Jamshidi, S.,
Ansorge L.,
David Vaca-Jiménez S.,
Gerbens-Leenes W.,
Aldaya M.M.,
Arastou, K.,
Wöhler L. Ecological Indicators (1470160X)
Faraji M.,
Yalameha, S.,
Hosseine M.,
Bafekry A.,
Bagheri, A.,
Abbasi, S.,
Mahmoodi, M.,
Akhavan, A.,
Blattner, F.R. Advanced Theory and Simulations (25130390)(10)pp. 101-107
In this study, first-principles calculations are used to systematically study the structural, mechanical, and optical properties of the honeycomb AuTe monolayer, as well as the influence of layered structures on their stability and electronic properties. Additionally, the effect of alkali metal atoms decorating AuTe-X (X = Li, Na, K) and related structural, electronic, optical, and topological insulator properties, along with the biaxial strain on the lithium-decorated AuTe-Li monolayer are investigated. The AuTe monolayer shows metallic characteristics, and when alkali metal atoms are decorated onto it, the resulting structures remain dynamically stable. Notably, the introduction of Li, Na, and K atoms induces bandgap opening in the decorated Li and Na monolayers near the Fermi level, causing metal-to-narrow bandgap semiconductor and Dirac semi-metal transitions. Conversely, the metallic nature of the decorated AuTe-K monolayer is retained. The emergence of a bandgap near the Fermi level, caused by alkali metal decoration, triggers a topological phase transition in AuTe-Li, AuTe-Na, and AuTe-K monolayers. Optical analyses reveal that AuTe-K decorated structure enhances light absorption in the visible spectrum. Consequently, the findings provide insights into the decoration of these two-dimensional material monolayers, potentially advancing research and motivating the production of such monolayers for current nanodevice applications. © 2024 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
Zarei R., Khaledi Darvishan A., Porto P., Zare, M.R.
Ecological Indicators (1470160X)
Topographic variables play important roles not only on soil erosion, but also on sediment redistribution inside the watersheds, both of which can be studied using radiotracer of 137Cs. In this regard, the current research aims to establish a sediment budget using ecological indicators of topographic metrics and radiotracers and to examine the relationship between topographic metrics and the sediment budget components in two scales of pixel and hillslope. To achieve the study purposes, soil erosion and redistribution map was prepared based on 137Cs method and work units’ approach in the 102.14 ha control sub-watershed of Khamsan representative watershed, western Iran. Then, the 1-m digital elevation model was used to extract the topographic metrics. The sediment budget components including total erosion, total deposition, net erosion and sediment delivery ratio and topographic metrics including slope angle, slope length, profile curvature, plan curvature, stream power index, topographic wetness index and flow accumulation were calculated for 14 selected hillslopes. The results showed that land use dominates the rate of erosion and sedimentation of the watershed in the long term (60–70 years). Out of 526.87 t y−1 of erosion occurred in the study sub-watershed, only 20.26 t y−1 were redistributed within the watershed, and 506.61 t y−1 were delivered to the watershed outlet and the specific net erosion was calculated at the rate of 5.05 (t/ha y−1). The amount of erosion and sedimentation was noticeably affected by the reduction of the slope angle and changing rangelands to agriculture in the lower part of the slopes. At the pixel scale, the LS, slope angle and stream power index had significant positive correlations of 0.57, 0.60 (sig. < 0.01) and 0.39 (sig. < 0.05) with the rate of erosion and sedimentation, respectively. In the hillslope scale, with the decrease of the slope angle down the slopes, the intensity of erosion increased due to the land use change from rangeland to rainfed agriculture in the downslopes. Therefore, land use change to agriculture on lower slopes exacerbates soil erosion, emphasizing the need for targeted land management practices. © 2024 The Author(s)
Leung D., Tsai O., Hashemi K., Tayebi B., Tayebi M.A.
