BACKGROUND Regarding the need for determining the cephalometric norms for each population and the advantages of proportional analyses, we evaluated the variables of McNamara and Schwartz analyses and their relation in a pilot study on 6-17 years old Iranian students and provided formulas, which show these relations. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this descriptive-analytical study, a tatal of cephal...

The article offers a novel conceptual framework linking narrative, attention, immersion, and flow as antecedents of social legacy using examples polysemic events, such mega-event ceremonies. By doing this the uses multidisciplinary approach to conceptualize connection between narrative legacy, relationship currently overlooked. Through creation framework, we propose several key findings. First,...

BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a major key for effective TB program. Evaluation of delay in diagnosis of smear positive TB is needed to evaluation of TB program situation in each country. The aim of this study was to evaluate of diagnosis delay in smear positive tuberculosis patients in Islamic Republic of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross sectional study, all smea...

OBJECTIVE To determine the warfarin maintenance dose in Iranian patients. METHODS This multicenter study was conducted between January 2007 and January 2008 in 5 different large cities of Iran. Patients older than 12 years receiving warfarin were included. During the first days of warfarin use, international normalized ration (INR) was measured daily and after that every 1-2 weeks, with a dur...

BACKGROUND Hypodontia or congenitally missing teeth is among dental anomalies with different prevalence in each region. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of congenitally missing permanent teeth in Iranian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was done. Panoramic radiographs of 2422 Iranian patients (1539 girls and 883 boys)...

the safavid dynasty's government, formally of shi'ism in iran, a new style called rozeh-khaany of mourning and religious representation with poems and texts related to an event of karbala to create tekyeh, there was a mosque and endowments. these rituals to gain legitimacy in the qajar period, was followed by severe and more widespread, in this time of mourning for the social class an...