PRIMARY OBJECTIVE To compare the scores from the Iranian version of the Frontal Systems Behavioral Scale (FSBS) with the norms collected for the American, English-speaking population and to examine the ability of the FSBS to discriminate between acquired brain injury and addiction. RESEARCH DESIGN Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and post hoc Bonferroni tests. METHODS AND PROCEDUR...

Shirin Nosratnejad, Elham Shami. Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Services Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. (*Corresponding author); MSc of Health Services Management, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, Iranian Center of Excellence for Health Management, Tabr...

In part one of this article I reviewed the history of Asclepius and the Caduceus of Hermes as medical symbols and made a tentative suggestion of using the mythical bird Simurgh as an Iranian symbol of medicine. In this, the second part, I shall describe the evolution of the myth of the Simurgh and discuss the medical relevance of this bird in Iranian history.

Prof. Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi, Editor, Iranian Journal of Microbiology Prof. Giovanni M. Giammanco (as representative of the colleagues of the Sections of Hygiene and Microbiology at the University of Palermo). Prof. Reza Ranjbar (as representative of graduated Iranian fellows and students who were under supervision of Prof. Caterina Mammina). Professor Caterina Mammina, 1957-2016 Volume 8 Num...

Forest types mapping, is one of the most necessary elements in the forest management and silviculture treatments. Traditional methods such as field surveys are almost time-consuming and cost-intensive. Improvements in remote sensing data sources and classification –estimation methods are preparing new opportunities for obtaining more accurate forest biophysical attributes maps. This research co...

The area of natural forest in Iran is approximately 12.4 million hectares, comprising 7.5%  of the total area of Iran. Forest management in the country was changed to the legislature after order of the Forest Nationalization Law in 1963. With  civilization development, pressure on forests was significantly increased. In the early  20th century a system of development planning began as a series ...

Dynamic game theory is applied to analyze the timber market in northern Iran as a duopsony. The Nash equilibrium and the dynamic properties of the system based on marginal adjustments are determined. When timber is sold, the different mills use mixed strategies to give sealed bids. It is found that the decision probability combination of the different mills follow a special form of attractor an...

This text was already posted on the TREAT-NMD website. Neuromuscular disorders represent a growing area of interest in Iran, a vast country with a population of 77 million characterized by its great ethnic variety and high consanguinity rate. The second Iranian congress of neuromuscular disorders and electrodiagnosis was held during 4-8 July 2012 in Tehran and was supported by the Iranian Neuro...