the process of communication cut of health communicators from health communication head quarters     bayati a [1] *, ghanbari f [2] , rahzani k [3]     received: 20 apr, 2012 accepted: 19 jun , 2012     abstract   background & aims : h ealth communicators are in fact the link between people and health workers. they are volunteers to participate in social health programs. by given the importance...

white been line wa8592-1 was first introduced in iran through the yield trail nurseries received fron ciat in 1991. in observation nurseries carried out during 1992 and 1993 cropping seasons, ten bean populations were evaluated for yield and other characteristics, and 60 lines were selected. preliminary and advanced yield trails carried out for six years (1995-2000) in four locations khomein, e...

the efficacy of an instrument designed for specific self – afficacy measurment in patients with mi     zand s [1] *, rafiei m [2]     received: 9 apr , 2013 accepted: 15 jun , 2013   abstract   background & aims : f or efficient evaluation of their beliefs in patients with heart failure, there is a need to use a tool with scientific principles of psychometrics. in our country because of the abs...

conclusions in addition to the modern medical diagnostic methods, indigenous knowledge of folk medicine, especially folk orthopedics, with a little thought, guidance and planning can be considered as an appropriate therapeutic method in order to raise the level of public health without any side effects. background medical anthropology is the comprehensive intercultural systematic study of healt...

Aberrant forms of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple human cancers, where ALK represents a rational therapeutic target in these settings. In this study, we report the identification and biological characterization of X-376 and X-396, two potent and highly specific ALK small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In Ambit kinome screens...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to investigate HLA-DRB1*and DQB1* allelic polymorphisms in Iranian patients with hydatidose. This is the first survey dealing with the correlation between HLA-DRB1* and DQB1* alleles and cystic echinococcosis in Iranian patients. METHODS The study was carried out on 56 patients with confirmed cystic echinococcosis and 30 apparently healthy individual...

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE Humans act as an intermediate host for Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati. Toxocara may be an important risk factor for asthma in humans. The aim of the present study was to evaluate immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-Toxocara canis antibody, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in asthmatic patients (aged 5-15 years), referring to a clinic of pulmonary diseases in Arak, ...