The puzzle of pain

Comparison of Lecture and Puzzle for Teaching Medical Emergency to Anesthesiology Students: Students’ Learning and Viewpoints

Introduction: Emphasis on active learning in training leads to the development of new educational strategies for teaching theoretical and clinical courses in medical sciences. Active involvement in the teaching-learning process improves learning. The purpose of the present study is to compare two methods of lecturing and puzzle in Medical Emergency Course, regarding students’ learning & viewpoi...

Introducing an Invention: Puzzle Shaped Cast for Upper Limb Fractures

Upper limb fractures are prevalent injuries. An essential element of fracture healing is to maintain the bones alignment. However there are lots of complications associated with traditional ways of treatment, such as compartment syndrome and stiffness due to immobility for long time. Also evaluation and observation of the limb under the casts for potential infections and skin issues are n...

Market Volatility Puzzle with Regard to the Systematic Risk of Bubble in the Securities Market of Iran

Stock market volatility is evaluated by measuring the variance of the market that is evaluated through consumption growth volatility in the framework of pricing of CCAPM models. This theory is not consistent with revealed facts, in reality; because consumption growth is very smooth but stock market appears highly volatile; this is famous to stock market volatility puzzle. In this regard, the ne...

Comparison of Education with Mobile Applications and Puzzle Classroom on Memorization Pharmacology Course for Undergraduate Nursing Students

Introduction: The majority of nursing students believed that their knowledge in the field of pharmacology is far from the desired level, which can be due to the large volume of intensive one-semester content and ineffective teaching of the pharmacology course. Accordingly, this study has determined and compared education with the mobile application and puzzle classroom on memorization of pharma...

The Effect of Story-based, L1 Translation, and Whatsapp Emoticon Puzzle-Solving Techniques on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Proverb Learning

This study investigated the effect of story-based technique, L1 translation, and Whatsapp emoticon puzzle solving on EFL learners’ learning proverbs. From among 90 female intermediate level learners at two language institutes in Qom, Iran, 60 homogeneous students were chosen following the administration of a sample of Nelson proficiency test and a pre-test. The 60 participants were then assigne...

Iranian Cinema: The Puzzle of Westernization and Self-Orientalism