Scientometric analysis of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications of Iran in the Web of Science and Scopus Databases

     Scientometric analysis should be given great heed in university and research centers for various research and educational reasons. This study aimed to carry out a scientometirc analysis of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging articles authored by Iranian researchers and published in journals indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases from 2001 to 2016. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study in which as many as 3335 documents authored by Iranian researchers were identified on the two citation databases using field-specific keywords. HistCite™, MS Excel and VOSviewer™ were used to analyze the data. The study discovered that in terms of publications in both citation databases, Iran is almost among the top 30 countries in quantitative and qualitative studies. Iran's contribution was, however, very low in both web of Science (0.32%) and Scopus (0.52%). It was found that “Iranian Journal of Radiation Research” and “Iranian Journal of Radiology” are indexed in both databases; Tehran University of Medical Sciences and University of Tehran are also the most contributing institutions in the databases. According to the findings of the study, it is recommended that Iranian researchers increase their scientific cooperation with researchers from other leading countries in these fields including the United States, Japan and Germany to gain a better quantity and quality of publications

The Effect of Sound of the Quran on Hygiene, Mental Health, and Physiological Functions: A Systematic Review

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Background and Objective: Sounds or voices influence the soul and the body of all creatures from humans to flora and fauna. The harmonious song of the Holy Quran and its agreeable sound is a pleasant mystical music. Basically, the most magnificent miraculous dimension of the Quran is its harmony with sweet melodies and great songs. Furthermore, one of the aspects of the miracle of the Quran, which has been neglected, is hidden in the sound of the Quran. In this systematic review, we investigated the Quranic sound and its effects on hygiene, mental health and physiological functions.Method: Information databases that we searched included: SID, Magiran, Irandoc, Noormags, Iran Medex, Cochrane, Google scholar, Scopus. Keywords (English/Persian) used for search were: Sound, Voice, Quran, Holy book, Physiologic, Mental health, Hygiene and a combination of these were used with high degree of sensitivity. All ethical issues were observed in this study and the authors of the article have not reported any conflicts of interest.Results: In our quest, we found 471 articles. Following our inclusion and exclusion criteria, 40 articles made it to the final analysis of the study. Most of the articles were omitted due to lack of information about the miracle of sound of the Quran and the lack of overlap between the two categories of the sound of Quran and mental health and physiological functions.Conclusion: The results showed that the sound of the Quran can significantly play a role in reducing the amount of anxiety, mental health, pain intensity, improvement of patients' health, signs and physiological function of different tissues of the body, immune system, and patients' levels of satisfaction.For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Please cite this article as: YektaKooshali M.H, Moladoust M, Pourrajabi A. The Effect of Sound of the Quran on Hygiene, Mental Health, and Physiological Functions: A Systematic Review. J Res Relig Health. 2019; 5(1): 136- 47. doi: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i1.1928

Comparison of the prevalence of darkroom disease and related factors between radiotechnologists and nurses in selected hospitals of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in year 2016

BACKGROUND: Radiotechnologists are always in contact with chemicals during the process of confirmation and appearance of radiographs. This study evaluated the prevalence of darkroom disease among the radiotechnologists and nurses working in radiology centers of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.METHODS: This case-control study was conducted between two groups of radiotechnologists and nurses from selected hospitals of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, in year 2016, including 323 radiotechnologists (exposure group = 140 people) and nurses (control group = 183 people) working in educational therapy centers. The participants were selected through convenience sampling method. Total information on darkroom disease was collected using the standard Damases questionnaire, and analyzed using SPSS software at the significance level of P < 0.050.RESULTS: The mean age of radiotechnologists was 34.01 ± 7.9, and the mean age of nurses was 32.33 ± 7.90 years. Symptoms of nausea (P = 0.001), runny nose (P = 0.001), oral ulcer (P = 0.020), burning mouth (P = 0.001), skin rash (P = 0.001), blurred vision (P = 0.002) night sweats (P = 0.001), chemical taste (P = 0.001), and dysuria (P = 0.001) were significantly more common in the radiotechnologists group. Regarding gender and symptoms of darkroom disease in each occupational group, nausea (P = 0.024) and runny nose (P = 0.001) among the radiotechnologists and chemical taste (P = 0.001) among the nurses, had significant relationship with being woman. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of darkroom disease was high among the radiotechnologists in Guilan Province, Iran. Therefore, it is recommended to improve the quality of services provided, as well as to promote the health and safety of radiology personnel through preparing and implementing modern digital equipment in radiology departments

