Risk Assessment: Factors Contributing to Discomfort for Menopausal Women in Workplace

( Mehdi Jafari ),( Bahar Seifi ),( Mohammad Heidari ) 대한폐경학회 2017 대한폐경학회지 Vol.23 No.2

The purpose of this study was to review the Factors contributing to discomfort for menopausal women in workplace and the perceived effects of working conditions on menopausal symptoms, and to produce recommendations for managers and women. This study was a review article. We searched PubMed and Science Direct for articles related to menopause and workplace. Keywords included: menopause AND workplace OR occupational health or menopausal women AND managers. Because we aimed to update the literature following the 2011 review of menopause and workplace, only English-language articles published between 2011 and 2017 were included. This review showed that how managers could be help and awareness and what should be done for menopausal women in workplace by risk assessment. Many risk factors are contributing to discomfort for menopausal women in workplace and managers should be assessed them. Managers should be aware that menopausal transition causes difficulty for some women at work, then occupational health and safety and health promotion policies will be increasingly important. It may help inform the development of tailored occupational health policies and programs that cater for the needs of women as they transition through menopause in the workplace. (J Menopausal Med 2017;23:85-90)

Improving of dynamic stable of a two machine power system by feedback input-output linearization using of UPFC

Mehdi Mohammad Jafari,J. Soltani 제어로봇시스템학회 2011 제어로봇시스템학회 국제학술대회 논문집 Vol.2011 No.10

Stability is the most important issue of power systems, because once the stability of large power systems is devastated, it can result in power collapse in one or several large areas, which may cause great loss in economy and great damage to the residents. This paper presents an approach, based on the use of the nonlinear system model and application of the feedback input-output linearization method, to improve dynamic stable of a two machine power system network using the unified power flow controller (UPFC), Meanwhile for synchronize machine modeling is used from 6<SUP>th</SUP> order model.

Optimizing Bi-Objective Multi-Echelon Multi-Product Supply Chain Network Design Using New Pareto-Based Approaches

Jafari, Hamid Reza,Seifbarghy, Mehdi Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers 2016 Industrial Engineeering & Management Systems Vol.15 No.4

The efficiency of a supply chain can be extremely affected by its design which includes determining the flow pattern of material from suppliers to costumers, selecting the suppliers, and defining the opened facilities in network. In this paper, a multi-objective multi-echelon multi-product supply chain design model is proposed in which several suppliers, several manufacturers, several distribution centers as different stages of supply chain cooperate with each other to satisfy various costumers' demands. The multi-objectives of this model which considered simultaneously are 1-minimize the total cost of supply chain including production cost, transportation cost, shortage cost, and costs of opening a facility, 2-minimize the transportation time from suppliers to costumers, and 3-maximize the service level of the system by minimizing the maximum level of shortages. To configure this model a graph theoretic approach is used by considering channels among each two facilities as links and each facility as the nodes in this configuration. Based on complexity of the proposed model a multi-objective Pareto-based vibration damping optimization (VDO) algorithm is applied to solve the model and finally non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is also applied to evaluate the performance of MOVDO. The results indicated the effectiveness of the proposed MOVDO to solve the model.

Determination of bortezomib and dasatinib anticancer drugs in real samples using an electrochemical sensor modified with new CuFe2O4/SmVO4/ionic liquid nanocomposite

Jafari-Kashi Abbas,Shabani-Nooshabadi Mehdi,Rafiee-Pour Hossain-Ali 한국탄소학회 2024 Carbon Letters Vol.34 No.3

