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Child abuse is one of the major health and social problems in all countries, which is affected by a set of cultural, social, and family factors and some characteristics of children. The present study was performed to determine factors related to child abuse in Ilam province.

This descriptive-analytical study was designed in 2020 in Ilam province, Iran. Ninety-nine children who had a document of child abuse in social emergency centers were included in the study by the census method. In addition, one hundred and thirty-three children of similar age were selected from the community level by the multi-stage sampling method. The required data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability were confirmed, and a significant level of less than 5% was considered statistically significant.

Overall, 53.5% of participants were in the non-abused group, and 46.5% were in the abused children group. Neglect and emotional abuse were the most common types among the abused children. A significant difference was reported between all kinds of child abuse in the abused and non-abused groups (P<0.001). There was a significant relationship between the number of family members with both sexual and nutritional child abuse (P<0.001).

Overall, family, economic, and social factors are related to child abuse. Social service counselors recommend the introduction of these factors during the consultation with parents.

It is assumed that the level of cognitive flexibility and maladaptive problem-solving methods, probably lead to the exacerbation of preclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Therefore, an attempt has been made to show how the level of cognitive flexibility and the type of problem-solving methods can predict the severity of premorbid symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. This study followed a descriptive cross-sectional design. Sampling was done using cluster sampling among university students. The number of samples was 263 people. In addition,      the data analysis method was regression. It was shown that problem-solving methods based on thinking and feeling significantly predict obsessive-compulsive slowness. It was also observed that feeling-focused problem-solving can significantly predict obsessive-compulsive hesitation. It seems that encouraging people to use a specific model of problem solving, such as just thinking, can lead to a decrease in individual functions, especially executive functions. Moreover, finding the optimal level of cognitive flexibility based on reality can increase the efficiency and satisfaction of a person.

Empowering and improving the preparedness of DMATs plays a vital role in the effectiveness of the medical relief process. Integrated training of rapid response teams is a significant goal to promote coordination in the response phase. Determining educational requirements is an essential prerequisite for developing educational programs.

This study was conducted to determine the training requirements of Disaster Medical Assistant Teams (DMATs) in Iran.

This mixed methods study was conducted in 3 steps. In the first step, the roles and duties of DMATs were identified using a narrative review. Then, training requirements were determined using a focused group discussion method. Finally, the three-round Delphi survey was used to finalize the study's findings in the third step.

Using a narrative review of the texts from 2428 articles, 15 addressed the roles and duties of DMATs and were included in the study as final texts. The roles and duties of the health, treatment, and support teams, as well as the team managers and seniors, were identified. In the second step, based on expert opinions in FGD, 105 specific and 16 general training requirements were found. The findings of this step were entered into the Delphi for finalization. Finally, the training requirements of DMAT members were determined. These requirements are divided into specific and general requirements.

DMATs are an integral part of disaster response operations, and their actions can play a vital role in the success of disaster response. On the other hand, DMAT members usually work individually in healthcare jobs and join each other as a team, depending on emergency conditions. Therefore, they need continuous training to perform their duties. The findings of this study can be a starting point for the training program of DMATs because, in addition to showing the roles and duties of the teams and sub-teams in disasters, it specifies the necessary skills and training requirements of the members.

Tout récit étant un acte producteur, oral ou écrit, joue le rôle d'un lien qui unit l'univers conceptuel fictif, à savoir, l'histoire et le réel, et exige la présence d'une instance narratrice qui prend en charge le récit. Amélie Nothomb, auteure prolifique belge francophone, expatriée dès sa petite enfance, est créatrice des œuvres dont une grande partie est en quelque sorte une répétition, une réécriture de son enfance et de  son adolescence. La multiplicité des modalités narratives dans les œuvres d'Amélie Nothomb, c'est ce qui rend l'écriture de Nothomb singulière dans son objectif de démontrer d'une manière consciente certaines réalités de la vie de l'homme et de la condition humaine.En nous appuyant sur les théories de Gérard Genette, nous avons examiné les différents types narratifs dans Hygiène de l'assassin, Métaphysique des tubes, Stupeurs et tremblements, le Sabotage amoureux et Biographie de la faim d'Amélie Nothomb, afin de savoir quels sont les différents types narratifs dans les œuvres de cette auteure. S'agit-il d'une narration de forme auctoriale ? Le "je" narratif, le "je" de l'écriture et le personnage sont-ils les mêmes?  Quelle est la raison de ce choix de Nothomb dans sa création littéraire autobiographique ou autofictive ? Cette étude nous révélera le but de l'écrivaine dans la (re)composition de soi.

