the crisis of the religios legitimacy of safavids close to the end of this dynasty’s governance triggered many uprisings and rebellions in different parts of their ruling domain. sheikh baha_al_din estiri was the leader of one of the most important uprisings in khorasan. the sheikh, who has been frustrated with the safavid court and government’s indifference regarding the ozbacks’ attacks made ...

during late qajar era, khorramshahr has gradually turned to an important center in iran’s economic and political sector. situated close to basra and on the other hand at the confluence of the karun river and arvand rud, near the persian gulf, navigability on this waterway that the city is situated on its banks and its easy accessibility to persian gulf, the increasing importance of oil issues, ...

Background: Malignant neoplasms remain the second leading cause of death in children after accidents. The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of childhood cancer in children admitted to Dr sheikh hospital, Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross- sectional study had been done in Dr Sheikh Hospital in Mashhad University of medical science on 1764 children younger than 1...

eHealth—the organisation and delivery of health services and information using information technology (IT) systems—is playing an increasingly important role in shaping health care systems. However, as Catwell and Sheikh described in the first article in this series [1], IT systems can introduce harms as well as benefits. Catwell and Sheikh argued for a general scheme of evaluation starting with...

This article provides an overview of the first results from archaeological investigations at Wadi el-Sheikh in Egypt by the University of Vienna Middle Egypt Project. Chert was an important raw material used to produce tools, implements and jewelry in ancient times. Wadi el-Sheikh was exploited over thousands of years as it was probably the most important source of chert in Pharaonic civilizati...