this study concerns determining the factors that may influence the communication skill of those university teachers involved in the field of agricultural sciences in iran. accordingly, based on a cross-sectional survey method, a conceptual model of communication skill has been devised through reviewing the related literature. next, the model was revised by the expert panel of the study into a s...

aim and background: the aim of current study was to investigate the factor structure, reliability, and validity of parenting stress index-short form (psi-sf) among tehran city's mothers with 7-12 year-old children. methods and materials: after translation, back translation and adaptation of instrument, due to normalization this instrument by applied survey design, 468 mothers from those which s...

conclusions the current study adds evidence to the association of tnf-α gene polymorphism and ms in this southern south iranian population which is consistent with the genetic analysis of ms in europeans (games) project reports and these two alleles reported in this study may be one of the genetic risk factor for ms. furthermore, this data can be used to build the iranian gene bank for future s...

during ramadan fasting quantity and quality of dietary intake may change. there was no data on nutrient patterns in ramadan fasting. the purpose of this study was to identify ramadan major nutrient patterns among those who fast in tehran, iran. 510 fasting people aged 18-65 years and bmi 18.5-40 kg/m2 were recruited in our study by 2-stage cluster sampling method in june-july 2014. data on the ...

background tnf-α is one of the most potent cytokines in proinflammatory reactions. results one hundred and twenty children with acute pyelonephritis were evaluated. urinary tnf-α/cr was 0.0051 ± 0.00083 pg/g creatinine. the authors found out a significant difference in urinary tnf-α/cr between patients who have normal and abnormal levels of urine leukocytes, urine protein, urine culture, erythr...

background postpartum depression has serious complications. there are various risk factors for postpartum depression and in some cases these are controversial. objectives this study tested the prevalence of postpartum depression and its related factors in kashan, iran, in 2006. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 460 women referred to kashan’s health centers, during the second a...

in this paper, the main factors in the analysis of the railway concrete sleepers areinvestigated and new recommendations are made in order to improve the accuracy of the currentpractices in analysis of the railway track system. first, a comprehensive literature survey isconducted, then, fem models for a railway track system are developed and used to discuss andevaluate the assumptions commonly ...

background congenital factor xiii (fxiii) deficiency is a rare severs autosomal recessive bleeding disorder. objectives the aim of the study was to determine the c559t > c fxiiia genotype frequency in patients with fxiii hemophilia who lived in sistan and balouchestan province in southeast of iran. patients and methods we determined the genotype of 180 patients with factor xiii hemophilia by te...

background and objectives: spiritual intelligence makes a major contribution to people’s health and well-being. since religion is considered as an enriched context for muslim communities, which can provide them with spiritual experiences, the aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire in order to assess spiritual intelligence among people in these communities. methods: in thi...

introduction: based on previous studies, cardiovascular diseases, traffic accidents, traumas and cancers are the most important etiology of mortalities in emergency departments (ed). however, contradictory findings have been reported in relation to mortality in emergency departments. therefore, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the role of clinical factors in mortality among patients...