Background and Aim: In effect, every scientific endeavor consisted of scientific communication and scientists’ involvement in particular field of study; and scientific board members as the most outstanding elements play a key role in scientific productions. Therefore, a constructive scientific communication requires obtaining credible and valid information. In so doing, this study tries to inve...

  Background and Aim: These days, Internet and online databases play a significant role in peoples’ information-seeking behavior, especially for postgraduate students. The kind of behavior seen on the part of those students who get help from online databases to write their theses might be completely different from those who search library sources to get the needed information. This study invest...

Introduction: Academic self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in his abilities to achieve educational goals and activities, which its formation is affected by many factors. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between psychological wellbeing, family cohesion, and spiritual health among students of Kharazmi University. Methods: In this descriptive correlation study duri...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify the resources, abilities, and capabilities of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad using the resource-based approach to formulate the strategy and development of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad by using a Meta swot technique. The purpose of this research is applied and the method is descriptive-survey. The data and information in the first tw...

Background and Aim: Gaining appropriate information service primarily depends on the information needs and users' information seeking conducts. Students' mental health requires gratification in their information needs. Present study makes an attempt to investigate the information conduct of student clienteles at counseling center. Method: Current study employs a quantitative descriptive method...

  Background and Objectives : Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a bowel dysfunction. Given that psychological variables play a decisive role in creating and maintaining the physical condition of the patients, the purpose of this study was designed to investigate and compare the rates of depression in patients with IBS and healthy ones.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100...