the aim of the present study was determination of reference values of blood serum enzymes of huso huso. descriptive study. 18 male and 18 female huso huso was studied. blood samples were obtained from caudal vein of 18 males and 18 females and the levels of enzymes were measured by an autoanalyzer. parametric t- test and pearson correlation test. results of measurements for total samples are as...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between child behavior and quality of life before and after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy by means of a standardized assessment of child behavior, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and a validated quality-of-life survey of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, the OSA-18. DESIGN Before-after study. SETTING Hospital-based pediatric otolaryngology pra...

BACKGROUND The Jefferson Scale of Attitude toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) has been used to measure the attitude regarding collaboration between nurses and physicians. The aim of this preliminary study was to test the reliability and validity of an Arabic version of the questionnaire and adapt it for use in Palestine. METHODS Forward-backward translation of guidelines provided i...

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity and reliability of the most recent adaptation of Block's full-diet food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) among a sample of Canadian women. DESIGN Participants completed a self-administered FFQ (FFQ1), two unannounced 24-hour recalls (weekday and weekend) and a second FFQ (FFQ2) between October 2003 and February 2004. FFQs and recalls were analysed for 32 nutrient...

word of mouth communications in marketing is one of the important informal communication tools between consumer of goods, service and organizations which is appointed with the researchers. the purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between locus of control with word of mouth communication between students of isfahan university. this is a survey study which it is samples were 243...

background and aims: examination score is important for destination of students due to educational and occupational issues. this study was conducted to investigate the effect of inhaling the vapor of lavender on summative examination scores in nursing students. methods: this single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 33 nursing students at summative examination session...

this study aims to determine the relationship between organizational culture factors and employees’ group dynamics in general office of education in mazandaran province during 2013-2014. it is a descriptive-survey research. the statistical population consists of 273 employees working in general office of education in mazandaran province by whom 120 people are selected by stratified random sampl...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of knowledge, attitude and practice of the households on the prevention and control Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, analytical. The population consisted of the residents in the south of Shiraz. The sample size was 300 and they were selected randomly. For analyzed using the descriptive indices...