A. JAFARIAN1, P. GHADERI2, ALIREZA K. GOLMANKHANEH3, D. BALEANU4,5,6 1Department of Mathematics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, Uremia, Iran E-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Mathematics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, Uremia, Iran E-mail: [email protected] 3Department of Physics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, P.O.BOX 969, Uremia, Iran E-mail: alir...

This study aimed to evaluate inequalities in the geographical distribution of human and physical resources in the health sector of Kermanshah province, Islamic Republic of Iran. In a retrospective, cross-sectional study, data from the Statistical Centre of Iran were used to calculate inequality measures (Gini coefficient and index of dissimilarity) over the years 2005-11. The highest Gini coeff...

The aim of this study is to describe and examine Iranian's undergraduate students' integrative and instrumental motivation toward learning English as a foreign language. In the study, 79 non-English major students from the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) were selected to complete a questionnaire reflecting their motivation for learning English. In order to determine the students’ tendency toward...

HIV infection in the Islamic Republic of Iran is concentrated primarily among intravenous drug users. This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HIV/AIDS prevention of a random sample of prisoners in 5 prisons in Mazandaran province. Of 1760 individuals aged 18-65 years old completing the questionnaire, the mean age was 30.1 (SD 8.1) years (range 18 to 59 years); 95....

The current target groups for measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in the Islamic Republic of Iran are children at 12 months and 4-6 years. A study of the age-specific seroprevalenceRepublic of Iran are children at 12 months and 4-6 years. A study of the age-specific seroprevalence of antibodies against mumps in children aged 3-18 years in Shahrekord aimed to establish the needof antibodies a...

This article analyses the ways in which the state 'treats' addiction among precarious drug (ab)users in Iran. While most Muslim-majority as well as some Western states have been reluctant to adopt harm reduction measures, the Islamic Republic of Iran has done so on a nationwide scale and through a sophisticated system of welfare intervention. Additionally, it has introduced devices of managemen...

islamic republic of iran constitution is the product of islamic revolution which triumphed under the commandment of imam khomeini (pbuh). since imam khomeini (pbuh) had identified thoughts about basic governmental theorems, it could be inquired that how imam khomeini governmental thoughts had affected the formation of constitution of the islamic republic of iran and in what extend it could be e...

1 Nursing Department, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Aliabad Katoul, IR Iran 2 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4 Nursing Department, Islamic Azad University, Iransh...

Fascioliasis is a health problem in several countries including the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a review of the medical publications during 1990-2002, only 22 cases of biliary tract obstruction by fasciola hepatica have been reported. Herein, we are adding a new case of fasciola hepatica causing bile duct obstruction and presenting with intermittent colicky pain, eosinophilia and bile duct dil...

OBJECTIVE To describe the emergence of the nutrition transition, and associated morbidity shifts, in the Islamic Republic of Iran. DESIGN Review and analysis of secondary data relating to the socio-political and nutritional context, demographic trends, food utilisation and consumption patterns, obesity, and diet-related morbidity. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The nutrition transition in Iran is ...