a greenhouse research work was conducted to study the patterns of na+ and k+ distribution in root, stem and leaf during three growth stages of four iranian alfalfa ecotypes and to find correlation between these patterns and plant salt tolerance. treatments were replicated three times in a factorial experiment of a completely randomized block design. based on the threshold of salt tolerance in a...

BACKGROUND Advances in treatment and critical care have largely improved the survival following burns; therefore, the importance of quality of life in burn patients is an issue beyond question. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of Orem self-care program on Quality of Life of burn patients. METHODS A randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 110 eligible burn patients w...

Introduction Oncological and palliative care patients face unique stressors which increase their risk of developing depression anxiety. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) mindfulness has established success in improving this population’s mental health. Traditional face-to-face psychotherapy is costly, long wait lists, often lacks accessibility, strict scheduling, each can make attending physic...

Prognostics and health management (PHM) methods aim at detecting the degradation, diagnosing the faults and predicting the time at which a system or a component will no longer perform its desired function. PHM is based on access to a model of a system or a component using one or combination of physical or data driven models. In physical based models one has to gather a lot of knowledge about th...

human emotions are in connection with his deeds on the one hand and his perceptions on the other, and this complicates the analysis of emotion. furthermore, any school of thought in search of presenting a comprehensive perspective on the human should clarify its stance with regard to emotion and the position it has in the structure of human cognition and deeds. this fact places the answer to th...