Comparison of Some Nutrient Content of Sport Lawn under the Influence of Fertilizer and Seasons

Quantity, characteristics and composition of organic matter widely vary by changing seasons and geographical conditions. On the other hand when soil conditioning due to poor drainage limits then decomposition of organic matter by soil microorganisms highly reduces. Soil and plant testing is one of the best management methods in measuring these changes. In this study, the effect of seven types of organic fertilizer including Leaf Mold (LM), Rice Husk (RH), manure, Spent Mushroom Compost (SMC), a mixture of LM, RH and manure (mixture 1), a mixture of LM, RH and SMC (mixture 2) with the ratio of 1:1:1 and control (no fertilizer) at three levels of compaction including roller weighted at 36, 56 and 76 kilograms on some nutrient content of sport lawn were investigated in different seasons. An experiment was conducted as a strip plot design in three replications, in research farm of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources during 2008-9. With the comparison of the total mean of leaf nitrogen and potassium in different seasons, the highest and the lowest absorption rate of these elements was observed in the fall and summer respectively. Moreover, statistical analysis indicated higher concentration of phosphorus in spring and summer than fall and winter

The Effects of Triggers’ Modifying on Adolescent Self-Efficacy with Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Introduction: The management of asthma during adolescence has specific challenges and is likely influenced, to some extent, by the patient's belief in their ability to affect change, their self-efficacy. Bolstering self-efficacy could potentially improve an adolescent’s ability to self-manage their asthma. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a triggers’ educational-modifying intervention on self-efficacy among adolescents diagnosed with asthma living in Iran. Methods: Sixty adolescents, aged 12 to 18 years, diagnosed with asthma participated in this randomized clinical trial. Participants randomly assigned to the control group received standard care while those assigned to the experimental group participated in a 5 week, nurse led, triggers modifying educational intervention in specialized clinics of lung in Tabriz, Iran. The self-efficacy scale developed by Bursh et al., was used for data collection. Results: The level of self- efficacy in two groups before intervention was not statistically significant, while the post intervention measures were statistically significant. Intervention was effective in improving adolescents’ self-efficacy. Conclusion: Since this type of intervention has the potential to improve Self- efficacy in adolescents with asthma, it is suggested that adolescence directly education about asthma triggers along with modulating triggers will be of value and parent‐centered could be diminished. The need for such interventions emphasizes in clinic and outpatient clinics

Evaluation of Effect of Organic Fertilizer’s Treatments and Soil Compaction on the Qualitative Traits of Sport Lawn in Different Seasons

Natural structure of lawn brings about the sensitivity of it to climate conditions and imposed destructive forces during its use. In this study, the effect of several types of organic fertilizers including leaf mold (LM), rice husk (RH), livestock manure, spent mushroom compost (SMC), a mixture of LM, RH and livestock manure (mixture 1), a mixture of LM, RH and SMC (mixture 2) with the ratio of 1:1:1 and control (no fertilizer) along with several levels of compaction including roller weighted of 36, 56 and 76 kilograms were studied on the change qualitative traits of sport lawn in different seasons. An experiment was conducted at the strip plot design in three replications, in research farm of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources during 2008-2009. According to the results, the chlorophyll rate in the fall was higher than winter and spring. With the comparison of the cover rate, density and height, it was observed that in different seasons, the highest and lowest rate of these attributes was related to spring and summer respectively

The Relationship between Ethical Climate and Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Nurses in Selected Hospitals Affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Background & Objectives: Ethical values act as the most powerful factors influencing citizenship behaviors. This research was conducted to investigate the relationship between ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior in nurses of hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 307 nurses selected through random sampling in 2016. Data gathering tools were two questionnaires of ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior. Data analysis was done through SPSS20 and using descriptive statistics, t-test, One- Way ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression tests. Results: Mean scores of ethical climate and citizenship behavior were respectively 3.51 ±0.55 and 3.49 ± 0.45 that reflects the favorable view of nurses towards ethical climate and citizenship behavior. Head nurses had the highest mean scores in the dimensions of ethical climate. Among the dimensions of citizenship behavior, the dimension of conscience gained the highest mean score among nurses. There was a significant relationship between employment status and ethical climate (P<0.001) and also a positive and significant correlation between ethical climate and citizenship behavior (P<.0.001). Conclusion: Promotion of ethical climate enables nurses to respond better to ethical stress, to adapt to other causes of workplace dissatisfaction and consequently showing citizenship behaviors. Some meetings are required to be held in order to improve the relationship between physicians and nurses, to create alignment and understanding among staff and consequently to improve citizen behaviors. Key­words: Ethical climate, Organizational citizenship behavior, Nurses, Teaching hospital ­Citation: Zarei E, Damiri S, Bagheri A, Fazli Ouchhesar F. The Relationship between Ethical Climate and Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Nurses in Selected Hospitals Affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Health Based Research 2019; 5(2): 175-186. [In Persian

The Effect of Fertilizer Treatments at Three Compactness Levels on Qualitative Traits of Sport Lawn in Winter Season

