Review Articles
The Importance of Life Skills Training in Preventing Addiction Recurrence between January and February 2020: A Narrative Review Article

Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Hamed Delam; Esmaeil kavi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 58-62

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86347.1090

Abstract
  Introduction: Drug abuse problem is one of the four global crises and the most important social crisis in Iran. This study was conducted to investigate the importance of life skills training in preventing the recurrence of addiction among young people. Methods: The present article is a narrative review ...  Read More

Review Articles
Thyroid cancer in the world: An epidemiological review

Hamed Delam; Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Ahmadreza Eidi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 63-68

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86850.1101

Abstract
  Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the endocrine glands at any age and sex. The present study was designed to comprehensively identify the epidemiological status of thyroid cancer using the results of similar studies. Methods: The present study was an epidemiological review study. ...  Read More

Original Article
A Morphometric Study of Mesobuthus eupeus (Scorpionida: Buthidae) in Fars Province, southern Iran

Mohammad Ebrahimi; Marziyeh Hamyali Ainvan,; Mohsen Kalantari; Kourosh Azizi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 69-74

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86264.1086

Abstract
  Background: Scorpions are a group of poisonous invertebrates that are widely distributed in the Middle East countries including Iran. They cause serious injuries and death to humans and domestic animals in Fars province. These arthropods are settled in subtropical regions of the province. Methods: In ...  Read More

Original Article
Molecular and serological evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii among female university students in Mamasani district, Fars province, southern Iran

Mohsen Kalantari; Qasem Asgari; Khadijeh Rostami; Shahrbano Naderi; Iraj Mohammadpour; Masoud Yousefi; Mohammad Hassan Davami; Kourosh Azizi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 75-80

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86265.1087

Abstract
  Background: Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies were identified in female university students referred to Valie-Asr hospital of Mamasani from Azad and Payame-Noor Universities, using serological and molecular methods. Methods: Based on the prevalence and characteristics method, 504 serum samples were collected ...  Read More

Original Article
The investigation of Job motivation of secondary school teachers: A cross-sectional study

Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Mona Bahmaninejad; Seyede Fatemeh Ahmadpoori; Amir Mansouri; Somayeh Azimi; Fatemeh Ghanbaripour; Mozhgan Jokar; Hamed Delam

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 81-84

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86342.1089

Abstract
  Background: Teachers' motivation towards their jobs is one of the major challenges in educational systems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the motivation of teachers towards their job. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The participants consisted of all teachers of secondary school ...  Read More

Original Article
The effect of landfill leachate and Pyrene on sorghum bicolor growth parameters and soil bacterial communities

Nasim Salehi; Abooalfazl Azhdarpoor; Mohammadreza Shirdarreh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 85-92

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86548.1093

Abstract
  Background: Pyrene is one of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that has carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects for living organisms. Landfill leachate is another environmental pollutant that covers a wide range of pollutants, especially heavy metals. The simultaneous presence of two types ...  Read More

Original Article
The epidemiological status of malaria during 2006 to 2018 in Larestan city, Southern Iran: A cross-sectional study

Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Mohammad Reza Foroutani; Ahmadreza Eidi; Hamed Delam

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 93-97

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86549.1094

Abstract
  Abstract Background: Malaria has been considered by health systems as one of the most dangerous human infectious diseases. In Iran, the disease has caused great economic and social damage to the country. The present study was designed to identify the epidemiological situation of malaria during 2006 to ...  Read More

Letter to Editor
Cyberchondria and COVID-19 Pandemic

Esmaeil Kavi; Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, Pages 98-98

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86231.1085

Abstract
  The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which belongs to a group of families of viruses, was found in Wuhan, China, on December 29, 2019 and became a highly contagious disease. This unknown disease was introduced with symptoms of fever, cough, myalgia, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting, hemoptysis, shortness of ...  Read More