iii realism – a predilection towards “playing by ear” and keeping options open with and ability to juggle options and keep them all in the air. Many of these traits are popularly associated with the stereotype of the bazaar merchant (bazaari). On the other hand, the popular bazaari stereotype is replete with negative characteristics. He is seen as a wheeler-dealer, one capable of selling ice to...

Background and Aim: Medical concepts can be studied in language and literature. The purpose of this study is to investigate the term"pezeshk" and"medical terminology” in ancient Iran, in Persian language and literature, and in Mashreqi Shirazi poems. Materials and Methods: This research has been done by reviewing and studying three articles, three databases, and about fifteen books. Since the ...

this editorial refers to some experiences which occurred during translation the novel by alaa al aswaani “yaqubian building “. these experiences include the quality of translating the long sentences and translating the name as sentences, considering the iranian culture in translating and translating the examples and dialogues. the method of confrontation with the feminine and masculine pronounc...

Applying weighted network measures to distance matrices Many approaches to the analysis of weighted networks are not designed for fully connected weighted networks. However, as any distance matrix between objects is a fully connected weighted network, such networks are extremely common. In earlier work we derived an approach for the analysis of weighted networks which also works on fully connec...

Paralytic ileus is type of functional obstruction caused by the lack of intestinal peristalsis without any mechanical obstruction. This interference of the flow of intestinal contents often leads to intestinal obstruction. Paralytic ileus may be classified into postoperative, inflammatory, metabolic, neurogenic, and drug-induced (1). The incidence of paralytic ileus is high especially after abd...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate gender differences in depression scores of Iranian and German medical students. METHODS Two hundred Iranian medical students (100 men and 100 women) and 200 German medical students (100 men and 100 women) were selected randomly and completed the English form of the self-rating Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). RESULTS Analysis gave a mean rating of 10.7 ± 6....

Background: Nepeta menthoides Boiss & Buhse is a species from Lamiaceae family. It is used as a herbal medicine with common name “Ostokhodus” in Iranian traditional and folk medicine but there is not enough information about its quality and quantity control methods. Objective: In this study we use micromorphological and phytochemical evaluations for qualitative and quantitative control of N. me...