the widespread use of internet has caused new psychological, social, and educational problems for the students. the aim of this study was to examine the quality of life in medical students who suffer from internet addiction. this cross-sectional survey was carried out in tehran university of medical sciences, and a total of 174 fourth-to seventh-year undergraduate medical students were enrolled...

background: health-related quality of life is affected by electromagnetic field exposure in each person everyday life. however, this is extremely controversial issue. objective: investigation of the associations between electromagnetic field exposure and miscarriage among women of tehran. materials and methods: in this longitudinal study, 462 pregnant women with gestational age <12 wks from sev...

U-Pace, an instructional intervention, has potential for widespread implementation because student behavior recorded in any learning management system is used by U-Pace instructors to tailor coaching of student learning based on students’ strengths and motivations. U-Pace utilizes an online learning environment to integrate content mastery with Amplified Assistance (instructor-initiated, indivi...

The current pace of developments in virtually every aspect of our life and scientific innovations pose ever increasing challenges in ensuring the highest possible quality of publications, satisfying the needs of both publishers and readers. Scholarly journals are essential tools for communication between experts and for advancement of research and practice in various fields of science (1). By c...

The current pace of developments in virtually every aspect of our life and scientific innovations pose ever increasing challenges in ensuring the highest possible quality of publications, satisfying the needs of both publishers and readers. Scholarly journals are essential tools for communication between experts and for advancement of research and practice in various fields of science (1). By c...

Agility is bringing in responsibility and ownership in individuals, which will eventually bring out effectiveness and efficiency in deliverables. Agile model is growing in the market at very good pace. Companies are drifting from traditional Software Development Life Cycle models to Agile Environment for the purpose of attaining quality and for the sake of saving cost and time. Nimbleness natur...

The worldwide use of precast concrete frames leads to an increase in the need for the investigation of efficient precast connections, particularly in the seismic regions. The current paper provides a numerical and experimental study on a dry precast connection. Experiments were conducted to validate the finite element method in the laboratory of the University of Science and Culture. To verify ...