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dna typing is a new method with important applications in forensic medicine. in the present study, we evaluated application of dna typing in iran. loci hum lpl, hum tpox, hum f13, hum vw 31a, hum th01 and hum fes/fps of dna short tandem repeats were studied. to determine sensitivity of the test, 85 mother-child couples (1020 chromosomes) that were referred to dna section of legal medicine organ...

in most general and special english courses of the iranian universities, reading comprehension is the main component of the syllabus. nonetheless, in an attempt to improve listening and speaking skills, some general english courses were accompanied by oral presentations, according to which each student had to give a lecture lasting for nearly 10 minutes. the main objective was to investigate th...

in the past, health planning in iran has been carried out in the context of short-range economic plans. although this mechanism has helped a great deal in the achievement of certain health plans however, the said scheme has been short in meeting the health objectives on a comprehensive basis. most often, the heath programs have lost their values to the priority and cost effectiveness of economi...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the morbidity and mortality in patients with operable stage ii and iii rectal cancers within one or two months after surgery, who has been treated pre-operatively with short course radiotherapy. twenty-eight patients with rectal adenocarcinoma, consecutively referred to the cancer institute of imam khomeini hospital from march 2009 to march 2010, were selec...

the present article studies the short stories by jabra ibrahim jabra the iraqi writer who was born in palestine. he is among the neo-writers of arabic literature concerning poetry, translation, criticism and novel. his collection “ergh and other stories” is one of his first experiences in story writing. his stories seem to be an introduction or a conclusion to his novel which was inspired by ro...

the present article is an attempt to review the syrian short storyfrom the period between 1931 to 1947 and its development. syrian short stories in this period are affected by cultural, political and historical events.