Background and Objectives: Many patients suffering from coronary artery diseases do not respond to pharmacological therapies. Therefore, they settle undergoing procedure of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). In attention to the risks and complications in the heart surgery, anxiety is in the greater level. This study intended to investigate the effectiveness of inhalation aromatherapy ...

Background and Objective: Every nation needs to organize research activities for its development and promotion. Since students are recognized as dynamic and future-makers in any society, therefore it is necessary to determine and resolve their research drawbacks. This research was aimed to identify the probable drawbacks and present suitable resolutions in this regard. Materials and ...

  Background and Objectives: Thesis as a research activity and also the final part of the curriculum of medical students may be a vital source for the production of science and technology. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the percentage of students' theses approved for the MD degree in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS) that published in the peer-reviewed Journals b...

Background and Objectives: Considering the problem of pain expression by the elderly with dementia, assessment and determination of its severity in this group require an appropriate scale. The present study was conducted with the aim of translation and psychometric evaluation of the Abbey Pain Scale (APS) in Iranian elderly with dementia. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study of...

Background and Objectives: Caffeine decreases the testis volume and the number of spermatogenic cells in seminiferous tubules of rat testis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of caffeine exposure during pregnancy and lactation on seminal vesicle and epididymis in rat offspring. Materials and Methods:  In this experimental study, 21female pregnant rats were divided into ...

این مطالعه برای تعیین تاثیر غلظت­های مختلف کنیدی (103×1، 104×1، 105×1، 106×1، 107×1 کنیدی بر میلی­لیتر) جدایة LRC 190 قارچ Lecanicillium lecanii Zimmermann روی زنده­ مانی و پراسنجه­ های رشد جمعیت شتة مومی کلم، Bervicoryne brassicae (L.) انجام شد. آزمایش­ ها در دمای 1±23 درجة سلسیوس رطوبت نسبی 5±60 درصد و دورة نوری 16:8 ساع...

  Background and Objectives: The use of laboratory animals for biomedical research, due to using unwilling research subjects in potentially painful or distressful procedures usually leading to death, is a hotly debated ethical issue . The our purpose was to review of ethical issues of using animals in biomedical research from historical, theoretical, scintific and Islamic standpoints.   Materia...

Biocompatibility comparison of two different sealers AH26 and Apexit: In-vivo animal model Dr. Zare Jahromi, M.* - Dr. Razavi, S.M.** - Dr. Tabesh, B.*** *Assistant Professor of Endodontics Dept., Faculty of Dentistry, Isfahan Azad University (Khorasgan). **Assistant Professor of Pathology Dept., Faculty of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. ***Dentist. Abstract Background & Aim...

Background and Objective: Increased methadone prescription in narcotics withdrawal protocols in recent years resulted in a high number of accidental methadone poisoning, especially in children. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of methadone poisoning and its probable causes in children aged less than 15 years. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 97 c...