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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate relationship between life style and communicational technologies abuse, andh mental health among Islamic Azad University students of Tehran city
Materials and methods: In this correlational study, 381 students of Islamic Azad University of Tehran city were selected by cluster sampling. They completed the Laali et al [2012] Life Style Inventory, Jenaro [2007] Communicational Technology Abuse Questionaire and Goldberg et al [1981] Mental Health Questionaire [GHQ-28] and data were analyzed by SPSS software
Results: Results showed that substance avoidance, body health, weight control and nutrition, and exercise and health, in order, significantly predicted mental health and they can explain 11 percent of variance. Communicational technology abuse significantly predicted mental health and can explain 33 percent of variance. There were significant relationship between life style and communication technology abuse
Conclusion: Our study revealed that life style and communication technology are associated with students' mental health; so we can enhance their mental health by life style and communication technology useful instruction
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Objective To determine the prevalence of Anaplasma marginale (A. marginale) and Anaplasma ovis from sheep and goat in different highland pasture in west of Iran. Methods From July 2015 to October 2015, 370 blood samples of sheep and goat were collected from different regions in Hamedan province, Iran. The DNA extracted from blood and subsequently, 16S rRNA and MSP4 genes were analyzed by nested-PCR, semi nested-PCR and RFLP methods. Results In the PCR assessment, overall 27.5% (102/370) of sheep and goat were positive for Anaplasma ovis and A. marginale infection, which was lower than reports from tropical and subtropical regions of Iran. Statistical analysis (the Chi-square test) did not show any significant relation between infection and variables such as location, tick infestation age and sex (P > 0.05). No significant correlation between the altitude and the Anaplasma species infection was found (Mann–Whitney test: P > 0.05). However, Anaplasma infection in goat significantly is more than the sheep (P = 0.008). Conclusions The ecological changes affect the frequency and distribution of Anaplasma species. Furthermore, our results indicate that sheep as potential reservoirs of A. marginale.
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Fasciolais a well-known parasite with a worldwide distribution and huge implications for the economic performance of domesticated herbivorous animals. It also caused deleterious effects on human health. It is prevalent in most parts of Iran, but especially in Gilan province. During 2005, 445 fecal samples taken directly from the rectum of local cattle in three different regions of Gilan and were subjected to coprological examination using saturated zinc and sodium chloride solution. The sex, age and locality of cattle were recorded. Our findings revealed an overall infection rate of 32% with the highest rate [55.2%] occurring in Talesh. No significant relationship was found between sex or age [P=0.65] and infection. Despite this, in contrast to the longheld assumption that adult cattle develops resistance to infection, our findings showed no difference between the rates of infection and the mean number of Egg Per Gram [EPG] in young and old cattle. The rate of infection in 5,820 slaughtered cattle showed that the fascioliasis is more prevalent among the animals examined in Talesh Region [P<0.01]. Meanwhile, there was a direct relationship between the amount of rainfall and the rate of infection [r=0.98, P<0.01]. The determination of Fasciola species in the liver of 70 native cattle revealed that 50 [71.4%] harbored F. gigantic, 14 [20%] had F. hepatica, and six [8.5%] had F. hepatica and F. gigantica. Therefore, F. gigantica was the dominant species in the studied areas