Objectives: Ageing and its consequences at the onset of the third millennium is becoming one of the major population-related issues in all countries. Methods & Materials: At present, Iran is undergoing a population transformation from a young age structure to an old age one. Although at the time being the elderly population (60 years and over) is rather small proportion of total population, ...

critical thinking ability has an important role in education. accordingly, scholars around the world are searching for new ways for teaching and improving students critical thinking ability. in line with the studies in efl contexts supporting the positive relationship between critical thinking and writing performances, this study investigated the differential effects of halverson’s critical thi...

With the problems resulting from the rapid trend of population growth, the development of procedures capable of decreasing the population growth rate, to inhibit and stagnate this condition is a necessity. It is obvios that without the contribution and sense of responsibility of men, population control programs and family planning will be unsuccessful. In the present study, attempts have been m...

The slogan of WHO in 1986 is “healthy life, victory for all”. It shows more confirmation and attention to positive personal and social activities in direction of health maintenance and health promotion. But in the world that anticipating near one billion people added to young and adolescent population up to 2000 and majority of them live in undeveloped countries and don’t access to health facil...

the images of muslims in media, literature and politics have been mostly black and white portrayals of a people alien to modernity, civilization, rationality and pluralism. since the end of the cold war and the onset of deadly terrorist attacks in different areas of the world, especially in the united states, these representations show a palpable difference: muslims are represented not only as ...