Corpus-based thesaurus construction for Morphologically Rich Languages (MRL) is a complex task, due to the morphological variability of MRL. In this paper we explore alternative term representations, complemented by clustering of morphological variants. We introduce a generic algorithmic scheme for thesaurus construction in MRL, and demonstrate the empirical benefit of our methodology for a Heb...

Critical thinking disposition represents an inclination of a person to use possessed skills in relation to critical thinking. The trend of critical thinking has been described as inner motivation to solve problems and make decisions by thinking. In nursing as a practical profession, the concept of critical thinking dispositions is important component in helping to manage complex health situatio...

The sixth comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of apheresis therapies by the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) recorded 60 disease conditions as Category I (apheresis as first-line therapy) or Category II (apheresis as second-line or adjuvant therapy) indications for therapeutic apheresis. Among these, 37 (62%) were indications for plasma exchange, consistent with prior surveys that found...

BACKGROUND Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common cause of significant clinical morbidity. The Japanese Orthopedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ) is a measure of health-related quality of life in these patients. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to cross-culturally translate and validate the JOACMEQ in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was a pros...

OBJECTIVE The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Persian Padua Inventory Washington State University Revision (PI-WSUR), a measure of obsessive- compulsive phenomena, was examined in a non-clinical sample of 348 Iranian university students. METHOD The PI-WSUR was translated into Persian, and its back translation was controlled by the author inventory. A pilot study based on c...

BACKGROUND Different measuring tools have been used to understand the outcomes of renal replacement therapies. The goal of renal transplantation is both to ensure survival, and to promote quality of life in the patients. One of the widely used disease-specific instruments to measure the quality of life is the Kidney Transplant Questionnaire (KTQ-25). OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to perf...

OBJECTIVE To translate and test the reliability and validity of the 31-item epilepsy quality of life questionnaire (QOLIE-31) in Iranian epileptic patients. METHODS In order to standardize the questionnaire, using a standard "forward-backward" translation, cognitive debriefing, and cultural adaptation procedure, the English version of the QOLIE-31 was translated to Persian (the Iranian offici...