ABSTRACT Pesticide use and farmers' perceptions of risk unsafe pesticides were explored in Fars Province, Iran. One hundred fifty-five farmers engaged pesticide handling selected through a proportional stratified random sampling method with age as the stratification variable. Most not following basic safety measures majority them (about 60%) using any protective equipment when spraying pesticides. Based on four identified factors, which explained 58% total variance pesticides, three segments...

Analysis of functional and structural brain networks has suggested that major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with a disruption in networks. This paper aims to investigate the abnormalities MDD.To this aim, we constructed weighted directed based on electroencephalography (EEG) signals 26 MDD patients 23 normal (N) subjects. The nodes were 19 EEG electrodes, edges phase transfer entropy (PTE) between each pair electrodes. PTE model-free, phase-based effective connectivity measure...

Anhedonia, a core symptom of depression, has been defined as the loss pleasure or lack reactivity to pleasurable stimuli. Considering relevance alpha asymmetry MDD and anhedonia, we explored effect dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) stimulation on frontal posterior EEG (FAA PAA, respectively), in this exploratory investigation. 61 participants randomly received sham (n = 11), bilateral (BS; n 25), unilateral (US; 25) DLPFC. The Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) was administered. FAA...

Psychological improvements in patients with substance use disorders have been reported after neurofeedback treatment. However, has not commonly accepted as a treatment for dependence. This study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of this therapeutic method opiate dependence disorder. The specific aim investigate whether leads any changes mental health and craving. In experimental pre-post test design, 20 dependent undergoing Methadone or Buprenorphine maintenance were examined...

This study investigated the effects of Islamic religious and breathing techniques with heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback therapies on HRV psycho-physiologic coherence (resonance frequency), depression anxiety in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) patients.Sixty CABG patients were chosen randomly assigned to religious, control groups. The experimental groups received 8 weeks treatments; a 2-h session home works each week. group only their normal hospital interventions. groups'...

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Depression can be characterized by rumination that is featured spontaneity and perseveration of internally oriented thoughts. At the same time, depressed subjects complain about abnormal slowness lack power/energy in their thoughts, suggesting “thought dynamics.” The relationship between thought dynamics depression remains unclear, though. <b><i>Method:</i></b> We investigated healthy control, major depressive...

Abstract People from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds resettling in Australia often experience intersecting risks for poor mental physical health. Physical activity can promote better health outcomes, however there are limited programs tailored this population. Therefore, understanding how to support refugees seekers engage is crucial. This paper aims describe the experience-based co-design (EBCD) process was used identify priorities a new service seekers. Using an EBCD framework we...

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is a condition in which the starved of oxygen. Knowing dietary risk factors implementing appropriate nutritional interventions this regard seems essential. Therefore, present study was carried out to determine epidemiological features IHD affected by risks. This used data from Global Burden Disease (GBD) study. In study, we collected information on death, years lived with disability (YLD), and disability-adjusted life (DALYs) risks one hundred thousand people 95%...

Introduction: Bipolar patients have abnormalities in cognitive functions and emotional processing. Two resting state networks (RSN), the default mode network (DMN) Sensorimotor (SMN), play a decisive role these two functions. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is one of main areas Central Executive Network (CEN), which linked to activities each networks. Studies found DLPFC both hemispheres with bipolar depression. We hypothesized that bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic...

Abstract Recent advances in scanning device technologies and improvements techniques that generate synthesize 3D shapes have made models widespread various fields including medical research, biology, engineering, etc. shape descriptors play a fundamental role many analysis tasks such as point matching, establishing point‐to‐point correspondence, segmentation labelling, retrieval to name few. Various methods been proposed calculate succinct informative for models. Emerging data‐driven use...

Abstract Background Application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been promising and approved by the Food Drug Administration in 2018, but effects differ between patients. Knowledge about clinical predictors rTMS response may help to increase efficacy is not available so far. Methods In a retrospective study, we investigated over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) or supplementary motor area (SMA) 65...

Prediction of response to Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) can build a very effective treatment platform that helps Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients receive timely treatment. We proposed deep learning model powered up by state-of-the-art methods classify responders (R) and non-responders (NR) rTMS Pre-treatment Electro-Encephalogram (EEG) signal public TDBRAIN dataset 46 proprietary MDD subjects were utilized create time-frequency representations using Continuous...

The aim of our study was to compare rifle shooters' performance between two groups expert shooters, one trained with a neurofeedback method and the other not trained.The design employed pretest-posttest an untreated control group (nonrandomized).The sample included 24 national provincial shooters.Shooting studied based on 6 indicators via device called ''Scott,'' paired independent t tests were performed corrections for multiple comparisons.A significant improvement found mean shot results...

the purpose of this study was to examine relationship between components sexual dysfunction and marital satisfaction in couples .The population include married students at Tehran University. 150 (mean age 24.6, SD 2.4) were selected as a targeted sample. they answered demographic, Enrich questionnaire. Our findings suggest that there is negative types satisfaction. In addition, most common male erectile women desire disorder. This indicates necessity increasing knowledge facilitate marriage...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of noise exposure on blood pressure and heart rate steel industry workers. In present cross-sectional study, 50 workers were selected from a company in Fars province, Iran, exposed 85, 95, 105 dB levels for 5 minutes. The participants' measured using Beurer BC16 pulse meter both before after exposure. results showed no significant difference However, workers' systolic had increased compared exposure; course, was not statistically (P > 0.05)....

Vestibular dysfunction in childhood can have a major effect on child's developmental process. Balance function has been reported to be poorer children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than their typically developing peers. Due contradictory available evidence the paucity of research vestibular specifically combined ADHD (cADHD), we designed this aged-matched study assess cADHD.We enrolled 30 (15 boys 15 girls; mean age, 9 years 6 months; range, 7 12 years) 33 (19 14 0...

Recent studies on major depression have used non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current to improve impaired emotion and cognition in MD. However, experiments yielded mixed results specifically with respect This study aimed investigate whether anodal cathodal tDCS applied over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), would significantly visual working memory reduce depressive symptoms patients Thirty (N=30) were randomly assigned receive either experimental...