BEYHAGH
Year:2016 | Volume:21 | Issue:38|Papers Count:6

Background and Aims: According to the progress in science and the need of training aids in education system, particularly the ability to use simple and inexpensive educational softwares, are effective in learning. This study aimed to design a comprehensive software for a suitable analysis of data extracted from laboratory water and wastewater experiments by experts and students related to this topic.Materials and Methods: This software is applicable to Flip Album, Captivate, C # environments. The output data would be exe and complementary and specialized software is not required. It has the ability to run on any system.Results: This software can give a complete description of the tests, how to calculate and compare with standards. The testing procedure is simulated with animated graphics. It has the ability to search based on subject and to do different statistic experiments in order to analyze the given data. The language of software is Persian and related resources to expriments and simulated and applied devices are explained in a simple way for related experts to water and wastewater experiments.Conclusion: Due to the expansion of digital media and the importance of using it different fields of science, this software can be a valuable help in water and wastewater experiments.

Background and Aims: One of the most important factors affecting each community is the management and leadership. Quranic and Islamic Management is the best form of management. Nursing management can solve many problems in the workplace by applying the principles of Islamic management. Considering the management importance, especially in nursing field, an overview of the most important Quranic criteria for the management was discussed.Materials and Methods: In this narrative review study, after searching in the Islamic databases, the number of 10 articles, which surveyed in Quranic management features, were completely studied, then the manager roles and duties is presented from a Quranic viewpoint.Results: According to the Quran viewpoint, a manager must have many features in his management approach. Personal and managerial characteristics and organizational management indicators are the most important criteria in the Holy Quran.Conclusion: If nurses, apply the Quranic managerial guidelines in the management areas, the existing gaps and problems would be disappeared and this leads to improvement in quality of health services.

Background and Aims: Working memory has the ability to keep the current information for a short period, while this information was applied for the task at hand. Previously conducted researches studied and pointed that there was a meaningful relationship between working memory and the academic achievement. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the computerized training of working memory on academic achievement improvement of university students.Materials and Methods: In this regard 12 young healthy students completed the trainings in experimental group.12 young healthy students were selected as the control group. Before and after the training participants’ Grade Point Average was recorded.Results: Results demonstrated that computerized training of working memory produces significant improvements in students’ academic achievement (p<0.0001).Conclusion: Due to the importance of working memory in many daily activities, as well as its importance in student's academic affairs, it was concluded that using of computerized training of working memory can improve university students’ academic achievement.

Background and Aims: Recycling is proposed as an economic model for saving raw material and energy costs, pollution reduction, reducing waste, resource depletion, and situation improvement in a range of environmental pollution issues. This study is performed on attitude, awareness, and action of Sabzevar healthcare centers clients about waste separation.Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was of sectional type and is performed on a population of individuals who had arrived at Sabzevar healthcare centers in 1393. Sample size was 389. It is worth mentioning that sample was collected from seven different centers and analyzed by SPSS 16 package.Results: Clients were on average 32 years old. There was a significant relationship between educational levels and awareness (p=0.006) and attitude (p=0.032) among healthcare centers clients. Higher scores of awareness and attitude was reported among individuals with MSc or higher degrees. Lower scores of awareness and attitude was respectively reported among individuals with elementary or high school degrees. Relationship between job and knowledge scores among healthcare centers clients was statistically significant (p=0.006). Also average awareness score wasn’t statistically significant among single people and was less than married people (p=0.312).Conclusion: According to high degree of awareness, attitude and act of people arriving at healthcare centers it was proposed that the relevent organizations take some practical actions specially municipalities- in order to upgrade citizens’ awareness and functions. These environmental activities can be improved through collaborative and incentive programs.

Background and Aims: HIV is increasingly spreading to the extent that the rate of affliction has reached to %5 in high-risk groups. The present study aimed to study the attitudes of clients referring to dentistry unit of Sarbisheh regarding HIV disease.Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 350 clients referring to dentistry unit. Data were collected through standard questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS, T-test and ANOVA (Variance Analysis).Results: In this study, 22.8, 61.6 and 15.6 percent of clients were respectively younger than 30 years old, between 30-49 years old and older than 50 years old.19.5 and 80.5 percent of the participants were respectively single and married. As far as the education level is concerned, 30.3, 50.6, and 17.5 percent were respectively diploma, elementary and secondary, and with higher education while the remaining were illiterate. The source of getting information about HIV was reported for Radio and TV, %66.1, newspapers, magazines and books % 16, advertising posters %8 and friends %9.9.As indicated by the results, %39, %47 and %14 of clients respectively had optimal, medium and weak awareness of HIV.Conclusion: Considering the low rate of clients’ awareness and attitude toward HIV, providing and spreading education is recommended, especially for villagers to make them more aware of transmission ways and prevention means of this disease.