Bortezomib (BTZ) and dasatinib (DA) are two substantial anti-cancer agents with side effects on the human body. In this research, we fabricated a novel electrochemical sensor modified by CuFe2O4/SmVO4 nanocomposite and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (1E3MC) as an ionic liquid (IL) (CuFe2O4/SmVO4/IL/CPE) for coinciding investigation of BTZ and DA for the first time. The CuFe2O4/SmVO4 synthesized were determined and certified through field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy diffraction X-ray (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The capability of the sensor was investigated by different electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CHA), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The attained data showed that the oxidation signal of bortezomib and dasatinib promoted as an innovative electrochemical sensor. After optimization of the conditions using this sensor at pH 7.0, the oxidation signal of bortezomib and dasatinib showed to be linear with drug concentrations in the range of 0.09–90 µM and 100–500 µM with a detection limit of 5.4 nM and 7.0 µM, respectively, using differential pulse voltammetry method. The values of D and electro-transfer coefficient (α) achieved 2.5 × 10−5 cm2 s−1 and 0.99, respectively. The proposed electrochemical sensor exhibited acceptable selectivity and sensitivity for simultaneous detection of bortezomib and dasatinib in pharmaceutical and biological samples.

Novel graphene‐based optical MEMS accelerometer dependent on intensity modulation

Mehdi Ahmadian,Kian Jafari,Mohammad Javad Sharifi 한국전자통신연구원 2018 ETRI Journal Vol.40 No.6

This paper proposes a novel graphene‐based optical microelectromechanical systems MEMS accelerometer that is dependent on the intensity modulation and optical properties of graphene. The designed sensing system includes a multilayer graphene finger, a laser diode (LD) light source, a photodiode, and integrated optical waveguides. The proposed accelerometer provides several advantages, such as negligible cross‐axis sensitivity, appropriate linearity behavior in the operation range, a relatively broad measurement range, and a significantly wider bandwidth when compared with other important contributions in the literature. Furthermore, the functional characteristics of the proposed device are designed analytically, and are then confirmed using numerical methods. Based on the simulation results, the functional characteristics are as follows: a mechanical sensitivity of 1,019 nm/g, an optical sensitivity of 145.7 %/g, a resonance frequency of 15,553 Hz, a bandwidth of 7 kHz, and a measurement range of ±10 g. Owing to the obtained functional characteristics, the proposed device is suitable for several applications in which high sensitivity and wide bandwidth are required simultaneously.

Removal of Phenol from Aqueous Solutions by Activated Red Mud

Mehdi Shirzad Siboni,Seyed Javad Jafari,Mehrdad Farrokhi,Jae Kyu Yang 대한환경공학회 2013 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.18 No.4

In this work, removal of phenol from aqueous solutions by activated red mud was investigated. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy was used to observe the morphology and surface components of activated red mud, respectively. The effects of various parameters on the removal efficiency were studied, such as contact time, pH, initial phenol concentration, and adsorbent dosage. The removal percentage of phenol was initially increased, as the solution pH increased from 3 to 7, and then decreased above neutral pH. The removal percentage of phenol was decreased by increasing the initial phenol concentrations. Adsorption results show that equilibrium data follow the Freundlich isotherm, and kinetic data was well described by a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Experimental results show that the activated red mud can be used to treat aqueous solutions containing phenol, as a low cost adsorbent with high efficiency.

Removal of acid blue 113 and reactive black 5 dye from aqueous solutions by activated red mud

Mehdi Shirzad-Siboni,양재규,Seyed-Javad Jafari,Omid Giahi,김임순,이승목 한국공업화학회 2014 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.20 No.4

Removal of acid blue 113 (AB113) and reactive black 5 (RB5) dyes from aqueous solutions by activated red mud was investigated at different reaction parameters. Activated red mud has higher removal efficiency for AB113 than that for RB5. This can be explained by a greater molecular size of RB5 than that of AB113 and by different binding affinity with the surface of the activated red mud. Equilibrium data was fitted well with Freundlich isotherm and the kinetic data followed a pseudo second-order model. Maximum adsorption capacity was 83.33 mg/g and 35.58 mg/g at pH 3 for AB113 and RB5, respectively.

