245 research outputs found
Survey of Under-5-year-old Children Injury and Accident Mortality Causes in the City of Kerman in 2013
No full textSurvey of Under-5-year-old Children Injury and Accident Mortality Causes in the City of Kerman in 2013
Nekooee Moghadam Mahmood1, Amiresmaelee MohamaReza2, Ghorbani Rahil*3,
Shikhani Hossein4, Navabi Zahra5
Received: 16. 03. 2015 Revised: 18. 04. 2015 Accepted: 01. 07. 2015
Abstract
Introduction: One of the most important improvement and health indexes of a country is its under-5-year-old children’s mortality rate. Recently, under-5-year-old children mortality rate has decreased, but it is still more than developing countries. This research aimed to study the causes of accidents and injuries of under-5-year-old children in the city of Kerman.
Method: This was a descriptive analytical prospective study in 2013. This project included 1303 under 5-year-old children who had accidents and referred to three training hospitals' emergency departments. Data on accidents were collected from recorded accident and mortality forms of Kerman Medical University for a period of 1 year¬ (2013) with a census method. Data were analyzed by SPSS19 software using t-test, ANOVA, and χ2 tests.
Results: Among 159 people died, 69% were girls and 31% were boys. The most kind of accidents occurred to them were injury (39.67%), poisoning (20.56%), and falling (15.11%). Accidents range was higher among girls and among 3-4-year-old children. Age, Sex, and season of death did not have any correlation with the kind of accident however there was a significant correlation between accidents occurred amongunder-5-year-old children and their season of death.
Conclusion: Three main causes of accidents were injury, poisoning and falling, so we must provide the affected age group with trainings proportional to their age group and the kind of accidents happened to them. In addition we should try more to train all society members particularly parents who take care of children.
Key¬words: Under5-year-old children, Accidents, Mortality, Emergency Department, Training hospital
¬Citation: Nekooee Moghadam M, Amiresmaelee MR, Ghorbani R, Shikhani H, Navabi Z. Survey of Under-5-year-old Children Injury and Accident Mortality Causes in the City of Kerman in 2013. Journal of Health Based Research 2015; 1(1): 1-12.
1. Associate Professor, Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
2. Assistant Professor, Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
3. Lecturer, Department of Health Services Management, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
4. BSc Student, Department of Health Services Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
5. BSc, Department of Mother and Child Health, Deputy of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
*Correspondence: School of Public Health, Campus of Bam, Khalij Fars Highway, Bam University of Medical Sciences.
Tel: 09396558571 Email: [email protected]
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No full textStock price prediction is one of the most challenging problems in finance and is receiving considerable attention from researchers. The literature provides strong evidence that prices can be predicted from past price data as well as other fundamental and macroeconomic variables. We propose a filtering operation using covariance information in order to predict future stock prices. We use daily historical price data for Generals Electric Company to illustrate our method, which shows promising results in terms of the estimation performance and volatility
Causes of Discharge against Medical Advice in patients of a Number of Selected Hospitals
No full textIntroduction: Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) is one of the important concerns of health systems. This could be potentially life-threatening and cause readmission. The purpose of this study was to determine causes of DAMA in patients of some selected hospitals.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study was performed in winter 2016. The medical files of 261 patients discharged against medical advice were selected by simple random sampling and reviewed. Data were gathered through Hospital Information System and using a self-designed check list. Data were analyzed through SPSS software and using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test.
Results: From all, 58.6% were male, 66.3% were married and 22.2% did not have any insurance coverage. The most common reason of DAMA was feeling better (43.3%). Discharge against medical advice showed significant relationship with marital status (P= 0.02), and insurance type (P= 0.05).
Conclusion: Since the most common reason of DAMA was feeling better, more attention of authorities and also a stronger patient-physician relationship are recommended in order to aware patients of their clinical conditions and treatment process.
Key¬words: Teaching Hospital, Discharge, Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA)
¬Citation: Ghorbani R, Moradi Magin M. Causes of Discharge against Medical Advice in patients of a Number of Selected Hospitals. Journal of Health Based Research 2016; 2(4): 319-327
The Relationship of Academic Achievement Motivation with Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Life of University Students
Get PDFBackground & Objectives: Today, studies have shown the impact of emotional intelligence and quality of life on academic achievement motivation. Paying attention to the factors that lead to academic motivation is very important. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of academic achievement motivation with emotional intelligence and quality of life in students of Bam University of Medical Sciences in 2015.
Methods: This cross- sectional, descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 232 students in Bam University of Medical Sciences selected through stratified random sampling. Research instruments were Hermen’s achievement motivation questionnaire, emotional intelligence Bradbry-Graves test and 36-item questionnaire of quality of life. Data analysis was done through SPSS20 and using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson and linear regression analysis.
