Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian versionof the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression(EPDS) among Iranian mothers in postpartum period. Materials and Methods: This secondary analysis examines 200 Iranian mothers registered to receive prenatal care in health centers in Kerman, Iran. ...

considering the pace of scientific, technological and cultural developments, one will have no other choice but to learn over a lifetime. mobile learning as a new stage of e-learning development with the potential of using mobile devices, is supposed to be an effective means for lifelong learning. therefore, the purpose of this survey was to analyze the problems of agricultural education system ...

zygophyllum atriplicoides is one of the important species of iran rangelands that has special importance owing to some properties like high distribution rate, coverage percentage, density, and plant biomass that make it possible to supply a part of forage needed by livestock during spring and winter as well as to avoid soil degradation against water and wind erosions. this research tries to stu...

for investigation quantitative and qualitative properties of different lines and cultivars of rapeseed, 19 selected lines from advanced inbreeding progenies, and zarfam variety (as check), totally 20 lines and varieties, were evaluated in a randomized complete block design with three replications at the experimental field of seed and plant improvement institute in karaj, during 2005-6. morpholo...

Previous studies in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines have revealed that the Ah receptor (AHR) plays a significant role in mediating the "aggressive" phenotype of these cells, which includes enhanced inflammatory signaling (e.g., IL6) and migratory potential. Here we sought to identify putative novel targets of the AHR associated with enhanced tumor invasiveness. Global g...

background & aim: chronic diseases impact not only on patients but also on their family members’ lives. this study aims to determine dimensions of family dermatology life quality index (fdlqi) questionnaire by the use of classic and bayesian factor analysis (bfa) factor. methods & materials: in this study, fdlqi questionnaire distributed among 100 family members of dermatological patients. bfa ...

the purpose of this research was market segmentation of sport tourism in iran for foreign tourists and modeling a target market. a questionnaire including 53 items was developed by researchers. the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were examined and approved (?=0.93). it was distributed among 710 international participants from 35 countries attending fajr international sports event ...