the members of anopheles maculipennis subgroup (diptera: culicidae) are the most important vectors of malaria in the north, west, and central plateau of iran. this study was carried out to differentiate the species composition of this subgroup based on morphometric variation seta 2-iv and v (antepalmate hair) among 149 larval specimens that were deposited at the medical arthropods museum, the s...

Yue Zhu1)†, Fusheng Li, Shujun Li, Yulin Hao and Rui Yang 1) Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China 2) Department of Bone Tumor, The People′s Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110016, China 3) Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, ...

Background: The counselors are responsible for academic counseling to students and help them to solve their educational problems. The aim of the present study was to determine the viewpoints of students about the status of academic counseling provided by the faculty advisers in four schools at University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the opinions of 244 students a...

Background: Accreditation process has notable effects on quality assurance in medical education and faculty development. This process determine if an institution meets or exceeds minimum standards of quality. At present, there is a lack of a standardized model of accreditation for medical University in Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to design an accreditation model for North...

Preparation of regional input-output tables requires statistical methods combined with high costs and too much time. Obtained estimates by non-statistical methods have low confidence coefficient. Therefore, integrated methods for this purpose are suggested by recent input – output studies. In this study, first GRIT method is introduced as an appropriate integrated method for preparation of inpu...

Aeolothrips zurstrasseni sp. n. is described from Fars Province, and A. modestus zur Strassen is newly recorded from Iran, in Isfahan Province. Both species have been collected from the flowers of Suaeda sp. (Chenopodiaceae), and the presence of several species of thrips on plants of this family is discussed. Recent records of Aeolothrips balati and A. citricinctus from Iran are not accepted here.