THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OFFICE AUTOMATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DECISION-MAKING AND PRODUCTIVITY OF EMPLOYEES OF YOUTH AND SPORT OFFICES OF WEST AZERBAIJAN PROVINCE, IRAN

The availability of precise, relevant, timely and new information increases the speed and precision of decision making. The objective of present study is to examine the association between office automation, improvement of decision-making and productivity of employees of Youth and Sport offices of West Azerbaijan Province. The statistical population of present study consists of 130 employees of Youth and Sport offices of West Azerbaijan Province selected through simple random sampling. The statistical instrument of present study consists of two standard questionnaire of office automation and improvement of decision-making and productivity. To analyze data were used descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Pearson correlation). The results of preset study show that there is a positive association between the items of office automation and improvement of decision-making and productivity of employees of Youth and Sport offices.  Article visualizations

THE EFFECTS OF SELECTED EDUCATIONAL GAMES WITH OR WITHOUT BALL IN MORNING AND EVENING SHIFTS ON HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER OF MALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF MIANDOAB TOWN, IRAN

Today, this is an undeniable truth that the children in lower ages not only need physical care but also need attention to all dimensions of their existence such as social, emotional, personal and intelligence development. The objective of present study is to examine the effects of selected educational games with and without ball on hyperactivity disorder of students. It is a semi-experimental study with control group. The statistical population and sample of present study includes all male students of elementary schools studying in region 1 of Miandoab Town studying during educational year of 2016-2017. As a result, 500 questionnaire forms are distributed and among the 300 returned formed, 60 individuals with highest levels of hyperactivity disorder are purposefully selected. The data-collection instrument of present study is Child Symptom Inventory developed based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders. The descriptive statistics of direction, frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and the inferential statistic of independent t are used. The results show that educational games with and without balls in morning and evening shifts have significantly positive effects upon reduction of symptoms of hyperactivity disorder.   Article visualizations

THE COMPARISON OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND JOB BURNOUT OF FEMALE ATHLETIC AND NON-ATHLETIC TEACHERS OF MIANDOAB TOWN, IRAN IN 2016-2017

The psychological disorders are common and serious problems that are found worldwide. The objective of present study is to compare the psychological health and job burnout of female athletic and non-athletic teachers of Miandoab Town. The present study is of causative-comparative type. The statistical population of present study includes the official female teachers of middle schools of Miandoab Town that amount to 182 individuals. The statistical sample is obtained through simple random sampling (based on Morgan table) which includes 120 individuals. The instruments of data collected used in the present study are Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire (1978) with reliability coefficient of 91 percent, and Maslach Burnout Inventory with reliability coefficient of 90 percent as defined in previous studies. To compare the elements, independent t-test is used. The findings show that there is a significant difference between psychological disorders and job burnout of female athletic and non-athletic teachers

Neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: Iranian experience

<b>Aims:</b> To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of different neurological and psychiatric presentations in patients admitted to hospital with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). <b> Materials and Methods:</b> In this retrospective hospital-based study, we examined the medical records of patients with SLE who were referred to the hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from 1995 to 2005. All patients of SLE who had clinical neurological or psychiatric features were included in this study. The patients&#x2032; demographic data, findings on general examination, neuropsychiatric manifestations, and the results of laboratory investigations and imaging studies were recorded. Clinical manifestations were classified according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) case definitions. <b> Results:</b> Of the 407 study patients, 11.3&#x0025; had neuropsychiatric complications. The most frequent findings were seizure (63&#x0025;), headache (60&#x0025;), and decreased level of consciousness (50&#x0025;). Cerebrovascular disease (28.3&#x0025;), seizure disorder (26.5&#x0025;), and acute confusional state (19.6&#x0025;) were the most prevalent syndromes. <b> Conclusion:</b> The prevalence and nature of different neurological presentations of SLE in Iranian patients has some similarities to that seen in other populations, as well as some differences. Ethnic and environmental factors may contribute to these differences