This master thesis reports on the design and development of competence development activities for mobile people with implications from experiences from a stationary setting. The Viktoria Institute has previously successfully worked with multimedia scenarios as a form for learning, but there also were drawbacks. Mostly regarding the users ability to find time and opportunity for the activities e...

iranian historical houses constitute a significant part of the architectural heritage of the country both qualitatively and quantitatively though due research is not conducted on them. this study investigates t0he physical evolution of qajar house of baqeri in gorganand attempts to monitor life stream over its lifespan. the study also investigates the effect of external transformations on archi...

the house mouse (mus musculus) is a polytypic species, with its geographic distribution largely the result of human migrations during the late glacial and holocene. this study used geometric morphometry (gm) on upper and lower molars to discriminate among the three subspecies of the house mouse present in iran. moreover cranial remains of this species were uncovered on several archaeological si...

The activities of Fulani nomads in Ghana have gained considerable media attention and engendered continuing public debate. In this paper, we analyze the prejudiced portrayals Ghanaian news media, how these contribute to an exclusionist a discriminatory discourse that puts at margins society. study employs critical analysis framework draws on dataset 160 articles, including stories, editorials o...

Vitiligo is a common disorder of skin pigmentation. White spots of the skin are due to loss of melanocytes production (1). Multiple causes have been indicated for this issue by the researchers’ with the autoimmunity as the major one (2). The definitive treatment has not been provided so far. Over the past centuries, plants found in the natural habitat of Iran have thus played an important role ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hepatitis G virus/GB virus-C (HGV/GBV-C) is a newly identified member of the Flaviviridae family. Its clinical significance in chronic hepatitis C infection remains controversial. There is a geographical difference in the distribution of GBV-C in the world. The frequency of GBV-C infection among hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients varies. The aim of the current study w...

BACKGROUND During the last three decades, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Iran has fallen considerably; from 6.5 per woman in 1983 to 1.89 in 2010. This paper analyzes the extent to which economic determinants at the micro and macro levels are associated with the number of children in Iranian households. METHODS Household data from the 2010 Household Expenditure and Income Survey (HEIS) is ...

BACKGROUND Population-based estimates of traffic accidents (TAs) are not readily available for developing countries. This study examined the contribution of socioeconomic status (SES) to the risk of TA among Iranian adults. METHODS A total of 64,200people aged ≥18years were identified from 2008 Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) survey. 22,128 households were inter...

BACKGROUND Hookah smoking has increased worldwide especially among youth and young adults and has been identified as an emerging threat to public health. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of hookah use and related factors in a sample of Iranian college students. METHODS This study took place in Tabriz (northwest of Iran) in April and May 2011. The randomly selected ...