background: the purpose of this study was to detect the prevalence of ghost and honorary authors and its determinant factors in bio-medical journals of iran. methods: the study was done in 2009-10 in tehran, kerman, and iran medical universities, iran.  we contacted the first or corresponding authors of the papers had published papers in the recent two issues of iranian journal of public health...

background: awareness about the actual information needs is a necessity in correct decision making for developing or improvement of information centers. this study aimed on investigating the information needs of students and university professors of birjand university of medical sciences. methods: in this descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2009, 422 students were selected based on system...

1 Department of Sports Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. 2 Laboratory of Neuromechanics, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. . Authors submitted their contribution of the article to the editorial board. Accepted for printing in Journal of Huma...

background: work clothing can limit heat exchange between humans and the environment and cause thermal strain and heat-related disorders in workers. it can thus reduce both efficiency and productivity. the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of work clothing material on physiological strain index (psi) in climatic chamber. methods: an interventional study was conducted on 18 male s...

today, information technology services are considered as valuable resources in all areas. for making information technology management processes purposeful and efficient in different organizations – as a competitive and strategic advantage (especially in organizations responsible for health care services) – it is necessary to recognize the level of maturity of the organization and review its pr...

background: medical sciences universities have great mission to train efficient, professional and committed human resources to solve the health need of people. this research aimed to study the quality assessment of staff in-service training from viewpoints of employees ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences based on servqual model between 2011-2015. methods: this is a descriptive, cro...

background: determining satisfaction level helps the development and improvement of universities. this study was designed to investigate satisfaction level and prioritize factors affecting students' satisfaction with educational quality in kermanshah university of medical sciences. methods: this is a descriptive-analytical study. the data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire ...