background: anemia is common throughout the world, remarkably in developing countries. our aim is to calculate normal hemoglobin and other hematological indices in southwest of iran. materials and methods: a random selection of 500 healthy males and 500 healthy females was done in the age group of 13 to 65 years. a complete blood count (cbc) was performed in all participants. results: hemoglobi...

background and objectives: laboratory reference values are an important tool for clinical management of patients. reference values being used in most laboratories in iran have been provided from the established reference values from developed countries. however, several variables can affect on these laboratory parameters. therefore, this study was carried out to establish the reference values o...

background multiple choice questions (mcqs) are one of the most common types of exams used in evaluation of students in any educational setting. the question items making up these exams need to be examined if they are to meaningfully contribute to the student scores. such characteristics are amenable to examination by item analysis. objectives the purpose of this research was to examine the qua...

concentrations of elements (as, co, cu, ni, mo, pb, v, cd, cr and zn) are studied in the surface sediments of bakhtegan lake, northwest of nyriz city, iran, to assess metal contamination. the average abundance order of trace elements content in bakhtegan lake sediments is cr>ni> v> zn> cu> co> as> pb> mo>cd. the comparison of trace elements concentration in bakhtegan lake sediments with toxicol...

this research aimed to review the use of second-person reference in advertisement translation, work out the general rules, and provide guidance to translators. using second-person reference is common in the advertising discourse. addressing audiences directly involves their attention and in this way enhances their memorization of the advertised message. second-person reference can be realized v...

background: computed tomography (ct) is main contributor of population dose from diagnostic x-ray examinations. children are more radiosensitive than adults, thus optimization of ct examination in these patients is essential. the purpose of this study was to evaluate dose delivered to pediatric patients’ undergoing ct examination of the common examinations and also establishing local diagnostic...

fictional names have been one of the most important and serious topics in the contemporary philosophy of language and metaphysics.several questions such as “do fictional names refer to any objects?” “are fictional characters existent objects?” have resulted in a considerable literature of philosophy. in this essay, we will follow two objectives. first we will describe and elaborate the ideas ...