OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the construct validity and reliability of the two forms of the Persian version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-6 & DERS-5-revised) in a clinical sample. METHODS The clinical sample consisted of 181 patients diagnosed with Functional GI Disorders (FGID) who referred to the digestive psychosomatic clinic in Isfahan in 20...

A new mealybug species, Chorizococcus zoysiaesp. n., feeding on Zoysia tenuifolia (Poaceae), is described from Taiwan. Adult female, third-instar female, second-instar female and first-instar nymph were described and illustrated in this article. Keys are provides to (a) separate this new species from similar species of Chorizococcus and those of same genus on zoysia grasses and (b) to identify ...

1. Protogerou AD, Blacher J, Mavrikakis M, Lekakis J, Safar ME: Increased pulse pressure amplification in treated hypertensive subjects with metabolic syndrome. Am J Hypertens 2007;20:127–133. 2. Safar ME, Smulyan H: Hypertension in women. Am J Hypertens 2007;17:82–87. 3. Safar ME: Systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure and arterial stiffness as cardiovascular risk factors. Curr Opin Nephrol H...

In order to improve the ethical climate in health care organizations, it is important to apply a valid measure. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS) and to assess nurses' perceptions of the ethical climate in teaching hospitals of Iran. A cross-sectional study of randomly selected nurses (n = 187) was co...

Article History: Received: 22 Dec. 2014 Accepted: 23 Aug. 2015 This paper presents a detailed structural reliability procedure in order to achieve an acceptable safety margin for template type offshore platforms located in the Persian Gulf. Probability of failure in this study is calculated by considering the cumulative effects of all levels of wave loading during the lifetime of the structure ...

today, teaching language through the use of technology has become considerably widespread in many countries. the present research aims to investigate the extent to which computer software and new technologies are employed in teaching persian language. in addition, it studies the reasons for success or failure of these tools. the study, which was conducted in a comparative framework, used a rese...

s and Presentations: The PI and Dr. Mac Donald presented aspects of the results at several meetings and seminars: 2014 Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014 Military Neuroimaging Review, Ft Dietrich 2014 MHSRS 2014 University of Kentucky 2014 Massachusetts General Hospital 2014 University of Pittsburgh 2013 MHSRS meeting. 2013 Workshop on Genetic Disease Models of Psychiatric and Neurological ...