International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, Proceedings (21550751)pp. 4653-4660
SQL injection (SQLi) compromises database-driven applications by enabling attackers to insert malicious SQL commands via input fields, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or system compromise. In recent years, alongside the development of various rule-based Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) aimed at mitigating SQL injection attacks, there has also been a notable rise in the utilization of machine learning and deep learning techniques to address this issue. Although significant progress has been made in these studies, detecting and mitigating SQLi-related attacks continues to present a significant challenge. A crucial factor contributing to the lack of extensive SQLi detection solutions is the absence of a comprehensive testing methodology. In this work, we introduce XploitSQL-an innovative approach to advance adversarial SQL injection generation by leveraging language models and reinforcement learning. Our model is trained to produce evasive SQLi samples, enhancing the robustness of SQLi detection models and offering opportunities for more comprehensive detection strategies. To assess the efficacy of the proposed method, we employed state-of-the-art SQL injection detection models in conjunction with commercially available web-based firewalls. Across all tested detection models, detection rates declined when faced with evasive samples generated by XploitSQL. Furthermore, our model outperforms existing methods for generating attack samples. © 2024 ACM.
Valian H., Hassan Emami M., Heidari A., Amjadi E., Fahim A., Lalezarian A., Ali Ehsan Dehkordi S., Maghool F.
Preventive Medicine Reports (22113355)
Adenoma detection rate (ADR) is an imperative quality measure for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. This retrospective observational study aimed to determine the trend of polyp detection rate (PDR) and ADR in asymptomatic average- and high-risk participants in different age groups who underwent screening colonoscopy over the seven years from April 2012 to March 2019 in a tertiary gastroenterology referral center of Iran. Of 1676 participants, 51.8 % were men (mean age 52.3 years). The overall PDR and ADR were 22.7 %, and 13.5 %, respectively. Both Polyps and adenomas were more common in age groups 51–59 and ≥60 years in high-risk patients than in the corresponding groups of average-risk patients (p < 0.05). Also, both PDR and ADR were more frequent in men than in women among all studied age groups, but it was statistically significant only for the youngest age group (16.8 % versus 10.5 %, p < 0.05) for PDR and the oldest age group (19.7 % versus 13 %, p < 0.05) for ADR, respectively. The trend of total ADR was upward over 7 years in both average-risk (6.7 % to 13.3 %) and high-risk (9.8 % to 27 %) groups and across all age groups in both sexes. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that high-risk individuals had an elevated risk of adenoma compared with average-risk patients (OR: 1.6, p = 0.006). Substantial variation in thresholds of polyp and adenoma detection by age, sex, and risk categories emphasizes the need for a risk-adapted approach to CRC screening and prevention programs. © 2023
Sajadi M., Fazilati M., Nazem H., Mahdevar M., Ghaedi, K.
Cancer Cell International (14752867)(1)
In this original article [1], the affiliation for the authors Manizheh Sajadi, and Habibollah Nazem was incorrect. The correct affiliation is as follows “Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran”. Also, the correct academic email address of the author Dr. Fazilati should be mfazilati@pnu.ac.ir. © 2023, The Author(s).
Rahimi A., Malakoutikhah Z., Rahimmanesh I., Ferns G.A., Nedaeinia R., Ishaghi S.M.M., Dana, N., Javanmard, S.H.
Cancer Cell International (14752867)(1)
The metastasis of melanoma cells to regional lymph nodes and distant sites is an important contributor to cancer-related morbidity and mortality among patients with melanoma. This intricate process entails dynamic interactions involving tumor cells, cellular constituents, and non-cellular elements within the microenvironment. Moreover, both microenvironmental and systemic factors regulate the metastatic progression. Central to immunosurveillance for tumor cells are natural killer (NK) cells, prominent effectors of the innate immune system with potent antitumor and antimetastatic capabilities. Recognizing their pivotal role, contemporary immunotherapeutic strategies are actively integrating NK cells to combat metastatic tumors. Thus, a meticulous exploration of the interplay between metastatic melanoma and NK cells along the metastatic cascade is important. Given the critical involvement of NK cells within the melanoma tumor microenvironment, this comprehensive review illuminates the intricate relationship between components of the melanoma tumor microenvironment and NK cells, delineating their multifaceted roles. By shedding light on these critical aspects, this review advocates for a deeper understanding of NK cell dynamics within the melanoma context, driving forward transformative strategies to combat this cancer. © 2023, The Author(s).
Bagheri A.R., Aramesh, N., Hasnain M.S., Nayak A.K., Varma, R.S.
