background: work clothing can limit heat exchange between humans and the environment and cause thermal strain and heat-related disorders in workers. it can thus reduce both efficiency and productivity. the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of work clothing material on physiological strain index (psi) in climatic chamber. methods: an interventional study was conducted on 18 male s...

this article attempts to study the meanings and significations of women’s clothing in a particular cultural/social space, namely kermanshah city. this city is highly heterogeneous religiously, ethnically and culturally has got a very complicated social stratification. women’s clothing, being problematic due to interweaving of traditional/modern aspects of lifestyles in iran, is a sign with vari...

The present study aimed to investigate and identify factors affecting the intention to buy of Islamic Azad University students to foreign brands of clothing among the students of this university in Tehran has been carried out. In which the impact of individual characteristics (unique needs and brand attitude) and normative characteristics of students (normative influence and brand awareness) on...

this article is aimed at investigating the cultural-artistic exchange and its influence on female costumes in the most critical part of the history; that is during the formation of the parthian kingdom in the great achaemenid’s realm after the invasion of foreigners such as alexandra and the greek. this paper also examines the causes that have lead to transformations in the type of woman's...

background identification of common technical errors during preparation of panoramic radiographs, how affect the quality and interpretation of the radiographs and the techniques used to deal with such errors, might help prevent unnecessary radiation to patients and save their time and money. objectives the current study aimed to identify common errors in the panoramic radiographs taken by post-...

regardless of the clinical setting, a good back-up represents one of the most important conditions to ensure guide wire and balloon advancement and stent delivery. as a “mother and child” system, the guideliner catheter (vascular solutions inc., minneapolis, mn, usa) provides an extension to the guide catheter with better coaxial alignment and stability. we report two didactic cases showing the...

introduction: nowadays, medical equipment is essential to provide health care services in hospitals. since 20% of the hospitals costs are devoted to providing such equipment, an appropriate management is required to maintain it. in this study it is intended to investigate the maintenance management of medical equipment in hospitals. methods and materials: it is a cross-sectional study. the popu...

Agricultural pesticide exposure has potential adverse health effects for farmworkers that may be reduced by pesticide protective behaviors (PPBs). The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) requires PPBs be taught to farmworkers prior to field work. Studies to date have not utilized observational methods to evaluate the degree to which PPBs are practiced by Lat...

In this paper we raise the question: does our consumer behaviour make us happy? The infinite source of consumer desires seems to be the justification of an ever increasing amount of products that inundate our lives. Consumption itself is set free from any functional bond, bringing our current consumption levels to the point that it is ecologically destructive and unsustainable. By examining phi...

In today's marketplace, dominated by business models predicated on continual consumption and globalized production systems that have major environmental and social impacts, the concept of 'sustainable fashion' takes on an almost paradoxical quality. This paper explores this paradox by focusing on a previously under-researched group of consumers – 'sustainable fashion pioneers' who actively enga...