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  1. Article ; Online: The Closedness of Development in Davari’s Thought and the Metaphysics of Science

    MohammadReza Amiri Tehrani

    Journal of Philosophical Investigations, Vol 17, Iss 44, Pp 787-

    2023  Volume 806

    Abstract: According to Westernization theory of R. Davari Ardakhni, the only way to get rid of underdevelopment is to undergo modernization, although underdevelopment phenomena has emerged in non-western countries because of modernization of Europe. M. T. ... ...

    Abstract According to Westernization theory of R. Davari Ardakhni, the only way to get rid of underdevelopment is to undergo modernization, although underdevelopment phenomena has emerged in non-western countries because of modernization of Europe. M. T. Tabatabaei has formulated this paradoxical situation of underdevelopment theoretically, and summarized the critics’ views of Westernization as called theoretical rupture in Davari’s thought. Tabatabaei commented on Davari’s theoretical rupture critique and refuted it by demarking intellectual level from philosophical one. This article firstly, claims that the philosophical problem of underdevelopment paradox is not answered properly, and secondly, redefines the problem as closedness of development and seeks to find a way to come out of it, using Davari’s hints himself, stressing the role of science in this regard. Therefore, first, Davari’s works are studied and notes are taken about the underdevelopment specifications, and the conditions of participation of underdeveloped countries in scientific paradigms. Then, according to Davari’s hints to the conditions of contributing in scientific paradigms, we try to use the philosophy and metaphysics of science theories and concepts, in order to resolve the closedness paradox of underdevelopment.
    Keywords davari ardakani ; metaphysics of science ; underdevelopment ; development ; indigenous westernization ; science ; Philosophy (General) ; B1-5802
    Subject code 100
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher University of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen Languages
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Measuring situation awareness in health care providers

    Chiman Ghaderi / Roghayeh Esmaeili / Abbas Ebadi / Mohammad Reza Amiri

    Systematic Reviews, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    a systematic review of measurement properties using COSMIN methodology

    2023  Volume 15

    Abstract: Abstract Background Situation awareness (SA) is a key factor in accountability and ensuring patient safety in health care. SA is an essential element to research on human factors in healthcare. It is essential to identify valid instruments for measuring ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Situation awareness (SA) is a key factor in accountability and ensuring patient safety in health care. SA is an essential element to research on human factors in healthcare. It is essential to identify valid instruments for measuring this concept and assessing how it is affected by interventions and educational methods. Methods This systematic review aimed to assess the measurement properties of situation awareness instruments in health care providers’ (HCPS) using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology. Four databases (Medline (through PubMed), Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science) were systematically searched. A manual search was also conducted on Google Scholar and the reference list of the included primary studies to supplement the electronic search. Studies aiming to determine the measurement properties of SA instruments or non-technical skills in HCPS were included. The overall results for each measurement property were reported as sufficient, insufficient, inconsistent, or indeterminate, and the quality of evidence was reported as high, moderate, low, or very low. Results A total of 25 studies and 15 instruments were included in the study. More than one measurement property was reported in some of the studies, and none of the studies presented all measurement properties. The most common measurement properties were content validity (12/25) and internal consistency (12/25). Cross‐cultural validity and responsiveness were not investigated in any study. Evidence quality for the measurement properties was not high in any of the 15 instruments. Conclusions None of the instruments can be recommended as the most suitable instrument, and all instruments were classified as promising instruments in need of further psychometric assessment. This systematic review proves the dire need for the development and psychometric evaluation of instruments to measure SA in HCPs in clinical settings. Systematic review registration PROSPERO ...
    Keywords Situation awareness ; Non-technical skills ; Psychometrics ; Validity ; Reliability ; Health care providers ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 306
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article: Improving tomato juice concentration process through a novel ultrasound-thermal concentrator under vacuum condition: A bioactive compound investigation and optimization

    Alaei, Behnam / Chayjan, Reza Amiri / Zolfigol, Mohammad Ali

    Innovative food science & emerging technologies. 2022 May, v. 77

    2022  

    Abstract: We investigated the simultaneous effects of temperature, ultrasound, and vacuum pressure in the tomato juice concentration process. To this end, a novel ultrasound-thermal concentrator under vacuum conditions was fabricated. The process was performed at ... ...

