The Holy Quran in various verses has explained stages of human development in embryonic period. The Quran describes these stages to prove the possibility of human resurrection after death. The present study seeks to substantiate this point that these verses, which contain scientific hints and wonders, have also rhetorical and phonetic beauty. The literary and scientific interpretation of the ve...

Abstract        Scientific capacity is one of the key factors contributing to sustainable development in a country. The development of scientific capacity requires improvement in scientific publication and productions. This study aimed to investigate the publishing condition of the articles in the Journal of Geography and Planning during 2010-2014. The study adopted a descriptive method and s...

Nowadays, one of the ways to evaluate the scientific development of any country is to evaluate the scientific activities of its researchers and hence, the study of scientific-research activities in each country is considered as a fundamental step towards achieving scientific goals. (1). For this reason, universities play a central role in advancing the scientific research of each country as a c...

Abstract: The goal of this paper is the study of Iranian members of scientific associations’ (physics, chemistry, biology, and geology) conceptions of nature of science. These aspects are tentativeness, empirical basis, creativity, subjectivity, socio-cultural issues, observation/interpretation and theory/law. Participants include 19 subjects of scientific association’s members. In order to co...

By the establishment of the Buyid government in the western half of Iran in the fourth century AH, social and urban institutions were supported. These institutions were mainly established based on waqf in the form of scientific centers (Dar al-Ilms –academies- and libraries) and hospitals to provide remedial and educational services. The present paper attempts to investigate the role of the waq...

The fifth and sixth centuries (AH) were brilliant periods in the scientific development of the Islamic societies. Shiite scholars also participated in this process. Shiite elites, based on their jurisprudential frameworks and adopting moderation policy, have played roles in various levels of the government. They have taken important steps in the fields of knowledge (education, educating student...

The Holy Quran is God’s miracle and its scientific miracle aspects or wonders have been recognized by development of human scientific abilities. Stating the story of Zolqarnein and dam construction by him, verses 83 to 98 of Al-Kahf have pointed to some scientific points and facts regarding safety industry, impenetrability and consolidation of iron through putting a coating of copper on its sur...

Introduction: Universities as one of the main sources for producing scientific information, play an important role in the development of the society. So, it is necessary to monitor their research activities. This study investigates the situation of producing scientific information by faculty members of Kermanshah University of Medical sciences during 1993-2002. Methods: In this descriptive stu...