Abstract The construction industry has a great impact on the environment worldwide. diffusion of sustainability concepts led to improve environmental performance in building projects. This paper aims identify sustainable practicesadopted by managers industryin medium-sized city Brazil. An online surveywith17 questions regarding knowledgeand application strategies project design and management w...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to have a linguistic validation of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) in Iranian children with Persian language. METHODS The study included a randomly selected sample of children, aged 6-15 years, from three primary and secondary schools located in Isfahan City, Iran. Following the forward-backward translation method, parents completed the SDSC...

Objectives: To determine the mean 24 hr urinary sodium (UNa) and chloride (UCl) excretion, and the association between these variables and blood pressure, since studies on the effect of habitual dietary salt intake and some electrolytes on blood pressure were reported different. Design: Experimental population-based study Setting: Urban areas, Isfahan city, Iran Subjects: Nine hundred and twelv...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship of snacking during school hours, sleep time, and breakfast consumption by weight status of Iranian high school girls in urban and rural areas in Guilan Province, Iran. DESIGN Data were collected by self-administered questionnaire and measure of body weight and height. SETTING High schools in urban and rural areas in Guilan Province, northern Iran. ...

BACKGROUND The preconception period is crucial to fertility and pregnancy health. Offering education and counseling to couples being treated for infertility improves the outlook of treatment. The aim of this study is to assess preconception education and counseling in a population of Iranian couples treated for infertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of 268 individu...

BACKGROUND Anthropological studies based on highly polymorphic HLA genes provide useful information for bone marrow donor registry, forensic medicine, disease association studies, as well as designing peptide vaccines against tumors, and infectious or autoimmune diseases. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to investigate the genetic relationship of Iranian Arabs and Jews using HLA-class II gen...

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass density (BMD) and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and increased risk of hip, spine, and wrist fractures. There are numerous risk factors for osteoporosis. While many of these factors are non-genetic in nature, there is a definite genetic component responsible for this conditio...

BACKGROUND In recent years, family physician plan was established as the main strategy of health system in Iran, while organizational structure of the primary health care system has remained the same as thirty years ago. OBJECTIVES This study was performed to illustrate structural and contextual dimensions of organizational structure and relationship between them in Iranian primary health car...

BACKGROUND Sleep problems are one of the main health issues raised by families. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the sleep problems of pre-school children in Iran. METHODS Five hundred and seventy-nine children aged 3-6 years were randomly recruited from 15 kindergartens in the city of Qazvin in Iran. The Iranian version of BEARS (Bedtime problems, Excessive daytime sleepiness, Awakenings duri...