    Abstract We investigated the simultaneous effects of temperature, ultrasound, and vacuum pressure in the tomato juice concentration process. To this end, a novel ultrasound-thermal concentrator under vacuum conditions was fabricated. The process was performed at three levels of ultrasound power (48, 84, and 120 W), three vacuum pressures (10, 20, and 30 kPa), and three temperatures (50, 60, and 70 °C). Also, ultrasound effects were investigated using other experimental setups without ultrasound. We obtained the optimal conditions for the tomato juice concentration process through the ultrasound-thermal method with ultrasound power of 120 W, the vacuum pressure of 10 kPa, and at 64 °C also by the thermal method were obtained at 65.5 °C and a vacuum pressure of 10 kPa. Overall, applying ultrasound in tomato juice concentrating had positive effects such as reducing the concentration time (28.42%) and total energy consumption (4.94%), as well as increasing the lycopene (49.20%) and vitamin C contents (22.10%).
    Keywords ascorbic acid ; bioactive compounds ; energy ; food science ; lycopene ; temperature ; tomato juice ; ultrasonics
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-05
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2025029-0
    ISSN 1466-8564
    ISSN 1466-8564
    DOI 10.1016/j.ifset.2022.102983
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  4. Article ; Online: The effect of deficit irrigation on yield and water use efficiency of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)

    Seyed Reza Amiri / Khaled Salimi / Seyed Masoud Ziaei

    Environmental Stresses in Crop Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 75-

    2021  Volume 83

    Abstract: Introduction Lack of water resources and drought stress is one of the most important characteristics of arid areas. Therefore, selecting the resistant plant and appropriate irrigation method is the best approach to manage water resources in these areas. ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Lack of water resources and drought stress is one of the most important characteristics of arid areas. Therefore, selecting the resistant plant and appropriate irrigation method is the best approach to manage water resources in these areas. Furthermore, lentil (Lens culinaris Med) as a cold spring legume is one of the most suitable plant under these conditions. The deficit irrigation method is one of the most important options for decreasing water losses and maximize water use efficiency in arid areas. However, the purpose of this study was evaluation of managing drought stress using deficit irrigation and its effect on lentil production and water use efficiency in climatic condition of Saravan. Materials and methodsFor evaluation of deficit irrigation on lentil production a split plot experiment based on a randomized complete block design with four replications was conducted in the Agricultural Research Station, Higher Educational Complex of Saravan during the growing season of 2018-2019. Main plots were including four levels of irrigation (60, 80, 100 and 120%). Sub plots were two lentil landraces (Baluchestan and Kurdestan). Planting was done on November 30. Moreover, irrigation was carried out in control (full irrigation) whenever 35% of allowed water depletion was extracted at soil depth of 20 cm. At each irrigation interval, the soil moisture was returned to the field capacity point at depth of 60 cm. The amount of deficit moisture content of different layers of soil was calculated from the following equation:MDControl= (Ɵ‌FC‌- Ɵ10cm) + (Ɵ‌FC‌- Ɵ20cm) +….+ (Ɵ‌FC‌- Ɵ60cm) (1) In this equation, MD was the amount of moisture deficiency based on mm, ƟFC was the volumetric moisture content of the soil in the field capacity of the field and Ɵ 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, 40cm, 50cm and 60cm were the volume of soil moisture at a depth of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 cm, respectively.The amount of irrigation water for each plot in the control treatment was calculated based on the following equation:IControl= MDControl × A (2) In the equation of 2, I was the amount of irrigation water based on liter, MD was the amount of moisture deficiency (mm) calculated in equation 1 and A plot area (m2). Deficit irrigation was done at the same time as the control treatment, but irrigation was carried out at each irrigation interval according to different levels of deficit irrigation (60, 80).The amount of water at different levels of deficit irrigation was calculated as follows:I Deficit irrigation at 80 percentage= IControl ×0.80I Deficit irrigation at 60 percentage= IControl ×0.60Results and discussionsOverall, the results showed that the effect of deficit irrigation on grain yield, biological yield, harvest index, number of pods and seed per plant and water use efficiency was significant. The highest grain yield was obtained for Baluchestan cultivar in 120 and 100% water requirement with 680 and 643 kg ha-1, respectively. Furthermore, the highest harvest index was obtained in Baluchestan cultivar and 80% water treatment (0.24) treatments. Although, Baluchestan cultivar and 80% water requirement treatments encountered with 10% reduction in grain yield compared to 100% water requirement, its biological yield decreased 27% compared to 100% water requirement, which eventually led to an increase in harvest index. On the other hand, the greatest water use efficiency was observed in Balochistan cultivar and 80% water requirement treatment with 2.9 kg ha-1 mm-1. Although the yield of 80% water requirement was 58 kg ha-1 less than 100% water requirement, but its water use efficiency was 0.3 kg ha-1 mm-1 more than 100% water requirement. Conclusions Therefore, given that the area is considered as arid area, it is possible by reducing irrigation water and allocating it to critical stages especially flowering and pod filling stages and also other crops improve grain yield and the water use efficiency.
    Keywords harvest index ; landrace ; number of pods per plant ; number of seeds per plant ; Plant culture ; SB1-1110 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 571
    Language Persian
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher University of Birjand
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Identification and Structural Analysis of the Effect of Key Drivers of Political Ecology on the Prevalence of Infectious Diseases and Covid 19; Case Study