Paneer-boot, with its antifungal and antibacterial effects, blood sugar and cholesterol-lowering, immune system, and antioxidant activity, has recently received pharmacologists' attention due to its high compatibility. Due to difficult ecological conditions, it can grow in the country's tropical regions such as Sistan and Baluchestan Province .

This study was designed in a completely randomized design with four replications under laboratory conditions at Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center. Concentrations of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 bar PEG were used to induce the effect of drought stress on MS medium containing BAP on secondary traits of cheese .

The results showed that the drought stress significantly increased antioxidant enzymes such as catalase, peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, proline, phenol, and flavonoid content membrane leakage. On the other hand, it resulted in a significant decrease in the relative humidity content, potassium ion content and potassium to sodium ratio. Also, most of the studied traits had a significant correlation.

The results showed that the Paneer-boot plant had acceptable tolerance to induction of drought stress with polyethylene glycol. Enzymatic and non-enzymatic mechanisms had a significant role in reducing the adverse effects of drought stress. On the other hand, drought stress increased some metabolites, such as phenol and flavonoids, which have medicinal uses .

At different parts of the world, there are many unreinforced masonry buildings have been constructed for different uses. Studies have shown the insufficiency in the design and performance of these buildings. Proper a modeling approach for nonlinear analyses of masonry buildings and seismic assessment of these buildings is necessary. This study presents a practical approach to model unreinforced masonry building. This approach considers the effects of including the lateral resistance of masonry walls in resisting seismic loads. The main aim of this article is showing the utility and efficiency of a simple method in the explanation of the behaviour of masonry buildings subjected to seismic loads. The simple models are essential because they provide easy and accessible understanding of the structural response. This approach was used to assess a common type of masonry building as a representative building of Iranian masonry schools. The results of static and dynamic nonlinear analyses show this approach offers a good balance between simplicity and accuracy and can be used for nonlinear analyses and seismic assessment of these buildings.

To report the chronic effect of mustard gas exposure on visual pathway measured by visual evoked potentials.Patients and

 The present study included 150 participants in three groups. The case group included 50 patients with chronic mustard gas exposure inflicted on them during the Iran - Iraq war (1980 - 1988).  The first control group included fifty veterans of the Iran -  Iraq war with no history of exposure to mustard gas and the second control group included 50 age and sex matched participants with no history of involvement in the war. Visual evoked potentials including latency and amplitude of VEP, P100 peak wave were measured in all participants and were compared between groups.

The result of the present study showed significant delay in mean latency of VEP, P100 peak in the case group compared to both control groups, while the difference in amplitude of VEP, P100 peak was not statistically significant.

A significant delay in the latency of VEP, P100 peak among patients with a chronic history of mustard gas exposure was found, which might be due to disturbances in visual pathway caused by mustard gas exposure.Keywords: Mustard gas; Evoked potentials; Visual; Iran.