Comparative Study of Dermatoscopic and Histopathologic Results in Facial Basal Cell Carcinoma and Melanocytic Nevi

Amirnia, Mehdi,Ranjkesh, Mohammad-Reza,Azimpouran, Mahzad,Karkon-Shayan, Farid,Alikhah, Hossein,Jafari-Asl, Mohammadali,Piri, Reza,Naghavi-Behzad, Mohammad Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.1

Background: Dermatoscopy can be applied to diagnose pigmented skin lesions. The aim of the present study was to compare dermatoscopic and histopathologic results in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and melanocytic nevus of theface. Materials and Methods: In an analytical-descriptive study, 61 patients suspected of BCC or melanocytic nevi of face were randomly selected. The skin lesions of patients were evaluated with dermatoscopic method from February 2012 to February 2014 and results were compared with pathological features of samples. Results: In this study, mean age of patients was $49.5{\pm}18.9$. Some 25 (41%) were men and 36 (59%) were women. In 27 cases (44.3%) there was diagnosis of melanocytic nevus, in 28 cases (45.9%) diagnosis of BCC, and in 3 cases (4.9%) there was mixed diagnosis. The relationship between patients' gender and dermatoscopic diagnosis of the patients was statistically significant (P=0.001). For BCC the sensitivity and specificity of dermatoscopic method were 100% and 97% respectively and for melanocytic nevi 96.4% and 97%. Conclusions: Dermatoscopic study not only can be helpful in improving clinical diagnosis while guiding missed malignant lesions to pathologic evaluations, but also could be useful in evaluating further suspicious or recurrent cases.

Study effect of different parameters on the sulphate sorption onto nano alumina

Reza Katal,Mehdi Jafari,Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani,Seyedmehdi Sharifian,Mohammed Ali Ghayyem,Mohsen Vafaie Sefti 한국공업화학회 2012 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.18 No.1

The aim of this research work is to investigate sorption characteristic of modified nano alumina (n-Al) for the removal of SO42 from aqueous solutions and wastewater. The sorption of SO42 by batch method is carried out. The optimum conditions of sorption were found to be: a sorbent dose of 0.3 g in 100 ml of SO42, contact time of 35 min, pH = 5. In optimum condition, removal efficiency was 85.6% for the SO42. Three equations, i.e. Morris–Weber, Lagergren and pseudo second order have been tested to track the kinetics of removal process. The Langmuir, Freundlich and D–R are subjected to sorption data to estimate sorption capacity. It can be concluded that n-Al has potential to remove SO42 ions from aqueous solutions at different concentrations. It was found that the temperature has positive effect on the process and negative DG values indicated thermodynamically feasible and spontaneous nature of the sorption. Positive value of DS reveals the increased randomness at the solid–solution interface during the fixation of the ion on the active sites of the sorbent. The effect of other anions was studied and it was found the existence of them in the solution has considerable effect on the sulphate removal.

Optimizing Bi-Objective Multi-Echelon Multi-Product Supply Chain Network Design Using New Pareto-Based Approaches

Hamid Reza Jafari,Mehdi Seifbarghy 대한산업공학회 2016 Industrial Engineeering & Management Systems Vol.15 No.4

The efficiency of a supply chain can be extremely affected by its design which includes determining the flow pattern of material from suppliers to costumers, selecting the suppliers, and defining the opened facilities in network. In this paper, a multi-objective multi-echelon multi-product supply chain design model is proposed in which several suppliers, several manufacturers, several distribution centers as different stages of supply chain cooperate with each other to satisfy various costumers’ demands. The multi-objectives of this model which considered simultaneously are 1-minimize the total cost of supply chain including production cost, transportation cost, shortage cost, and costs of opening a facility, 2-minimize the transportation time from suppliers to costumers, and 3-maximize the service level of the system by minimizing the maximum level of shortages. To configure this model a graph theoretic approach is used by considering channels among each two facilities as links and each facility as the nodes in this configuration. Based on complexity of the proposed model a multi-objective Pareto-based vibration damping optimization (VDO) algorithm is applied to solve the model and finally non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is also applied to evaluate the performance of MOVDO. The results indicated the effectiveness of the proposed MOVDO to solve the model.