Iranian National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has recently started a fast development. Because of the imbalance in development of NPC, despite of its reputation and history, is not able to recruit qualified workforce. Managers concern the future of the industry as this flow of low qualified human resources accedes to the top of the organizational pyramid. In this paper, a system dynamics model h...

Introduction / objectives Nosocomial infections are one of the most important health problems particularly in developing countries, because these infections cause high mortality and morbidity and have many economic loss consequences. To date however most surveillance studies have been conducted in most of developed countries, only a very few have been accomplished in Iran. The aim of this study...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B is the most prevalent chronic infectious liver disease worldwide with serious sequelae. Prevention of the infection can be provided by universal vaccination and improvement in knowledge and behavior about disease transmission. Provision of any educational program requires inquiry about target group baseline knowledge. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess Irani...

  Despite the fact that human resource strategic management enjoys a worldwide maturity, it is an emergent realm of study in Iran. This novel management approach, similar to a many modern management concepts and practices, is only used in managers' diction, and as unconventional technical jargon. Aligned with the significance associated with this area and feel the need to Assess human resource...

Background: Given the importance of using Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in control and prevention this disease, aim study was to investigate attitudes Iranian medical healthcare professionals regarding COVID-19 vaccination. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional conducted August 2020. The target population professors researchers universities sciences. Data were collected a ...

BACKGROUND Around half of input data in the global burden of disease cancer collaboration (GBDCC) and GLOBOCAN projects come from low quality sources, mainly from developing countries. This may lead to loss of precision in estimates. Our question was: Are the absolute values and trends of the GBDCC and GLOBOCAN estimates for lung cancer (LC) in Iran consistent with available statistics?. MATE...