    Mohammad Reza Amiri fahlyiani / Taha Abin / Nazanin zahra Setoudeh

    Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish/hā-yi Rāhburdī-i Siyāsat, Vol 11, Iss 42, Pp 79-

    Ahvaz Metropolis

    2022  Volume 109

    Abstract: Cities are a source of creativity and technology and engines for economic growth. cities are also a source of poverty, inequality and environmental health risks. In this study, the coronavirus environmental crisis that humanity is currently suffering ... ...

    Abstract Cities are a source of creativity and technology and engines for economic growth. cities are also a source of poverty, inequality and environmental health risks. In this study, the coronavirus environmental crisis that humanity is currently suffering from and challenging, in terms of power relations, intervention, appropriation in the urban environment that is the result of political ecology and its effects on urban space with the structural analysis approach is examined. The present study, in terms of applied purpose, has been carried out in terms of survey method at the exploratory level and based on the future research approach. In this study, the drivers of the impact of political ecology through text-mining in valid domestic and foreign documents and the opinion of a group of experts have been investigated. by holding a joint Delphi meeting of experts, the impact of the identified propulsions on each other has been weighed and discussed. Then the position of each propellant was checked through "Mikomak" software. The results indicate that the drivers of income deficit, income inequality, marginalization and social inequality, have been identified as key effective forces of political ecology by experts that are effective in the future spread of infectious diseases in the city.
    Keywords future studies ; structural analysis ; political ecology ; infectious diseases ; ahvaz metropolis ; Political science ; J ; Political science (General) ; JA1-92
    Subject code 360
    Language Persian
    Publishing date 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Allameh Tabataba'i University Press
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Identify Appropriate Variables Through Scenario Planning Perspective for Creative Tourism in Iran

    Mir Najaf MOUSAVI / Kamran Jafarpour GHALEHTEIMOURI / Nazanin Zahra SOTOUDEH / Mohammad Reza Amiri FAHLIANI

    Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Geographia, Vol 68, Iss

    2023  Volume 2

    Abstract: This study explores the major factors affecting the creative tourism market in Iran and their potential to drive national and regional development in the long run. The study employs the MicMac and Scenario Wizard software to identify the variables and ... ...

