents and neutralizes negative thoughts and emotions, and balances the effects of muscle strain increase on the body. This study aimed to determine the effects of progressiv...

In recent years, with the excessive use of underground water resources in the Malayer Plain, the water level has dropped sharply and underground water resources, which serve as the main source of water supply for the agricultural sector and drinking, the city is facing a serious risk. Because of the relevance of each of the fields with other agricultural fields around, this study was done to sh...

In order to study the effect of seed priming with salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) on emergence and early growth of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) seedlings  under drought stress condition, a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications was conducted at the greenhouse of Malayer university. Experimental treatments were seed priming with sal...

This research is conducted on tourist segmentation in the touristy catchment area of Kolan river in Malayer Township. The statistical population is tourists who travel to the area for recreation, tourism and leisure. The research tool is a self-administrated questionnaire. By the method of Simple random sampling we collected a total of 200 questionnaires of tourists in the study area. Descripti...

Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of patients with Covid-19 in Hamadan Province.   Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, demographic and epidemiological data of all people who presented to hospitals in Hamadan Province from February 2019 to December 2020 were extracted using two checklists. Data ...

Background and purpose: Free radicals have important role in many diseases such as cancer. Antioxidants are powerful scavengers of free radicals and help immune system to remove them. Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) indicates total antioxidant activity in plasma and body fluids. Imbalance between producing free radicals and antioxidant defense leads to oxidative stress in the body and results ...