Introduction: The effect of job stress on childbearing is an important but less known consequence. Three important agents for childbearing include fertility, its intention, and infertility treatment. The adverse effect of job stress on these agents remains controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe summer and winter concentrations of BTEX pollutants were investigated in various workplaces of an oil Refinery, Iran. In total 252 air samples from the breathing zones of the following employees were collected: supervisors, safetymen, repairmen, site men, and all workers. Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk values were calculated based on the USEPA methodology using Monte Carlo simulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the critical infectious agents with thousands of newly infected people worldwide. High mutational capability and rapid diversification, inhibition of humoral and cellular immune responses, and thus inability for recognition of an immunogenic region in the viral envelope by the immune system are major challenges. Natural killer (NK) cells are multifunctional, playing a key role in the identification and elimination of HIV-infected cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(CC), known as bitter apple, is used to treat diabetes in Iranian traditional medicine. The aim of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of CC cream in rats. The carrageenan-induced edema in a rat hind paw was carried out to evaluate the topical anti-inflammatory effect of the CC fruit extract cream (2⁻8%) and the tissue levels of IL-6 and TNF-α were estimated by using a commercial ELISA kit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & Objective: The spread of carbapenem-resistant is a global concern. Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) enzymes cause extensive drug resistance among Gram-negative bacteria. The current study aimed at determining the prevalence of MBL-producing in Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackgrounds & Objective: The prevalence has continuously decreased during recent years in Iran. The current study aimed at determining . prevalence in Neyshabur city, Northeast Iran, during 2010-2015.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Fatigue is a factor that can have negative effects on family life, social relationship and work. Work schedule is one of the affective factors on personnel's fatigue in different jobs. In this study, the work schedule and its effect on rescue personnel in Isfahan are explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Along with the rapid growth of technology its related tools such as computer, monitors and video display terminals (VDTs) grow as well. Based on the studies, the most common complaint reported is of the VDT users.
Methods: This study attempts to design a proper tool to assess the visual fatigue of the VDT users.