the crankshaft is one of the most critically loaded components as it experiences cyclic loads in the form of bending and torsion during its service life. its failure will cause serious damage to the engine so it’s important at the time of design to verify fatigue strength. more challenges in crankshaft design due to increasing vehicle payloads, lower weight requirement, higher efficiency and lo...

Background Spina bifida (SB) is the most common abnormalities in neural tube defects in Iran. The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life in mothers of children with spina bifida and to compare their quality of life with mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Materials and Methods Two-hundred and three mothers were recruited using the convenience sampling strategy...

conclusions it can be concluded that schizophrenia can have an effect on the quality of life. some items such as family care, early and on time treatment play an important role in increasing the quality of life. results the participants in this study gained the highest quality of life in the domain of physical, environmental and psychological health and social relationships. there was no signif...

conclusions depression and anxiety are prevalent in methamphetamine users. short-term abstinence improves depression and quality of life but does not improve anxiety in methamphetamine abusers. during follow up of these patients, addressing depression and anxiety is important to achieve better results. results the mean depression score after abstinence decreased significantly (p < 0.001). both ...

sorkhankol wildlife refuge with an area of 1209 ha is located in the central part of anzali wetland. in total, 81 species belonging to 35 families and 68 genera were surveyed and identified on the basis of a floristic study from july 2013 through june 2014. the largest families are poaceae (11 taxa), asteraceae (8 taxa) apiaceae, brassicaceae and cyperacae (5 taxa). the dominant life forms were...

background: quality of life (qol) is increasingly recognized as an important outcome measure in dermatology. psoriasis has a great impact on qol of patients, and has a strong effect on social relations, psychological status, and daily activities. this study describe and compare the impact of different grades of severity of psoriasis on qol of patients in north of iran. methods: this cross‑secti...