This study led to identify 30 species and 16 genera of eight different plant macrofossils orders including Equisetales, Cycadales, Bennettitales, Coniferales, Peltaspermales, Ginkgoales, Corystospermales, and Filicales at the Deh-Shiykh section, north of Kerman. According to stratigraphic ranges of the index taxa such as Otozamites furoni, Nilssoniopteris mosafolia, Nilssonia tenuicaulis, Anomozamites major, Coniopteris hymenophylloides, Nilssonia bozorga and Elatides thomasii the age of early Middle Jurassic (Bajocian–Bathonian) is assigned to the Deh-Shiykh section. Middle Jurassic ichno fossils of the Hojedk Formation in the Deh-Sheikh section have been studied for the first time. The study also led to the determination of terrestrial ichno fossils including eight ichno species, belonging to four ichnogenera such as Planolithes, Rhizoliths, Taenidium and Thalassinoides. They have been found alongside the stems of Equisetals. Combination of the results of ichno fossil studies with plant fossils help us to identify the palaeoenvironment. These plant fossils are generally indicator of humid conditions. Moreover, the identified ichnofossils in accordance with the sedimentological studies, represent deltaic environments influenced by the river systems and channels. This is the first study of the combination of three studies of paleontology (Plant macrofossils), sedimentology and ichnology in east central Iran. The results have contributed to the accurate understanding of the paleoenvironment of fossiliferous horizons of the Hojedk Formation.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in females. Understanding molecular mechanisms in cancer cells compared with normal cells is crucial for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA, a regulator of reprogramming (lincRNA-RoR) is a noncoding RNA which initially was detected in induced pluripotent stem cells, and it has an important role in cell reprogramming and highly expressed in breast cancer cells. A key point in successful gene silencing is the usage of siRNA delivery system that is safe and efficient. In this study, the fifth-generation of PAMAM dendrimer is used as a nanocarrier for entering siRNA molecules for gene silencing of lincRNA-RoR. WDR7 is the gene encoding adjacent of lincRNA-RoR, which has an important role in apoptosis and cell cycle. Gel retardation assay was used to find the best Negative/Positive (N/P) molar charge ratio of siRNA- PAMAM transfected into MDA-MB 231 cells. MTT assay was performed 24 hr after transfection revealed the IC50 value (half maximal inhibitory concentrations) about 100 nanomolar for lincRNA-ROR siRNA. The lincRNA-RoR and WDR7 gene expression changes were evaluated by real-time PCR after siRNA treatment and showed an increase in the gene expression of WDR7. This study showed that PAMAM dendrimer G5/ siRNA could be a useful system delivery for future gene therapy approaches.

Couples' communication patterns is of great importance in resolving marital conflicts. These patterns include mutual constructive communication, mutual avoidance communication, and demand-withdrawal communication. The present study aimed at investigating the factors associated with Iranian couples' communication patterns.

A scoping review was performed at five stages; 1-designing the research question 2- searching and extracting research studies 3- selecting relevant studies 4- organizing and summarizing the information, 5. reporting the results.

In this scoping review, 18 articles were selected from 130 studies. The factors affecting couples' communication patterns were classified into four categories: 1- spiritual well-being and spirituality, 2- marital and sexual satisfaction, 3- marital compatibility, and 4- love styles.

Some factors, including spiritual well-being and spirituality, marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction, marital compatibility, and love styles were found to affect couples' communication patterns. Seemingly providing ways to enhance couples' communication patterns towards a mutual constructive pattern is necessary to prevent marital problems and conflicts, and experiencing effective and efficient relationships.

