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 Background: Job satisfaction may be an effective factor influencing marital satisfaction . So, the family is especially important for all institutes, organizations and social foundations, and all couples seek for enjoying their wedlock. Finally, job satisfaction is an important part of life satisfaction.

 The aim of our study was to elucidate the association between job satisfaction and marital satisfaction in the employees of Welfare Organization of Yazd in 2011.

 Methods: This was a descriptive, analytical cross-sectional survey. The study population consisted of all the employees of Yazd Welfare Organization during the year 2011 selected by census method. There were 112 subjects totally, 102 of them were married. Previously verified for validity and reliability, The Minnesota and Enrich questionnaires were used to assess job and marital satisfactions respectively.

 Data were analyzed through SPSS Win (ver. 13) by proper descriptive and inferential statistical methods using Spearman and Pearson correlation tests.

 Results: Our findings showed that 63.7% and 36.3% of the subjects were female and male respectively. Most of them had an educational level of bachelor degree or higher. The status of job satisfaction and marital satisfaction was different between the genders. There was a relationship between age and job s atisfaction and satisfaction in marital status and job background but none of them were significant.

 Conclusion: Our results showed that some personality traits are correlated with job satisfaction and marital satisfaction. So, these traits must be particularly considered during employment to improve job and marital satisfaction simultaneously.

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Introduction:Gastroenteritis Shigellosis is caused by Shigella serovars. The purpose this study was to determine the frequency of Shigella species in acute diarrhea caused by consumption of contaminated food in Yazd province. We also invetigated the determining factors of Shigella for antibiotic resistance.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 51 outbreaks of  food-borne diarrhea from spring 2015 to winter 2016. A totla of  190 samples of diarrhea stool swabs were studied, which were sent from Yazd province. All samples were studied for the existence of Shigella bacteria, microbial culture, sero-grouping, and antibiogram . Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.
Results: The highest incidence of the disease was in the spring with 19 cases (37.2%). Among the cities of the province,  Yazd and Ashkezar had the highest incidence rates with 30 (58.8%) and 10 outbreaks (19.69%), respectively. Of the seven cases of Shigella isolates, the dominant age group was under-15 years and the dominant gender was male. The most clinical symptoms were nausea, non-bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, headache, and bloody-diarrhea. All isolates of Shigella showed 100percent  sensitivty to antibiotics ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone. However, the isolates were were resistant to Co- trimoxazole  (85.7%). To confirm Shigella, we used the API-20E kit.
Conclusion:Awareness about the type of bacteria that cause diarrhea is important in foodborne diseases, while knowing about its drug resistance pattern is important in reducing the outbreaks' prevalence and treatment costs. Therefore, necessary measures shoud be adopted to control and prevent from the disease.
 
 

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Introduction: Academics are among the most influential and important citizens in the culture and scientific security of a society. As a result, this study was based on the hypothesis that the existence of a constant concern about the effect of emerging media provides the ground for misleading this group.
Methods: This research is a descriptive-survey study. A total of 101 professors from North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences were selected by convenience sampling and entered into the study. The data collection tool included a researcher-made questionnaire. The initial questionnaire was prepared based on the study of texts and review of various sources. To determine the validity of the questionnaire, the content validity method was used. Data analysis was performed by SPSS16 statistical software using descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
Results: Among the participants, 36 were female and 65 were male, 68 were married and 29 were single. Also, in terms of academic rank, the majority of the subjects had the academic rank of instructor or assistant professor. In terms of the use of social networks to obtain news and information, the findings showed that about 48% of the subjects used Telegram messenger as a source of their news and information.
 Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be stated that the rate of national news follow-up by the studied units has exceeded the follow-up of provincial and international news.