Lawn quality, which introduces by good color, density, uniformity and texture varies depending on the species, maintenance operation, and time of the year. In the current study, the effect of organic fertilizers containing Leaf Mold (LM), Rice Husk (RH), manure, Spent Mushroom Compost (SMC), a mixture of LM, RH and SMC (mixture 1), a mixture of LM, RH and manure (mixture 2), with the ratio of 1:1:1 and control (no fertilizer) at three levels of soil compactness including roller weights of 36, 56, 76 kilograms on qualitative traits of sport lawn were investigated in winter season. Treatments were applied in a strip plot design with three replications, in research farm of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources during fall 2008-2009. According to achieved results, manure and RH treatments in first and second compaction and manure treatment in third compaction level showed the highest amount of chlorophyll content. In visual assessment, the highest and lowest of lawn quality was observed in the manure and the control treatment respectively. In first and second compaction, the maximum height was observed in manure treatment. Control and LM treatments showed the minimum height. In third compaction, maximum and minimum heights were associated with manure and control treatment respectively

Effect of Several Organic Fertilizers Along with Some Soil Compactness Levels on Nutrients Content of Sport Lawn in Fall Season

The lawn has an incredible role in designing and construction of landscape areas and lawn bed provides aeration, moisture and nutrients, which is essential for having an acceptance lawn, so the role of organic matter and degree of soil compactness need to be studied. In the current study, the effect of some bed mixtures including Leaf Mold (LM), Rice Husk (RH), manure, Spent Mushroom Compost (SMC), a mixture of LM, RH and SMC (mixture 1), a mixture of LM, RH and manure (mixture 2) with the ratio of 1:1:1 and control (no fertilizer), also the effect of some different soil compactness (roller weights of 36, 56 and 76 kilograms) on the content of some nutrients of sport lawn in fall season were investigated. Hence, an experiment was conducted at the strip plot design with three replications, in research farm of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources during 2008-09. According to the results of this study, interaction of fertilizer and soil compactness was significant for most measured factors. The manure and control treatments showed the most and the least amount of nitrogen in all compactness treatments respectively. The manure and SMC treatments and also treatments containing these organic matters increased plant phosphorus content in comparing with RH, LM and control treatments. Also in three compactness, manure and SMC treatments showed more plant potassium in contrast to control

Supportive supervision in health centers of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

زمینه و اهداف: نظارت بعنوان یکی از مهمترین کارکردهای مدیریت منابع انسانی، نقش مهمی در انگیزش و عملکرد کارکنان سلامت ایفا می کند. هدف از این مطالعه بررسی وضعیت نظارت حمایتی از دیدگاه کارکنان و ناظران مراقبت های بهداشتی اولیه بود. مواد و روشها: این مطالعه توصیفی- مقطعی با مشارکت 325 نفر از کارکنان و 92 نفر از ناظران آنها انجام شد. داده ها با استفاده از دو پرسشنامه تهیه شده بر اساس مرور گسترده متون که روایی و پایایی آنها تایید شد، جمع آوری گردید. تحلیل داده ها با استفاده از آمار توصیفی و تحلیلی در نرم افزار SPSS16 انجام شد. تمامی مراحل مطالعه حاضر طبق موازین اخلاقی اجرا گردید. یافته ها: میانگین نمره وضعیت نظارت حمایتی از دیدگاه کارکنان 1/24±0/38و از دیدگاه ناظران&nbsp; 1/6±0/2از دو نمره و این تفاوت معنی دار بود (P&lt;0/001) بود. از دیدگاه کارکنان حیطه ایجاد محیط خوشایند (1/64±0/4) و حیطه ایفای نقش مربی برای بهبود مهارت های ارائه دهندگان خدمات بهداشتی &nbsp;(0/99±0/53) به ترتیب بیشترین و کمترین میانگین را داشته اند. از دیدگاه ناظران حیطه ارائه بازخورد دقیق (1/71±0/23)، بالاترین و حیطه منابع اختصاص داده شده به بازدید نظارتی &nbsp;(1/35±0/42)، کمترین میانگین را داشته است. نتیجه گیری: یافته ها نشان داد که برخی از حیطه های مهم نظارت در عرصه مورد بررسی کمتر حمایتی است. تدوین سیاست های جدید نظارتی در راستای تحقق نظارت حمایتی ضروری است. آموزش ناظرین در زمینه مهارت های مربیگری و ارائه بازخورد سازنده و اجرای نظام عادلانه مشوق ها نقش مهمی در این زمینه ایفا خواهد کرد.Background and Aims: Supervision, as one of the most important functions of&nbsp; Human Resources Management&nbsp; (HRM) plays an important role in motivating health workers. This paper aimed to examine the status of supportive supervision from the perspective of Primary Health Care (PHC) health workers and their supervisors in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with participation of 325 health workers and their 92 supervisors. Data were gathered using two questionnaires developed based on an extensive review of the literature. The validity and reliability of questionnaires were also confirmed. Data were analyzed through descriptive and analytic statistics using SPSS software version 16.0. All stages of the study were conducted ethically. Results: The mean score of supportive supervision status from the perspective of health workers and supervisors was 1.24±0.38 and 1.6±0.2 out of 2, respectively and the difference was statistically significant. From health workers’ perspective, “creating a pleasant environment” (1.64±0.4) and “coaching role-play to improve the skills of health care providers” (0.99±0.53) showed the highest and lowest average. From supervisors’ perspective, “providing accurate feedback” (1.71±0.23) revealed the highest, and “resources allocated to supervisory visits” (1.35±0.42) had the lowest average.&nbsp; &nbsp; Conclusion: The findings showed that some of the most important dimensions of supervision were less supportive. Developing new supervisory policies is essential to achieve supportive supervision. Training supervisors on coaching skills and providing constructive feedback and creating a fair incentive system will play important roles in this area