Results: From all, 87% were female, 81% were single, 58.2% were undergraduate students and 71.1% were in the age group of 18-22 years old. Mean scores of academic achievement motivation, emotional intelligence and quality of life showed no significant relationship with demographic features of students. Regression analysis results showed no significant correlation between the motivation of academic achievement and variables of quality of life and emotional intelligence.
Conclusion: Although there was no significant relationship between the motivations of academic achievement and variables of emotional intelligence and quality of life, the motivation for advancement can be generalized and thought; so, training courses for motivation development can be very helpful.
Key¬words: Motivation of academic achievement, Quality of life, Emotional intelligence, Students
Citation: Ghorbani Nia R, Izadi F. The Relationship of Academic Achievement Motivation with Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Life of University Students. Journal of Health Based Research 2017; 3(3): 297-307
Health Village and its place in the Health System
Get PDFBackground & Objectives: Health Village is a residential/healthcare place for natural remedies combined with other medical treatments. Health village can be set in different sizes, depending on the amount of investments and the investors’ strategic objectives. In fact, a complete health village can cover all aspects of health and meet all the health needs of a community.
Methods: In this review study, Persian and English articles indexed in valid databases such as Google Scholar, SID, Pubmed, Irandoc Science direct and Scopus were searched using the MESH terms of “ Health village” and “Health resort” without time limitation.
Results: Providing health services in natural areas and away from urban pollution can restore the health and well-being and also can cause psychological and physical relaxation not only in patients but also in those who are interested in living in places with services such as water therapy, herbal therapy, gravel treatments, mud therapy, and other services.
Conclusion: The effort to create environments such as the health village, due to the potential of such centers in providing high levels of physical and psychological comfort for audiences, can be considered as a beneficial local business. Therefore, the health village is an environment that can contribute to the social and economic development while serving the health of the community.
Keywords: Medical Tourism, Health village, Health system
Citation: Kochak Yazdi S, Asadi A, Ghorbani Nia R. Health Village and its place in the Health System. Journal of Health Based Research 2019; 5(1): 57 -71 . [In Persian
The Role of Emergency Medicine Specialist on Performance of the Emergency Department of Kerman Shahid Bahonar Hospital: A Qualitative Study
No full textThe Role of Emergency Medicine Specialist on Performance of the Emergency Department of Kerman Shahid Bahonar Hospital: A Qualitative Study
Ghorbani Nia Rahil1*, Amiresmaeili MohammadReza2, NekoeiMoghadam Mahamod3,
Saberi Nia Amin4
1. Lecturer, Department of Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
2. Associate Professor, Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
3. Professor, Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medical, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
*Correspondence: School of Public Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Khalij-e-Fars Blvd, Bam.
Tel: 09396558571 Email: [email protected]
Introduction: Emergency department is the important part of the healthcare system. Today, the need for integrated emergency care services and delivering qualified care services have been felt more than before. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of emergency medicine specialists on performance of the emergency department of Shahid Bahonar hospital, Kerman.
Methods: This phenomenological qualitative study was conducted on 16 emergency medicine specialists (EMSs) and nurses of emergency department and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) who were selected using purposeful sampling in 2015. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using framework analysis.
Results: The main themes included economics impact, service quality promotion, and emergency management. Some sub-themes included hospitals revenue improvement, tariffs definition for emergency services, effective treatment, improvement of emergency team knowledge, emergency department management, and triage quality improvement. Conclusion: With presence of EMS in healthcare system, the quality of healthcare delivery system has been improved and waiting time for healthcare services has been significantly decreased. By decreasing waiting time, determining of patient statue and determining the ward for patient in the hospital, emergency beds for other possible admissions and emergency preparedness for future admissions will be kept empty.
