In smart technological solutions, interactive installations, multi-touch surfaces are all around us nowadays. In particular, pupils, who are digital native, are keen on these devices. So the adoption of these smart technologies could be an interesting approach to capture their attention. DADODICE (DD), our latest interactive installation, takes advantage of this trend. DD, in fact, is especiall...

this study was conducted to determine taxonomic feature of fishes from the headwaters of three riverine systems in kohgiluyeh and boyer-ahmad province (k & b) in southwestern iran during 2011 to 2013. fifteen species belonging to 4 families, and 3 orders from the karun river system, 10 species belonging to 4 families and 3 orders from the zohreh river system and 8 species belonging to 2 fam...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, intensity, and species of internal and external parasites of native fowls from golestan province, north of iran. methods: during 2007, different organs of 26 and 24  adult female native fowls  collected   from hu­mid parts (gorgan, kord kooy, ramian and bandar gaz) and dry regions  (gonbad kavoos, and ban­dar torkaman) of golest...

background and objectives: poultry are more susceptible to receiving and spreading of fungal infections in exact condi- tions. the goal of this study was to identify the normal fungal flora and dermatophytes agent of the combs and wattles of adult native chickens in tehran, iran. materials and methods: a total of 150 combs and wattles samples were collected by skin scraping or brushing of the m...

balloon angioplasty for aortic coarctation was introduced in 1979 for the fust time.1 this procedure soon became the choice treatment for restenosis of operated coarctation,2-5 but remains controversial for native (unoperated) coarctation. however, it seems to be rapidly becoming the intervention of choice for relief of unoperated coarctation as well. in this study, we evaluate the outcome of t...

Introduction: Citation is an essential prevalent feature of all academic writings in various fields of knowledge. It is employed by authors and researchers across disciplines for diverse reasons. This study was aimed at comparing types and functions of citations in medical research articles in discussion sections between Iranian medical faculty members and their native counterparts. Method: To...

arteriovenous fistula is considered as a prerequisite in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis. the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness and side effects if any of native vein and synthetic grafts in these patients. from april 2002 till july 2003, a total of 37 patients were referred to us for the utilization of these grafts. in 16 out of these patients w...

Speech produced in noise (Lombard speech) is more intelligible than speech quiet (plain speech). Previous research on the Lombard intelligibility benefit focused almost entirely how native speakers produce and perceive speech. In this study, we investigate size of both (American-English) non-native (native Dutch) English for listeners (Dutch Spanish). We used a glimpsing metric to measure energ...