Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease pertained to the human immune system. Given its crucial role in viral replication, HIV-1 protease (HIV-1 PR) is a prime therapeutic target in AIDS therapy. In this regard, the dynamic aspects of ligand-enzyme interactions may indicate an important role of conformational variability in HIV-1 PR in...

Introduction: The first case of HIV-infection in Iran was a hemophilic child who was infected by imported blood products in 1989. Since then, the HIV epidemic in Iran has undergone significant changes. This study investigated the time variations of the epidemiology of reported HIV/AIDS -infections during 2011-2017 in Yazd, Iran. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out us...

هدف: این پژوهش با هدف ارائه مدل چالش‌های پرورش کودکان کم‌شنوای پیش‌دبستانی از دیدگاه مادران و متخصصان بر اساس نظریه داده‌بنیاد انجام ‌شده است. روش: نمونه 15 مادر کودک کم‌شنوا 4 تا 6 ساله انجمن والدین شهر تهران 5 متخصص حوزه ناشنوا بودند که در سال 1400 استفاده روش نمونه‌گیری هدفمند انتخاب شدند. چالش ­های طریق مصاحبه نیمه ساختاریافته عمیق رسیدن به اشباع نظری جمع‌آوری کدگذاری (کدگذاری باز، محوری ان...

Background HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) are major contributors to the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The two diseases have been described as a harmful synergy as they are biologically and epidemiologically linked. Control of TB/HIV co-infection is an integral and most challenging part of both national TB and national HIV control programmes, especially in contexts of instability wher...

Background and Purpose: Candida species are the common opportunistic pathogens during the course of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is generally known as the initial sign of HIV infection. The aim of this study was to compare demographic characteristics and frequency of Candida species between HIV/AIDS patients and non-HIV subjects in Kerman, southe...