H R Ghafarian Shirazi

ORCID: 0000-0003-0572-0819
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Research Areas
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
  • Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Air Traffic Management and Optimization
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Engineering and Material Science Research
  • Transport Systems and Technology
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Bioactive natural compounds
  • Electricity Theft Detection Techniques
  • Chemical Safety and Risk Management
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health
  • Diverse Scientific Research Studies

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
2022

Yasuj University of Medical Sciences
2011-2020

Applied Research Associates (United States)
2006-2019

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2011-2015

Yerevan State University
2014

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2014

Northwestern University
2010

The University of Texas at El Paso
2009

Texas A&M University
2009

Abstract Early development of the microbiome has been shown to affect general health and physical infant and, although some studies have undertaken in high-income countries, there are few from low- middle-income countries. As part BARNARDS study, we examined rectal microbiota 2,931 neonates (term used up 60 d) with clinical signs sepsis 15,217 mothers screening for bla CTX-M-15 , NDM KPC OXA-48 -like genes, which were detected 56.1%, 18.5%, 0% 4.1% neonates’ swabs 47.1%, 4.6%, 1.6% mothers’...

10.1038/s41564-022-01184-y article EN cc-by Nature Microbiology 2022-08-04

Although the rate of suicide is low in Muslim countries, there evidence that it increasing.An integrated analysis was made data on attempts (nonfatal and fatal) from studies carried out Islamic Republic Iran 1981 to 2007.Of 54 published concerning suicide, 48 (covering 26 768 cases attempted suicide) satisfied inclusion criteria.The weighted mean 26.5 per 100 000 average death by 6.7 000.The age attempters 25 years; 41.8% were male, 50.5% single 70.0% urban areas.Most not working: 54.2%...

10.26719/2012.18.6.607 article EN Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2012-06-01

Orem's self-care model is a nursing that was introduced with the purpose of improving individuals, especially patients suffering from chronic diseases.To determining effect on fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients.This research involved clinical trial. Sixty-three at vice-chancellor treatment affairs Yasuj University Medical Sciences were selected based nonrandom sampling, but they allocated to two groups random allocation. In intervention group, applied during six sessions 45 - 60 minutes...

10.5812/ircmj.31955 article EN cc-by-nc Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal 2016-05-24

Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is a little-addressed condition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Aerobic exercises, including walking, can help alleviate this dysfunction. This study aimed to determine the effect of an 8-week aerobic walking program on sexual function ine Methodology: clinical trial was conducted 51 At first, were selected through nonprobability sampling. They then allocated into intervention and control groups using block randomization. The performed based...

10.2147/ijgm.s252591 article EN cc-by-nc International Journal of General Medicine 2020-05-01

The aim of the present study was to determine aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs) encoded genes, tetracycline resistance and coa based typing Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Southwest Iran.Antimicrobial susceptibility carried out by agar disk diffusion methods. Two sets multiplex PCR mixture were used for detection AME genes tet genes. All typed with coagulase gene method. Of 121 isolates, 29.75% 47.93% resistant at least one aminoglycosides tetracyclines, respectively.The...

10.22038/ijbms.2017.9114 article EN PubMed 2017-08-01

Introduction:Increasing microbial resistance to antibiotics is one of the main contributors for replacing appropriate compounds treat infections. Staphylococcus most important genera bacteria as some strains present on skin normal flora and opportunistic infectious agents. Common has been observed in infections caused by this genus from bacteria. Plants have different chemical with antimicrobial properties. The aim study was evaluate effect activity hydroxytyrosol, hydroxytyrosol acetate...

10.29333/ejgm/85686 article EN Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2018-04-05

The spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW) method is a nondestructive testing pavements based on the dispersive characteristic seismic waves. can provide thickness and stiffness pavement layers. One more complex aspects SASW an iterative process to estimate parameters, called inversion procedure. In this paper, feasibility completely automating substituting it with artificial neural network (ANN) models was explored. A number different ANN were developed using various training strategies....