Chemical Physics Impact (26670224)
The production of assorted metal nanoparticles based on greener synthesis approaches has garnered immense attention, which influences most humans and the environment. Metal nanoparticles are becoming increasingly useful in many areas of our everyday lives including the medical sciences. In this context, the deployment of advantageous greener methodology opens up new avenues for researchers to generate metal nanoparticles adhering to the green chemistry principles and exploiting the locally available and abundant resources rather than toxic chemicals. Various plant materials can be utilized to synthesize metal nanoparticles as they are easy to access, inexpensive, safe, good for the environment, and can be readily deployed for the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles of diverse sizes and shapes, as they incorporate unique properties of plant constituents in their assembly. This review article provides a comprehensive discussion on the different approaches to metal nanoparticles using renewable and sustainable plant materials as eco-friendly entities. Finally, the future outlook for the fabrication of metal nanoparticles by means of plant materials as a sustainable method has been discussed. © 2023 The Author(s)
Ghavamnia, M., Tavakoli, M., Rezazadeh, M.
Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada (18859089)pp. 105-123
The present study aimed to examine the issue of production of requests by Iranian EFL learners, native speakers of Persian, and native speakers of English; exploring the type, frequency, and the content of semantic formulae with regards to the status of the interlocutors (higher or of equal power). For the purpose of this study, 30 Persian speaking learners of English were asked to fill out a Discourse Completion Test (DCT), consisting of 12 situations regarding the speech act of request. In addition, 30 native speakers of Persian were also asked to fill out the same DCT, rendered into Persian, for the purpose of investigating L1 transfer. For a cross-linguistic comparison the DCTs were sent to 30 Canadian native speakers of English through e-mail for completion and were then sent back to the researchers after completion. All 90 participants were female ranging between the ages of 20 to 23. The EFL learners were seniors majoring in English. However, the native speakers of Persian were from different majors excluding English. All data were coded and analyzed based on Hudson et al.'s (1995) model. The results revealed that there were differences in the frequency and type of strategies used in requests made by the three groups. For instance, while all three groups used opener (RSM strategy) such as hello, hi, excuse me, and sorry, the native speakers of English used it the most. On the other hand, some strategies were only used by the native speakers of English such as introducing themselves categorized under RSM strategies. In line with Eslamirasekh's (1993) findings, the results revealed the Persian speakers to make requests with less use of supporting strategies (direct strategies) whereas the English speakers produced more supportive strategies (indirect strategies). Overall, the results of this study indicate that making requests is a complex, multi-causal task as it requires the acquisition of the socio-cultural values of the L2 culture.
Reza jalilvand, M., Samiei N.
Internet Research (10662243)(5)pp. 591-612
Purpose: In an environment in which there has been a reduction in consumer trust of both organizations and advertising, as well as a decrease in television advertising, word of mouth (WOM) offers a way to obtain a significant competitive advantage. WOM is especially important in the hospitality and tourism industry, whose intangible products are difficult to evaluate prior to their consumption. When WOM becomes digital, the large-scale, anonymous, ephemeral nature of the Internet induces new ways of capturing, analyzing, interpreting, and managing the influence that one consumer may have on another. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of electronic WOM (eWOM) on a tourism destination choice, using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Further, an effort was employed to determine the effect of past travel experience on using eWOM and TPB constructs. Design/methodology/approach: A structural equation modeling procedure was applied to the examination of the influences of eWOM on attitudes towards visiting Isfahan, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and travel intention. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was utilised in order to analysing the relations between these constructs and past travel experience. The research model was tested empirically using a sample of 296 inbound tourists who had experience within the online communities and travelled to Isfahan during the period of research. Findings: Findings indicate that online WOM communications have a significant impact on attitudes toward visiting Isfahan, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intention to travel. In addition, travel experience has a significant impact on using eWOM and TPB constructs. Practical implications: The paper suggests that eWOM activity is more complex than previous research has argued. Managers should consider various eWOM facets and try to motivate tourists for participating in online travel communities and to build online travel communities with characteristics such usefulness and ease of use. Originality/value: There has been a lot of marketing research on eWOM but none has focused on covering eWOM in tourism industry and its impact on tourism destination choice by adding new dimension of eWOM to the theory of planned behavior. This paper seeks to fill this gap. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Panahi B., Moshtaghi N., Torktaz, I., Panahi A., Roy S.
