of higher education into focus in the past few years. they have tried to improve the quality of their own higher education. the studies show that iranian universities are not at an accepted level in terms of quality. they have encountered several problems which have diminished their quality level. this study aimed at assessing the quality of medical education program as viewed by general practi...

abstract aim and background: the aim of the study was to investigate the relationship of coping skills and mental health with attitude to addiction in high school students. method s and materials: the subjects of this study consisted of 600 high school students (300 girls, 300 boys) who were selected by multiphase cluster sampling from high schools in city of shiraz and were assessed with copin...

background: b vitamins deficiencies in humans and animals have been known for some time to induce pain and inflammation. these symptoms can be readily alleviated by appropriate administration of vitamins b. the aim of this study was to evaluate opioids requirements and hemodynamic variables and analgesic effect of b vitamins and b vitamins-diclofenac in general anesthesia and post-anesthesia ca...

the intraoperative care of pheochromocytomas can be difficult and lead to serious complications. we present a case of a 46 year-old female undergoing laparoscopic resection of pheochromocytoma, who was scheduled for surgery with phenoxybenzamine and amlodipin. under general anesthesia cardiovascular stability was achieved by peritumoral infiltration of lidocaine during resection.

background: hypothermia is an important complication during surgery, especially in children and is highly associated with serious adverse outcomes. one of the preventive methods is the intraoperative administration of amino acids, which can be effective through increasing thermogenesis and stimulating energy consumption. no studies have been conducted in this regard on children; therefore, we e...

In this paper, the authors present new indices for estimating technical change, return to scale, and TFP growth, as well as its decomposition. These indices, Modified General Index (MGI), Generalized Modified General Index (GMGI), and General Time Trend index (GTTI), are generalization of General Index approaches. These approaches were used for productivity decomposition of Iran's barely produc...

when any extraordinary sacrifice or expenditure is intentionally and reasonably made or incurred for the common safety for the purpose of preserving from peril, the property (ship and cargoes) involved in a common maritime adventure, the interests saved , are required to make contributions in general average to the owner of lost or damaged property . general average rules originates from ancien...