Comparison of environmental health status in primary schools in different districts of Isfahan city in 2008-2009

Introduction. Students spend at least 20% of their time in schools. Training, educating and the personality of these students depends on appropriate educational methods, proper physical space, and also favorable mental environment. Students are considered as a major human resources of any society and dealing with their health and promoting educational environment health is in fact a kind of investment for future. In this study we examined the status of environmental health status in primary school of different districts of Isfahan. Materials and methods. This study was a descriptive-analytical study. The number of studied samples was 77 schools in Isfahan which were selected by regular randomized method. The tool used to gather data was a environmental health inquiry form for school environments, and consisted of two parts: the first part included common school specifications and the second part involved items dealing with desirability of various parts of schools.The above forms were filled out in 3 months by specialists in public health, evaluating the schools and interviewing the principals. Then, they were analyzed and a comparison was made between the results from various districts. Results. 76.6% of schools complied with the standards and 80.5% of classrooms were in desired conditions. Regarding the standards for building and classrooms, there was no significant difference between various districts. Hygiene services (water closets and basin) and drinking water were at desired level and there was no significant difference between various districts in this regard, however the district 1 was in undesired condition. Regarding collecting and disposing of rubbishes and trashes, 79% of schools were in desired condition and 49% of them had hygienic tuck-shops according to standards, but there was no significant difference between various districts. Conclusion. The study showed that the status of environment health is at desired level in primary schools in Isfahan, but the health of tuck-shops should improve in schools and it needs more attention and interest from authorities of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health and dedicating proper budgets to solve their health problems

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Pancreatic Β -Cell Function in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Clinical Trial Study

Background Considering the increasing prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) as an autoimmune disease in recent years and the positive effects of vitamin D (VD) on this disease, especially the preventive effect of VD on progressive reduction of pancreatic β-cells, we aimed to investigate the effect of VD on pancreatic β-cell function in T1DM patients. Materials and Methods From Sep 2016 to Nov 2017, this single-blind clinical trial study was performed on patients who have affected with T1DM in the last five years, referred to Endocrinology Clinic of Amirkola Children's Hospital in Babol city of Iran. The patients with VD level less than 30 ng/mL were treated with 50, 000IU Pearl VD for 9 months. The patients' C-peptide, 25 (OH) D, HbA1C and total daily dose(TDD) insulin were compared at the beginning and end of the study. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.0. Results By examining all 30 randomly selected children meeting the inclusion criteria, it was found that VD increased the C-peptide level (0.06 nmol/L), slightly improved the pancreatic β-cell function as well as decreased their HbA1c (0.64%), and TDD insulin levels (0.05 unit) although none of the relationships was significant. However, a significant decrease in HbA1c level was found in the female group (p=0.04) as well as in the age group less than 10 years (p=0.007). Conclusion VD intake had no significant effect on serum C-peptide levels and reduction of HbA1c and TDD insulin though a significant decrease in HbA1c level was observed in the female group and in the patients less than ten years

Assessment of pedestrian movement scenario and strategies to improve pedestrian movement in Mysore city

Nowadays according to increase number of vehicle and population in cities, traffic volume has increased sharply especially in centre area. Traffic volume has become an important issue in mobility pattern in the Central core of Mysore, as a famous city in India (city of palaces). Pedestrian movement is one of the considerable factors in urban planning and design, security of transportation system, flexibility of movement pattern. Since the Mysore is Hosts a significant population of tourists, it is necessary that pay more attention to pedestrian movement especially in central part of city. This paper tried to assess pedestrian situation, in Mysore with a focus on major roads in central core of city. The purpose of this paper is determine strategies for solve existing pedestrian movement issues that would be practicable to provide safe, friendly, accessible, vibrant and enjoyable streets and places for residents

Evaluating the Efficiency of Jackson Model in the Learning of the Learners in an Adaptive Learning System

One of the most important parameters in personalization of adaptive learning web-based educational systems is learning style. Up to now, various  learning styles proposed and this paper tries to evaluate the efficiency of using one of them, Jackson model. In this study, we  categorized students as model says and delivered learning content matched to each group learning style.  Findings of the study indicate differences in performance between matched and non-matched students in one case of the study and in the other case, demonstrate no significant difference. Although these results pertain to an undergraduate educational session, however our proposed framework is general enough to be applied to effective and efficient pedagogy in any area at any level