to determine the prevalence of atherosclerosis risk factors in urban and rural population in north of Iran.a multistage survey of general population above 25 years of age was carried out by random sampling in sowmesara distriet of Gilan province.which included 973 males and 1357 females.the high risk factors investigated were :smoling,hypertension,blood lipids,confirmed diabetes,age,sex,obesity...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a kind of diabetes that requires persistent medical care in patient self management education to prevent acute complications. One of the common and main problems in diagnosis of the diabetes is the weakness in its initial stages of the illness. This paper intends to propose an expert system in order to diagnose the risk of GDM by using FIS model. The knowl...

primary bud necrosis (pbn) in grapevine is a physiological disorder that leads to death of fruitful buds and yield loss. the aim of this study was to determine the changes in soluble sugars and starch and their relationship to the incidence of the primary bud necrosis in askari grapevine. experiment was conducted in a vineyard that the vines were 15 years old, with a head system, vines spaced 2...

Background: The prevalence of sleep disorders in the general population is between 26.4% and 39.4% in Asia, which has increased in Iran in recent decades. Low sleep quality and reduced sleep hours result in work impairment and physical and mental illnesses. This study aimed to improve sleep quality and determine the factors affecting the quality of sleep. Materials and Methods: This cross-sect...

background: telenursing includes every nursing and care-giving services conducted remotely. in telenursing, telephone as a device, which is available for most of the people, is being used increasingly. in a telephone-based system, patients are being contacted by health care providers on regular bases and they would be provided with some information about their illness and their treatment method...