Background: This study aimed to assess the pattern of hygienic behaviors of Iranian children and adolescents at national and sub-national levels according to the socioeconomic status (SES) of their living region.   Methods: Data were obtained from the fourth national school-based surveillance survey entitled, “CASPIAN-IV study” (2011-2012). It was conducted among 14,880 stud...

BACKGROUND Long-term fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is linked with cardiovascular disease, and disadvantaged status may increase susceptibility to air pollution-related health effects. In addition, there are concerns that this association may be partially explained by confounding by socioeconomic status (SES). OBJECTIVES We examined the roles that individual- and neighborhood-level ...

Background—Several recent randomized trials comparing everolimus-eluting stent (EES) and sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) reported similar outcomes. However, only 1 trial was powered for a clinical end point, and no trial was powered for evaluating target-lesion revascularization. Methods and Results—Randomized Evaluation of Sirolimus-eluting versus Everolimus-eluting stent Trial is a prospective ...

c s c u r r d t m t p s p a t l t a B b w d a t a 0 d S o s rug-eluting stents have been the most successful strategy or the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary nterventions (1). In line with this, the STRATEGY Single High-Dose Bolus Tirofiban and Sirolimus Eluting tent versus Abciximab and Bare Metal Stent in Acute yocardial Infarction) study showed a marked decrease in he nee...

objecitve: there have been contradictory findings on the relationship between socioeconomic status (ses) and child development although a wide range of results indicates that ses is associated with child development outcomes. the present study intended to define the relationship between ses and child development in tehran kindergartens. methods: this cross-sectional survey studied 1036 children...

Background: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) plays an important role in gastrointestinal diseases. The goal of this research was to determine phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of MRSA isolated from dairy and meat products in Iran. Methods: Ninety-three S. aureus isolates were prepared which had been obtained in our previous study. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing w...

This study explores the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and the computer-use profile of 1241 school students in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium. More specifically, the article examines whether varying patterns of computer access, attitudes, competencies and uses can be seen as constituting differences in cultural capital. Additionally, gender was included in the survey ...

Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are a family of 17 major serological types of heat-stable enterotoxins that are one of the leading causes of gastroenteritis resulting from consumption of contaminated food. SEs are considered potential bioweapons. Many Staphylococcus aureus isolates contain multiple SEs. Because of the large number of SEs, serological typing and PCR typing are laborious and ti...