of higher education into focus in the past few years. they have tried to improve the quality of their own higher education. the studies show that iranian universities are not at an accepted level in terms of quality. they have encountered several problems which have diminished their quality level. this study aimed at assessing the quality of medical education program as viewed by general practi...

extended abstract 1. introduction human development is defined as a process for increasing people's options and level of life welfare. united nations as the most authoritative organization believes that the target of development or various economic, social, and political indices is human. therefore, if an economy grows but people do not take advantage of the economic development, there is no do...

The present study attempts to examine the factors contributing to modernism of the youth in Shoshtar city. In the research the degree of modernism and the relationship between education, job status, the use of mass media, social and economic status and the degree of faith were evaluated. The data were collected through a questionnaire. The population was all the youth in Shoshtar 400 people wer...

1. Measures of body mass and length are commonly used to derive indices of condition, which are often assumed to reflect the energetic state of an animal and, by extension, to predict its fitness. However, the relationship between condition and fitness is rarely quantified, and the appropriate method(s) for deriving indices of condition are frequently debated. 2. Data from a decade of mark–reca...

BACKGROUND Bone mass and fall propensity are two major risk factors for hip fracture. Our intent was to determine if weight-bearing exercises with added resistance from weighted vests would improve dynamic balance, muscle strength and power, and bone mass in postmenopausal women, thereby reducing risk for falls and hip fracture. METHODS Forty-four nonsmoking, community-dwelling, Caucasian wom...