Due to problems with on-site irrigation channels, such as occupying a high level of the land, a lack of suitable loan materials, and the possibility of dealing with multiple complications, the use of prefabricated channels is one of the most competitive options available for the  existing channels. From the theoretical point of view, the most effective hydraulic cross-section for the coated channels in which smooth water flows is the semicircular section. Nevertheless, in terms of implementation, the use of the semicircular cross-section is generally limited to the reinforced concrete channel. One of the important issues in outdoor hydraulic engineering is having sufficient knowledge about the amount of hydraulic resistance against the flow. The estimation of hydraulic resistance of the flow in open channels has always faced a serious challenge because of the presence of secondary currents and the vortex viscosity. The determination of the contribution of flow pipes in the bed and wall is faced with errors due to the effects of the walls on the maximum velocity position. Accurate prediction of boundary shear stress distributions in the open-channel flow is crucial in many engineering problems, such as channel design, the balance of energy, and sedimentation. Determining the exact bed and wall shear stress is important from a theoretic and applied point of view, for example, its role in scour and sedimentation studies and designing shield conservations.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most commonly problematic bacterial infections, especially among women. Increasing drug resistance requires the determination of an antibiotic resistance pattern for proper treatment. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance against bacterial agents isolated from urinary tract infections in women referred to Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2800 urine samples acquired from outpatient women referred to Ghaem Hospital in Mashhad between 2015 and 2016. Sampling method was as simple random sampling, and data collection method was field sampling. Detection of the bacteria was performed using routine microbiological and biochemical methods. Susceptibility testing was performed using a disk diffusion method (Kirby-Bauer) on the Muller Hinton Agar medium. The results were analyzed using SPSS software version 22, through Chi-square and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Among 6500 of urine samples, 1155 samples were positive for bacteria. The highest prevalence belonged to Escherichia coli with 640 isolates (55.4%), and the lowest prevalence belonged to Pseudomonas aeruginosa with 35 isolates (3%). The highest resistance was reported against ampicillin (84.2%) and the lowest resistance to ciprofloxacin (27.7%), followed by ampicillin (28.2%). In this study, the antibiotic resistance was high for antibiotics routinely used to treat urinary tract infection. Therefore, due to the rapid increase in antibiotic resistance, an accurate assessment of antibiotic resistance pattern is needed.

Major birth defects are inborn structural or functional anomalies with long-term disability and adverse impacts on individuals, families, health-care systems, and societies. Approximately 20% of birth defects are due to chromosomal and genetic conditions. Inspired by the fact that neonatal deaths are caused by birth defects in about 20 and 10% of cases in Iran and worldwide respectively, we conducted the present study to unravel the role of chromosome abnormalities, including microdeletion/microduplication(s), in multiple congenital abnormalities in a number of Iranian patients. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 50 sporadic patients with Multiple Congenital Anomalies (MCA) were selected. The techniques employed included conventional karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), and array comparative genomic hybridisation (array-CGH), according to the clinical diagnosis for each patient. Chromosomal abnormalities and microdeletion/microduplication(s) were observed in eight out of fifty patients (16%). The abnormalities proved to result from the imbalances in chromosomes 1, 3, 12, and 18 in four of the patients. However, the other four patients were diagnosed to suffer from the known microdeletions of 22q11.21, 16p13.3, 5q35.3, and 7q11.23. In the present study, we report a patient with 46,XY, der(18)[12]/46,XY, der(18), +mar[8] dn presented with MCA associated with hypogammaglobulinemia. Given the patient’s seemingly rare and highly complex chromosomal abnormality and the lack of any concise mechanism presented in the literature to justify the case, we hereby propose a novel mechanism for the formation of both derivative and ring chromosome 18. In addition, we introduce a new 12q abnormality and a novel association of an Xp22.33 duplication with 1q43q44 deletion syndrome. The phenotype analysis of the patients with chromosome abnormality would be beneficial for further phenotype-genotype correlation studies.

