UNLABELLED Aims/Introduction:  The objective of this study was to translate and validate an Iranian version of the Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) questionnaire in an Iranian population of males and females with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS   A total of 503 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited from nine diabetes clinics across several Iranian cities. A standar...

BACKGROUND The Iranian healthcare system is primarily an insurance based system. This structure has an important influence on the efficiency and equity of the provision of healthcare in Iran. This paper reviews the history of the Iranian healthcare system and the impact of the Iranian health insurance system on healthcare performance based on the results of interviews with key opinion leaders a...

“Bazaar” is a Persian word from the language of Iranians of 2500 years ago which has entered the languages of other countries. “Bazaar”, the trading or marketing place with the architectural principles and concerns, was formed in Iran because of the long experience of marketing. This has become a valuable inheritance of Islamic ideological civilization and Iranian advanced architecture and a mo...

Introduction: This study examined the moderating effect of cultural contexts in the relationship between gender and academic stress among male and female Iranian and Swedish university students. Method: The Academic Stress Questionnaire (ASQ) was administered to 212 students (112 Iranian (32 male and 78 female) and 100 Swedish (29 male and 71 female)). Linear Regression analysis was used for da...

The list of plant parasitic nematodes of the family Dolichodoridae, known from Iran, is updated. 81 species belonging to 13 genera and three subfamilies are included in the list. Data for 29 species are added, of which seven species viz. Neodolichorhynchus phaseoli, Pratylenchoides crenicauda, P. erzurumensis, P. utahensis, Scutylenchus paniculoides, Trophurus impar and Tylenchorhynchus variann...

Aphelenchoides besseyi is a seed-borne plant parasitic nematode and is widely distributed in most rice growing areas. Application of resistant cultivars requires the identification of resistance source, which can then be included in breeding programs to improve the local rice cultivars. Fourteen Iranian rice genotypes including improved and local varieties were evaluated for resistance to A. be...

In Iranian traditional medicine, there are some report regarding the anticonvulsant effect of Ferula gummosa Boiss. In this study, anticonvulsant activity, neurological deficits and lethality of the root acetone extract of this plant were evaluated in mice. The extract exhibited dose-dependent prevention of tonic seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (ED50 = 154.4 mg/kg). However, the extract ...

In order to comprehend the plant resources' protection and management in every setting, genetic variousness research is required. Because of minimal number distinguishing morphological features, for example, leaf sequence carpel structure, Alcea includes a problematic taxonomy.34 species are reported Iran among them, 15 endemic. There no specifics. was studied using RAPD (Random Amplified Polym...