Seied Rabie Mahdavi1 Ph.D., Alireza Shirazi2 Ph.D., Ali Khodadadee3 BS.c., Mostafa Ghaffory4 MS.c. and Asghar Mesbahi5 Ph.D 1Dept. of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 2Dept. of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 3Azad Research and Science University, Tehran 4Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory ...

Introduction Identity is formed through our understanding of ourselves and what others perceive of our actions and how we do things. Formation of professional identity includes development, advancement and socialization through social learning of specific knowledge and skills obtained within the context of professional roles, new attitudes and values. Methods This qualitative study used conte...

BACKGROUND Suicide, a social phenomenon, is a major health problem in most countries. Yet data relating to the role social factors play in the development of this condition are lacking, with some factors shrouded in greater ambiguity than others. As such, this review aimed to determine the prevalence of social-related factors resulting in suicide and to present these findings through meta-analy...

BACKGROUND The present study aimed at assessing the psychometric properties of psychosocial determinants of physical activity-related measures in Iranian adolescent girls. METHODS Several measures of psychosocial determinants of physical activity were translated from English into Persian using the back-translation technique. These translated measures were administered to 512 ninth and tenth-g...

BACKGROUND Recent technological developments in medicine, including modern radiology have promoted the impact of scientific researches on social life. The scientific outputs such as article and patents are products that show the scientists' attempt to access these achievements. OBJECTIVES In the current study, we evaluate the current situation of Iranian scientists in the field of radiology a...

BACKGROUND Trans-fatty acids (TFAs), unsaturated fats with at least one double bond in the Trans configuration, are industrially formed in large quantities when vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated. This study was undertaken to quantify the amounts of the common fatty acids in several commercial oils marketing in Iran. METHODS The most consumed commercially available brands of vegetable ...

Background and aims: Scientific productions have been accelerated in Iran in past decades but their association with health problems and disease burden is doubtful. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between Iranian scientific productions (published in 2010–2015) with disease burden in Iran using Web of Science database. Methods: Data was collected using Scientometric indicato...

Addendum: Amplification, Sequencing and Cloning of Iranian Native Bacillus subtilis Alpha-amylase Gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae [published in Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2013;6(8):e7371] Fahimeh Afzal-Javan ; Mohsen Mobini-Dehkordi ; Behnaz Saffar 1,2 1Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, IR Iran 2Research Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sh...

Background Hearing disorders are reported in thalassemia patients treated with deferoxamine. This study aimed to assess hearing loss in Iranian thalassemia major patients treated with deferoxamine. Methods This review article was designed based on PRISMA guidelines. To review the literature, two researchers studied national and international databases including Iranmedex, Magiran, Medlib, SID...