Prevalence of group B streptococcus colonization in Iranian pregnant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important pathogen in newborns and pregnant women. Objective: The present study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of GBS colonization in pregnant women in Iran. Materials and Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guideline using the national databases including Society for Information Display, Magiran, Irandoc,Iran Medex, and international databases including MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus,PubMed, Science-Direct, Cochrane, Embase, Elton Bryson Stephens Company, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Google Scholar, published by 01/30/2017. The I2 index was used to measureheterogeneity between the studies. Results: In a total of 667 documents, 30 (4.49%) were selected. In this study, the prevalence of GBS colonization in 10090 Iranian pregnant women was calculated as 13.65% [confidence interval (CI): 95%: 10.56–17.45]. Based on geographic region,24.63% [CI: 95%: 11.52–45.06] in the West and 8.75% [CI: 95%: 6.43–11.8] in the East were the highest and lowest areas in Iran, respectively, and were statistically significant (p = 0.001). Also, with regards to swapping sampling area, Vaginal with 11.96%, Vaginal and Rectal with 13.62%, and Anal and Vaginal with 25.63% were the least to the greatest, respectively, and were statistically significant (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Therefore, based on the recommendation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as reported by the Ministry of Health and Medical education, early diagnosis, and screening of high-risk women should be done at 35–37 weeks of pregnancy. Key words: Streptococcus agalactiae, Iran, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Female

Lung cancer in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:There are many epidemiological pieces of evidence that show IPF patients have the highest risk of lung cancer. We conducted a systematic review of all published data to define the characteristics of lung cancer that develops in IPF by performing a meta-analysis. METHOD:This study was performed based on the PRISMA guideline. Documents gathered by searching through the Web of Sciences, Scopus, PubMed/Medline, OVID, and COCHRANE databases which published before 03/25/2018 that related to lung cancer in IPFs' patients. Articles were searched using standard keywords as well as Mesh and Mesh Entry and all probabilistic combinations of words using Boolean operators. Data searching, extracting and quality appraising were done by two researchers, independently. At last, Random-effects size based on Cochrane test and I2 were used. The review protocol has been registered in PROSPERO with ID: CRD42018094037. RESULTS:Based on the meta-analysis conducted in 35 (0.18%) included studies, the total sample size of patients with IPF was estimated 131947 among whom 6384 had LC. The total rate of LC prevalence in IPF patients was estimated to be 13.54% (95% CI: 10.43-17.4) that was significantly 9 times higher in men vs. Women and smoker vs. non-smoker. Highest to lowest prevalence of cellular (histological) subtypes of lung cancer in IPF were SQCC (37.82%), ADC (30.79%), SmCC (20.48%), LCC (5.21%), and ADQC (4.81%), respectively. The highest and lowest stage of lung cancer in IPF patients was estimated at III and II, respectively. The highest involvement location of lung cancer in IPF patients was in the Peripheral. Also, the prevalence of the tumor region involved from the highest to the lowest was estimated to be in the RLL, LLL, RUL and LUL regions. CONCLUSIONS:Lung cancer in IPF, most commonly SQCC, presents in elderly heavy smokers with a male, locating in peripheral regions and the lower part of lung predominance

