ANTHONY DENT (editor), The horse through fifty centuries of civilization, London, Phaidon Press, 1974, 4to, pp. 288, illus., £8.95. For more than five thousand years until about sixty years ago, the history of the horse was the history of man. Although the dog has been man's best animal friend, the horse has been much more a part of his civilization than any other of his domesticated animals. A...

social institutions have not changed equally, completely and simultaneously under the impact of modernization process. different levels of the family construction have been formed disharmoniously with social changes. that is why we are witnessing incompatible coactions among a some parts of traditional family norms on one side, and the values arisen from modernization. so that in some cases thi...

conclusions our data of this article suggests that causes of palpitation in the aspect of traditional medicine are completely different from modern medicine. it can help us to approach and treat this symptom better and with lower side effects than chemical drugs. according to this article we are able to detect a new approach in palpitation. materials and methods we addressed some descriptions t...

socialization is one of the most important goals of any developmental program and educational scientists try to provide students with appropriate contexts to develop socialization throughout the developmental ages. this study aimed to investigate the effect of traditional and modern childish plays on the social development of female students in the first grade (6-7 years old) in 1388-1389 in tw...

Up to two centuries ago patients were lucky to survive even minor surgical interventions without contracting life-endangering infections, and having to endure extreme distress. Such advances highlighted the importance of clean dressing and sterility. Lint, gauze and cotton rapidly replaced older types of dressings. Almost a century later another major advance occurred when Winter defined the ph...