the research methodology and research orientation of the studies published in the realm of teaching persian to the speakers of other languages (hereafter tpsol) have seldom been reported. that said, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the research methodology and research orientation of the papers published between 2012 and 2015 in tpsol journal. moreover, the study aimed to inv...

the accurate planning and management for sustainable agriculture results in appropriate behaviors ofindividuals towards sustainability through changes happened in individuals’ knowledge and attitudesof sustainability. a survey of natural resources and agricultural researchers (n = 85) was conducted iniranian province of ilam to explore their attitudes of sustainable agriculture and to identify ...

sir, at the beginning of the 21 st century, the third millennium, the pandemic flu a (h1n1) occurred. between mid march and mid april 2009, a pandemic influenza a virus emerged in mexico. [1] the disease spread very quickly in different parts of the world. it has to be said that the disease infected millions of population in different continents and killed at least 18449 people, [2] but less th...

Simple, sensitive and specific predictors of mortality in the critically ill remain elusive goals, and brain natriuretic peptide and venous lactate are the subjects of recent studies. The role of vasopressin in sepsis continues to be the focus of much research interest. Dose ranging studies, potential adverse effects, and selective V1 agonists are discussed below in recent trials. Finally the u...

Several papers are discussed including the CARP (Coronary Artery Revascularisation Prophylaxis) trial, examining the role, if any, of preoperative coronary revascularisation and a study examining the heart rate in the intensive care unit (ICU) population. We also take a look at infections in the ICU with particular regard to a recent study which examined isolating patients with methicillin-resi...

The use of pharmacological agents in intensive care units (ICUs) is ever on the increase, with novel therapies appearing in the literature regularly. The complexities of polypharmacy are a challenge to the intensivist, and any guidance as to which drugs to use, when to use them and how much to use is always welcome. Happily, therefore, over the past 2 months a number of interesting papers and a...

The search for the marker in sepsis and inflammation continues. Perhaps when we do find it we may be able to alter and influence the underlying pathophysiology of sepsis. Many reports from those who believe that this may lie in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis have recently been published. Manglik and colleagues [1] looked into secondary adrenocortical insufficiency in patients who prese...

dear editor in recent years, the number of scientific research papers of iranian scientists has substantially grown in national and international journals that indicates particular attitude of iranian scientific community to the development of knowledge in different fields. moreover, improvement of quality of scientific papers is necessary. for this purpose, criticism of published studies is a ...