Comparing the effect of Anethum gravolens with mefenamic acid consumption on treatment of primary dysmenorrhea

زمینه و هدف : دیسمنوره اولیه یکی از شایع‌ترین شکایات در زنان می‌باشد و حداقل 50 زنان در خلال دوره باروری خود آن را تجربه می کنند. پژوهش حاضر با هدف مقایسه تأثیر مصرف عصاره گیاه شوید با مفنامیک اسید در درمان دیسمنوره اولیه انجام شده است. روش بررسی : این کارآزمایی بالینی بر 100 دانشجوی مبتلا به دیسمنوره اولیه با شدت متوسط و محصل در دانشگاه های ایرانشهر در سال 1389 انجام شد. نمونه گیری به روش دو مرحله ای صورت گرفت و نمونه ها با روش تخصیص تصادفی به دو گروه مفنامیک اسید و عصاره گیاه شوید تقسیم شدند. در ابتدای سیکل، برای گروه عصاره شوید، قطره دیل سان 10 قطره هر 8 ساعت در روز و برای گروه دیگر کپسول مفنامیک اسید 250 میلی گرم هر 6 ساعت در روز بعد از شروع درد، تجویز شد و شدت درد در سیکل قبل از مداخله و سه سیکل (ماه) بعد از مداخله در هر گروه و در دو گروه با یکدیگر مقایسه شد. نتایج در نرم افزار SPSS و استفاده از آزمون های آماری کای دو، آنالیز واریانس یک طرفه و تی تست در سطح معنی داری 05/0 آنالیز شدند. یافته ها: میانگین شدت درد قبل از مداخله در دو گروه معنی دار نبود (42/0 (P= . بعد از مداخله، در هر سه سیکل در دو گروه مورد بررسی کاهش درد وجود داشته است که این کاهش در گروه مفنامیک اسید بیشتر بوده و در سیکل دوم و سوم معنی دار بوده است (05/0 > .(P نتیجه گیری : عصاره گیاه شوید و مفنامیک اسید بر دیسمنوره موثر بودند. گرچه این تأثیر در گروه مفنامیک اسید بیشتر بود؛ اما با توجه به کمتربودن عوارض داروهای گیاهی و علاقه بیشتر عموم به مصرف آن ها، عصاره شوید جهت درمان دیسمنوره توصیه می شود

Investigating the components of English Listening Learning anxiety and English Language Classroom Anxiety in Predicting Adolescents Students’ English language Academic Performance

Introduction: The present research aimed to investigate the components of listening anxiety & English language classroom anxiety in predicting students’ English language academic performance.Methods: Considering the objective, the statistical population included all the female students in the age range of 13 to 18 years old studying in Shokouh language institutes located in Sari, Ghaemshahr, Babol, Babolsar, and Amirkola in the summer trimester of 2016, out of which a sample of 545 language learners was selected through multi-stage random sampling. To collect the data, Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used and  to assess the  students’ English academic performance , their final scores was used.Results: Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis were employed to analyze the data subsequent to the administration of the research questionnaires. Research findings indicated the correlation between the components of English language class anxiety, listening anxiety and academic performance in the English language lesson. Based on the results of step-wise regression analysis,these variables explained 41 percent of the changes of academic performance in the language lesson. Given the Betta coefficients, Tension and worry over English Listening had the highest predictive power for academic performance.Conclusion: The practical implications of the present research indicate that necessary plans should be employed to control and decrease the effective factors of students’ anxiety  in English language class and anxiety in listening skill.

An Investigation of Post-radiation Gene Expression Profiles: A System Biology Study

Introduction: Genomics and bioinformatics are useful methods for exploring unclear aspects of radiation effects on biological systems. Many radiation-induced alterations in irradiated samples are post-radiation time-dependent. This study aims to evaluate the post-irradiation effects of the gamma-ray on human Jurkat cells.Methods: Gene expression profiles of the samples compared 6 and 24 hours after radiation to findthe critical differential expressed genes and the related pathways. Samples are provided from GeneExpression Omnibus (GEO) and analyzed by ClueGO.Results: Twenty-nine critical genes were determined as the important affected genes and 7 classes of related pathways were introduced. CCNE2, PSMD11, CDC25C, ANAPC1, PLK1, AURKA, and CCNB1 that were associated with more than 6 pathways were related to one of the determined pathway groups.Conclusion: Cell protecting pathways were associated with the genes (HSPA5, HSPA8, HSP90B1, HMMR, CEBPB, RXRA, and PSMD11) which were related to the minimum numbers of pathways. The finding of this study corresponds to repair processes that depend on post-radiation time. It seems these sets of genes are suitable candidates for further investigatio

