background: female sexual dysfunction (fsd) is a real problem that affects 25-63% of women. there is no valid persian version of sexual function questionnaire (fsq). objectives: the aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of persian version of sexual function questionnaire. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 547 women were questioned by persian version of s...

The development of new methods for delivering proteins into cells is a central challenge for advancing both basic research and therapeutic applications. We previously reported that zinc-finger nuclease proteins are intrinsically cell-permeable due to the cell-penetrating activity of the Cys2−His2 zinc-finger domain. Here, we demonstrate that genetically fused zincfinger motifs can transport pro...

introduction: in recent years the development of small cities and including through promoting of villages to city as one of the main policies to improve quality of life in rural areas were considered in iran and according this during recent decades a large number of villages have been changed to city. while urbanization in developing countries have been many problems such as lack of housing and...

Technological innovations, varying from ubiquitous computing, intelligent appliances, telecommunication, robotics, to wearable sensors, enable new Smart Home (SH) applications. More and more academic publications reporting on experiments on SH can be found. A comprehensive clustering of concepts and approaches is largely missing. Based on an extensive review of SH literature, this paper propose...

Adverse drug events (ADEs) may cause serious injuries including death. Spontaneous reporting of ADEs plays a great role in detection and prevention of them, however, underreporting always exists. Although several interventions have been utilized to solve this problem, they are mainly based on experience and the rationale for choosing them has no theoretical base. The vast variety of behavioral ...

despite the existence of a large variety of competency frameworks for medical graduates, there is no agreement on a single set of outcomes. different countries have attempted to define their own set of competencies to respond to their local situations. this article reports the process of developing medical graduates' competency framework as the first step in the curriculum reform in tehran univ...

introduction: adolescence is concerned as a developmental and crucial process. the majority of adolescents are experienced less or more some difficulties in emotional, behavioral, and social domains. the present study is focused on the girl adolescents’ behavioral problems. methods: the sample included 1879 girls with a range age of 11-21 years. participants were randomly selected from 10 provi...