ethics are related to the structure and culture of the society. in addition to specialized ethics for every profession, individuals also hold their own personal beliefs and values. this study aimed to investigate iranian occupational therapists’ perception of ethical practice when working with children. for this purpose, qualitative content analysis was used and semi-structured interviews were ...

objective: a clinically feasible convergence angle in full-coverage crown preparations, meeting the requirements for proper retention and resistance forms, has always been a matter of interest for laboratory and clinical researches. this study aims to evaluate the angle in teeth prepared by both under- and post-graduate students at tehran university of medical sciences, faculty of dentistry, de...

background low back pain (lbp) is the most common and multifactor problem among the commercial drivers and the individual, social, psychological and occupational factors have important role in intensifying this pain. in various studies, the role of spiritual factor was investigated less compared to other factors. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of religious belief...

internet has been perhaps the most outstanding innovation in the field of communication in the history of mankind. the main purpose of this study was to explore the role of internet in the professional development of teachers working in agricultural schools in kermanshah province (n=35). census survey was used due to the small size of the statistical population. a questionnaire was developed ba...

background : medical laboratory plays a critical role in maintaining and promoting health. increasing wide applications of laboratory medicine in clinical practice have highlighted specific topics in the areas of social, professional and ethical issues in the laboratory. despite the important role of clinical lab in health system, ethical issues have been rarely discussed for clinical labs. con...

background and purpose: professional autonomy in nursing is defined as working in a self-determined environment and making decisions based on professional judgment. this study aimed to evaluate professional autonomy and its association with individual factors in nurses employed at teaching hospitals affiliated to kerman university of medical sciences in the southeast of iran in 2013. methods: t...

virtual learning is a type of electronic learning system based on the web. it models traditional in- person learning by providing virtual access to classes, tests, homework, feedbacks and etc. students and teachers can interact through chat rooms or other virtual environments. web 2.0 services are usually used for this method. internet audio-visual tools, multimedia systems, a disco cd-roms, vi...

objective: the aim of this paper is to investigate whether the combination of paid employment promotes or challenges the quality of life of married employed and unemployed women in iran. method: the samples consisted of 250 married employed women (175 professionals and 75 non-professionals) and 250 married unemployed. stratified convenience sampling technique was used for the selection of the s...

concurrently, organizations must respond effectively to social expectations and moral law and to achieve success in all areas and by respecting professional ethics adopt an appropriate procedure to achieve these expectations align with organizational goals to facilitates promotion of social accountability and realization of higher goals. in this study, we have formulated a framework by reviewin...