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Iranian Dentists: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are the most important problems among professions particularly, dentists. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in various parts of the body in Iranian dentists by using systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was based on preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and searching in national databases such as SID, Magiran, Irandoc, IranMedex, and Medlib, and international databases such as MedLine, Web of Sciences, Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, Embase, Springer, Wiley Online Library, Ebsco, CEBM, and Google Scholar search engine which were published by January 1, 2017. Researched keywords were in Persian and their standard English equivalents were in accordance with their MeSH. The obtained documents were analyzed using Comprehensive Meta-analysis version 2. Results: According to 23 studies through 2,531 Iranian dentists which took part in this study, prevalence of skeletal disorders in Iranian dentists has been 17.6% [confidence interval (CI) 95%:11.7–25.5] in knees, 33.2% (CI 95%:24.1–43.8) in shoulders, 33.4% (CI 95%: 26.8–40.8) in the thorax, 51.9% (CI 95%:46.7–57.2) in necks, 33.7% (CI 95%:28.2–39.6) in wrists/hands, 12.9% (CI 95%:7.7–20.6) in elbows, 37.3% (CI 95%: 31.5–43.5) in lower back, 11.9% (CI 95%:8.7–16.1) in thighs, 12.9% (CI 95%:3.8–36) in the foot, and 10.5% (CI 95%:7–15.4) in legs. Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian dentists, ergonomics should be included as a lesson in preclinic and also, reeducation courses for ergonomics basics should be executed for graduate dentists. Keywords: discomforts, Iran, musculoskeletal diseases, occupational dentists, prevalenc