Journal of Proteomics and Bioinformatics (discontinued) (0974276X)(9)pp. 214-216
Eukaryotic NHX transporters are trans-membrane proteins which are vital for cellular homeostasis. Plants vacuolar NHX antiporters have been suggested to be involved in sequestering Na + into vacuoles, thus preventing toxic effects of Na + in the cytoplasm. Primary and secondary structure analysis of NHX antiporter of Leptochloa fusca suggested that this antiporter is a hydrophobic protein containing a significant proportion of alpha helixes. In this study, a three-dimensional structures of NHX antiporter predicted by in silico 3D homology modeling studies. The resulting model was refined by energy minimization, subjected to the quality assessment from both geometric and energetic aspects and was found to be of reasonable quality. Validation of 3D structure was done by plotting Ramachandran plot and calculation of QMEAN score. This predicted information will help in better understanding of mechanisms underlying to salt tolerance in monocot plants and use of this information in protein engineering to improve plants to high salinity conditions. © 2012 Panahi B, et al.
Raoof, J., Kiani, A., Ojani R., Valiollahi R.
Analytical And Bioanalytical Electrochemistry (20084226)(1)pp. 59-66
A carbon paste electrode (CPE) modified by multiwalled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) and banana tissue was used for detection of dopamine (DA). The modified electrode show good selectivity toward DA in the presence of ascorbic acid (AA). The electrochemical determination of DA at the surface of modified electrode was investigated by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The linear curve was obtained in the range of 10-30 μM. The detection limit (3σ) was 2.09 μM for DA. Also the stability of modified electrode was investigated after 20 days, and results show that the modified has relatively good stability. © 2011 by CEE.
Aghababaei Jazi M., Alamatsaz m.h., M.H.
Pakistan Journal Of Statistics (10129367)(2)pp. 139-157
The family of generalized power series (GPS) distributions contains some known discrete distributions whose zero-inflated and inflated-parameter extensions have been used to model different types of dependent counts in various fields such as insurance, finance, biometrics, etc. However, in such extensions, the inflated parameter has been considered to be a constant value. In this paper, we shall first compare such extended distributions for the Bernoulli case with its mixture, when the inflated parameter is a random variable, in various types of stochastic orderings. Then, we shall investigate modality and divisibility properties of known members of inflated-parameter GPS distributions. Our findings happen to be the same as those for the classic GPS distributions except for the Bernoulli's case. © 2011 Pakistan Journal of Statistics.
Applied Soft Computing (15684946)11(2)pp. 1801-1810
Human face detection plays an important role in a wide range of applications such as face recognition, surveillance systems, video tracking applications, and image database management. In this paper, a novel fuzzy rule-based system for pose, size, and position independent face detection in color images is proposed. Subtractive clustering method is also applied to decide on the numbers of membership functions. In the proposed system, skin-color, lips position, face shape information and ear texture properties are the key parameters fed to the fuzzy rule-based classifier to extract face candidate in an image. Furthermore, the applied threshold on the face candidates is optimized by genetic algorithm. The proposed system consists of two main stages: the frontal/near frontal face detections and the profile face detection. In the first stage, skin and lips regions are identified in HSI color space, using fuzzy schemes, where the distances of each pixel color to skin-color and lips-color clusters are applied as the input and skin-likelihood and lips-like images are produced as the output. Then, the labeled skin and lips regions are presented to both frontal and profile face detection algorithms. A fuzzy rule-based containing the face and lips position data, along with the lips area and face shape are employed to extract the frontal/near frontal face regions. On the other hand, the profile face detection algorithm uses a geometric moments-based ear texture classification to verify its outcomes. The proposed method is tried on various databases, including HHI, Champion, Caltech, Bao, Essex and IMM databases. It shows about 98, 96 and 90% correct detection rates over 783 samples, in frontal, near frontal and profile face images, respectively. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Procedia Computer Science (18770509)3pp. 1243-1248
The purpose of performing of this research is to determine the importance and effectiveness of major factors on electronic customer relation management (ECRM) capabilities in System Group branches. Also it is specified which changes should be created by this company to implementing such system and which capabilities should be stressed in order to gain success based on the existing circumstances in each of the branches. A hierarchical model based on six major dimensions and sixteen indexes has been applied in this research to evaluate preparation of System Group branches for accepting of electronic customer relation management. In this research AHP method is applied to analyze data and Expert Choice software is used as analysis tool. Research results revealed that strategy has the most importance and priority among major factors of preparation for implementing of electronic customer relation management system. Also among the branches of the group that are called hereinafter as "Base", Tehran North Base has the priority in implementation with regard to main dimensions and indexes. © 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
CTIT workshop proceedings series (16821750)37pp. 823-827
In this paper we present and develop a set of algorithms, mostly based on morphological operators, for automatic colonic polyp detection applied to computed tomography (CT) scans. Initially noisy images are enhanced using Morphological Image Cleaning (MIC) algorithm. Then the colon wall is segmented using region growing followed by a morphological grassfire operation. In order to detect polyp candidates we present a new Automatic Morphological Polyp Detection (AMPD) algorithm. Candidate features are classified as polyps and non-polyps performing a novel Template Matching Algorithm (TMA) which is based on Euclidean distance searching. The whole technique achieved 100% sensitivity for detection of polyps larger than 10 mm and 81.82% sensitivity for polyps between 5 to 10 mm and expressed relatively low sensitivity (66.67%) for polyps smaller than 5 mm. The experimental data indicates that our polyp detection technique shows 71.73% sensitivity which has about 10 percent improvement after adding the noise reduction algorithm.
