background: mental disorder is one of the most important diseases of which is predicted to increase from 10.5% to 15% until 2020. this study aimed to determine economic factors influencing mental health using multiple regression models in ilam province in 2013. methods: in this cross sectional study, 903 families from different cities of ilam were selected using multistage cluster sampling. the...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between renal activity and quality of life (QOL) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Three hundred eighty-six patients completed annual Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 questionnaires and physicians completed the SLE Disease Activity Index and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology...

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) depends on sea ice for feeding, breeding, and movement. Significant reductions in Arctic sea ice are forecast to continue because of climate warming. We evaluated the impacts of climate change on polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea by means of a demographic analysis, combining deterministic, stochastic, environment-dependent matrix population models with fo...

BACKGROUND High and low ambient temperatures are associated with increased mortality in temperate and subtropical climates. Temperature-related mortality patterns are expected to change throughout this century because of climate change. OBJECTIVES We compared mortality associated with heat and cold in UK regions and Australian cities for current and projected climates and populations. METHO...

BACKGROUND The risk of suicide is higher in patients with cancer than in the general population, making end-of-life care of suicidal terminal patients with cancer critical. To identify factors and longitudinal changes associated with suicidality among terminally ill Japanese patients with cancer, a prospective cohort study was performed. METHODS Consecutive outpatients with cancer who registe...

Behavior models have provided an accident proneness concept based on life change unit (LCU) factors. This paper describes the development of a Korean Life Change Unit (KLCU) model for workers and managers in fatal accident areas, as well as an evaluation of its application. Results suggest that death of parents is the highest stress-giving factor for employees of small and medium sized industri...