social health is important to be assessed as a dimension of health. the aim of study was to determine domains and sub-domains of individual social health of iranians.this study was carried out with a qualitative approach, using thematic content analysis. twenty five experts participated in interviews, using individual semi-structured interviews between november 2010 and june 2011.this data supp...

background: the manner in which healthcare professionals deliver bad news affects the way it is received, interpreted, understood, and dealt with. despite the fact that clinicians are responsible for breaking bad news, it has been shown that they lack skills necessary to perform this task. objectives: the purpose of this study was to explore iranian mothers’ experiences to receive bad news abou...

the current research aims to present a typology of relationships with the opposite sex among young girls. the research was conducted using qualitative methods and grounded theory in addition to applying semi-structure and interactive interview techniques. the population consists of young girls aged 19-30 who live in the city of kermanshah. using purposive and theoretical sampling, 48 girls, who...

Modeling an experimental system often results in a number of alternative models that are all justified by the available experimental data. To discriminate among these models, additional experiments are needed. Existing methods for the selection of discriminatory experiments in statistics and in artificial intelligence are often based on an entropy criterion, the so-called information increment....

A commercial enzyme immunoassay for the qualitative and semi-quantitative measurement of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in urine was evaluated. Post-mortem (n=800), and clinical urine (n=200) samples were assayed using a Hitachi 902 analyzer. The determined concentrations were compared with those obtained using a previously published liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for...

This two-component study (descriptive cross-sectional and qualitative) assessed the availability of contraceptives in primary care clinics in Brazilian municipalities. The family planning program was also analyzed as part of the country's Family Health Strategy. Phone interviews were held with local health managers to obtain information on contraceptive supply in a selected sample of municipali...

A Semi-Automatic Building Extraction system using two or more digitized overlapping aerial images has been enhanced by increased automation for the measurement of saddle-back-roof buildings, hip-roof buildings and boxes. All newly developed modules have been incorporated in the object oriented design of the system. The new methods consist of a ground-point and roof-top matching tool and a robus...

BACKGROUND Social understandings of sexually transmitted infections and associated symptoms and care-seeking behaviour continue to lag behind advancements in biomedical diagnostics and treatment, perpetuating the burden of disease. There is a lack of research linking perceptions, experiences and care-seeking for sexual health issues, especially research conducted outside of medical settings. We...

this study aimed at identifying required competencies for the labor market by the graduates majoring in the agricultural extension education field. the study population included undergraduates, faculty members, and employers, as related to bachelor level in three extension and education departments at bu ali sina, tehran, and shiraz universities of iran. the study has employed both quantitative...