dehydration, as one of the practical ways to increase the shelf-life and applicability of yoghurt in various foodstuffs, is normally done by freeze drier (fd) which is an expensive and time-consuming process. for these reasons, in the present study the capability of microwave–vacuum drier (mvd), as an alternative process, was investigated. for doing so, the fat free yoghurt samples of 2.2, 4.2 ...

background: the main object of this experimental work was to practise laboratory production both adult and the larval stage of hymenolepis diminuta with conventional modification to make further studies easier. materials & method: adults h. diminuta were collected from urban rats in tehran, iran. the beetles became infected using blended gravid segments with flour as bait. cysticercoids have be...

introduction: this study aims to explain the depression level based on life style through the mediation of social health and quality of life. statistical population was all persons over 18 years of ahwaz random sampling stage sample size were selected 383 people. method: research data in this study were collected by using a health promoting lifestyle questionnaire walker and plyrky, keynesian p...

conclusions planning health education interventions for employees through effective approaches seems necessary. background a healthy lifestyle is a valuable source to reduce the prevalence of health problems, and promoteehealth. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle and obesity status of hamadan public employees and their status based on the trans-theoretical model (ttm)....

results in the first step, holy quran helps people avoid depression and in this regard introduces factors such as “sincerity”, “resistance”, “virtue”, “trust in god”, “belief”, “good deeds” and etc. as grief protection factors. a bunch of holy quran verses, with precise and meticulous look, point to the causes of grief such as “punishment of sins in this world and the hereafter”, “financial and...

background the improvement of self-caring and self-efficacy behaviors is vital in the successful management of asthma. objectives the aim of the research is to determine the relation between self-efficacy of asthma control and quality of life in iranian asthmatic patients. patients and methods this research represents a descriptive-analytical study. the 257 asthmatic patients referred to the cl...

background and objective: life skills are abilities that grow with continued training and prepare the person to face with daily life issues, increasing mental, social and health abilities. the present study aimed to evaluate the student's life skills in kurdistan university of medical sciences and its affecting factors. materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study. three hundred...

aim and background: panic disorder (pd) is an anxiety disorder that is associated with cognitive and physical symptoms and can cause cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, intestinal, and psychological complications, sweating, chills, and fever. given that exercise in water is effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety, the aim of this study is to determine the effect of aquatic exercise on ...

conclusion social support indirectly and quality of life directly affect stress during pregnancy. thus, health officials should attempt to establish measures to further enhance social support and quality of life of pregnant women to reduce stress and its consequences during this time. results the final path model fitted well (cf1 = 3, rmsea = 0.00) and showed that direct quality of life paths w...

the quality of life of 50 end stage renal disease (esrd) patients on hemodialysis was evaluated before and after kidney transplantation (ktx). mean duration of the patients' hemodialysis was 3 years and mean postoperative period was 2.4 years when tested. common problems of such patients such as depression, sleep disorders, energy pattern disruption, sex-life difficulties, and appetite dis...