The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing death anxiety in women suffering from coronary artery disease

Background and aim: Coronary artery patiets face to important issues that mental health problems such as death anxiety are some of these problems that majority of patient's experience. Thus, they will cause the reduction of the quality of life and increased risk of death. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing death anxiety in women suffering coronary artery disease. Methods: This study was a semi-experimental, two-group, and three-step study that conducted on 30 women suffering from coronary artery disease that were assigned randomly into 2 groups: experimental and control groups. The experimental group received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training eight 2-hour sessions and each session in a week. Tool of collecting data was Templer Death Anxiety Scale (1970) and in order to achieve results in the SPSS software, analysis of covariance and moderation mean was used. Results: The findings of the present study showed a significant effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the reduction of death anxiety level (P<0.001). These results were maintained during the follow-up phase. Conclusion: Due to the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing of death anxiety level and continuity its effects, it seems necessary the use of these techniques at all levels of prevention and treatment of suffering from physical illness

CHRONOLOGY AND SHORT HISTORY OF IRANIAN LAKS (CASE STUDY LAKI PEOPLE IN LORESTAN PROVINCE OF IRAN)

Abstract. One of the topics that have been used in Iranian studies and cultural Anthropology is localChronology. In this connection laki Chronology is disputable. tribes calendar, and various geographical regions, in order that, this matter hasn’t been addressed as proper as it should be in respect to scientific view at some vast territories and data and information had been rare regarding to this and most of the subjects is being transferred orally among generations. One of the tribes, which is rich in respect to its manner and olden elements, is Laki tribe. Laks are independent group from Aryan race that are inhabitant through Lorestan, Kermanshah, Ilam, and Hamedanan sporadically through different regions in Iran and also at Karkock, Khaneghin, and some other parts of Iraq. Chronology is based on the way of time evaluation, dates counting, weeks, months, or particular Chronometry expressions that isbased on culture and civilization of this tribe, which has inseparable link with Iranian culture, and it went to show far reaching history of Iran and march of the events, in order that, the scope of cultural richness hasn’t fallen victim to decadence and transformation. The aim of this this paper is to investigate the Lack review of literature based on identifying Chronometry structure of this tribe and its characteristics. The main subject of this paper is that what aspects of Laki peoples’ life lead to the fundamentals underpinning forming of Chronology? Achievement of this research indicates that this Chronology structure and fundamentals underpinning forming of Chronometry is based on this tribe lifestyle and a close connection is seen among them. Range of study is the geographic area of three city dwellers Lak in Lorestan province, the Noorabad, Alashtar and koohdasht.Key word: Laki language, Lakiethnic, social life, Chronology, Astronomy,Nowruz, Iranian calendar

CHRONOLOGY AND SHORT HISTORY OF IRANIAN LAKS (CASE STUDY LAKI PEOPLE IN LORESTAN PROVINCE OF IRAN)

Abstract. One of the topics that have been used in Iranian studies and cultural Anthropology is localChronology. In this connection laki Chronology is disputable. tribes calendar, and various geographical regions, in order that, this matter hasn’t been addressed as proper as it should be in respect to scientific view at some vast territories and data and information had been rare regarding to this and most of the subjects is being transferred orally among generations. One of the tribes, which is rich in respect to its manner and olden elements, is Laki tribe. Laks are independent group from Aryan race that are inhabitant through Lorestan, Kermanshah, Ilam, and Hamedanan sporadically through different regions in Iran and also at Karkock, Khaneghin, and some other parts of Iraq. Chronology is based on the way of time evaluation, dates counting, weeks, months, or particular Chronometry expressions that isbased on culture and civilization of this tribe, which has inseparable link with Iranian culture, and it went to show far reaching history of Iran and march of the events, in order that, the scope of cultural richness hasn’t fallen victim to decadence and transformation. The aim of this this paper is to investigate the Lack review of literature based on identifying Chronometry structure of this tribe and its characteristics. The main subject of this paper is that what aspects of Laki peoples’ life lead to the fundamentals underpinning forming of Chronology? Achievement of this research indicates that this Chronology structure and fundamentals underpinning forming of Chronometry is based on this tribe lifestyle and a close connection is seen among them. Range of study is the geographic area of three city dwellers Lak in Lorestan province, the Noorabad, Alashtar and koohdasht.Key word: Laki language, Lakiethnic, social life, Chronology, Astronomy,Nowruz, Iranian calendar