Faghihian h., H., Mousazadeh M.H.
Iranian Journal Of Chemistry And Chemical Engineering (10219986)(3)pp. 121-127
The ability of natural clinoptilolite and its modified forms were studied for removal of PAHs from n-paraffin. Surfactant modified zeolite (SMZ) was obtained by modifying clinoptilolite with hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion. Homoionic forms of zeolite were obtained by ion exchange process using inorganic salts of desirable cations (e.g. Ag+, Fe3+...). Natural clinoptilolite and its cation exchanged forms show small affinity toward PAHs, due to their hydrophil nature, whereas SMZ removed more than 50 percent of the initial PAHs contents of n-paraffin. The structure of zeolite did not change upon modification. Regeneration of zeolite was performed efficiently with chloroform.
Choi J.-H., Clegg, W., Nichol G.S., Lee S.H., Park Y.C., Habibi, M.H.
Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (13861425)(3)pp. 796-801
The structure of trans-[CrCl2(Me2tn)2]Cl (Me2tn = 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine) has been determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study at 150 K. The analysis reveals that there are two independent Cr(III) complex cations in the structure, one with crystallographic inversion symmetry and the other with two-fold rotation symmetry, which are conformational isomers of each other. In both conformations, the chromium atom adopts a distorted octahedral structure with the four nitrogen atoms of two Me2tn ligands occuping the equatorial plane and two chlorine atoms occuping trans-axial positions. The six-membered chelate rings are in stable chair conformations with N-Cr-N angles of 87.03(8)° and 88.99(8)°. The two chelate rings in the centrosymmetric complex cation 1 are anti, while those in the rotation-symmetric complex cation 2 are in syn conformations. The mean Cr-N and Cr-Cl bond lengths are 2.0922 and 2.3253 Å, respectively. The infrared and UV-visible absorption spectra of trans-[CrCl2(Me2tn)2]Cl have also been measured. The resolved band maxima of the electronic d-d spectrum are fitted with a secular determinant for a quartet energy state of the d3 configuration in a tetragonal field including configurational but neglecting spin-orbit coupling. It is confirmed that the nitrogen atoms of the Me2tn ligand have a strong σ-donor character, but the chloro ligand has weak σ- and π-donor properties toward the chromium(III) ion. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Faghihian h., H., Vafadar M., Tavakoli, T.
Iranian Journal Of Chemistry And Chemical Engineering (10219986)(2)pp. 19-25
The objective of this research is to find an economically attractive alternative method for hydrodesulfurization of petroleum fractions and to select a suitable adsorbent for this process. Deep desulfurization of transportation fuels (gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels) is being mandated by governments and is also needed for future fuel cell applications. However, it is extremely difficult and costly to achieve with current technology, which requires catalytic reactors operated at high pressure and temperature. Zeolites are a family of crystalline aluminosilicate minerals. About fifty natural zeolites are now known and more than one hundred and fifty have been synthesized. Clinoptilolite is a naturally occurring zeolite, formed by the diversification of volcanic ash in lake and marine waters millions of years ago. It is the most researched of all zeolites and is widely regarded as the most useful. It is an abundant natural zeolite. We show that Hg+2 and Ag+ clinoptilolite can adsorb sulfur compounds from commercial fuels selectively and with high capacities. The desulfurization of 83.60 % by Ag+ clinoptilolite at liquid to solid ratio of 50/100 gr.ml-1, 353 K,and flow rate of 3.0 ml.min-1 was obtained.
