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Serum apelin and nesfatin-1 levels in depression patients and their relationship with treatment O... more Serum apelin and nesfatin-1 levels in depression patients and their relationship with treatment Objective: This study was designed to investigate the molecules apelin and nesfatin-1, their relationship with depression before and after treatment, and whether they can be used as biomarkers. Method: Forty-seven depression patients referred to psychiatric outpatient clinic who were not on treatment and 47 normal healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Scale were administered to all participants. Peripheral blood samples were collected following a 12-hour fasting at the beginning and three months after the start of treatment. Serum apelin and nesfatin-1 levels were measured. Results: Of the 47 depression patients, 35 (74.5%) were females and 12 (25.5%) were males. Thirty-one (66%) of the 47 volunteers were females and 16 (34%) of them were males. Age, marital status, occupation and Body Mass Index (BMI) did not differ between the groups. Serum apelin level was significantly higher in the patient group than in the control group. There was no significant difference between the patient group and the control group in terms of serum nesfatin-1 levels. There was no significant difference in serum apelin and serum nesfatin-1 levels after 3 months of treatment. Conclusions: Serum apelin levels were significantly higher than healthy controls at the time of admission and there was no change in apelin levels after 3-months of treatment (antidepressant, antidepressant + electroconvulsive therapy, antidepressant + therapy) despite clinical recovery. Serum nesfatin-1 levels in the patient group were not different from the control group at the time of referral and at the end of 3 months treatment. There was no relationship between serum apelin level and BMI in our study. Serum nesfatin-1 level and BMI were correlated at the time of admission.

Applied Thermal Engineering, Jun 1, 2018

Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analysis and optimization of a novel combined cooling and power ... more Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analysis and optimization of a novel combined cooling and power (CCP) cycle by integrating of ejector refrigeration and Kalina cycles, (2017), doi: Energy 10.1016/j.energy.2017.07.154 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Highlights  A novel combined power and ejector refrigeration cycle is presented.  Energy, exergy, and exergoeconomic analysis of the proposed cycle are carried out.  Optimization of the proposed cycle is conducted using GA.  Parametric study of some key parameters of the presented system are performed.

Iran Occupational Health, Mar 10, 2018

Background and aims: Thousands of people die in road crashes each year and several hundred thousa... more Background and aims: Thousands of people die in road crashes each year and several hundred thousand are disabled, as a result of road traffic accidents. Counts of fatal accidents were caused by drivers who are not comply with their jobs. Studies indicated that small percentage of people are more likely to have accidents in a similar situation, whom named as accident-prone drivers. This study aims to determine the effects of personality and demographic characteristics on accident proneness of Iranian bus drivers. Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted in the winter of 2016, in order to identify the relationship between driver&#39;s personality and demographic characteristics with accident proneness. To obtain demographic and personality characteristics, NEO questionnaires was used. All samples were selected through drivers of a transportation company with similar work schedule. In order to control environmental parameters all sample were collected during certain hours of the d...

