Animal Sciences Group, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilam, Ilam 69315/ 516, Iran; Centre for Nutrition Modelling, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, N1G 2W1, Canada; Instituto de Ganadería de Montaña (Universidad de León – CSIC), Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de León, E-24007 León, Spain; 4 Department of Animal Science, University...

1 Department of Psychiatry, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran 2 Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA 3 Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA 4 Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia 5 Division of Adolescent Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Cen...

BACKGROUND Exposure to job stress causes deleterious effects on physical and mental health of employees and productivity of organizations. OBJECTIVE To study work-related stressors among employees of prisons of Ilam, western Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study conducted from July to October 2013, 177 employees of Ilam prisons and security-corrective measures organization were enrolled ...

BACKGROUND Impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) has been defined as the fasting plasma glucose level between 6.1 (110 mgl/dl) and 6.9 mmol/l (125 mgl/dl). Control of hyperglycaemia during acute illness among diabetic and non-diabetic patients has been associated with improved outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and factors related to hyperglycaemia, IFG and diabetes ...

The purpose of this research was to determine knowledge management in the empowerment of the experts of Agricultural Organization in Ilam County of Iran. The statistical population was composed of all employees with the organizational positions of expert or higher in Agricultural Organization of Ilam (N=150). A self-designed questionnaire was used as data collection tool whose face and content ...

BACKGROUND Hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease of global prevalence. It causes considerable health problems and economic losses throughout the world, including Iran. The objective of this study was to assess the current status of echinococcosis/hydatidosis in the province of Ilam (western Iran). METHODS From April to September 2011, 65 stray dogs were collected from urban and rural areas of Ila...

Analysis of Environmental Determinants Entrepreneurial Intention among Agricultural Students (Case Study Ilam University)

BACKGROUND Work-related injuries are the most important cause of work absence, disability, retirement, mutilation, and even mortality. In Iran a great number of work-related injuries are occurred in construction industry. However, less than 12% of total workers are active in the construction sector. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the incidence rate of work-related injuries, the type...