10.1061/(asce)0899-1561(2009)21:12(722) article EN Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2009-11-16

The most frequent application of recycling materials in pavements is the reuse reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) to produce recycled hot-mix (HMA). When designed properly, RAP mixes have demonstrated quality comparable virgin HMAs laboratory tests. Despite all information available about mixes, obstacles still promote their more use engineering. Short- and long-term field performance was investigated compared with HMA overlays used flexible pavements. Data from 18 Specific Pavement Studies-5...

10.3141/2155-06 article EN Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2010-01-01

Stress at clinical environment is one of the cases that could affect education quality among nursing students. The study aims to investigate I ranian students' perceptions on stressors in S outh W estern part ran. A cross‐sectional descriptive was conducted 2010 include 300 students after their completion second course a hospital environment. Data were collected using researcher‐made questionnaire, with focus from personal, educational and training viewpoints. analysis performed SPSS...

10.1111/ijn.12276 article EN International Journal of Nursing Practice 2014-05-19

Orem's self-care model has been introduced as a nursing to empower participants with chronic diseases. This study aims investigate the effectiveness of interventions using multiple sclerosis participants' balance and motor function. Sixty-three were randomly assigned intervention control groups. The was performed for eight sessions 45-60 minutes in group. In group, significant increase (improvement) observed mean scores before (17.09 ± 1.97) after (33.75 6.01). A decrease functions (4.12...

10.1177/0894318419881792 article EN Nursing Science Quarterly 2019-12-03

Methods: The study was a double-blind, randomized clinical trial with six-month follow-up period. Participants were 120 patients aged 15–60 years diagnosis of major depressive disorder based on psychiatry interview and the Beck depression rating scale, which performed at beginning, middle, end study. treated nortriptyline or fluoxetine. paired t -test, independent k chi-square test used to analyze data. Results: Twenty-three dropped out 97 remained in trial. Before intervention, mean score...

10.2147/cpaa.s23831 article EN cc-by-nc Clinical Pharmacology Advances and Applications 2012-01-01

Intensive care unit is one of the stressful environments for its staff, especially physicians and nurses. This study was objective to determine anxiety in nurses working intensive units Yasuj,s hospitals Iran. research an intervention conducted Yerevan city 2009. The number participants this 150 which are randomly selected. In 120 30 specialists participated as study, a 10-question demographic questionnaire, 20-question situational anxiety, personality Berger used. After codification,...

10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1372 article EN Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2014-03-01

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the most prevalent public health problem on a worldwide scale, and ischemic heart accounts for approximately one-half of these events in high-income countries. One important risk factors this mental psychological especially stressful experiences.
 AIM: This research was established to compare emotional processing, as key factor stress appraisal, between IHD patients people with no cardiovascular disease.
 METHODS: Using simple sampling, fifty...

10.3889/oamjms.2018.325 article EN Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences 2018-08-20

Warranties have been used by many highway agencies in response to increased demand for including quality concepts all phases of the life cycle and guard against premature infrastructure failures. Currently, warranty bid prices are often estimated subjectively due lack a systematic methodology quantifying servicing costs infrastructures. A risk-based model is presented here fill this gap. The founded on Kaplan Garrick’s theory quantitative risk assessment considers warranted item’s...

10.1061/(asce)1076-0342(2009)15:4(378) article EN Journal of Infrastructure Systems 2009-11-16

The international roughness index (IRI) is the primary of Maryland pavement management system and data source for performance trend analysis, budget allocation, project selection. State Highway Administration (MDSHA) makes a significant investment to collect, process, analyze, store IRI every year over entire network roads. Such reliance on instigated investigation confidence level embedded in devising possible sampling scenarios. To evaluate level, repeatability errors measurements were...

10.3141/2153-13 article EN Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2010-01-01

Introduction & Objective:Major depression is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses and, according to World Health Organization, by 2020, second disease in world. Since important goals treating use measures that can, short term, create favorable conditions, make people change from negative emotional state positive affairs. Based on theoretical knowledge, psychology has this feature. The aim study was determine effect group psychotherapy hope patients with major depressive...

10.29333/ejgm/85687 article EN Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2018-04-05
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