Control impairment, reduced functional autonomy, and motor disability caused by multiple sclerosis may lead to a reduction in the psychological well-being of these patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapy and solution-focused group therapy on the perception of social support and interpersonal relationships among patients with multiple sclerosis in Tehran in 2018. This study was of semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test and two experimental and one control groups. The statistical population of the study included multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis patients in Tehran, among whom 45 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups (15 participants each) and one control group (including 15 participants). Mental awareness-based-cognitive-behavioral therapy group and solution-focused group therapy were trained for 8 sessions of 90 minutes each and the control group remained on the list. Data were collected using Zimet social protection perception questionnaire and Griffin and Bartholomew interpersonal relationships. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 19 and covariance analysis tests. Among participants, 21 (46.7%) were male and 24 (53.3%) were female. The mean (SD) score of family support in the treatment of mind awareness increased from 12.8 (3.1) to 19.1 (4.5), the friends support from 13.7 (2.8) to 18.6 (8.2) and others support from 14.7 (4.2) to 16.9 (3.1) after the intervention (P=0.001). In addition, in solution-focused group therapy, the family support increased from 12.5 (3.6) to 16 (3.2), the friends support from 11.9 (2.8) to 14.8 (2.4) and others support from 15.1 (2.5) to 15.7 (3.1); however, the difference was not significant. However, this reduction was greater in the treatment of the orbital solution. The mean (SD) score of anxiety in the treatment of mind awareness decreased from 34.8 (7.6) to 30.9(9.3), the affinity decreased from 35.2(6.1) to 32 (5.9) and dependency from 32.4(6.3) to 27.4 (6.7) after the intervention (P<0.05). Also, in solution-focused group therapy, the anxiety decreased from 36.4 (8.5) to 26.4 (8.7), the affinity from 35 (5.5) to 29.8(5.7) and dependency from 32.4 (4.1) to 25.6 (6.4) after the intervention (P<0.05). The study showed that both interventions used in this study improved the perception of social protection and interpersonal relationships among patients with multiple sclerosis, with the difference that intervention based on mindfulness based cognitive therapy had a greater impact on family and friends support and treatment of the solution group-based circuits also had a greater impact on the improvement of dependency among patients with multiple sclerosis

The Mazafati date is one of the most important export products of Kerman province, which their quality characteristics may change during storage. The use of edible coatings is a new technique for increasing the shelf life of various agricultural products. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Aloe vera containing salicylic acid (2 mM) and green tea extract (0.5%) on physicochemical, microbial and sensory properties of stored dates at 4 and 25 °C for 150 days. The results of analysis of variance showed that the coating, temperature and time of storage had significant effects on the evaluated parameters (p <0.05). According to the results, the lowest weight loss was observed in samples coated with Aloe vera containing green tea extract and salicylic acid. This type of coating prevented significant changes in pH, acidity, total soluble solids (°brix), total and reducing sugar contents of date samples compared to the control during the storage period. During the storage period, the pH and total sugar content decreased, and acidity, total soluble solids and reducing sugar content increased. Total phenolic content did not have a clear trend during the storage period and its amount in the coated samples was significantly higher than the control. Aloe vera containing green tea extract and salicylic acid also effectively prevented microbial growth. In addition, panelists gave higher scores to dates coated with Aloe vera containing green tea extract and salicylic acid. The changes in physicochemical, microbial and sensory parameters in the stored dates at 25 °C were significantly higher than that stored at the temperature of 4 °C. In general, the use of Aloe vera containing green tea extract and salicylic acid, and storage at 4 °C is recommended due to the reduction of microbial growth and maintaining the quality characteristics of Mazafati date.

To normally grow and develop, children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) in the hypermetabolic state need 50% more energy than healthy ones. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition and its association with other factors among the non-syndromic acyanotic patients with CHD undergoing palliative or corrective surgery. A retrospective study of medical records of 812 children with acyanotic congenital heart disease undergoing palliative or corrective surgery was performed from March 2011 to March 2017. Collected data consisted of the age at the time of the surgery, gender, weight at the time of the surgery, height at the time of the surgery, birth weight, length of ICU stay, and 1-year mortality. The WAZ, WLZ, LAZ, and BMI Z-scores were calculated based on World Health Organization (WHO) standards. We classified the Z-scores into 4 groups, including normal (Z-scores > -1), mild (-2 to > -1), moderate (-3 to > -2), and severe (< -3) malnutrition groups. Total amount of 812 patients, 375 (46.2%) were female and 437 (53.8%) male, participated in this study. The average age, weight, and height at the time of the surgery were 23.52 + 29.38 months, 9.086 + 6.71 kilograms, and 76.93 + 23.37 centimeters, respectively. Moreover, 68.7% and 66.4% of the patients suffered from mild to severe forms of malnutrition based on WAZ and WLZ, respectively (P value < 0.0001, 0.025). There was no significant difference between males and females in WAZ, WLZ, LAZ and, BMIZ (P value: 0.154, 0.265, 0.965, and 0.667, respectively). Generally, in acyanotic defects, we found that more severe malnutrition causes an increment in length of ICU stay (P value = 0.001) and lesser birth weight has a significant relationship with the severity of growth failure in infancy or childhood (P value < 0.0001). In our study, the high prevalence of the malnutrition and related complications during and after surgical repair shows the importance of nutritional support and interventions in patients with CHD.

