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The performance of organizational human resources is established in the form of organizational policy-making. Educational policy-making, along with research policy-making, is a complete individual comprehensiveness in the organization. In today's era, it is not possible to use educational policy-making to achieve the final goals of the organization, so that research policy-making needs to be used along with educational policy. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the policy-research approach along with the educational policy of educational units. The descriptive review study to simultaneously investigate educational policy-making and research policy-making in university departments. A query was conducted on databases in Persian and English from 2014-2022 using the following keywords: Policy-research, policy-research, educational policy, educational policy-making, education, education system, and university education system. As a result of the search and application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 98 articles were retrieved, including the searched texts, books, and documents. Finally, 24 papers were included in the present study. The findings demonstrated that studies with an educational policy approach are clearly better than studies with a research approach in the desired policies. Nonetheless, the integration of educational and research policies has been the leading way of scientific synergy. Modern educational services are not possible without research services; moreover, making educational decisions is not feasible and cost-effective without the use of policy-research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the alarming statistics regarding children's psychological disorders, there is a growing interest in studying child development. Secure attachment, effective family functioning, and positive parenting play a significant role in child development. Therefore, the present research aimed to review the role of fathers in child development, factors influencing father-child attachment, and its developmental consequences. In order to conduct this investigation, an extensive search was conducted in various English databases such as Scopus, Science Direct, and PubMed, as well as domestic databases including the Scientific Information Center of Universities, National Journal Database, Comprehensive Portal of Humanities Sciences, and the Scientific Jihad Center. The search spanned from 2000 to 2023, using specific keywords pertinent to the study's main topic. The search resulted in a total of 123 articles, among which 86 papers were ultimately included for analysis. The results revealed the role of fathers and father-child attachment in child development. Additionally, factors affecting fatherchild attachment were classified into four main categories: 1) factors related to the child, 2) factors related to the father, 3) factors related to the family, and 4) cultural factors. Furthermore, the developmental consequences of father-child attachment were identified in three main categories: 1) socio-emotional development, 2) cognitive-linguistic development, and 3) Psychopathology and behavioral problems. These factors indicate that fathers are also important figures in their children's attachment and have a significant role in their cognitive, emotional, and social development through positive interactions with their children. Therefore, with a better understanding of the father-child attachment relationship and identifying the influential factors and consequences, it is possible to improve the father-child relationship and design educational and therapeutic interventions that focus on fathers to prevent and treat children's emotional and behavioral problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Disruption in metacognitive beliefs, including cognitive trust, positive beliefs about worry, negative beliefs about uncontrollability, and the need to control thoughts, can overshadow a person's attention to physical and mental health. Considering the high number of children with mental disabilities, the presence of these children in the family exerts various effects on different aspects of the lives of families and parents. Therefore, the level of self-care in these parents and factors (positive and negative emotions and metacognitive beliefs) that affect their self-care are paramount. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the metacognitive beliefs and self-care of parents of children with mental disabilities. A query was conducted on Scopus, Science Direct, Iranmedex, Springer, and ProQuest within the time frame of 2003-2022. After reviewing and summarizing the full text of the articles, 31 papers were selected. The findings pointed out that mental disability is a condition that is formed by various factors, such as attention disabilities, learning disabilities, and social disabilities, along with related behavioral problems. Parents of children with intellectual disabilities need special support, self-care, and guidance. Negative metacognitive beliefs may decrease confidence in one's own abilities, intensify stress, decrease motivation and energy, and destroy family relationships. On the other hand, positive metacognitive beliefs cause positive dealing with challenges, selfcontrol, and self-acceptance, helping parents achieve high self-care in this regard. Parents who believe that healthy eating and taking care of the mother's physical and mental health during pregnancy can accelerate the improvement of their children's health. They pay more attention to this issue and will consider preventive approaches before birth as an essential part of their care. Parents who believe that appropriate educational methods can improve their behavior towards their children and their children's abilities plan their children's education according to these beliefs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Covid-19 pandemic led to quite a lot of changes in the people’s life style and governments’ policies during 2020. Education aspect was not an exception; due to the need to social distancing and breaking the chain of transmission, E-learning became more common. The present study aimed at determining the opinion of education users about E-learning during Covid-19 outbreak. To accomplish this review study, all the papers (both in Persian and English) related to E-learning in Covid-19 pandemic from January to December 2020 were searched using the following keywords (both in Persian and English): covid-19, electronic education, E-learning, distance learning, modern education, student, and university. The search was done in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and ScienceDirect. In this study, 200 relevant papers were found. After omitting the repeated cases, the eligible papers were extracted and analyzed. The findings of this study revealed that education users were not satisfied with E-learning due to many obstacles and preferred conventional classrooms. However, most of the studies highlighted the use of virtual education and acknowledged it as an appropriate method of education in these days. Lack of adequate infrastructures and educational equipment led to challenges for learners and teachers. Therefore, it is recommended to eliminate these shortcomings so that this type of education can be even used after controlling Covid-19. All in all, new ways of education (distance learning and virtual teaching) have had great contributions in achieving the educational goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was systematic review of