Investigation of relationship between personality characteristics and career management of Melli Bank staff, Iran

Modern organizations provide their required goods and materials easily from other organizations and even other countries and the only resource that can’t be exchanged ideally is human resources, such that an efficient and standard human resources is the most important competitive capital of a country. According to this, current research aims to explain the relationship between personality characteristics with career management of Melli Bank staff in Iran. Statistical population of this research is all employees of Melli Bank central branches which are located in Tehran city. The number of Melli Bank central branches’ employees is 2603 and the total number of branches is 28 and an appropriate group sampling method is applied. The research method is descriptive-correlation type. For data gathering, two questionnaires of career path based on Shine model and personality characteristics questionnaire were used. The results show that there is a positive significant relation between the variables of emotional stability personality with the regression coefficient of 0.143, compatible personality with the regression coefficient of 0.110, experience- oriented personality mode variable with the regression coefficient of 0.231 and work ethic personality with the regression coefficient of 0.143 and career management of Melli Bank employees. But there is no significant relation between extroversion as one of the personality characteristics and employees’ career management. Keywords: career dimensions, career anchors, personality characteristics, Melli Bank. JEL Classification: M10, M12, J2

Effect of Various Laser Surface Treatments on Repair Shear Bond Strength of Aged Silorane-Based Composite

Introduction: Successful repair of composite restorations depends on a strong bond between the old composite and the repair composite. This study sought to assess the repair shear bond strength of aged silorane-based composite following surface treatment with Nd:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG and CO2 lasers.Methods: Seventy-six Filtek silorane composite cylinders were fabricated and aged by 2 months of water storage at 37°C. The samples were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 19) of no surface treatment (group 1) and surface treatment with Er,Cr:YSGG (group 2), Nd:YAG (group 3) and CO2 (group 4) lasers. The repair composite was applied and the shear bond strength was measured. The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey post-hoc test. Prior to the application of the repair composite, 2 samples were randomly selected from each group and topographic changes on their surfaces following laser irradiation were studied using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Seventeen other samples were also fabricated for assessment of cohesive strength of composite.Results: The highest and the lowest mean bond strength values were 8.99 MPa and 6.69 MPa for Er,Cr:YSGG and control groups, respectively. The difference in the repair bond strength was statistically significant between the Er,Cr:YSGG and other groups. Bond strength of the control, Nd:YAG and CO2 groups was not significantly different. The SEM micrographs revealed variable degrees of ablation and surface roughness in laser-treated groups.Conclusion: Surface treatment with Er,Cr:YSGG laser significantly increase the repair bond strength of aged silorane-based composite resin

Determinants of Weight Loss and Obesity Control Behaviors Among Women Based on the Pender’s Health Promotion Model

Background: Lifestyle changes, advertising, and access to high-calorie, low-value foods have led to an increase in the prevalence of obesity and overweight, and women are at greater risk in this regard. The aim of the present study was to identify the determinants of weight loss and obesity control behaviors based on Pender’s health promotion model (HPM) among women referring to the healthcare centers of Shahrekord, Iran. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 500 women aged 18-49 years with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 in 2019. The cluster sampling method was performed on the healthcare centers, and women were selected using simple random sampling. The data collection instrument included a researcher-made questionnaire, the reliability and validity of which were approved, and finally, data were analyzed using analytical tests in SPSS 22 and Stata14. Results: The mean (± standard deviation) of the women’s age was 34.33 ± 8.2 years. A total of 57.8% of women had no history of weight loss and obesity control behaviors. Variables such as age, education level, and marital status were statistically significantly related to weight loss and obesity control behaviors (P≤ 0.05). Moreover, the constructs of prior related behaviors, interpersonal influences, and commitment to a plan of action were among the predictors of weight loss and obesity control behaviors and predicted 6.6% of behavioral changes (R2: 6.6, P< 0.05). Conclusion: Overall, prior related behaviors, interpersonal influences, and commitment to a plan of action are predictors of weight loss and obesity control behaviors, and thus it is suggested to place more on these constructs while designing relevant health-promotion interventions