تأثیر آوای قرآن کریم بر بهداشت، سلامت روان و عملکرد فیزیولوژیک: مرور نظام‌مند

خلفية البحث وأهدافه: ان الأصوات أو النغمات تؤثر على نفوس وعقول واجسام جميع المخلوقات بما في ذلك الانسان والحيوانات والنباتات. الموسيقى المتناسقة للقرآن الكريم ونغمته اللطيفة نوع من انواع الموسيقى العرفانية المبهجة. البعد الأكثر روعة من الاعجاز البياني للقرآن الكريم هو الانسجام مع الألحان الممتعه والموسيقى الصوتية الرائعة. أو بالأحرى يمكن القول ان الجانب الاعجازي للقرآن الكريم الذي أُغفل عنه الى حد كبير، يكمن في نغمته. في هذه الدراسة وبهدف المراجعة المنهجية، تمت دراسة البحوث التي اجريت في مجال الاصوات القرآنية وآثارها على الصحة والسلامة العقلية والوظائف الفسيولوجية للجسم. منهجية البحث: ان قواعد البيانات التي تم البحث من خلالها كانت على النحو التالي:SID Magiran, Irandoc, Noormags, Cochrane, Iran Medex, Google scholar, Scopus. وفي سبيل اجراء الدراسة تم استخدام الكلمات المفتاحية التالية في الانجليزية:Sound Voice ,Quran ,Holy book ,Physiologic ,Health ,Hygiene ومعادلها في الفارسية وكذلك تركيب من هذه الكلمات ايضا قد استخدمت بدرجة حساسية عالية. ولم يلحظ مؤلفو المقالة أي تقرير عن تعارض للمنافع فيما يرتبط بهذا التحقيق. الكشوفات: وبعد البحث في قواعد البيانات المذكورة اعلاه تم الحصول على 471 بحث وبعد تطبيق البحوث على اساس معايير الدخول والخروج تم قبول 40 بحث نهائي للدخول في القائمة المرجعية المصممة. تم حذف معظم البحوث بسبب نقص المعلومات المتعلقة بالإعجاز الصوتي في القرآن الكريم وكذلك لغياب التداخل بين فئتي الصوت القرآني والصحة العقلية والوظيفة الفيسيولوجيكية للجسم. الاستنتاج: اظهرت النتائج ان لصوت القرآن الكريم أثراً ملحوظاً في خفض مستوى القلق وشدة الألم وتحسن سلامة المرضى والصحة العقلية والاعراض والوظائف الفيسيولوجيكية لأنسجة الجسم المختلفة وجهاز المناعة ومستوى رضا المرضى.   يتم استناد المقالة على الترتيب التالي: YektaKooshali MH, Moladoust M, Pourrajabi A. The Effect of Sound of the Quran on Hygiene, Mental Health, and Physiological Functions: A Systematic Review. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2019;5(1):136-47. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i1.19289Background and Objective: Sounds or voices influence the soul and the body of all creatures from humans to flora and fauna. The harmonious song of the Holy Quran and its agreeable sound is a pleasant mystical music. Basically, the most magnificent miraculous dimension of the Quran is its harmony with sweet melodies and great songs. Furthermore, one of the aspects of the miracle of the Quran, which has been neglected, is hidden in the sound of the Quran. In this systematic review, we investigated the Quranic sound and its effects on hygiene, mental health and physiological functions. Methods: Information databases that we searched included: SID, Magiran, Irandoc, Noormags, Iran Medex, Cochrane, Google scholar, Scopus. Keywords (English/Persian) used for search were: Sound, Voice, Quran, Holy book, Physiologic, Mental health, Hygiene and a combination of these were used with high degree of sensitivity. The authors reported no conflict of interests. Results: In our quest, we found 471 articles. Following our inclusion and exclusion criteria, 40 articles made it to the final analysis of the study. Most of the articles were omitted due to lack of information about the miracle of sound of the Quran and the lack of overlap between the two categories of the sound of Quran and mental health and physiological functions. Conclusion: The results showed that the sound of the Quran can significantly play a role in reducing the amount of anxiety, mental health, pain intensity, improvement of patients' health, signs and physiological function of different tissues of the body, immune system, and patients' levels of satisfaction.   Please cite this article as: YektaKooshali MH, Moladoust M, Pourrajabi A. The Effect of Sound of the Quran on Hygiene, Mental Health, and Physiological Functions: A Systematic Review. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2019;5(1):136-47. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i1.19289سابقه و هدف: صداها یا آواها بر روح و روان و جسم همه‌ی مخلوقات از انسان‌ها گرفته تا حيوانات و گياهان تأثیر می‌گذارند. آهنگ موزون قرآن کریم و آوای دل‌نشین آن نوعی موسیقی عرفانی دلپذیر است. باشکوه‌ترین بُعد اعجاز بیانی قرآن، همسازی با نغمه‌های دل‌نشین و آهنگ‌های وزین صوتی است. به ­عبارت دیگر، يكي از جنبه‌هاي اعجاز قرآن كه کمتر به آن توجه شده، در آواي آن نهفته است. در مطالعه‌ی حاضر، با هدف مرور نظام‌مند به بررسی پژوهش‌های انجام‌شده با مضمون آوای قرآنی و تأثیر آن بر بهداشت، سلامت روان و عملکرد فیزیولوژیک بدن پرداخته شده­ است. روش کار: پایگاه‌های اطلاعاتی مورد جستجو شامل پایگاه‌های اس.آی.دی، مگیران، ایران داک، نورمگز، ایران مدکس، کاکرین، گوگل اسکولار و اسکوپوس بود. برای اجرای پژوهش از کلیدواژه‌های فارسی آوا، صوت، قرآن، فیزیولوژیک، سلامت روان و بهداشت؛ و کلیدواژه‌های انگلیسیSound ,Voice ,Quran ,Holy book ,Physiologic ,Health ,Hygiene  و همچنین ترکیبی از آنها با درجه‌ی حساسیت بالا استفاده شد. در این پژوهش همه‌ی مسائل اخلاقی رعایت شده است و نویسندگان مقاله هیچ‌گونه تضاد منافعی گزارش نکرده‌اند. یافته‌ها: با جستجو در پایگاه‌های یادشده، 471 عنوان مقاله حاصل شد که بر اساس معیارهای ورود و خروج 40 مقاله‌ی نهایی برای ورود به چک‌لیست طراحی‌شده، پذیرفته شد. بیشتر مقالات به دلیل نداشتن اطلاعات مربوط به اعجاز آوای قرآنی و همچنین نداشتن همپوشانی دو مقوله‌ی آوای قرآن و بهداشت روان و عملکرد فیزیولوژیک بدن حذف شدند. نتیجه‌گیری: نتایج حاصل از بررسی حاضر نشان داد که آوای قرآن در کاهش میزان اضطراب، بهداشت روان، شدت درد، بهبود سلامت بیماران، علائم و عملکرد فیزیولوژی بافت‌های مختلف بدن، سیستم ایمنی و سطح رضایتمندی بیماران به طور محسوسی مؤثر بود.   استناد مقاله به این صورت است: YektaKooshali MH, Moladoust M, Pourrajabi A. The Effect of Sound of the Quran on Hygiene, Mental Health, and Physiological Functions: A Systematic Review. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2019;5(1):136-47. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i1.1928

Correction: Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214738.]