International archives of health sciences, Nov 1, 2016

Linking construction fatalities to ... [2] Factor's analysis-based studies on construction ... [3... more Linking construction fatalities to ... [2] Factor's analysis-based studies on construction ... [3] A preliminary validation of a new measure of ... [4] Strategic performance evaluation of ... [5] Workplace injuries and illnesses in ... [6] Injury ... [7] European Comparisons: Statistics of ... [8] Safety climate as an indicator to ... [9] Introduction to Environmental ... [10] Achieving a total safety paradigm through authentic caring ... [11] The role of HSE Management System to ... [12] Multicriteria analysis with fuzzy ... [13] Health, safety and environment ... [14] Study of the Continuous Improvement Trend for ... [15] A tool to assess aspects of an ... [16] Thirty years of safety climate research: Reflections and ... [17] Constructing Safety: Influence of Safety Climate and ... [18] Exploratory analysis of the safety climate and ... [19] Cross-cultural comparisons of traffic ... [20] A group size effect on personal risk ... [21] Safety climate, attitudes and risk perception in ... [22] Influence of national culture on ... [23] Safety Climate Survey in ... [24] The relationship between safety climate and ... [25] A study of the lagged ... [26] Risk perception and safety in ... [27] The complexity, stability and ... [28] Nursing ... [29] Psychometric ... [30] The effect of job safety analysis on ... [31] Survey of factors affecting risk perception and ... [32] Validity and Reliability of the ... [33] Risk perception and safety on ... [34] Risk perception and ... [35] Risk perception and safety on ... [36] Associations between risk perception and ... [37] Employee risk perception related to offshore oil platform ... [38] Exploratory study on safety climate in chinese manufacuring ... [39] The relationship between safety climate and injury rates acroos industries: The need to adjust for ... [40] Investigation of the Safety Climate among Workers in Sirjan GolGohar Mining and Industrial ... [41] Towards more effective methods for changing perceptions of noise in the ... [42] National culture and safe work behaviour of construction workers in ... [43] Risk perception following exposure to a job-related electrocution accident: The mediating role of perceived ... [44] Safety climate in OHSAS 18001-certified organisations: Antecedents and consequences of ... [45] An analysis of safeness of work environment in ... [46] A multilevel model of safety climate: cross-level relationships between organization and ... [47] Exploratory study on safety climate in ... [48] Climate quality and climate ... [49] Causal relations between ... [50] Safety climate, perceived ... Aims Health, safety and environment is an integrated and convergence system and also a synergistic arrangement of human resources, facilities and equipment. This study aimed to determine the relationship of safety climate and perception of risk with the awareness level of HSE management system among oil refineries employees. Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional study was performed at 2016 in all Kermanshah Oil Refinery employees. "Demographic characteristic", "safety climate", "perception of risk" and "awareness of the HSE management system" questionnaires were used for data collection. Data was analyzed in SPSS 22 statistical software using Pearson correlation and ANOVA tests. Findings The average of total awareness of HSE was 20.85±4.82. The average of safety climate was 157.04±22.42. The average of perception of risk was 3.45±0.84. There was a significant relationship between awareness of HSE management system and safety climate (r=0.219; p=0.001), but there was no significant relationship between awareness of HSE management system and perception of risk (r=0.137; p=0.128). The relationship between perception of risk and safety climate was significant (r=0.651; p=0.001). Conclusion Oil refinery's employees have the moderate awareness of HSE management system, high perception of risk and positive safety climate. By increasing the perception of risk and safety climate, the safety performance of the refinery staffs increase.

Journal of Occupational Hygiene Engineering

Background and Objective: Biological needs are basic human needs for survival according to Maslow... more Background and Objective: Biological needs are basic human needs for survival according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Therefore, the relationship between socioeconomic status and safety behaviors is not far-fetched. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of socioeconomic status on safety behavior in workers of the subway construction project in Qom, Iran. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on workers of the subway construction project in Qom in 2020. The sample size was determined by a census of 200 people based on the study criteria. Socioeconomic status and safety behavior questionnaires were subsequently completed for the participants. The data were extracted and analyzed by SPSS software (version 21) after completing the questionnaires. Results: The results of the study revealed no significant relationship between the level of education and safety behavior (P-value> 0.05); however, a significant relationship was observed between that and safety compliance (P-value= 0.006). No significant relationship was discovered between the type of employment and socioeconomic status (P-value=0.008). Also, No significant relationship was found between economic status with safety observation, participation, and behavior (P-value> 0.05). Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated no significant relationship between socioeconomic status and compliance, participation, and safety behavior of individuals. Organizational, cultural, and individual factors affect safety and safety behavior along with socioeconomic status. No relationship was observed between socioeconomic status and employee safety behavior which can be attributed to coverage of other factors that failed to be examined in this study.