Key¬words: Emergency Medicine Specialist, Emergency Department, Qualitative Study, Framework Analysis, Performance
Citation: Ghorbani Nia R, Amiresmaeili MR, NekoeiMoghadam M, Saberi Nia A. The Role of Emergency Medicine Specialist on Performance of the Emergency Department of Kerman Shahid Bahonar Hospital: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Health Based Research 2016; 2(3): 233-248
Negative-Sequence Network Based Fault Location Scheme for Double-Circuit Multi-Terminal Transmission Lines
No full textThe fault resistance and infeeded currents from tapped transmission lines are the two main challenges to establish correct fault location estimation in multi-terminal transmission lines. Also, fault location estimation in double-circuit lines is more complicated than single-circuit lines due to the effect of mutual coupling and inter-circuit faults. This paper proposes a negative-sequence network-based method to estimate the fault location of double-circuit multi-terminal transmission lines. In the presented method, signals are measured in the relay location and then, communication links are not required as it uses only one end measurements. Also, in conventional distance relays, six elements are needed to calculate the fault location in all types of faults. Furthermore, in this method, by using only one element for each transmission line, accurate fault location can be estimated. Also, high fault resistance, mutual coupling, and infeeded currents from tapped transmission lines do not have impact on the performance of the presented scheme. To investigate the effects of the line shunt capacitances on the proposed method, a PI model of the transmission lines is used in all the investigations. Simulation results carried out using MATLAB software indicate that the proposed scheme is able to produce excellent performance for the fault location estimation. - 2018 IEEE.Manuscript received August 30, 2018; revised November 30, 2018 and February 24, 2019; accepted March 9, 2019. Date of publication March 18, 2019; date of current version May 22, 2019. This work was supported by the National Priorities Research Program under Grant 11S-1125-170027 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). Paper no. TPWRD-00960-2018. (Corresponding author: Amir Ghorbani.) A. Ghorbani is with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Abhar 4561934367, Iran (e-mail:,[email protected]).Scopu
An Accurate Non-Pilot Scheme for Accelerated Trip of Distance Relay Zone-2 Faults
No full textThe delayed operation of distance relays zone-2 element for the faults at the end of the line is excessive. It reduces the fault clearing speed and therefore, is one of the main factors that can endanger power system stability. This paper proposes an impedance-based scheme for discrimination between the last 20% of the line length faults and the adjacent line faults, which are covered by the relay zone-2. The suggested non-pilot scheme uses a modified fault location formula for the accelerated zone-2 operation of distance relays. The negative- and zero-sequence components of local signals are utilized to calculate the accurate fault location after the remote circuit breaker (CB) operation. The proposed algorithm is independent of fault resistance, power flow direction, pre-fault condition, and it can clearly distinguish internal faults from the adjacent line faults. Simulation results show that the proposed method can identify the remote CB operation and thus can accelerate the tripping of zone-2 within a very short time for different fault locations, fault types, fault resistances, and load angles. Also, accurate fault location has been achieved under all simulation conditions. 1986-2012 IEEE.Manuscript received December 7, 2019; revised March 12, 2020, May 20, 2020, and July 1, 2020; accepted July 3, 2020. Date of publication July 7, 2020; date of current version May 21, 2021. This work was supported in part by the National Priorities Research Program under Grant 11S-1125-170027, and in part by the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). (Corresponding author: Amir Ghorbani.) Amir Ghorbani is with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Ab-har Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar 4561897594, Iran (e-mail: [email protected]).Scopus2-s2.0-8509911653
Hybrid additive manufacturing of an electron beam powder bed fused Ti6Al4V by transient liquid phase bonding
Get PDFHybrid Additive Manufacturing (HAM) is a production strategy enhancing the flexibility of the already versatile Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques. AM of Ti6Al4V, on the other hand, has been of great interest to numerous research works, thanks to the unique corrosion, biomedical and mechanical properties of the alloy. Hence, this research marks the first report on the HAM of Ti6Al4V by Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) bonding of an Electron Beam Powder Bed Fused (EB-PBF) sample to a conventional one. A copper interlayer was used for bonding, and the TLP process was performed at 890 degrees C and 970 degrees C for 60 min. Shear strength test was carried out and the results showed the highest shear strengths of 579.3 and 662.5 MPa for TLP bonding at 890 degrees C and 970 degrees C, respectively. By increasing the bonding temperature to 970 degrees C, no Cu-rich phases were observed in the microstructure, as opposed to the 890 degrees C samples, and a complete isothermal solidification without intermetallic phases was achieved. Moreover, the 970 degrees C TLP sample was featured with a much better microstructural integrity and homogeneity in both the base metals and the bonded zone. TLP bonding at 970 degrees C resulted in a more ductile fracture surface than that bonded at 890 degrees C. The strong differences between the two TLP bonds were primarily attributed to the faster diffusion rate of elements along the joint and base metal at higher temperatures. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V
A Spatiotemporal Deep Neural Network Useful for Defect Identification and Reconstruction of Artworks Using Infrared Thermography
Get PDFAssessment of cultural heritage assets is now extremely important all around the world. Non-destructive inspection is essential for preserving the integrity of artworks while avoiding the loss of any precious materials that make them up. The use of Infrared Thermography is an interesting concept since surface and subsurface faults can be discovered by utilizing the 3D diffusion inside the object caused by external heat. The primary goal of this research is to detect defects in artworks, which is one of the most important tasks in the restoration of mural paintings. To this end, machine learning and deep learning techniques are effective tools that should be employed properly in accordance with the experiment’s nature and the collected data. Considering both the temporal and spatial perspectives of step-heating thermography, a spatiotemporal deep neural network is developed for defect identification in a mock-up reproducing an artwork. The results are then compared with those of other conventional algorithms, demonstrating that the proposed approach outperforms the others
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