background: laps is one of the challenges in the treatment of opioid dependency that cause relapse. the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of behavioral group therapy and cognitive-behavioral group therapy on the laps rate and persistence in the treatment of patients with opioid dependency under the treatment of mmt. methods: in a quasi-experimental study, 66 patients were...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease with a complex etiology. The social-behavioral factors play an important role in development of dental caries. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of social-behavioral factors on dental caries in 3-6-year-old children in Kerman, Iran.METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 857 children aged 3-6...

This paper introduces a behavioral model that investigates well-known loyalty antecedents. The model proposes that trust and satisfaction mediate the effect of service quality on loyalty. Structural equation modeling confirms the fit of the model, and it demonstrates significance explaining 65% of student loyalty toward mobile service providers in the UK. The invariance analysis demonstrates th...

Introduction: Parents play an important role in the management of a child patient during dental visit. There is a debate on parental presence in the dentistry operation room .This study aimed to assess the effect of parental presence on the anxiety and behavior of the children. Materials and Methods:This study was conducted on ninety five 4-7-year-old children. The parents were asked to comp...

i) Our empirical model is informative, experimentally consistent, and a reasonable starting point for further elucidating interferometric free-solution, label-free assays. Our approach exhibits a strong correlation (Spearman’s rank) between signal magnitude with binding-induced conformation and hydration changes. This correlation held true for a diverse set of binding pairs, ranging widely in a...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the cumulative effects of psychological,socioeconomic, biological and behavioral parameters on mortality. METHODS A prospective design was employed. Data from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used (analyzed in 2015); follow-up mortality status evaluated in 2011. Psychological function was assessed ...

introduction: functional dyspepsia and digestive disorders are common, debilitating and costly. little information is available about the role of stress management in terms of cognitivebehavioral treatment of dyspepsia. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on functional dyspepsia symptoms in patients who referred to digestion c...

objectives: behavioral-based safety is a term used to describe the prevention of accidents, injuries and loss in the workplace. an effective behavior-based safety program relies on engaging employees to understand how unsafe behaviors lead to injuries and how to eliminate them from the workplace. this paper examines behavior-based safety program in a massive construction site. methods: for this...

Implanted gradient index lenses have extended the reach of standard multiphoton microscopy from the upper layers of the mouse cortex to the lower cortical layers and even subcortical regions. These lenses have the clarity to visualize dynamic activities, such as calcium transients, with subcellular and millisecond resolution and the stability to facilitate repeated imaging over weeks and months...