background: hepatitis b infection is a major public health problem worldwide. dental students who are frequently in contact with body fluids like blood and saliva are still at high risk for hbv exposure. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hbv vaccine and personal factors associated with serologic evidence of the immune response. methods: a descriptive-cross sectional stu...

background: while traditional semen parameters are of significant clinical value, total fertilization failure in ivf cycles is not uncommon. sperm function testing such as; hamster egg penetration test has severed limitations as a clinical test. the aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of semen parameters by using of intracellular calcium [ca2+]i increase in response to proges...

background: emotional intelligence (ei) helps humans to perceive their own and others’ emotions. it helps to make better interpersonal communication that consequently leads to an increase in everyday performance and professional career. teaching, particularly teaching in the clinical environment, is among the professions that need a high level of ei due to its relevance to human interactions. m...

evidence based medicine is very important for success of modern medicine. it is the ongoing process of using the most reliable evidence from clinical studies, scientific understanding and medical practice to make the best possible medical choice for patients. evidence based medicine is how medicine advances and how we get improvements in life expectancy and quality of life. it not only identifi...