Loss of lives and properties caused by natural or man-made disasters, such as earthquake and fire, is a common issue. However, there are some buildings, which are more vulnerable to mentioned disasters due to the excessive number of residents and stories. DORMITORIES are highly vulnerable because not only they meet the above conditions, but also residents’ including students’ and employees’ lack of preparation and awareness about the ways of facing with danger increases their vulnerability. In this paper, dormitory of married students of Shahid Beheshti University has been selected. The organizational and non-structural vulnerabilities have been detected by applying a descriptive-analytical method. Firstly, the incident command system, solutions for risk mitigation of organizational and non-structural constructions in addition to some suggestions for preparing people to face with the disasters have been presented in accordance with the reference to disaster management theories and based on the data collected from the observations, questionnaires and interviews. Different measures are proposed based on adaptation of the dormitory organizational chart to incident command system diagram such as taking maneuvers, promoting safety culture, providing emergency evacuation plan and suggesting risk mitigation solutions for non-structural elements.

Purpose: The present study seeks to describe and explain the relationship between lifestyle and life in student DORMITORIES from a sample of 240 people among students aged 20-32 living in DORMITORIES of Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi University of Technology. Materials and Methods: This research has been done using the survey method and the data have been collected, extracted and analyzed through a questionnaire. The present studies are based on the theories of sociologists, psychologists and anthropologists in the field of lifestyle and Giddens' theories in the field of lifestyle have been used. In this regard, the present study uses a survey approach and aims to categorize and analyze the lifestyle of students living in DORMITORIES as well as scientific reports on dormitory lifestyle and students' attitudes in related domestic and foreign sources to the collection of collection slips. The data were then explained and analyzed with SPSS and emos. Findings: According to the findings, lifestyle is a way to define the values, attitudes and behavior (identity) of people. Conclusion: It can be concluded that dormitory is a place for dormitory students to learn,and any further knowledge in this regard can prevent any harm to dormitory life.

Background: Despite advances in technology, people are still exposed to fire hazard. Students can be one of the most important exposed groups. Therefore, fire safety inspection should be established in DORMITORIES. The aim of this study was to develop a fire safety checklist for fire safety inspection in DORMITORIES.Methods: This study was as a tool development followed by a cross-sectional study in DORMITORIES of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. The initial items of the checklist were extracted from formal standards and regulations. According to comments of the expert panel group (n=5) and Law she method, the validation of the tool was confirmed.The reliability was accepted based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient. In field study we used the tool to inspect fire safety status of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences DORMITORIES.Results: The initial checklist contained 68 items. According to the comments of a group of expert panel, some items were added to the checklist and a couple of them were removed. Finally CVI & CVR for 62 items were, over 0.7 and 0.99 respectively. The Cronbach's alpha was equal to 0.74.Conclusion: This study could develop a valid and reliable tool for inspection of DORMITORIES fire safety.

The aim of this research was to explore several environmental psychology features among dormitory students and their relationships with sexuality, academic levels and types of DORMITORIES.Method: The sample consists of students in different majors and academic levels living in eight different fraternities and sororities of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The instrument for gathering data was a questioner which consisted questions about their satisfaction of their present DORMITORIES.Results: The results reveal that there is a meaningful relationship between environmental psychology features and sexuality, academic levels and types of DORMITORIES. In summary as a conclusion, sexuality, academic levels and types of DORMITORIES are the three main elements that must necessarily be considered in designing DORMITORIES. These elements would be effective on a number of students’ psychological characteristics such as crowding, personal space, control and territorial behavior.Conclusion: The study also recommends ideas for further improvement of designing DORMITORIES.

