BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to detect the prevalence of ghost and honorary authors and its determinant factors in bio-medical journals of Iran. METHODS The study was done in 2009-10 in Tehran, Kerman, and Iran Medical Universities, Iran. We contacted the first or corresponding authors of the papers had published papers in the recent two issues of Iranian Journal of Public Health,...

BACKGROUND Tehran is the capital of Iran with an increasing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) incidence. A retrospective population-based study was conducted to evaluate the status of MS prevalence and MS incidence trends in Tehran Province, Iran. METHODS A population-based study was conducted from 1991 to 2014 in Tehran Province, the capital city of Iran based on Iranian MS Society (IMSS) registry sys...

BACKGROUND Considering population aging in Iran and the importance of cataract surgery in the old age, this study was performed to show the cataract surgical rate (CSR) between 2006 and 2010 in Tehran Province. METHODS Eighteen centers were randomly selected from cataract surgery centers in Tehran. In each center, one week in every season was randomly selected and the number of cataract surge...

Neuromuscular disorders constitute a significant proportion of neurologic complaints. However, it has not been very long since they came into focus in Iran. The first specialized meeting on muscle and nerve disorders was held in Isfahan, 2010. The second gathering took place soon after in Tehran 2011 as a joint program with French experts.1 Kerman was the third place to contribute to neuromuscu...

CONTEXT The ability to think critically is an essential element in nursing education and more specifically in nurses' clinical decision making (CDM). AIMS Critical thinking (CT) and CDM ability as well as their relationship were examined among nursing students of Kerman University. SETTINGS AND DESIGN STUDY WAS DESIGNED IN FOUR TOWNS: Kerman, Bam, Jiroft, and Zarand, settled in Kerman provi...

BACKGROUND Intestinal parasitic infections have a worldwide distribution. High prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in individuals with low socioeconomic status and environmental conditions was found. No study has ever been conducted on the prevalence of these infections in Jiroft. Therefore, in this study prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was evaluated in Jiroft, Kerman Pr...

background and purpose: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a disease determined by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. metals are suspected of being involved in ms. there is not any epidemiologic study about mines and ms. the purpose of this study was to determine ms prevalence according to mines in kerman province. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 932 patients in ...

Trends in Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology A Mini-Review of Using Additive Manufacturing the Industry? Behnam Akhoundi* and Ahmad Mashayekhi Department Mechanical Engineering, Sirjan University Technology, Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran *Corresponding author:Behnam Akhoundi, Submission: December 14, 2022; Published: January 13, 2023 DOI: 10.31031/TTEFT.2023.07.000674 ISSN 2578-0271 Volum...

according to the extent of damage to the crops and irrigation canals the nesokia indica is ‎one of the most important rodent pests in iran. cymag is a registered product in the country to ‎control citellus fulvus and large amount of it is available at present. with the aim of studying ‎the effect of it on the n. indica experiments were conducted under field conditions in tehran ‎and kerman prov...