The Association between Use of Virtual Social Networks and Social Isolation among High School Girls in Shahrekord   K. Karimian [1] M. Parsamehr, Ph.D. [2] S.A.R. Afshani, Ph.D. [3]   This study [4] sought to examine the association between use of virtual social networks and social isolation among high school girls in Shahrekord. The research method was survey. The statistical population ...

56 percutaneous nephrostomies were evaluated in 50 patients, with a malignant underlying factor in 32 and benign conditions in 24. The clinical indication was decompression for supravesical obstruction with or without azotemia in the majority of cases. Less common indications were management of ureteral fistula, ureteral stricture dilatation, and pelvic stone extraction. Serious complicati...

Osteoporosis has been previously defined in 1993 as a disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk. This definition has been revised in 2001 as a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength with an increased risk of fracture. The reason for the revision is...

Background: Social support is an important source of psychological and social support that a disabled needs in his daily life, as its size and level of satisfaction affect how the patient perceives the various stresses of life. Because of the neglect of amputations, it is necessary to study social support and its impact on their quality of life. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to inve...

this paper descibes the tertiary prevention in the area of rehabilition and adjustment of chronic mental patients, as practiced at zahedan psychiatric center. a follow-up unit was established at this center, providing services for hospitalized and discharged chronic mental patients. the services include regular visits, enhancement of drug compliance, controlling drug side-effects, family, socia...

after reza khan took power and established a powerful central government, the way was paved for planning reforms in iran. among these reforms was the improvement of the status of women, which tried to make iran similar to the west. this goal accounts for the removal of hijab and changing the appearance of the people. in the present study, through library research, the authors investigated how p...

it study examined the relationship between humor on organizational culture and group cohesion using factor analysis deals. the population of this studies all technical and professional staff, kermanshah university has established who relative advantage of using random sampling of 181 individuals was selected morgan and using questionnaire data collected, amos and software tests. results indicat...