The Tei index is used to evaluate the overall performance of the right ventricle. The index can be measured with pulsed Doppler echocardiography (PW) and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). Some studies show that severe pulmonary valve regurgitation (PR) can influence the Tei index calculated by the PW method. The purpose of this study was to compare PW and TDI in calculating the Tei index in PR patients following TOF reconstruction. We evaluated 21 patients with severe PI who were reconstructed and 21 age-matched normal children. All the children went through PW or TDI. The intensity of Sa, Ea, Aa, IVCT, and the Tei index were calculated. The mean age of the patients and controls was 3.8 ± 3.2 and 3.7 ± 2.7 years, respectively. There was no difference in the Tei index between healthy children and TOF patients calculated by the PW method (0.30 ± 0.10 vs. 0.35 ± 0.06; P = 0.059). However, TOF patients had a lower intensity of Sa, Ea, and Aa than healthy children. Furthermore, the isovolumic interval of both IVCT and IVRT was longer in TOF patients than in healthy children (43.53 ± 8.82 vs. 25.77 ± 10.14 and 87.73 ± 10.91 vs. 68.36 ± 8.96, respectively; P = 0.001 for both) but the S duration had no difference between the groups (265.1 ± 18.1 in TOF patients vs. 266.8 ± 28.0 in controls). The Tei index calculated by TDI was significantly higher in TOF patients than in healthy children (0.50 ± 0.10 vs. 0.36 ± 0.06; P = 0.001). Moreover, the Tei index calculated by TDI was higher than the Tei index calculated by PW in TOF patients (0.50 ± 0.10 vs. 0.30 ± 0.10; P = 0.001). TDI is a more accurate method for calculating the Tei index for evaluating the overall performance of the right ventricle in PR patients after TOF reconstruction, and the Tei index calculated through PW had limitations for this purpose.

Measuring flow discharge in open waterways has always been one of the most important concerns for water experts. Flow surface image velocimetry method as a non-contact option has recently been widely utilized to measure discharge in open channels. One of these methods is a type of PIV method named LSPIV which has been paied more attention due to the elimination of laser application. In this study, LSPIV was used to measure 2D velocity field over the surface of a steep supercritical flow. Totally 24 experiments including three different slopes (2, 6 and 10 percent) and eight different dimension ratios (7 to 20.5) were conducted and in each experiment the flow surface was recorded with a frequency of 125 fps for 60 seconds. The Velocity Index was calculated bt the obtained velocity data. This index is used for convering the surface velocity to average velocity of the cross section and subsequently for determination of flow discharge. The effect of different dimention ratios on VI was investigated. The average value for VI was obtained to be 0.701 which is differ from the established value (0.85) by about 17%. Moreover, the flow surface time-averaged velocity patterns were quantitavely compared for different flow conditions. Since, the velocity index has been so far studied for subcritical conditions, the results of this study may be helpfull for measuring supercritical flows.

A five-year-old female dog, weighing 35 kg, was presented as an emergency case after it suffered a gunshot injury. Physical examination of the dog revealed paraplegia, the symptoms were normal. There was no bone fracture and dislocation in the lower extremity examination. A bullet (diameter, 4 mm) between the third and fourth lumbar was observed on radiographic examination. The bullet was about 4 × 7 mm long, which stuck between the longitudinal spine and carefully removed. In the examination of the spinal cord, the rupture was observed relatively in some longitudinal strands, and no necrosis was present in the site. After the surgery, the dog was discharged with a good condition. As a consequence, a precise evaluation of the gunshot injury to the spinal cord could not be achieved by imaging, which made a prediction of the prognosis difficult prior to surgery. Therefore, if imaging tests provide evidence of a direct impact on the spinal cord, surgery should be considered a primary method to prevent irreversible harm necrosis of the spinal cord.

