purpose: the purpose of this paper is to identify the main elements of collection and collection management policy of information center & central library of ferdowsi university of mashhad. methodology: this study was an applied research study done through a survey analysis. the population of this study comprised of a representative group of managers, experts, and librarians. the data collectio...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to determine the primary psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale (IR-DES-28). METHODS After translating the questionnaire into Persian, re-translating it into English and obtaining the confirmation of the diabetes specialists regarding the accuracy of the translated questionnaire, 100 patients with type 2 diabetes sel...

objective: to assess the perceived hiv/aids related stigma a comprehensive and well developed stigma instrument is necessary. this study aimed to assess validity and reliability of the persian version of hiv/aids related stigma scale which was developed by kang et al for people living with hiv/aids in iran. materials and methods: thescale was forward translatedby two bilingual academic members ...

The academic achievement of students has been a focus of social research for decades. Yet little attention has been paid to social capital and its importance as a university context factor for academic success. We examine whether social capital has effects on students’ academic achievement. The population of this study consisted of all senior agricultural students of Razi University at Iran (N=...

background: the endometriosis health profile-30 (ehp-30) is a disease-specific questionnaire to measure the health-related quality of life in patients with endometriosis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the persian version of endometriosis health pro-file (ehp-30) in women with endometriosis referring to three gynecology clinics in tehran, iran. methods: on...