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores do not accurately estimate depression prevalence: individual participant data meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVES: Depression symptom questionnaires are not for diagnostic classification. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores ≥10 are nonetheless often used to estimate depression prevalence. We compared PHQ-9 ≥10 prevalence to Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SCID) major depression prevalence and assessed whether an alternative PHQ-9 cutoff could more accurately estimate prevalence. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Individual participant data meta-analysis of datasets comparing PHQ-9 scores to SCID major depression status. RESULTS: A total of 9,242 participants (1,389 SCID major depression cases) from 44 primary studies were included. Pooled PHQ-9 ≥10 prevalence was 24.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 20.8%, 28.9%); pooled SCID major depression prevalence was 12.1% (95% CI: 9.6%, 15.2%); and pooled difference was 11.9% (95% CI: 9.3%, 14.6%). The mean study-level PHQ-9 ≥10 to SCID-based prevalence ratio was 2.5 times. PHQ-9 ≥14 and the PHQ-9 diagnostic algorithm provided prevalence closest to SCID major depression prevalence, but study-level prevalence differed from SCID-based prevalence by an average absolute difference of 4.8% for PHQ-9 ≥14 (95% prediction interval: -13.6%, 14.5%) and 5.6% for the PHQ-9 diagnostic algorithm (95% prediction interval: -16.4%, 15.0%). CONCLUSION: PHQ-9 ≥10 substantially overestimates depression prevalence. There is too much heterogeneity to correct statistically in individual studies

Probability of Major Depression Classification Based on the SCID, CIDI and MINI Diagnostic Interviews : A Synthesis of Three Individual Participant Data Meta-Analyses

Three previous individual participant data meta-analyses (IPDMAs) reported that, compared to the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM (SCID), alternative reference standards, primarily the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), tended to misclassify major depression status, when controlling for depression symptom severity. However, there was an important lack of precision in the results.To compare the odds of the major depression classification based on the SCID, CIDI, and MINI.We included and standardized data from 3 IPDMA databases. For each IPDMA, separately, we fitted binomial generalized linear mixed models to compare the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) of major depression classification, controlling for symptom severity and characteristics of participants, and the interaction between interview and symptom severity. Next, we synthesized results using a DerSimonian-Laird random-effects meta-analysis.In total, 69,405 participants (7,574 [11%] with major depression) from 212 studies were included. Controlling for symptom severity and participant characteristics, the MINI (74 studies; 25,749 participants) classified major depression more often than the SCID (108 studies; 21,953 participants; aOR 1.46; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-1.92]). Classification odds for the CIDI (30 studies; 21,703 participants) and the SCID did not differ overall (aOR 1.19; 95% CI 0.79-1.75); however, as screening scores increased, the aOR increased less for the CIDI than the SCID (interaction aOR 0.64; 95% CI 0.52-0.80).Compared to the SCID, the MINI classified major depression more often. The odds of the depression classification with the CIDI increased less as symptom levels increased. Interpretation of research that uses diagnostic interviews to classify depression should consider the interview characteristics

The Relation between Personal, Family, Social and Economic Factors With the

AbstractThe present study aimed to investigate the relationship between personal, familial,social and economical factorswith the level of life satisfaction of aged people of Isfahan.To achieve this end ,from among 84912 elderlypeople above 65 living in the eleven districts of Isfahan in 1386 a sample of 384 was selected using clustersampeling method and Kurjesy-Morgan formula.The research procedure was a descriptive survey in which aresearcher,developed questionaire with 44 close ended questions was employed for data collection.Therespandants provided their answers based on Lickerts five-point scale.The reliability values for the first 29questions and subsequent 15questions on the questionaire were 0.84 and 0.88 respectively.The questionstargeted not only demographic factors such as age ,sex ,educational and so on,but also research variablesunder investigation ; namely, personal, familial,social and economical factors.The data was analayzed, at bothdescriptive and inferential statistical techniques.while the first accounted forpercentage,frequency,median and mean values, the second enlisted pearson and spearman correlations,F,Tand multiple regression tests .The finding revealed that the level of life satisfaction was positivelycorrelated with social(r=0.652),economical(r=0.656), family (r=0.618), physical health (r=0.183) andindividual independence (r=0.525).In addition there was no significant difference in life satisfaction of theelderly people in regard with marital status for the F-value of 4.516 at the confidence level of 0.001

Removal of hydrogen sulfide from methane using PEO-segmented copolymer-based multilayer composite membrane

<p>The thermoplastic poly(urethane-urea) (PUU) was synthesized using polyethylene-glycol, 4,4ʹ-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), and 1,2-ethandiamine (EDA) as a chain extender. A novel multilayer composite membrane consisting of the synthesized PUU, as a selective layer, a silicon rubber, as an interlayer, and the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) microporous support was prepared for the removal of acid gas. Moreover, the physical properties of the synthesized PEG-based polyurethane were investigated. Based on Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and ANDFourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses, a higher microphase separation of hard and soft segments was observed for PUU. The permeabilities of pure CO₂, pure CH₄, and a ternary mixture of CH₄, CO₂, and H₂S through the multilayer composite membrane were measured at different temperatures and pressures. The maximum values of selectivity, <i>i.e</i>., 52 and 15 for H₂S/CH₄ and CO₂/CH₄, respectively, were found at 25°C and 5 bar. The permeances of H₂S and CO₂ in the ternary mixture decreased on increasing the feed pressure because of membrane compression. The higher the temperature, the higher was the permeability of the gases due to the more molecular movement of the polymer chains. Therefore, the gas selectivity in the synthesized composite membrane decreased by increasing the temperature. The experiments showed that replacing the pure-gas measurements with the gas mixture measurements can substantially produce more relevant results.</p

