Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Volume:18 Issue: 11, 2015

Tissue engineering is generally defined as developing and changing the laboratory growth of molecules and cells in tissues or organs to replace and repair the damaged part of body. This study was carried out to stimulate the growth of cultured fibroblast cells by a physical electromagnetic method. First، an air-core coil was prepared and the cell culture plate was placed comfortably into the mold، then the plate containing the culture medium and human fibroblast cell along with air-core coil were placed in an incubator and then connected to the power supply. Thus، the sample underwent electromagnetic field at different times، and cell proliferation was studied byMTTassay. Microscopic images indicated that the cells undergoing electromagnetic field (0. 3 amps) had a significant growth compared to the cells in control group in a definit range of stimulation. In conclusion، electromagnetic stimulation in a definite range led to cell proliferation and could be used as a positive factor in tissue engineering.

Some metal complex derivatives can have an effective role in cancer treatment. The most common used components are platinum complexes which have numerous side effects, whereas, palladium complexes have shown fewer toxicity rate. Some of palladium complexes were designed and synthesized for biological evaluation based on the squaric and sulfosuccinic acid ligands. the cytotoxic effects of the synthesized complexes, including 2-iodo squarato palladium (II), 2-iodo sulfosuccinate palladium (II) and 2-amino squarato palladium (II) on different cell lines (Hela, MCF-7, K562, and HUVEC) were examined. To determine the toxicity effect, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and trypan blue staining technique were used and the results were compared with cis-platinum. the analysis of binding of new groups to palladium showed higher toxicity of 2-iodo sulfosuccinate palladium on normal cells than control compound. The comparison of compounds indicated that amino group increased the efficacy. Replacement of ion atoms by amino group in 2-amino squarato palladium enhanced the efficacy of the compound on cancer cell lines. 2-amino squarato palladium exerted the maximum effect on PC3 cell line and the minimum effect on Hela with IC50s of 4.33 μM and 18.88μM, respectively. Moreover, 2 amino squarato palladium (II) indicated less toxicity on HUVEC in comparison to cis-platinum.

Backgroud: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is an unstable and dynamic process that includes unstable angina, ST elevation myocardial infarction, and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Despite recent technological advances in early diognosis of ACS, differentiating between different types of coronary diseases in the early hours of admission is controversial. The present study was aimed to accurately differentiate between various coronary events, using machine learning techniques. Such methods, as a subset of artificial intelligence, include algorithms that allow computers to learn and play a major role in treatment decisions. 1902 patients diagnosed with ACS and admitted to hospital were selected according to Euro Heart Survey on ACS. Patients were classified based on decision tree 48. Bagging aggregation algorithms was implemented to increase the efficiency of algorithm. The performance of classifiers was estimated and compared based on their accuracy computed from confusion matrix. The accuracy rates of decision tree and bagging algorithm were calculated to be 91.74% and 92.53%, respectively. The proposed methods used in this study proved to have the ability to identify various ACS. In addition, using matrix of confusion, an acceptable number of subjects with acute coronary syndrome were identified in each class.

Fertility in the current situation is the most important determinant of a country''s population increase rate. Iran''s fertility rate has declined since the mid 1981’s، and has reached a relative stability below the replacement level in recent years. However، the fertility levels are different among provinces in the country. The present study investigated the reproductive behavior of women at both individual and provincial levels، so the two-level model was used. Data were adapted from the census in 2011 and Demographic and Health Surveys in 2010. The statistical population of the study was the 15-49 year-old married women in Iran and the study sample included 299،539 woman of the statistical population. The results showed significant differences among the provinces in terms of the variance of the number of children born alive. Residence، employment status and educational status had significant effects on the number of children born. Moreover، the two-level variables (The mean age of women in the first marriage، contraception prevalence and development level by province) had a significant effect on the slope of education and employment status. A convergence of fertility behavior has been initiated in the Iranian women، and the difference between some provinces is influenced by the development level of the given provinces. Other variables (such as education and employment status) that affect women’s reproductive behavior are influenced by the development level of the province.

The physiological changes and muscle problems can lead to balance disorder and increased risk of falling among the elderly. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the factors associated with balance in the elderly, to increase their awareness of the falling risks and to provide them with appropriate assistive devices.. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the relationship between some gait parameters and static and dynamic balance in the elderly. In this quasi-experimental study, 44 men and women in two groups (22 per group) participated as the study sample. The measured values included step length, stride length, step width, rotating angle of toes, and static and dynamic balance. The static balance was measured with Romberg test and dynamic balance with TUGTU test. Data were analysed by SPSS-15 software using t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. There was a significant relationship between step length and stride length with static and dynamic balance and between step width and dynamic balance (p<0/05). But no significant relationship was reported between step width and static balance and between rotating angle of toes with static and dynamic balance among the elderly. the elderly balance can be improved by decreasing the step length and increasing the stride length, thereby reducing the possibility of their falling.

dropping out of treatment is a common problem to providing psychotherapeutic services that can negatively affect the process. Exploration of the reasons for dropping out of psychotherapy is necessary to design specific intervention in this area. This study was aimed to explore the reasons for dropping out of psychotherapy from psychotherapists’ points of views. This qualitative content analysis study was conducted on 12 psychotherapists who were working in Kermanshah city. They were selected by purposeful sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The taped interviews were transcribed and analyzed. 5 main categories and 12 subcategories were extracted from the data. The main categories were financial problems in psychotherapy، incorrect beliefs and expectations toward psychotherapy، dual nature of psychotherapy، unprepared structure of education and supervision in psychotherapy، and inappropriate referral system in psychotherapy. Economic difficulties of clients، negative attitudes، poor supervision over psychotherapy، and inappropriate referral time were among the extracted subcategories. The results showed that there are economic، cultural and social aspects for dropping out of psychotherapy. These aspects are suggested to be taken into consideration in providing psychotherapeutic services.

Fertility is an important issue for economic، social، political and cultural development of every nation. The aim of this study was to investigate some factors related to fertility in Kermanshah city. This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on the married women (15-49 years old) of Kermanshah city in 2011. Data were collected from the statistical center of Iran to measure the factors affecting total fertility. For data analysis and modeling، structural equation modeling in AMOS software was used. The marital fertility rate and T. F. R were 49. 40 and 1. 72 per thousand، respectively. The means for the marriage age of men and women were 26. 80 and 23. 20، respectively. The results of path analysis showed that women’s schooling rate (19%)، society’s schooling rate (12%)، illiteracy rate (0. 07%)، women’s literacy rate (0. 04%)، urbanization rate 0. 03%)، women’s mean age of marriage (0. 02%)، men’s mean age of marriage (0. 02%)، society’s literacy rate (0. 02%) and women’s illiteracy rate (0. 01%) affected T. F. R. reduction of fertility was correlated with education and urbanization rate and increase of literacy and education in society was correlated with fertility reduction. Therefore، to achieve an optimum level of fertility in society، appropriate strategies should be taken to influence the attitudes of women towards fertility، especially among the educated people.

Particulate matter is one of the important parameters in air pollutant standard index. 109 samples were taken during three years and various seasons from five stations belonging to Kermanshah Environment Protection Agency. The results showed that particulate matter concentration was in the range of standard conditions in 67.5% of the days of the year, and it was in the range of dangerous conditions in 1.6% of the days of the year. Spring season and April month had the worst air quality in terms of PM10 concentration, which can be attributed to the incidence and intensity of dust phenomenon during this time.