Publications by authors named "Hassan Jahani Hashemi"
Background: Inadequate or poor sleep quality is common problems in adolescent that affect on their learning, memory and school performance. The present study aimed to determine the association between sleep hours and academic performance in young adults.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was designed as a descriptive-analytic study.
Background: Organizational learning has been identified as necessary for different organizations to improve their performance in the changing and competitive environment.
Purpose: The main purpose of this research was to specify the learning organization profile of educational and health centers of Tehran and Qazvin Universities of Medical Sciences in Iran.
Methodology: The present research was conducted using a cross-sectional method in the academic year of 2013-2014.
Rapid diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis is important because of its association with long-standing complications. This study was conducted to compare the reliability of serum procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) with conventional laboratory parameters for diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis in children. Seventy nine children with urinary tract infection were divided into two groups based on the result of Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scan: acute pyelonephritis (n=33) and lower UTI (urinary tract infection) (n=46) groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the quantitative C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and white blood cell (WBC) count in urinary tract infections (UTI) among hospitalised infants and children in Qazvin, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 127 hospitalised children ranging in age from 2 months to 12 years old 31.79 months (SD 30.
The relationship between gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori in formaldehyde fixed paraffin embedded gastric tissues of gastric cancer patients-scorpion real-time PCR assay findings.
Pathol Oncol Res
January 2014
Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and it seems that environmental and lifestyle factors and infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) have had a major role in the etiology of gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Early diagnosis and treatment of acute pyelonephritis in children is of special importance in order to prevent serious complications. This study was conducted to determine the diagnostic value of serum interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in children with acute pyelonephritis.
Methods: Eighty-seven patients between 1 month to 12 years old with urinary tract infection (UTI) were divided into 2 groups based on the result of 99m-technetium dimercapto-succinic acid renal scan: acute pyelonephritis (n=37) and lower UTI (n=50) groups.
Abnormal levels of androgens cause many diseases like benign prostatic hyperplasia and hormone dependent cancers. Although the reduction in serum testosterone (T) by Glycyrrhiza glabra has been reported, its effects on seminal vesicle (SV) and prostate tissues have never been reported. This study was carried out to investigate different aspects of antiandrogenic properties of this plant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The emergence of magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technique has made it possible to answer many questions in the field of anatomy more precisely while observing different anatomic parts of living persons at different ages. This study was conducted to determine the dimensions of different parts of pons and also comparing the data in accordance with age and sex by MRI.
Methods: The present study carried out on 300 healthy individuals referred to imaging center at Imam Reza hospital in the city of Kermanshah, Iran.