Kinesiology (13311441)50(1)pp. 11-17
The aims of this study were to: 1) compare the effects of speed-based versus heart-rate-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on changes in high-intensity intermittent running performance, and 2) examine the between-group differences in heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) responses during the training sessions. Sixteen female students were divided into the HR-based (n=8, M±SD, age 17.3±0.2 years, body mass, 59.2±5.7 kg, and body height, 167.8±2.2 cm) and speed-based (n=8, age 17.2±0.3 years, body mass, 57.7±6.4 kg, and body height, 171.0±5.1 cm) groups before commencing the HIIT intervention. After completing five weeks of HIIT, both the HR-based and speed-based groups showed most likely moderate enhancement in high-intensity intermittent running performance (+9%, 90% confidence limits [CL] [6.4; 11.7]; standardized change [ES] +1.04 [0.75; 1.33]) and (+9.2%, [6.0; 12.5]; +1.09 [0.73; 1.46]), respectively. However, the difference between the experimental groups with regard to changes in high-intensity running performance was trivial. Between-group differences of weekly average HR and RPE responses showed trivial to moderate (ES range;-0.95; 0.15) and moderate to very large (ES:-0.63;-2.88) values, respectively. Although it seems that both the speed-based and HR-based HIIT approaches have some limitations when implementing for HIIT individualization, using the speed reached at the end of the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness test (VIFT) seems to elicit the same performance enhancement, but with lower psychophysiological responses during short-term interventions. © 2018, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Kinesiology. All rights reserved.
Lashkarizadeh Bami M., Sadeghi H.
International Journal Of Nonlinear Analysis And Applications (20086822)(1)pp. 235-245
In this paper we introduce the notion of ϕ–commutativity for a Banach algebra A, where ϕ is a continuous homomorphism on A and study the concept of ϕ–weak amenability for ϕ–commutative Banach algebras. We give an example to show that the class of ϕ–weakly amenable Banach algebras is larger than that of weakly amenable commutative Banach algebras. We characterize ϕ–weak amenability of ϕ–commutative Banach algebras and prove some hereditary properties. Moreover we verify some of the previous available results about commutative weakly amenable Banach algebras, for ϕ–commutative ϕ–weakly amenable Banach algebras. © 2018, Semnan University, Center of Excellence in Nonlinear Analysis and Applications. All rights reserved.
Keihani A., Shirzhiyan Z., Farahi M., Shamsi E., Mahnam, A., Makkiabadi B., Haidari M.R., Jafari A.H.
Frontiers In Human Neuroscience (16625161)
Background: Recent EEG-SSVEP signal based BCI studies have used high frequency square pulse visual stimuli to reduce subjective fatigue. However, the effect of total harmonic distortion (THD) has not been considered. Compared to CRT and LCD monitors, LED screen displays high-frequency wave with better refresh rate. In this study, we present high frequency sine wave simple and rhythmic patterns with low THD rate by LED to analyze SSVEP responses and evaluate subjective fatigue in normal subjects. Materials and Methods: We used patterns of 3-sequence high-frequency sine waves (25, 30, and 35 Hz) to design our visual stimuli. Nine stimuli patterns, 3 simple (repetition of each of above 3 frequencies e.g., P25-25-25) and 6 rhythmic (all of the frequencies in 6 different sequences e.g., P25-30-35) were chosen. A hardware setup with low THD rate (<0.1%) was designed to present these patterns on LED. Twenty two normal subjects (aged 23–30 (25 ± 2.1) yrs) were enrolled. Visual analog scale (VAS) was used for subjective fatigue evaluation after presentation of each stimulus pattern. PSD, CCA, and LASSO methods were employed to analyze SSVEP responses. The data including SSVEP features and fatigue rate for different visual stimuli patterns were statistically evaluated. Results: All 9 visual stimuli patterns elicited SSVEP responses. Overall, obtained accuracy rates were 88.35% for PSD and > 90% for CCA and LASSO (for TWs > 1 s). High frequency rhythmic patterns group with low THD rate showed higher accuracy rate (99.24%) than simple patterns group (98.48%). Repeated measure ANOVA showed significant difference between rhythmic pattern features (P < 0.0005). Overall, there was no significant difference between the VAS of rhythmic [3.85 ± 2.13] compared to the simple patterns group [3.96 ± 2.21], (P = 0.63). Rhythmic group had lower within group VAS variation (min = P25-30-35 [2.90 ± 2.45], max = P35-25-30 [4.81 ± 2.65]) as well as least individual pattern VAS (P25-30-35). Discussion and Conclusion: Overall, rhythmic and simple pattern groups had higher and similar accuracy rates. Rhythmic stimuli patterns showed insignificantly lower fatigue rate than simple patterns. We conclude that both rhythmic and simple visual high frequency sine wave stimuli require further research for human subject SSVEP-BCI studies. © 2018 Keihani, Shirzhiyan, Farahi, Shamsi, Mahnam, Makkiabadi, Haidari and Jafari.