The Role of Applying Principals’ Cultural Diversity Management Skills in Promoting Students' Social Participation

The purpose of this research was to study "The role of applying principals' cultural diversity management skills in Shahin Shahr high schools in promoting students' social participation (2009-2010)". The obtained results indicated that: There were meaningful differences among the means of students' social participation based on their Principals' Cultural Diversity Management Skills. And by promoting Principals' Cultural Diversity Management Skills, students' social participation promoted too. On the other hand, there were meaningful differences among the means of students' social participation based on their managers' Religious Diversity Management skills and Ethnic Diversity Management skills. So it can be said Applying Principals' Cultural Diversity Management Skills (Religious Diversity Management skills and Ethnic Diversity Management skills) have effective role in Students' Social Participation

Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Divorced Men and Women of Cultural Factors Inducement Divorce

فرهنگ یک ملت، شکل‌دهنده پیکره آن ملت و تعیین و تنظیم‌کننده ارزش‌ها، باورها، هنجارها و رفتارهای مردمان آن است. در رابطه با طلاق و عوامل پدید‌آورنده آن نیز، عوامل فرهنگی به شکل مستقل یا زمینه‌ساز سایر عوامل مسبب طلاق، در افزایش یا کاهش میزان آن بسیار حائز اهمیت است. در این راستا، بررسی کیفی"تجارب مردان و زنان طلاق گرفته، از عوامل فرهنگی زمینه‌ساز طلاق" به عنوان گام مهمی در شناخت و پیشگیری از طلاق در کشور، هدف اصلی این پژوهش است. این پژوهش به صورت کیفی، از نوع پدیدارشناسی انجام گرفت. مشارکت‌کنندگان در این پژوهش 16 نفر از مردان و زنان طلاق گرفته شهر اصفهان بودند که با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری هدفمند از نوع گلوله برفی انتخاب شدند و اطلاعات، از طریق مصاحبه عمیق جمع‌آوری و به روش استیویک-کولایزی-کن تجزیه و تحلیل شد. تعداد 450 کد استخراج گردید و با شناسایی وجوه اشتراک کدها، تعداد آنها به 52 عدد و سپس به 16 عدد کاهش یافت. سپس دسته‌بندی مفاهیم استخراج شده از آنها در چهار سطح تا رسیدن به نتایج شامل چهار مضمون ادامه یافت. براساس مفاهیم به دست‌آمده؛ عوامل فرهنگی زمینه‌ساز طلاق شامل چهار زیرمجموعه‌: الف- "عدم پایبندی به ارزش‌های مذهبی و اخلاقی"؛ ب-"عدم پایبندی به ارزش‌های اجتماعی"؛ ج-"ناهنجاری‌های فرد و خانواده" و د-"تفاوت در خرده فرهنگ‌هاست". یافته‌های پژوهش نشان داد که در کدبندی الف: کم‌رنگ شدن ارزش‌های اخلاقی- دینی و عدم پایبندی به آنها در‌ ارتباط با جنس مخالف و در قسمت ب: افزایش توقعات، انحرافات و نارضایتی جنسی، تغییر در نقش‌های جنسیتی، تأثیر منفی رسانه‌ها و وجود باورهای نادرست در فرد، همچنین در قسمت ج: فقدان آمادگی و مهارت در فرد و خانواده برای انتخاب و زندگی مشترک، فقدان مهارت جنسی، عدم توانایی برای حل مشکل و تعارض در زوجین، فرهنگ تحمیل در انتخاب همسر، قدرت طلبی و سلطه‌گری در خانواده و فرهنگ اقتصادی نادرست و در نهایت، در کدبندی د: تفاوت در خرده فرهنگ‌ها و عدم کفویت زوجین در زمینه‌های مختلف، در‌ بروز اختلاف زناشویی و طلاق آنها مؤثر بودند. یافته‌ها همچنین بیانگر آن بود که فرهنگ حاکم‌ بر جدایی، روند طلاق را از مسیر صحیح و مطلوب خود خارج نموده، ضمن وارد کردن آسیب روحی، شخصیتی و جسمی بر زوجین، آن را به واقعه‌ای خصمانه، دامنه‌دار و برگشت‌ناپذیر مبدل ساخته‌است