CONTEXT Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) leads to the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of HDV and create pooled estimations of possible risk factors, a systematic review was conducted to collect all epidemiological studies on HDV among chronic hepatitis B patients in Iran. DATA SOURCES In this systematic review, databases such as PubMed, Embase,...

writing sacred words of a text in the header or along the right margins of documents is of a long tradition in documentation of the iranian islamic period. the present article deals with the time of origin, developmental process, type of words and the name of this tradition. included among other issues covered in this study are the non-iranian origins and the iranian-islamic influence over the ...

OBJECTIVE To document the performance of patients regarding label styles of their doctors and modes of addressing them. METHODS In this descriptive survey, 400 patients, at two teaching hospitals--Hajar and Kashani--with a mean age of 40.5 +/- 19.5 years were enrolled. Their demographic data, disorder type and duration were recorded. Photos demonstrating different label and attire styles base...

“bēstūn” other than a place name is the name of a noble lady mentioned in the pahlavi book of ayādgār ī zarērān. this article presents the author’s revised method of reading the middle persian version of the ancient *baga-stāna- in the sassanian book pahlavi sources and tries to give a clear view on the signification and cultural background of this name as well as tracing it down to the culture...

Penelitian mengkaji strategi adaptasi dan membangun relasi sosial mahasiswi dari Dogiyai Papua selama berkuliah di Yogyakarta. ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif melalui wawancara 10 mahasiswa yang beberapa kampus negeri swasta Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa dalam dipengaruhi oleh dua faktor baik eksternal maupun internal. Faktor internal diantaranya kondisi fisik, determinasi diri...