objective: amphotericin b (amb) is an ancient antifungal drug and proper for treatment of systemic fungal infection. unfortunately, this antibiotic has shown some side effects such as nephrotoxicity. therefore, recently new amb formulated has been prepared for reduced toxicity and increased effectiveness. materials and methods: amb nanocapsules prepared from polymers such as poly d, l-lactide-...

introduction: breastfeeding self-efficacy show self-confidence and the ability of mothers to perform breastfeeding and maternal health literacy, ability of women to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain their health and their children. aim: this study was measuring associations between self-efficacy breastfeeding and maternal health literacy. methods:...

the present study was conducted to examine the relationship between the self-supervision and the self-efficacy of iranian efl teachers and also the relationship between the self-supervision and the self-efficacy of intermediate adult learners individually. to this end, 40 efl teachers and 55 intermediate adult learners were selected from two branches of kish language institute. in this study, “...

the silverleaf whitefly, bemisia tabaci (hem.: aleyrodidae), is a key pest of greenhouse crops. nymphs and adults feed on plant sap and excrete honeydew, resulting in reduction of yield and quality. this pest has a high potential for developing resistant biotypes against different insecticides. therefore, it is necessary to study the efficacy of different categories of insecticides against b. t...

background & aim: many parents do not believe in their ability to fulfill their parental responsibilities. parental self-efficacy is crucial to parents’ sense of well-being and is considered a predictor for quality of life. however, evidence is scarce on the factors that influence parents’ perception of efficacy. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the predictors for parental self-effica...

objective: nutrition in childhood has an important role in current and adulthood health. recent studies have shown that the mother’s lifestyle has an important role in the methods used by mother to feed child. this paper aimed to investigate the association between mother’s weight efficacy lifestyle with feeding practices in children aged 3- 6 years. materials and methods: in this cross-section...

recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is the most common and painful oral inflammatory lesion with an unknown etiology. this study aims to determine the therapeutic effects of ibuprofen, diphenhydramine and aluminum magnesium simethicone (almgs) syrup on reducing oral aphthous ulcer pain.thirty-one patients with ras participated in this double-blind clinical trial. subjects were randomly divided ...

introduction: oral delivery is the most favorable route for insulin administration. the aim of this study was to generate new chitosan coated insulin nanoliposomes and then to assess the physiological efficacy of these nanoliposomes after oral administration in diabetic rabbits. methods: nanoliposomes with negative surface charge encapsulating insulin were prepared by reverse phase evaporation ...

background self-efficacy is an important predicator of coping with stress. objectives this study aimed to determine the psychometric characteristics of the coping self-efficacy (cse) scale among hiv-infected iranian patients. patients and methods psychometric properties of the cse scale were examined by using a cross-sectional study design. one hundred and twenty hiv-infected iranian patients t...