background: lifestyle factors such as weight, salt intake, and physical activity have shown to be important in treating hypertension.the object of this study was to describe feasibility and to assess the effectiveness of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention on high blood pressure (bp) of iranian women. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial was conducted in four health cente...

background: designing intervention based on health-care settings resources and patient acceptability is potentially important in the prevention of high blood pressure (bp) and other risk factors of cardiovascular disease. to explain a multicenter randomized controlled trial that is designed to examine the effects of the multicomponent lifestyle modification program on bp. materials and methods:...

Environmental Flow Requirement (EFR) is defined as the flow that is necessary to ensure the existence of habitats in water resources systems. EFR is defined in rivers as flow index commonly. Tennant method is the most popular hydrological method in rivers and based on the historic flow data. The most common method of hydraulic rating method is the wetted perimeter method. Habitat simulation tec...

background: reduced level of physical activity, as an important problem of urbanization and industrial development, has a considerable impact on the population morbidity and mortality. the rate of inactivity has been reported to be 60-85% in adults worldwide. considering the importance of physical activity among youth, the aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity among university...

To improve the biocompatibility of implants, surface medication is a common practice. Depending on the surface medication process, the physical and/or chemical properties of the surface are altered, keeping the bulk properties same. The flexibility and wide application potential of laser as a surface modification tool gives it certain advantages over the traditional physical and chemical proces...