Severity of striae gravidarum and it's related factors in primiparous women

زمینه و هدف: استریای حاملگی یکی از تغییرات شایع بافت همبند در دوران حاملگی است که ممکن است سبب ایجاد نگرانی هایی شود. هدف از این مطالعه تعیین شدت استریای حاملگی و ارتباط احتمالی آن با برخی از ویژگی‌های مادران و نوزادان آن ها بود. روش بررسی: این مطالعه توصیفی- مقطعی بر روی 182 زن نخست زای مراجعه کننده به بیمارستان کوثر شهر قزوین در سال 1390 انجام شد. نمونه‌گیری به روش در دسترس بود. داده‌ها از طریق پرسشنامه و معاینه فیزیکی جمع‌آوری شدند. شدت استریای حاملگی از طریق مقیاس Davey بررسی گردید. داده ها با استفاده از آزمون های آماری تی مستقل، کای دو و ضریب همبستگی پیرسون تجزیه و تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها: میانگین شدت استریای حاملگی در پستان 55/1± 08/1، شکم 2/2 ± 31/4 و ران 02/2 ± 76/1 بود. بین شدت استریای حاملگی با سن مادر، سن شروع استریا و شاخص توده بدنی همبستگی معکوس و با افزایش وزن دوران حاملگی همبستگی مستقیم وجود داشت. نتیجه‌گیری: اگرچه برخی از عوامل مرتبط با استریا غیر قابل تعدیل هستند (سابقه فامیلی استریا، وزن هنگام تولد نوزاد و سن حاملگی در زمان زایمان)، اما سایر فاکتورهای قابل تعدیل از قبیل شاخص توده بدنی قبل از حاملگی، افزایش وزن دوره حاملگی، افزایش مصرف مایعات از عوامل قابل اصلاح هستن

Elderly and Care Givers’ Experiences of Transfer to Nursing Homes in Bam City: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: The elderly population has increased rapidly in recent decades, and consequently, admission to nursing homes is growing, but their experiences of this transfer have not been paid adequate attention. The aim of this study is to explain the elderly and care givers’ experiences of transfer to nursing homes in Bam city, Kerman Province, Iran. Methods: This study was conducted using a phenomenological approach in 2017. Participants were the elderly residents in the nursing homes in Bam city and their care givers. Sampling was done till data saturation. Sixteen elderly people and 6 their care givers were participated in the study by purposeful sampling. Data collection methods were unstructured in-depth interview and field-notes. Data were analyzed by seven-stage Colaizzi's method. Results: The data analysis identified 47 initial and conceptual codes that categorized the causes of transfer in 2 categories from the viewpoint of the care givers and of the elders and 4 sub-categories (the elders' problems, the family problems, compulsory transfer and voluntary transfer). Conclusion: Participants' statements indicated that most elderly people were not happy with their transfer to nursing homes, although some are satisfy with their transfer. Therefore, formal and non-formal education should be offered regarding respect for the elderly, the use of their experiences, getting their satisfaction before transferring to the nursing homes, and regulating, meetings program with them by their family, friends, and even all sections of society as much as possible

Effectiveness of Neuropsychological Intervention on Reading Performance and Executive Functions in Dyslexic Children

The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of neuropsychological intervention on reading performance and executive functions in dyslexic children. The research method was quasi-experimental. The statistical population of this study included all third grade dyslexic students who referred to the Learning Disabilities Centers in Zahedan in 2021. A total of 28 patients were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (14 people in each group). The neuropsychological intervention was performed in the experimental group for 15 one-hour sessions. Reading and Dyslexia Test (NEMA) (KaramiNouri & Moradi, 2005) and Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (Gioia et al., 2000) was used to collect data. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the research hypotheses. The results indicated that the neuropsychological intervention is effective on both reading performance (except for the elimination of sounds and words-fake reading) and executive functions (P <0.01). Furthermore, the results of repeated measures ANOVA showed that the results were significant in the follow-up phase (P <0.01). The findings generally indicated that the intervention can be used as an effective treatment of dyslexia in learning disabilities treatment centers

The use of sludge as a micronutrient for the improvement of biogas production from seaweed: the integration of two sources of environmental concern to bring new opportunities

Large quantities of seaweed in marine environments and coastal areas can cause serious hygienic and environmental problems. Anaerobic digestion (AD) could provide a solution and could also be useful for the production of bioenergy and fertilizer. However, the AD of algae biomass has some limitations and further work is required on the process. To increase the efficiency of the process, batches of 350 mL feedstock containing seaweed biomass (Sargassum sp.), inoculum, and different dosages of sludge from drinking water treatment (DWTS) as a micronutrient source to improve biogas production were digested in a 500 mL glass reactor and under mesophilic conditions, leading to significantly enhanced methane production. The highest methane yield (199 NmL g−1 VS) was observed when 6 mg L−1 DWTS was added, which showed a 30% improvement compared with the control digester and accounted for a 249.4 kWh increase in net energy per ton. The biodegradability index also increased by 10% compared with the control after the addition of DWTS

Application of superabsorbent geotextiles to decontaminate and improve crude oil-contaminated soil

The contamination of soil by various oil products is a severe geo-environmental problem. In this study, some geotextiles were used as superabsorbent geotextiles to decontaminate soil polluted with crude oil. The ability of these geotextiles to absorb oil is better than that of absorbing water. The removal efficiency of the absorbent geotextile was first evaluated by placing the spacer fabrics in different arrangements in contaminated soil samples. Second, the shear strengths of the decontaminated soil samples were evaluated through a series of direct shear tests and compared with those of contaminated soil. The effects of crude oil content, vertical stress, and geotextile arrangement were thoroughly investigated to understand the vivid behavior of the specimen matrix. The results showed that the geometric properties of geotextile and sand, such as the mean size of sand particles, aperture size, fluffs, and piles of geotextile, geotextile roughness, and the two phases occurring in the specimens – wettability and saturation of absorbent layer – are vital in determining the sand-geotextile interface and the behavior of shear strength parameters of the matrix. Ultimately, the results confirmed the efficiency of absorbent geotextile as a potential method for controlling soil contamination and improving the shear strength parameters