Vakilian K., Kheiri M., Majidi A.
International Journal Of Women'S Health And Reproduction Sciences (23304456)(3)pp. 369-373
Objectives: Pregnancy significantly affects sexual performance due to the occurrence of biological, psychological, and physiological changes in women. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cognitive-behavioral approach to sexual counseling on the female sexual performance during pregnancy. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 100 pregnant women referred to the clinics of Arak, Iran. The participants were selected using single-stage cluster sampling technique. The data were collected using the standard sexual function questionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaire, which was related to the misbeliefs about sexual intercourse during pregnancy (MSIP). The subjects were randomly allocated to the intervention and control groups using randomized blocks. The intervention group was provided with seven 90-minute counseling sessions, whereas the control group only received the routine information provided by the healthcare staff. The data analysis was performed using the student’s t test, chi-square test, and paired t test in the SPSS software version 16.0. Results: According to the results, out of 100 subjects, 22 cases received the sexual function score of <26 and MSIP score of <72. Conclusions: It seems that the cognitive-behavioral sexual counseling did not significantly improve the sexual function by teaching about misconceptions and facilitating behaviors to deal with the problems of pregnancy. In other words, consultation resulted in no biological or psychological changes and could not promote the sexual performance of the participants. However, the subjects reported increased sexual satisfaction after the counseling sessions. © 2018 The Author (s).
Davari H., Kamalian A.
International Journal Of Energy Economics And Policy (21464553)(6)pp. 159-163
Exchange rate is considered as a criterion of money equivalent value for a country in compare to other countries and it reflects economic condition of that country in compare to economic status of other ones. Variation of exchange rate can be extremely effective on oil price in oil-rich countries specifically Iran. Since effects of macroeconomic variables are different in short term and long term time, in this study, short term and long term impact of effective real exchange rate on oil price growth in Iran is studied. In order to estimate long term relationship between effective real exchange rate and oil price, monthly and compiled data of OPEC were utilized from 2001-2015. Firstly, variables’ durability was studied and then lack of durability Johansen differentiation and accumulation. Finally, results of the study indicated that effective real exchange rate has effect on oil price in long term while, based on BVAR, this effectiveness is not true in short term. © 2017, Econjournals. All rights reserved.
Goortani, B.M., Khoshandam E.
International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (23693029)
Spargers are porous devices used for the continuous injection of gas bubbles into liquids. They have many applications like effective aeration in bio reactors, enhanced oil recovery, flotation, filtration and water treatment. In this study low cost spargers are fabricated, utilizing a new method. The bubble sizes and distributions are determined in an experimental setup comprising a bubble column equipped with a semi-professional camera to record the sizes of the bubbles in the column and resulting bubbles are photographed at different gas flow rates. First substrate of glass-bead spargers are fabricated. They are then covered by a layer of copper. The effect of reaction temperature and fluid properties are investigated on the size and the distribution of the produced bubbles. The results showed that the pore size of flat composite sample is decreased to 100 nm by coating by plasma focus deposition device; consequently, all bubbles produced by this sample are less than 0.1 mm inside kerosene. Comparison of BSD for all samples indicated that the smallest bubbles are produced in kerosene. By controlling the sintering conditions and through our innovative reaction and sintering method, we fabricated flat and conical composite spargers that produce 100% bubbles of less than 0.1mm diameter, and in kerosene a foamy bubble column is formed. © 2016 Avestia Publishing.
Ranjbari A., Rejali a., A.
UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series A: Applied Mathematics and Physics (12237027)(4)pp. 51-60
The concept of ideal amenability were first introduced and studied for Banach algebras. In this paper, this concept is generalized for Fréchet algebras. Some hereditary properties of ideally amenability of Fréchet algebras are investigated.
