fatemeh jokar

The spread of the Covid-19 disease and the closure of schools caused some academic problems for students. The purpose of this study was to compare the level of academic involvement of students with/and without learning disability, during Corona situation.

The study was cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical. Among the first to third grade students in Isfahan Learning disability centers (in the academic year of 1400-1401), 100 students with learning disability were selected. The participants consisted of 50 students with reading disorder and 50 with math disorder. They were selected by cluster sampling in two stages. Their file had the Nema dyslexia test and Iran KMT mathematics test and were identified as students with learning disability. Also, from their classmates, 50 students without learning disabilities were selected. The data was collected using the Zerang academic engagement questionnaire (2013). For analysis, SPSS software tests version 24was used. The students of all three groups (reading disorder, math disorder, and students without disability) were compared with each other in terms of academic engagement and its cognitive, behavioral and motivational dimensions.

The difference between the mean scores of students with reading disorder and without learning disability were significant. The difference in the cognitive scores between math group and students without learning disability were significant too. In behavioral engagement, the significant difference was seen between dyslexia group and their peers without disability. But there was not a significant difference in motivational engagement of all three groups.

Considering the low academic engagement of students with learning disability, especially in the cognitive field, it is necessary to have an appropriate educational plan and implementation preparation for this group of students in distance learning.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Delacato’s neuropsychological training on coordination of students with spastic cerebral palsy.

The study population was students of Golha School for cerebral palsy. Participants in this study were 16 students with spastic cerebral palsy in the age group of 7 to 10 years who were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group performed Delacato exercises for 6 weeks. The method of applying the independent variable in experimental group included 4 stages of crawling, quadrupeds and walking, turning the head, throwing and manipulating the ball. The training protocol for the experimental group was considered individually in each session. Then, post-test was taken from both groups. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance.

The results showed that in the eye-hand coordination (f=84.47, p=0.0001), throwing (f =17.92, p=0.001) and Catching (F=63.33, p=0.0001) there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups that due to the difference in means, the performance of experimental group is better than control group.

In general, it can be stated that a 6-week intervention course of Delacato neuropsychological exercises is effective on the motor proficiency of spastic cerebral palsy students.

Recently, different significant efforts have been made to fabricate an effectively modified electrode for replying to the growing requests for enhanced performance electrodes for electrochemical sensors. Herein, we introduced an organic material along with a composite of the zinc sulfide (ZnS) particles distributed in the substrate of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets by using an inexpensive, simple, and one-step fabrication method, as an effectively modified electrode for the determination of hydrazine as an analyte. This electrode represents a great electrochemical performance with a large linear range (0.01 μM-60.0 μM) and a proper limit of detection value (0.006 µM) for determination of hydrazine. Good recovery percentage values for the proposed sensor confirm its excellent ability to measure hydrazine.

Decreasing and preventing isolation and social loneliness among the elderly are important fields for policymaking and action commitment in social health. Evidence shows that the nature and spectrum of an individual’s social network including the quality and quantity of social relations and contact frequency can affect the old people’s health considerably. Social participation leads to a decrease in mortality and depression and improves people’s cognitive function. Since few interventions on assessment of the effect of social participation on old people’s loneliness have been done, this study was conducted to determine the impact of the educational program of social participation on the feeling of loneliness.

This is a quasi-experimental study based on convenience sampling method, on 239 elderly people aged ≥60 years living in rural regions of Baiza. The intervention was held for the intervention group during five weeks  through five 60-80 minute educational sessions. The data were collected by CCHS-SP and UCLA Loneliness Feeling Questionnaires before and after the intervention in the experiment  and control groups. The data were analyzed usingSPSS (version19).

The significance level was assumed 0.05 in statistical analysis. After one month of educational intervention program, the mean score of social participation increased in the intervention group from 6.17±3.86 to 17.98±3.84 after the intervention. The findings showed a remarkable improvement in loneliness feeling scores of the mentioned group form 62.24±.7.53 to 28.86±6.88 after the intervention (p <.001). The studied cases in the control group experienced no significant changes in the two mentioned variables.

This study revealed a reduction in the feeling of the elderly in rural areas by predicting, improving, and modifying behaviors related to social participation and forming self-help groups in rural communities.

The increasing trends in achieving old age call for the consideration of ADL and social support in the elderly as effective factors in improving their health. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between social support and background variables as well as ADL level among older adults in the rural community in southern Iran.

This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 302 elderly people aged 65 years and a bove  in the rural community of southern Iran using stratified random sampling method. The social support questionnaire (Procidano, M. E., Heller, K.) and ADL scale for the elderly were used.

The mean age of the participants was 7/067±69/67. The mean score of perceived social support was 3/10± 16/55 and the mean score of ability to perform ADLs was 28/237±55/68. Social support, education and age were effective in performing ADLs among the elderly (P <0/001) while marital status and gender had no effect on ADL level (P <0/05). The age of older adults was inversely correlated with their ability to perform ADL, so that their independence in doing ADL will decrease with age.

Many variables affect ADL level among the elderly. Therefore, health care providers should facilitate the elderly’s independent living through educational programs so that they can maintain and promote a healthy and active life.

The use of nuclear technology in various industrial, medical, and basic science fields has been expanded over recent years. Since the Possibility of nuclear accidents and injuries is an inevitable fact, this study aimed to assess the knowledge and preparedness of the medical staff at teaching hospitals in the city of Arak, Iran, toward potential nuclear injuries.
This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 2015 to assess the knowledge and preparedness of 700 medical staff at the teaching hospitals in the city of Arak, Iran, toward potential nuclear injuries and their diagnosis and treatment. Based on the protocols of International Atomic Energy Agency and World Health Organization, two separate questionnaires for physicians and nurses were devised and provided to them after verifying their validity and reliability. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS16.
A total of 630 nurses and 70 physicians participated in this study. The results showed that 50.8% of the participants had a basic knowledge of nuclear accidents and 45.6% of them had no information in this regard. More than 67.1% of the physicians and 77.6% of the nurses admitted that they knew nothing about the protocols for decontamination and treatment of nuclear injuries.
In this study, the preparedness of the hospitals and knowledge of the nurses and physicians were evaluated as poor. Since this project was conducted with experts, the results are striking. Therefore, considering the development of peaceful uses of nuclear technology and its localization in Iran, the authorities should pay special attention to this issue and take quick and serious measures and strategies to enhance knowledge and performance of medical staff