Background and Objectives: Patients play a major role in controlling and treatment of hypertension. Therefore, to be aware of different aspects of this disease is very important for these patients. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Hygienic Belief Model (HBM) on the health education of patients with hypertension. Materials and Methods: This study was an ed...

this study investigated the effects of manipulating the cognitive complexity of tasks along +/- few elements and the time limits on l2 learners writing performance. to conduct the study, 60 iranian efl learners with two levels of proficiency, low and high intermediate, were selected and assigned to three groups based on the time devoted to task completion. the participants performed both a simp...

in civil engineering concrete is a material combined of hydraulic cement, sand, gravel and water. gravel and sand compose 60 to 70 percent of concrete. these aggregates support compression force of concrete. cement paste acts as glue to stick grain together. in bushehr factories producing aggregates do not operate according to astm standards, so that fineness modulus (fm) of the produced sands ...

it is definitely necessary to understand the concept and behavior of causation of life insurance policies and its determinants for insurance managers, regulators, and customers. for insurance managers, the profitability and liquidity of insurers can be increasingly influenced by the number of causation through costs, adverse selection, and cash surrender values. therefore, causation is a materi...

teachers beliefs have usually been left unattended in the realm of educational research in iranian context. one of those beliefs which seems to impact teachers performance in the classroom is their sense of self-efficacy, which refers to teachers belief in their ability to enhance student achievement and in bringing about positive learning outcomes. the present study aimed to investigate the pr...

Introduction: In this study, the relationship between psychosocial-social status and the academic achievement of the students from North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences was investigated in order to take steps in providing more effective services to the students. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted on 423 students from North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, who ...

Background and Aim: Strategic thinking is the most essential part of educational planning. The main purpose of the present study is developing the Strategic educational planning of dermatology in Iran from 2007 to 2010. Materials and Methods: A qualitative investigation using focused group discussion was implemented for developing educational strategy in dermatology. Six to ten academic member...