geographical location and climatic condition in the northern coast of persian gulf provided a suitable condition for the spread of epidemic diseases and their continuity. in qajar period, increased relations with india, mesopotamia and lack of health facilities caused the death of many residents in these areas. at the beginning of reza shah’s reign and the government’s attitude towards moderniz...

Background: In the legal world, a person is not only referred to as a human being. In fact, in the world of law, a person has a more general concept that includes both human and non-human. The aim of this study was to compare real and legal personality with virtual personality from a moral perspective, as one of the important principles of Iranian law. In this regard, by understanding ethics an...

the cooperation theory of the parties and the judge in the settlement of disputes is a new issue in the civil procedure that has been presented by one researcher in recent years. the cooperation theory is defined to mean law enforcement. in other wllmords, the parties and the judge participate with each other to settle a dispute. although in some of the new rules this theory can be seen sporadi...

BACKGROUND Considering the difficulties in diagnosing bipolar disorder in clinical practice and lack of needed screening instruments in Persian language, the present study aimed at assessing sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for the Persian Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale. METHODS The study was conducted in a university-affiliated hospital in Tehran, Iran, in a sample of 181 c...

BACKGROUND Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire (BHPAQ) has widely been employed in clinical and laboratorial studies as a tool for measuring subjects' physical activities. But, the reliability and validity of this questionnaire have not been investigated among Persian speakers. OBJECTIVES Therefore, the aim of the current study was examining the reliability and validity of the Per...