Automatic Migration Percentage Measurements on Ultrasound Images

Hip displacement is a prevalent disorder in children with cerebral palsy, defined as the lateral displacement of the femur head from under the acetabulum, and leads to severe pain and difficulties in daily activities. As a result, hip surveillance programs have been developed to monitor and diagnose hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy, and ensure that appropriate interventions are made at the right time. These programs involve regular assessments of hip displacement. Migration Percentage (MP), defined as the ratio of the distance between the lateral borders of the femur head and the acetabulum (A) to the total width of the femur head (B), is the gold standard parameter of hip displacement measurement and is measured using anteroposterior X-ray imaging (MP=A/B). However, the frequent X-ray imaging in hip surveillance programs exposes children to ionizing radiation, increasing the risk of cancer development later in life. Recently, ultrasound (US) has been proposed as a non-invasive and widely accessible alternative for hip assessments. Yet, the inherently fuzzy and noisy nature of US images makes accurately identifying edges and landmarks challenging, leading to time-consuming and user-dependent manual measurements. To tackle these issues, this study aimed to develop a fast, reliable, and fully automatic algorithm to measure the MP from US images. In the developed methodology, for each of the “A” and “B” measurements, UNets were trained to segment the hip features on the coronal hip scans. A convolution neural network was trained to score and select frames for measurement. More UNets were trained to identify the measurement features on the selected frames, and statistical analysis was applied to aggregate and finalize the measurements. To verify the developed method, a total of 38 children with an average age of 9 ± 3.4 years old were recruited, and 62 hips were scanned in total. From the 62 scanned hips, 36 were utilized for training, 8 for validation, and 18 for testing. An experienced rater provided the X-ray measurements for all scanned hips as the ground truth. The mean absolute difference (MAD) and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC(2,1)) of the test measurements were 6.5% ± 5.5% and 0.86. The clinical acceptance rate was 72%, and the sensitivity and specificity of classification of displaced hips (MP>30) were found to be 100% and 93%. The measurement time for each hip was 105.6 seconds on average, which was 3 times faster than manual measurements. Hence, the developed method demonstrated good reliability, accuracy, and speed in MP measurements, marking a significant step towards replacing X-ray with US in hip assessments

An Investigation into the Evaluation of the Satisfaction with Prenatal Care Services among Pregnant Women Attending Healthcare Centers during Pregnancy in the Capital of Lorestan Province, Iran

Background: Pregnancy period is one of the most important periods for mother and infant, and the maternal and fetal health during this period is of paramount importance. This study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction with prenatal (also known as antenatal) care services among pregnant women attending healthcare centers in the capital of Lorestan province (Khorramabad, west Iran).Methods: This cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study evaluated the satisfaction with benefitting from prenatal care services among pregnant women in the last months of pregnancy. The research sample was selected using a multistage sampling method involving a combination of stratified, cluster, and random sampling. The required data were gathered using a three-part questionnaire, including information regarding demographic survey questions, information about the extent to which pregnant women in Khorramabad benefit from prenatal care services, and the degree of pregnant women's satisfaction with prenatal care. Independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data.Results: According to the obtained results, the mean score of benefiting from and satisfaction with prenatal care services was high. The difference in the score of benefitting from services was statistically significant in terms of type of pregnancy and a history of stillbirth (p <0.05). The number of children, occupation, and type of pregnancy were statistically significant, and these factors produced the mean satisfaction score (p <0.05).Conclusion: To increase the rate of benefiting from and satisfaction with prenatal care services among pregnant women, the health authorities of the region should take effective practical and educational measures to improve the quality-of-care delivery, train health service providers, and complete and equip prenatal centers.Keywords: Satisfaction; Care; Pregnant women; Healthcare centers 

Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG Survival and Quality Parameters in Kefir Produced from Kefir Grains and Natural Kefir Starter Culture

The study aimed to determine the effect of starter cultures (kefir grains and natural kefir starter culture without grains) on Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) survival and on the quality characteristics of kefir. To this end, the viability of probiotic L. rhamnosus GG strain and the rheological properties and quality parameters of kefir beverages were tested during storage over 21 days at 4 °C. The final LGG counts were 7.71 and 7.55 log cfu/mL in natural kefir starter culture and kefir grain, respectively. When prepared with probiotic bacteria, the syneresis values of kefir prepared using natural kefir starter culture was significantly lower (p 0.05). Moreover, all samples showed shear-thinning behavior. The flavor scores for kefir prepared using natural kefir starter culture were significantly higher than for the other samples (p 0.05). Overall, the results indicate that natural kefir starter culture could be a potential probiotic carrier