    Abstract This study explores the major factors affecting the creative tourism market in Iran and their potential to drive national and regional development in the long run. The study employs the MicMac and Scenario Wizard software to identify the variables and their relationships and influence on each other. The study finds that communication infrastructure is a general factor that affects all guest communities, while others are specific to capital attraction from Middle Eastern countries. These include improving political relations with these countries and digital advertising and marketing of Iran’s development. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a new teaching methodology on student performance in mathematics. The methodology involved a combination of interactive lectures, group discussions, and hands-on activities. A quasi-experimental design was used, with one group of students receiving the new methodology and a control group receiving traditional teaching methods. The study was conducted over the course of one semester with pre- and post-tests administered to both groups. The results showed a significant improvement in the performance of the experimental group compared to the control group. The experimental group had a mean post-test score of 87.5, compared to the control group’s mean score of 76.2. The influence graph shows the relationships between the variables and how they influence one another, and the spatial structure of the direct driving forces of creative tourism development in Iran is indicated at a rate of 25%. This research offers insights and recommendations for policymakers, tourism practitioners, and scholars interested in the development of creative tourism in Iran. These findings suggest that the new teaching methodology can be an effective way to improve student performance in mathematics. Further research could explore the impact of this methodology on other subjects and in different settings.
    Keywords Foresight ; Tourism planning ; Creative tourism ; MicMac ; Scenario Wizard ; Geography (General) ; G1-922
    Subject code 910
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Cluj University Press
    Document type Article ; Online
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  7. Article ; Online: Consumption of red, white, and processed meat and odds of developing kidney damage and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in women: a case control study.

    Mirzababaei, Atieh / Abaj, Faezeh / Roumi, Zahra / Khosroshahi, Reza Amiri / Aali, Yasaman / Clark, Cain C T / Radmehr, Mina / Mirzaei, Khadijeh

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 10344

    Abstract: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most prevalent and severe complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the associations between red, processed, and white meat ... ...

    Abstract Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most prevalent and severe complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the associations between red, processed, and white meat consumption and the odds of developing kidney damage and DN in women. We enrolled 105 eligible women with DN and 105 controls (30-65 years). A validated and reliable food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to evaluate the consumption of red, processed, and white meat. Biochemical variables and anthropometric measurements were assessed for all patients using pre-defined protocols. Binary logistic regression was conducted to examine possible associations. The results of the present study showed that there was a direct significant association between high consumption of red meat and processed meats and odds of microalbuminuria (red meat 2.30, 95% CI 1.25, 4.22; P-value = 0.007, processed meat: OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.18, 3.95; P-value = 0.01), severe albuminuria (red meat OR 3.25, 95% CI 1.38, 7.46; P-value = 0.007, processed meat: OR 2.35, 95% CI 1.01, 5.49; P-value = 0.04), BUN levels (red meat: OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.10, 5.93; P-value = 0.02, processed meat: OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.04, 5.62; P-value = 0.03), and DN (red meat 2.53, 95% CI 1.45, 4.42; P-value = 0.001, processed meat: OR 2.21; 95% CI 1.27, 3.85; P-value = 0.005). In summary, our study suggests that higher consumption of red and processed meat sources may be associated with microalbuminuria, severe albuminuria, higher BUN level, and higher odds of DN.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Diabetic Nephropathies/etiology ; Diabetic Nephropathies/pathology ; Diabetic Nephropathies/epidemiology ; Case-Control Studies ; Adult ; Aged ; Albuminuria ; Meat/adverse effects ; Risk Factors ; Red Meat/adverse effects ; Meat Products/adverse effects
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-59097-1
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  8. Article: Optimization of Pelleting and Infrared-Convection Drying Processes of Food and Agricultural Waste Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)

    Ghasemi, Ali / Chayjan, Reza Amiri

    Waste and biomass valorization. 2019 June, v. 10, no. 6

    2019  

    Abstract: The use of agricultural wastes as livestock feed is an appropriate method to convert these materials into high value-added materials. These wastes have low nutritional value per unit volume and high transportation, storage and labor costs when they are ... ...