Journal of Occupational Hygiene Engineering

Background and Objective: Musculoskeletal discomforts are one of the main problems in all occupat... more Background and Objective: Musculoskeletal discomforts are one of the main problems in all occupations and industries. Printing industry workers are involved in tasks that increase the risk of musculoskeletal discomforts. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship of musculoskeletal discomforts with manual load lifting and workers' postures in a printing industry. Materials and Methods: In the current study, the prevalence of musculoskeletal discomforts among the workers in the printing industry was investigated using the Cornell questionnaire. Manual load lifting tasks in the industry were also assessed in three methods of Snook tables, WISHA, and KIM-LHC. Workers' postures were assessed using the REBA method. Data were analyzed using SPSS (version 22) through Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric tests. Results: The results of the Cornell questionnaire showed that the most common complaints were related to pain in the lower extremities, including feet, legs, and knees. The comparison of the results of Cornell questionnaire and the results of WISHA method using Kruskal-Wallis test showed that the neck (P=0.016), right shoulder (P=0.028), left shoulder (P=0.031), back (P=0.022), and right forearm (P=0.045) had a significant relationship with WISHA results. Conclusion: The association of the prevalence of some musculoskeletal discomforts with the results of WISHA method indicated the superiority of this method to KIM-LHC and Snook tables methods for the assessment of manual load lifting tasks in printing industries. Moreover, the lack of correlation between musculoskeletal discomforts and posture assessment using the REBA method revealed that the reasons for the prevalence of these discomforts in the industry should be sought in cases other than inappropriate postures.

Noise Control Engineering Journal

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitude toward usin... more The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitude toward using hearing protection devices as a safe behavior. Also, it is intended to analyze the role of individuals and job characteristics on using earplugs or earmuffs. In this study, workers participated from 16 printing industries located in five areas of Tehran province and completed the questionnaire knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) about hearing conservation. Noise measurement was performed based on participants' tasks. With increasing attitude, practice improved (P = 0.001). The results revealed that positive attitude led to improved practice of workers in hearing conservation (r = 0.172; P < 0.001), and with increasing knowledge, negative attitude diminished (P=0.014). The results indicated that awareness is correlated with attitude, and attitude could directly affect the behavior. Thus, awareness as an intermediate or primary factor might play an important role in developing...

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022

BACKGROUND Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique, integrated with t... more BACKGROUND Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique, integrated with the Analytic Network Process (ANP) is used for determination and prioritization of cause-effect relationships among factors affecting construction falls. METHODS Considering the 135 fall accidents collected between 2013 and 2018 from fifteen residential construction projects, 70 factors and sub-factors affecting the occurrence of construction falls were determined based on the safety experts' opinions. Then, questionnaires based on the former and the latter were distributed among 10 occupational health and safety specialists to determine the effectiveness of the factors. The interactions and important degree of each factor are specified, using DEMATEL-ANP approach. RESULTS Findings showed that organizational factors and their sub-factors have the greatest impact on construction falls and were considered as causal variables (D-R>0), while individual and environmental factors were considered as the effect variables (D-R<0). The results of prioritization using the ANP method showed that the work platform altitude, psychological/occupational stresses, and interactions were ranked as the first through third priorities affecting the falls, respectively. CONCLUSIONS It is necessary to implement a systematic strategy to reduce the unsafe conditions in construction projects and to pay more attention to organizational factors.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2021

AbstractThis study was conducted whit the aim of modeling the relationship between job security a... more AbstractThis study was conducted whit the aim of modeling the relationship between job security and safety behavior with moderating role of salary on the workers of the construction project in Qom (Iran) Subway. After determining the subjects of the study, the questionnaires of safety behavior and job security were completed for subjects. Also, the salary of subjects was determined. Structural equation modeling was used in smart PLS software to modeling. The results revealed that job security had a direct and significant correlation with safety compliance, safety participation, and safety behavior (P<0.001). The salary as a moderator had a positive and significant effect on the relationship between job security and safety behavior (P<0.05). Generally, it can be deduced that job security had a positive impact on safe behaviors, and the salary as a moderator enhanced this impact. To improve safety behavior in workplace, employers should increase the job security of workers.

