background: smoking is one of the preventable causes of diseases as well as early deaths all around the world. in addition, conducting educational interventions plays a major role in preventing adolescents from smoking. therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on preventing shirazi students from smoking. met...

the safavid era (1501–1736 ad) was the threshold of spreading security and welfare in the iranian society. the era provided the chance for the talented to set steps for advancement. one of the characters in the history of persian medicine who achieved successes in the shadow of the existing peace and security during the safavid empire was hakim imad al-din mahmud shirazi . while he was minister...

kaiss al-kaiss**, zahra hakimzadeh*** exploring saadi’s literary character to gain insight of overall picture of arab literature in his work is not entirely realized when dealing only with his persian accomplishments, it is necessary to study his accomplishments in arabic poems alongside with his persian works to succeed in such venture. saadi has a variety of purpose in his usage of arabic lan...

this study is about philosophical view of soltan ali khorasani gonabadi, the writer of dastur al-alag manuscript, dating back to 1524 ad, on physicians. the original manuscript, kept at shiraz university of medical sciences museum, was studied thoroughly. in the preface of the book, soltan ali khorasani gonabadi explained his holistic view on medicine and considered ethical and philosophical ba...

Button mushrooms are considered one of the most sensitive agricultural products due to mechanical damages that can significantly decrease their quality and color. Our study aimed evaluate effect aloe vera gelatin edible coatings containing Shirazi thyme essential oil nanoemulsion on shelf life, enzymatic browning, physicochemical, microbiological, textural, sensorial properties a button mushroo...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative intravenous or peritonsillar infiltration of ketamine for postoperative pain control in children following adenotonsillectomy. Patients and Methods: 78 children between 5 and 18 years of age who were scheduled for elective adenotonsillectomy were randomly assigned to four groups: group 1 (n = 19) received intravenous ketamine (0.5 mg/kg), grou...