Dentists' self-reported attitudes towards patients with HIV/AIDS might not reflect their actual behaviour. In this study 2 observers posed as HIV-positive patients and directly evaluated the behaviour of 300 dentists in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Two months later another observer interviewed the same dentists at their offices regarding AIDS-related knowledge and self-reported attitudes. ...

The Childhood and Adolescence Surveillance and PreventIon of Adult Non-communicable disease (CASPIAN) study is implemented in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2003. The aim of this national school- based surveillance program was to provide accurate data of regular surveys of this program to be reviewing methodology, protocols, data collection and questionnaires of these surveys. Information wa...

Population-based data on myocardial infarction rates in the Islamic Republic of Iran have not been reported on a national or provincial scale. In a cross-sectional study, data were collected on 20 750 new cases of myocardial infarction (ICD10 codes I21-22) admitted to hospitals and registered by the Iranian Myocardial Infarction Registry in 2012. The crude and age-adjusted incidence for the 31 ...

in today's cities, especially metropolises, the issue of identity and its transformation has become one of the most important issues among urban authorities and designers. mean while, mashhad as the second religious metropolises in the world has an identity- causing and effective role among islamic cities of iran in recent decades, the amount of urban construction, especially in central pa...

'Devil's gardens' are nearly pure stands of the myrmecophyte, Duroia hirsuta, that occur in Amazonian rainforests. Devil's gardens are created by Myrmelachista schumanni ants, which nest in D. hirsuta trees and kill other plants using formic acid as an herbicide. Here, we show that this ant-plant mutualism has an associated cost; by making devil's gardens, M. schumanni increases herbivory on D....

INTRODUCTION Professional behavior is first learned at the university. One of the necessary considerations in maintaining the professional environment of the university is establishing a set of codes for the behavior of physicians and medical students. This paper describes the process of developing the professional code of conduct in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. METHOD...

Vegetation in private gardens contributes significantly to plant species richness and vegetation volume across urban areas. Drivers of garden diversity and structure are complex, reflecting the diversity of social, cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics of the householders who manage their gardens, as well as their predecessors. Here we investigate the woodiness of gardens, and focus on (1...

During more than the last four decades, Iran has been one of main interest areas not only in global political and strategic agenda but also cultural sphere as well. Most those interests focus on analyzing domestic economic situation addition to foreign policy Islamic Republic. However, observes a lack studies Iranian diaspora their culture, lifestyles, feelings comparative way. One such book wa...

Significant sociopolitical changes in recent decades have not only influenced the nursing profession, but also the entire Iranian healthcare system. This study describes the historical evolution of the nursing profession within a sociopolitical context. This historical review of unpublished and published literature endorsed personal accounts of historic events by 14 of the oldest nurses in Iran...

UNLABELLED Background : Evidences shows that menopause affects women's health, but women's knowledge of proper care and maintenance is insufficient. OBJECTIVE To determine knowledge of hormone therapy (HT), reproductive physiology, and menopause in a population of 40-60 year old women. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted through a cluster sampling among 330 women ...