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2020

Background and aims: One of the major problems facing human societies in recent decades is the st... more Background and aims: One of the major problems facing human societies in recent decades is the stress phenomenon, especially in the workplace. Job stress is the harmful responses that result from a mismatch between onechr('39')s abilities and knowledge with job pressures and demands. Stress is one of the most important and effective factors in disturbing peoplechr('39')s health, that makes a person unable to perform his or her individual, family and social duties and commitments optimally. Public health means complete physical, mental and social welfare (Not just lack of illness and disability). One of the most common disorders in general and occupational groups is mental disorders. The most important signs and symptoms of mental health include self-reliance, independence, the ability to cope with others, the ability to accept responsibility and the duty, to express love and affection, the ability to endure failure, and so on. Manpower is one of the most important re...

Scientific Reports

This study examines whether the socio-demographic factors and cognitive sign features can be used... more This study examines whether the socio-demographic factors and cognitive sign features can be used for envisaging safety signs comprehensibility using predictive machine learning (ML) techniques. This study will determine the role of different machine learning components such as feature selection and classification to determine suitable factors for safety construction signs comprehensibility. A total of 2310 participants were requested to guess the meaning of 20 construction safety signs (four items for each of the mandatory, prohibition, emergency, warning, and firefighting signs) using the open-ended method. Moreover, the participants were asked to rate the cognitive design features of each sign in terms of familiarity, concreteness, simplicity, meaningfulness, and semantic closeness on a 0–100 rating scale. Subsequently, all eight features (age, experience, education level, familiarity, concreteness, meaningfulness, semantic closeness, and simplicity) were used for classification....

Sigurnost

Safety culture as an organizational factor has an essential role in preventing occupational injur... more Safety culture as an organizational factor has an essential role in preventing occupational injuries and diseases. In this descriptive-analytical study, the relationship between organizational safety culture, job stress and satisfaction has been investigated to have a better understanding of the effect of this organizational factor on employee job stress and satisfaction. Three valid tools, including the Safety culture questionnaire, standard job stress questionnaire (JSQ), and Standard Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, were used. The study population consisted of 210 workers working in 13 production halls of an automotive industry who were selected by a simple random sampling method. After data collecting, SPSS software version 22 was used for data analysis, and AMOS software version 24 was used for confirmatory factor analysis. The results show a significant relationship between trained and untrained groups and safety culture (p = 0.002), job stress and education level (p ...

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2018

Background and aims: Thousands of people die in road crashes each year and several hundred thousa... more Background and aims: Thousands of people die in road crashes each year and several hundred thousand are disabled, as a result of road traffic accidents. Counts of fatal accidents were caused by drivers who are not comply with their jobs. Studies indicated that small percentage of people are more likely to have accidents in a similar situation, whom named as accident-prone drivers. This study aims to determine the effects of personality and demographic characteristics on accident proneness of Iranian bus drivers. Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted in the winter of 2016, in order to identify the relationship between driver's personality and demographic characteristics with accident proneness. To obtain demographic and personality characteristics, NEO questionnaires was used. All samples were selected through drivers of a transportation company with similar work schedule. In order to control environmental parameters all sample were collected during certain hours of the d...

This paper discusses empirical research aimed at investigating the most important dimensions of s... more This paper discusses empirical research aimed at investigating the most important dimensions of safety climate from Emergency Medical technician's perspective. Investigation was conducted through the safety climate questionnaire (SCQ) in Tehran Emergency Organization. After a literature review, a 21-item questionnaire was developed and administered to 600 technicians. In order to indentify the structure of safety climate Factor analysis was used with varimax rotation method using SPSS 17 software. Data on safety climate were collected by completed questionnaire from 266 technicians with a response rate of 44%. Safety climate attributes were conducted to reduce by Factor analysis and identified five critical safety dimensions which together explained 61% of the total variance. One way ANOVA results show that there were no statistically significant differences for characteristics such as age, experience and job category at the 5% significance level. Employees' perceptions on t...