Extended Abstract Background and Objectives: Research has shown that there is a strong connection between people’s health and the physical environment in which they work, live, or treated. Sick building syndrome is an illness caused by the building itself, leading individuals in the environment to suffer from inadequate physical and mental well-being, often resulting in symptoms such as nervousness, mucous membrane irritation, respiratory problems, and skin irritations. This situation can arise from various reasons such as cold air blast, very high or very low room temperature, heavy air, smoke and smell caused by people smoking, static electricity, poor condition of lighting in the room, unpleasant smell, dust, noise, etc. Such a situation can occur in any enclosed space where people spend a significant amount of time. Student DORMITORIES exemplify such environments, as students inhabit them for several years. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the symptoms and reasons for this sick building syndrome, specifically within student DORMITORIES. Methods: The current investigation is a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study carried out over a two-month period, specifically in November and December of 2019. It focused on 325 university students residing in the men’s and women’s DORMITORIES of Shahrood University of Technology, with the exclusion of 3 special patients and 20 incomplete questionnaires from the research sample. For data collection, MM040EA standard questionnaires were administered to the university students in an online form and the required data was subsequently collected. Data was analyzed through binomial test and chi-square test. Findings: According to the surveys, fatigue (64. 24%), difficulty concentrating (58. 28%), and headaches (53. 48%) are the predominant symptoms of sick building syndrome. Additionally, significant contributing factors to this syndrome encompass noise, poor air quality, excessively high room temperatures, and dry air, with the study also highlighting the impact of neuro lighting on its prevalence. Among the various factors outlined in this article, severe weather conditions and exceptionally high room temperatures during the study period in the student dormitory stand out as the primary culprits for inadequate room ventilation. In this research, there is a significant relationship between the prevalence of building syndrome and all the factors related to the comfortable conditions of the dormitory and the physical environment and psychosocial conditions of the dormitory. Conclusion: The findings from this study suggest that the prevalence of sick building syndrome, at 80%, surpasses both the figures reported in prior research and the author’s initial expectations. This discrepancy is viewed as unfavorable and assessed as concerning. Since these symptoms are related to the physical condition of the room where people stay, it is necessary to review the conditions of students’ presence in the dormitory, to reduce this problem by reducing people’s attendance and increasing the per capita accommodation space. When it is impossible to solve the students’ dissatisfaction completely and eliminate the issue of sick building syndrome, identifying the causes of the problem instead of focusing on the symptoms is essential. Undoubtedly, the interior design of any structure holds significant importance in the overall design process. Consequently, designers and architects should enhance their consideration of interior environment design and increase their awareness of its impact on occupant health, particularly in spaces like student DORMITORIES where occupants spend a substantial amount of time. In a broader effort to reduce the prevalence of sick building syndrome in student DORMITORIES, it should be recognized that the improvement of dormitory facilities and the renovation of older structures will prove highly beneficial in addressing this issue.

In an open study, superficial and cutaneous mycoses in janbazan, a total number of 273 janbaz confined to the DORMITORIES in Tehran had gone under study. Among these, 104 had suspected superficial and cutaneous infections (38.09%). In total, 23 janbaz were infected with Tinea versicolor (22.2%), 13 case with pityrosporosis (12.5%) and 4 case with Erythrasma (3.8%). The most Common infections appeared to be in ages ranging from 25-29 Years of age (45%). In this respect, dominacy of disease were as follows: T.V. (57.5%), P.O. (32.5%) and Erythrasma (10%). The most prominent location of infection on the body surfaces, due to Tinea versicolor, were neck (31 %), chest (26%), back (26%), arms (8%), axilla (6%) and abdomine (3%). Most common sites being infected with p.a. was The head (100%). Infection with Erythrasma appeared to be mostly on groin (75%) and axilla region (25%). The fungal elements isolated from the media (150 case) were Malassieza in 12 case isolated from bedsheet, 11 case (92%) and physiotherapeutic bed 1 case (8%) persent.      

This study was done to determine bug biting prevalence and the effect of insecticide spraying in students DORMITORIES. One female dormitory (with 145 students) and two male DORMITORIES (with 46 and 146 students) were selected and studied. Bugs were caught by the hand catching method by trained and expert persons with flashlight and forceps. The study was done in two stages, in autumn 1998 before insecticide use and in winter of the some year after insecticide use. Results showed that 28.9% of the dormitory rooms in the first and second stage~ after the study were infested and 10.2% of the students were bitten by the bug in the first stage. The insecticide spraying had no significant effect in bug population control (prevalence by area decreased from 5% to 4.2%) and prevalence by space increased from 34.2% to 42.3%, which could have been due to the insecticide stimulation effect.  

In this study, the quantity and quality of Grey Water (GW) were surveyed in the DORMITORIES of Isfahan University by the aim of its reuse. For this purpose, the non-potable water consumption (bathing and washing clothes) was monitored in both boys and girls DORMITORIES, where its variations were evaluated daily in the academic semesters (October-November and May-June) alongside its quality. Results showed that the average daily GW production of students is 111 liters per capita per day, in which by considering 4400 residents in the DORMITORIES, this wastewater can supply at least 10% of the water required for the irrigation of campus green areas. It was also indicated that the daily average grey water production of girls' DORMITORIES per capita was significantly higher about 20% than boys’. In addition, the daily grey water production per capita of students on weekends was significantly higher than the other days about 16%. Based on these data, the daily and hourly peak coefficients of grey water production were about 1.16 and 1.25, respectively. The quality analysis of discharged grey water showed that the average concentrations of BOD, COD and TSS were 65, 142 and 52 mg/L, respectively, which has a relatively low biodegradability and suspended solids.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of stress and hopelessness in students residing in DORMITORIES of Tehran University. Method:  The subjects of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 551 students (246 females, 305 males) who were selected by random-cluster sampling and were assessed with Stress Assessment Questionnaire and Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS).  The results were analyzed using c2 test, ANOVA, regression analysis, and correlation coefficient. Results: This study showed that the relationship of the five variables of stress factors and the variable of hopelessness is significant (p<0.05). Also, a positive correlation was found between the entire stressful prob- lems and factors during the period of education and the level of hope-lessness in graduate students. Conclusion: Levels of stress may have a direct relationship with level of hopelessness in students.