to assessment and preparation of desertification mapping, much research has been conducted ever within and outside the country that has led to numerous regional models. to provide a regional model and quantitative assessment of current state of desertification, shahrbabak plain with an area of 4112 square kilometers (km2) located in the northwest of kerman province were considered. in this stud...

Background & Aims: The current study aimed to investigate the role of catastrophizing as mediator variable in the relationship of neuroticism and extraversion with fear of movement and pain intensity in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Methods: This study was conducted on 200 subjects who were selected through purposive sampling from among the clients of Sh...

Background & Aims: The current study aimed to investigate the role of catastrophizing as mediator variable in the relationship of neuroticism and extraversion with fear of movement and pain intensity in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Methods: This study was conducted on 200 subjects who were selected through purposive sampling from among the clients of Shohada, Emam Hossein, and Sina Hospi...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous sensations at electrode sites during the administration of direct current brain stimulation may inadvertently influence participants' subjective experience and task performance. OBJECTIVE The present study evaluated the utility of a methodological variation that substitutes sham administration with very low intensity (0.5 mA) current delivery. METHODS We used a 4 × 1 hi...

In this work, visible electroluminescence (EL) from aluminum nitride (AlN) thin film containing aluminum nanocrystals (nc-Al) prepared by a radio frequency sputtering technique is reported. The yellow EL shows a spectrum peaked at 565 nm. A linear relationship between the EL and the current transport in the nc-Al/AlN nanocomposite thin film is observed, and both the current transport and the EL...

conclusions prolotherapy with dextrose and with prolozone result in the same pain relief or functional improvement in patients with mild to moderate koa. results in the two groups, the pain intensity and womac scores significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p < 0.001). however, there was no significant difference between the two groups. background knee osteoarthritis (koa) is a comm...

the paper is based on a study conducted in three different industries on 84.4 on their employees to determine the effect of over all noise intensity, length of employment and rest periods among them. it was found that the mentioned factors have direct effect on the induced hearing loss among the exposed workers. high noise level and long period of employment adversely affect the hearing ability...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relative effect of clinical factors and medications on pain intensity, physical function, and health status in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of data from children with JIA enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry. We tested whether clinical characteristics o...

This study used quantifying factors affecting desertification based on the Iranian model of desertification potentialassessment (IMDPA) to assess the current status of desertification in Bordekhun region, Iran. Bordekhun region has anarea of 214.11 km2 and is located near the city of Daiyer in Boushehr province. First, a working unit map of the regionwas selected as the basic map for evaluation...