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2020

Background and Aim: Noise pollution was the most common environmental factor and widespread physi... more Background and Aim: Noise pollution was the most common environmental factor and widespread physical harmful agent in the workplaces which large numbers of workers were exposed in various sectors of industry, agriculture, mineral and so on. In the 21st century, exposure to noise is recognized as one of the threats to the health of the community. Hearing loss (temporary or permanent), increased blood pressure, sleep disturbances, lack of concentration, and increased human error can be attributed to exposure to noise.World Health Organization has identified noise as the second environmental stressor in the world. In Iran (As a developing country in the Middle East), more than 2 million workers are exposed to a noise level higher than 85 dB. Stress caused by noise can affect the level of sex hormones. A study by Nadri et al., It was found that exposure to 100 dBA continuous noise significantly reduced the level of sex hormones (testosterone, follicular stimulatory and luteinizing hormo...

Iran Occupational Health, May 10, 2020

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Regarding the significant share of the automotive industry in both producing economic value added... more Regarding the significant share of the automotive industry in both producing economic value added and employment, this sector is dominated in the industrial development approach. On the other side, different societies have focussed on the emissions, energy consumption and also waste production of road transportation as important risk threatening environmental health. So, the supply side is highly expected to deal with the expectations of stakeholders relating to sustainability concerns and related risks. To evaluate the implementation of environmental policies in the direction of sustainability and respond to the sustainability and environmental concerns of stakeholders, similar organisations need a uniform framework for performance appraisal. The present study aimed to identify, select and validate the environmental key performance indicators for sustainability assessment of the automotive industry to create a framework for selecting the indicators and using them as a uniform metho...

Background & Objectives: Printing industry with a high level of financial turnover is known as a ... more Background & Objectives: Printing industry with a high level of financial turnover is known as a main industry all around the world. Different hazardous factors, such as ergonomics, can be found in this industry. On the other hand, there are a variety of methods to assess ergonomic issues at the workplaces. Present study is aimed to analysis operational workersâ�� postures and to compare the results and concurrent validity of LUBA based on RULA results, in a printing and publication company in Qom, 2014. Materials & Methods: This study considered all operational workers in a printing industry (n=80) in ten various jobs. Rapid upper limb assessment and postural loading on the upper body assessmenthave been applied to assess conditions. Gathered data was analyzed by Spearman and Kappa (P0.05). Conclusion: Results illustrated acceptable correlation between different parts and reasonable agreement between wrists, elbow and shoulderâ��s postures, but neckâ��s posture and action categorie...

Applied Thermal Engineering, Jun 1, 2018

Iran Occupational Health, Mar 10, 2018

International archives of health sciences, Nov 1, 2016

Journal of Occupational Hygiene Engineering

Noise Control Engineering Journal

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2021

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2020

Scientific Reports

Sigurnost

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2018

Background and aims: Thousands of people die in road crashes each year and several hundred thousa... more Background and aims: Thousands of people die in road crashes each year and several hundred thousand are disabled, as a result of road traffic accidents. Counts of fatal accidents were caused by drivers who are not comply with their jobs. Studies indicated that small percentage of people are more likely to have accidents in a similar situation, whom named as accident-prone drivers. This study aims to determine the effects of personality and demographic characteristics on accident proneness of Iranian bus drivers. Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted in the winter of 2016, in order to identify the relationship between driver's personality and demographic characteristics with accident proneness. To obtain demographic and personality characteristics, NEO questionnaires was used. All samples were selected through drivers of a transportation company with similar work schedule. In order to control environmental parameters all sample were collected during certain hours of the d...

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2020

Iran Occupational Health, May 10, 2020

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management