Our precise observations on Laelaspisella elsae Joharchi, Babaeian & Jalalizand revealed the genus misidentification. We clarify the genus placement, transfer it to Reticulolaelaps Costa and redescribe it paying attention to some discrepancies in the original description. A new definition and diagnosis of Reticulolaelaps and a key for separation of all known species of this genus are proposed. New information on female morphological characters of Reticulolaelaps faini Costa, 1968 is presented, based on specimens collected from soil in Khuzestan and Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari provinces, Iran. Pseudoparasitus lativentris (Karg) and P. jilinensis Ma are transferred from this genus to Reticulolaelaps. A new definition of the genus Pseudoparasitus is proposed.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of crocin (Cr) on brain oxidative stress indices in animal model demyelinated with intracerebroventricular ethidium bromide (EB). In an interventional study, female Wistar rats were randomly divided into 7 groups. Crocin administration was done 1 day after EB injection for 21 days. The values ​​for Glutathione peroxidase (GPx), Superoxide dismutase (SOD), and Malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured before and after receiving Cr and analyzed using Paired t test and ANOVA. The levels of GPx, SOD, and MDA significantly reduced in the group that received Cr100 mg/kg (P<0.05). The effects of crocin were dose-dependent and other doses did not demonstrate significant effects on oxidative stress indices (P< 0.05). The antioxidant effects of Crocin were dose-dependent, and it could be used as a strong antioxidant in management of patients with multiple sclerosis.

This study examines the productivity of container loading and discharging operation in container terminals using automated and semi-automated Quayside Cranes (QSCs). It analyses the automated cycle time of the operation and introduces a comprehensive definition for the productivity of Quayside (QS) operation. It is argued that a considerable saving in the cycle time of loading and discharging of containers can be achieved by the introduction of automated technologies at the QS. This will help the terminal operators to significantly reduce the turnaround time of containerships at container terminals. The study also sets up a basis for calculating the number of QSCs, transfer and stacking equipment by considering their productivity value and cycle times.

The Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of alimentary system, which may be caused by infectious gastroenteritis determined as post infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS). The prevalence of PI-IBS is reported to be 4-36% in patients with infectious gastroenteritis. The exact mechanism leading to PI-IBS is not fully understood and some factors pertaining to infectious agent and host response may have a role. Rome IV diagnostic criteria provided new definition for PI-IBS. Though it is now considered a well-defined functional disorder of gastrointestinal system, no specific treatment is yet available for PI-IBS. This article reviews the latest issues on these heading about PI-IBS.

Chabahar is located in international corridors and to transport goods to region countries have had unprecedented position. Development of infrastructure needed to reach this goal. Dry port construction is one of the well- known methods to do this. Any project should be evaluated using economic and social factors. Therefore, 5 criteria proposed to measurement social and economic criteria. Gray relational and Multi Attribute Decision Making method used to analyze criteria. Finally, Distant dry port by 0,9972 score selected to develop Chabahar port according social and economic factors.

To compare the influence of augmented reality storybook and traditional storybook on children’s reading comprehension. Retelling and comprehension tests were employed to assess comprehension. Quantitative approach, quasi-experimental with post-test only design. 34 children aged 7 to 9 were randomly assigned to either experimental or control group and read the print storybook with and without a tablet. Data were gathered by interviewing with participants. Children retold the story and answered comprehension questions. Mann-Whitney test was used. There was a significant difference between the control and the experimental groups in terms of overall reading comprehension. Children who experienced augmented storybook were better in retelling and answering comprehension questions. There were no significant difference between the groups in retelling theme and setting. Experimental group scored higher in answering implicit questions. Presentation of related multimedia with the print storybook will result in better interaction between the reader and the text and helps in making meaning, and eventually improves the reading comprehension.