We carried out a semi-experimental study with simple randomized sampling to study the effects of applying a continuous care model on the quality of life of 36 spouses of haemodialysis patients in Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Participants took part in group discussions and training on the continuous care approach and completed the Perceived Quality Of Life (PQOL) questionnaire before and a...

In this study in the Islamic Republic of Iran 365 measles cases were evaluated to distinguish between primary infection with measles and reinfection due to secondary vaccine failure. All cases previously confirmed by detection of specific IgM were tested for IgG avidity. A secondary immune response was seen in 18.4% of patients. All unvaccinated patients (16.7%) showed a primary immune response...

This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of children consecutively admitted as inpatients to Tabriz Paediatric Hospital in the north-west of the Islamic Republic of Iran between June and August 2008. A total of 140 children aged 2-12 years were included. Patients' weight, height and triceps skinfold thickness (TSFT) were measured, and nutritional status was evaluated. Evaluation of w...

This study assessed the malocclusion types, very severe crowding and need for serial extraction among a random sample of 7-9-year-old children in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. Of the 3776 children 30.6% had normal occlusion, 47.4% class I malocclusion, 13.7% class II division 1 malocclusion (male/female ratio 3:2), 1.0% class II division 2 malocclusion (male/female ratio 3:1) and 2.1% class...

Shahram Jamali1, Neda Alipasandi2,*, and Bita Alipasandi3 1Computer Engineering Department, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran 2Sama technical and vocational training college, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran 3Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran *Corresponding Author’ Information: Tel.: +98-45-33361902, E-ma...

Asghar DAVOOD, Eskandar ALIPOUR, Abbas SHAFIEE3,∗ Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Islamic Azad University, Tehran-IRAN Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Tehran-IRAN Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14174 IRAN e-mail: ashaf...

1 Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch, 81515-158 Isfahan, Iran 2 Department of Mathematics, Khansar Faculty of Computer and Mathematics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran 3 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University PutraMalaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 4 Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch, 8...

Research information is becoming increasingly important in the knowledge societies. In Islamic Republic of Iran, a national current research information system has been established to manage all research information. Scientific journal articles, as the outputs of the research, are one of the main entities in CRISes. In this paper, we show the process of the establishment of our National Open-ac...

This study presents the first population-based report on breast cancer in the Islamic Republic of Iran using data derived from a cancer registry. A retrospective study was conducted to find all new breast cancer cases in 5 provinces covered by the cancer registry during the 5-year period 1996-2000. There were 2421 cases recorded in the 5 registries. The age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) was...

A high proportion of maternal deaths are caused by abortion, especially induced abortion. This cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of illegally-induced abortion prior to admittance and its associated risk factors in 8 maternity hospitals in Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran, during 2003-04. In confidential interviews with 417 women who attended the hospitals with abortion, 50 (12.0%...