Investigando o papel mediador da agilidade organizacional no efeito do capital intelectual sobre o desempenho do enfermeiro no Hospital Shahid Beheshti de Yasuj

Aim and literature: organizations face an environment which is characterized by increasing complexity and globalization and dynamism in the ultra-competitive era. So, the main aim of the present study is analyzing the effect of intellectual capital on nurses' job performance by considering the mediating role of organizational agility.The present research is an applied, descriptive, survey and correlative research in terms of its aim&nbsp;and methodology which was conducted in 2017 periodically. The statistical population of this study included the nurses of Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Yasuj. They were 320 persons at the time of study. The sample size was 174 persons which were selected by a stratified- randomized method. The standard questionnaire was used for gathering information. The validity and reliability of this questionnaire was confirmed. Pearson correlation test, structural equations modeling and bootstrap test were used for analyzing the relationship between variables, measuring the fit of the research model and testing the hypotheses by SPSS and Smart Pls software respectively. Results suggested that the proposed model of research has a good fit and these results are in accordance with positive and significant effect of intellectual capital on nurses' job performance. Findings of this research also showed that intellectual capital has a direct, positive and significant effect on nurses' job performance with the moderating role of agility. The results showed that hospital agility can be an important factor in improving the nurses' job performance and thus strengthening the intellectual capital of the hospital.Objetivo y literatura: las organizaciones se enfrentan a un entorno caracterizado por el aumento de la complejidad y la globalización y el dinamismo en la era ultracompetitiva. Por lo tanto, el objetivo principal del presente estudio es analizar el efecto del capital intelectual en el desempeño laboral de las enfermeras al considerar el papel mediador de la agilidad organizacional.&nbsp; La presente investigación es una investigación aplicada, descriptiva, encuesta y correlativa en términos de su objetivo y metodología que se llevó a cabo en 2017 periódicamente. La población estadística de este estudio incluyó a las enfermeras del Hospital Shahid Beheshti de Yasuj. Eran 320 personas en el momento del estudio. El tamaño de la muestra fue de 174 personas que fueron seleccionadas por un método estratificado y aleatorizado. El cuestionario estándar se usó para recopilar información. La validez y fiabilidad de este cuestionario fue confirmada. La prueba de correlación de Pearson, el modelado de ecuaciones estructurales y la prueba de arranque se usaron para analizar la relación entre variables, medir el ajuste del modelo de investigación y probar las hipótesis mediante el software SPSS y Smart Pls, respectivamente. los resultados sugirieron que el modelo propuesto de investigación encaja bien y estos resultados están de acuerdo con el efecto positivo y significativo del capital intelectual en el desempeño laboral de las enfermeras. Los resultados de esta investigación también mostraron que el capital intelectual tiene un efecto directo, positivo y significativo en el desempeño laboral de las enfermeras con el papel moderador de la agilidad. Los resultados mostraron que la agilidad hospitalaria puede ser un factor importante para mejorar el desempeño laboral de las enfermeras y así fortalecer el capital intelectual del hospital.O objetivo principal do presente estudo é avaliar o comprometimento organizacional de professores do ensino médio baseado na teoria de Herzberg sobre a motivação dos fatores. Um método de pesquisa descritiva é usado neste estudo. A população estatística deste estudo inclui os professores da escola secundária da administração educacional da cidade de Jahrom. Havia 330 pessoas no momento do estudo. O tamanho da amostra foi de 178 pessoas, de acordo com a tabela de Kerjesi-Morgan, e a amostragem foi realizada por método estratificado e randomizado. Dois problemas de comprometimento organizacional (Allen e Meyer) e motivação foram utilizados pelas razões dos fatores (expectativa de trabalho) (Lussier) para coletar informações. A validade e confiabilidade dos questionários foram confirmadas. indicadores SIRS como média e desvio padrão, amostra teste t, coeficiente de correlação de Pearson, t-teste em amostras independentes, análise de regressão multivariada e análise de variância através das partes de estatística descritiva e estatística inferencial para analisar os dados respectivamente. Os resultados dos dados analisados mostraram que existe uma relação significativa entre fatores de higiene motivacional e comprometimento organizacional. Não há diferença significativa entre os fatores de higiene de professores do sexo masculino e feminino, mas a taxa de fatores de higiene das professoras é maior do que a dos professores do sexo masculino. Tampouco há uma diferença significativa entre o comprometimento da organização do professor, mas a taxa de professores com mais do que a categoria de professores com bacharelado e mestrado em artes