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Two studies were conducted to find the effects of zeolite in soilless cucumber culture. Zeolite was enriched by essential cations (Zcat) for some treatments and with essential cations plus iron sulfate (Zfe) in others. In 2010, various ZFe levels were compared with various amounts of iron in irrigation water and various zeolite levels in two enrichment methods were studied. In 2011, various ZFe levels mixed with Peatlite and also perlite were compared with various amounts of iron in irrigation water. The effects of treatments on iron concentration of leaves were not significant, which could be because iron was supplied by releasing it from zeolite. Using ZFe as iron resource increased the yield and vigor of plants in proportion to iron chelates. Enrichment methods did not have significant effect on measured traits. ZFe had provided iron requirement of plant. Perlite in comparison to Peatlite did not affect iron absorption.

Objective: Since the stress management program can train necessary skills to cope with stress; therefore, the aim of the current study is to examine the effectiveness of stress management training on the hardiness of breast cancer patients. Method: This quasi-experimental research designed with the pretest-posttest control groups. 60 women with breast cancer in the recovery period after chemotherapy were selected based on accessible sampling from cancer charity “Sepas” in Tehran and randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group, during 8 weekly 2-hour sessions was trained in stress management. Hardiness experimental and control groups once before and once after the program was evaluated using questionnaire Kobasa hardiness. Results: Results showed that the experimental and control groups before the intervention of the variables are not significantly different. Multivariable analysis of covariance showed that there is a significant difference between pre-test and post-test score in the experimental group. Finally, the results indicated that stress management training increases the hardiness and its components (such as commitment, control, and challenge) in women with breast cancer. Conclusions: Therefore, stress management training for women with breast cancer can be used as an effective way to improve psychological care for this group of women at health centers.