    Abstract The use of agricultural wastes as livestock feed is an appropriate method to convert these materials into high value-added materials. These wastes have low nutritional value per unit volume and high transportation, storage and labor costs when they are used in original form. Compaction of wastes in the form of pellet is a proper solution to solve these problems. The pellet drying stage is one of the most important pellet production processes that affect the quality of the pellets. In the present study, the impacts of moisture content, particle size, inlet air temperature of dryer and infrared power of dryer were investigated on properties of physical (unit and bulk density and shrinkage) and thermal (effective moisture diffusivity and specific energy consumption) properties of pellets produced from food and agriculture wastes. The results indicated that all independent variables had a significant negative effect on unit and bulk densities. The effective moisture diffusivity increased with the increase in particle size, infrared power and air temperature dryer. Also specific energy consumption in infrared-convection drying of pellets increased with finer grinding of raw materials.
    Keywords agricultural wastes ; air temperature ; bulk density ; drying ; grinding ; livestock feeds ; moisture diffusivity ; nutritive value ; particle size ; pellets ; raw materials ; response surface methodology ; shrinkage ; specific energy ; transportation ; value added ; wages and remuneration ; water content
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-06
    Size p. 1711-1729.
    Publishing place Springer Netherlands
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2541900-6
    ISSN 1877-265X ; 1877-2641
    ISSN (online) 1877-265X
    ISSN 1877-2641
    DOI 10.1007/s12649-017-0178-5
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  9. Article: Early detection and classification of fungal infection in garlic (A. sativum) using electronic nose

    Makarichian, Alireza / Chayjan, Reza Amiri / Ahmadi, Ebrahim / Zafari, Doostmorad

    Computers and electronics in agriculture. 2022 Jan., v. 192

    2022  

    Abstract: Garlic (Allium sativum) is an important crop with numerous benefits and uses. This plant is highly exposed to various pathogenic factors, including fungi. Fungi are the most distinct group responsible for planting diseases the loss involved. In this ... ...

    Abstract Garlic (Allium sativum) is an important crop with numerous benefits and uses. This plant is highly exposed to various pathogenic factors, including fungi. Fungi are the most distinct group responsible for planting diseases the loss involved. In this respect, detection of fungal pathogens infection in the early stages is a major challenge in food security to minimize losses as much as possible. Aroma investigation to detect fungal pathogens infection has been widely welcomed in this regard. In the present study, an electronic nose (E-nose) is utilized as a non-destructive and fast method for early detection of fungal infection on garlic that was synthetically infected with Fusariumoxysporum f. sp. Cepae (FU), Alternariaembellisia (syn. Embellisiaallii) (AL), and Botrytis allii (BO). Statistical analyses including ANOVA, PCA, LDA, SVM, and BPNN were employed to evaluate the aroma profile obtained by the E-nose. According to the obtained results, degradation occurs more quickly in the presence of infection. Due to the different destructive effects of each type of infection, the response changes of each sensor toward the aroma of various infection treatments were not the same. Thus, the E-nose can be used as a practical and beneficial tool to detect fungal infection on garlic in the early stages.
    Keywords Allium sativum ; Botrytis allii ; agriculture ; electronic nose ; electronics ; food security ; fungi ; garlic ; odors
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-01
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 395514-x
    ISSN 0168-1699
    ISSN 0168-1699
    DOI 10.1016/j.compag.2021.106575
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  10. Article ; Online: In vitro application of integrated selection index for screening drought tolerant genotypes in common wheat

    Ezatollah FARSHADFAR / Reza Amiri

    Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, Vol 107, Iss

    2016  Volume 2

    Abstract: This experiment was conducted on 20 wheat genotypes during 2010-2011 growing season at the Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. A completely randomized design with six replications was used for callus induction and a 20 × 2 factorial experiment with three ... ...

    Abstract This experiment was conducted on 20 wheat genotypes during 2010-2011 growing season at the Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. A completely randomized design with six replications was used for callus induction and a 20 × 2 factorial experiment with three replications was used for response of genotypes to in vitro drought stress. ANOVA exhibited highly significant differences among the genotypes for callus growth rate, relative fresh mass growth, relative growth rate, callus water content, percent of callus chlorosis and proline content under stress condition (15 % PEG). PCA showed that the integrated selection index was correlated with callus growth index, relative fresh mass growth, relative growth rate and proline content indicating that these screening techniques can be useful for selecting drought tolerant genotypes. Screening drought tolerant genotypes and in vitro indicators of drought tolerance using mean rank, standard deviation of ranks and biplot analysis, discriminated genotypes 2, 18 and 10 as the most drought tolerant. Therefore they are recommended to be used as parents for genetic analysis, gene mapping and improvement of drought tolerance.
    Keywords biplot analysis ; mature embryo culture ; drought stress ; physiological indicators ; principal component analysis ; Triticum aestivum ; Agriculture ; S
    Subject code 001
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
    Document type Article ; Online
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