alkaafi fel arooz-e-val ghavaafi written by khatib tabrizi is quite familiar for the students and researchers of the area of prosody and meter. khatib tabrizi is a sixth century scholar. the main characteristic of his age in writing books was to adapt from the texts and works of the predecessors and little use of creativity and innovation. considering the bibliography and the methodology of thi...

objectives: it is not clear what type of pre-crimped crown is more successful in achieving greater marginal adaptation following re-crimping. this study aimed to assess the changes in the circumference of 3m espe and mib pre-crimped stainless steel crowns (sscs) for the primary maxillary and mandibular first and second molars following re-crimping. materials and methods: this was an in-vitro, e...

the aim of this paper is to assess the adaptation of iran’s energy policies to the kyoto protocol. in the past two decades, iran has experienced a considerable increase in greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions; in 2013 it was the world’s ninth largest emitter. although adapting to this protocol in iran’s energy and climate policies seems vital and urgent, its recent status is not promising. this paper...

eighteen wheat breeding lines were evaluated along with two check cultivars across nine locations of temperate zone of iran during two crop seasons (2003-2004 and 2004-2005). field records were taken for some important traits especially grain yield. combined anova for nine locations in the first season and for seven locations in both seasons was undertaken. in each case, additive main effects a...

background and objective: one way to promote education quality is to evaluate faculty activities by students, departmental heads, and the dean. the degree of correspondence between students' and departmental heads' evaluation shows how honest they are in their assessment. the current paper intends to find the truth.     materials and methods : questionnaires were used to conduct the s...

background:considering the limitation of reports on the translation of research questionnaires, the present study aims to clarify the necessity of correctly conducting the translation process. therefore, it deals with describing the process and the required stages for the cultural adaptation of research instruments in an operational style. consequently, it may provide a platform for researchers...

164 P&T® • March 2016 • Vol. 41 No. 3 INTRODUCTION Obesity is becoming an increasingly serious and costly health problem in the United States, with more than one-third of adults (34.9%) and 17% of children suffering from this condition.1 Obesity is defi ned as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30, while being overweight is defi ned as having a BMI between 25 and 29.9.2 Besides being a...