components affecting quality of life in families of children with down syndrome. Research method was systematic review based on meta synthesis. Therefore, the research population was all papers and researches published between 2000 and 2021. After initial study, 15 researches were selected from among 289 scientific articles. results showed that quality of life in families who have children with down syndrome have four main domains: physical, social, psychological and environmental, and nine main indicators: gender, family condition (circumstances), function and activity, comorbidities disorder, culture (value), relationships, socio- economic status, resilience, personality traits and life skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Decision making based on best available research evidence for increasing efficiency and effectiveness of policies is one of the most important concerns of policy makers all over the world and policy-making in health systems is no exception. This approach, which is known as Evidence-informed policy making (STP), in recent years much attention has been paid to this approach. The objective of this study is to contribute to a wider understanding of (STP) and explain support tools to this policy making in health system. In this review article, different papers, reports and relative books were used in order to gather relevant information. They were identified through searching electronic databases using proper key words and reference scanning of key papers. The data were synthesized using a narrative approach. Systematic process that is explained in this study can be applied to support evidence-informed health policymaking. It highlights the importance and needs for identifying, assessing, synthesis and use of valid and reliable research evidence and provides suggestions regarding with these issues. An evidence-informed policymaking approach can enable policymakers, policy analysers to better communications with researchers. It also allows using relevant and best available evidence timely and effectively. It can facilitate well-informed decision-making process and may result in more effective and efficient policies in health systems.Decision making based on best available research evidence for increasing efficiency and effectiveness of policies is one of the most important concerns of policy makers all over the world and policy-making in health systems is no exception. This approach, which is known as Evidence-informed policy making (STP), in recent years much attention has been paid to this approach. The objective of this study is to contribute to a wider understanding of (STP) and explain support tools to this policy making in health system. In this review article, different papers, reports and relative books were used in order to gather relevant information. They were identified through searching electronic databases using proper key words and reference scanning of key papers. The data were synthesized using a narrative approach. Systematic process that is explained in this study can be applied to support evidence-informed health policymaking. It highlights the importance and needs for identifying, assessing, synthesis and use of valid and reliable research evidence and provides suggestions regarding with these issues. An evidence-informed policymaking approach can enable policymakers, policy analysers to better communications with researchers. It also allows using relevant and best available evidence timely and effectively. It can facilitate well-informed decision-making process and may result in more effective and efficient policies in health systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Futures studies is a new field of exploration that involves explicit and systematic thinking about alternative futures. A change in higher education seems to be essential, and all education experts agree. One way to make a difference is to study futures studies. Accordingly, the aim of the present study is to review futures studies as an innovative strategy in educational promotion of universities. In this review article, articles published during 2003 to 2019 were studied in Persian and English journals from databases in Google Scholar, ProQuest, Elsevier, Pubmed, ISI (Web of Science), Science Direct, SID, Magiran, IranDoc, Iran Medex, Scopus. The search for articles was mainly done using keywords; Futures studies, Innovative Strategy, Educational Promotion, Medical Education, Medical Sciences University. The process of selecting articles was based on this strategy: At the end of the search, 23 papers met the criteria for entering the study. The findings showed that the futures studies is not only a mysterious and magical knowledge and approach to comment on the future, but also makes human attention to the future more rational and therefore more successful. Considering the role of futures studies in building a better future for the country's medical and health education system, as well as the time-consuming nature; expensive and participatory studies; creating the necessary intellectual, scientific and cultural contexts in the field of medical education is a necessity. The ultimate goal of many futures studies in the field of educational management and planning is to help improve education systems to train capable generations. The time has come for the universities of medical sciences to develop the necessary capacity building for futures studies and to enable the participation and extensive support of researchers and faculty members in future research and programs in the field of medical education and health research across the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interesting feature of the olfactory system is its relationship with the respiratory system. The research studies have shown that olfactory imagery increases respiratory tidal volume, resulting in an improvement in respiratory function. This paper systematically reviews the effectiveness of mental imagery on respiratory function. Twelve electronic databases were searched from their inception through the end of January 2015. Our literature search was limited to English and Persian databases, using the predetermined keywords to find the existing evidence on the effectiveness of mental imagery on respiratory function. The selection of articles, data extraction and validations were performed by two independent reviewers. The search yielded 69 articles, 7 of which met the inclusion criteria. No additional article was identified from the bibliographies of retrieved papers. Despite very little research on olfactory imagery, the evidence indicates that this imagery approach can improve respiratory function by stimulating sniffing and subsequent increase in respiratory volume and depth. However, further research is required to provide evidence of the effectiveness of mental imagery in cases such as respiratory muscle weakness or decreased respiratory function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nurses are frequently exposed to death, dying patients and patients with incurable diseases, which are regarded as the major causes of occupational stress for nurses. As the main characteristic of job stress, burnout is a delayed reaction to chronic workplace stressors. This paper reports a literature review examining factors associated with job burnout of nurses. Electronic literature searches were carried out to identify the relevant published studies. Our literature search was limited to English and Persian databases. We searched ISI Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Magiran, SID and IranMedex from their inception to the end of October 2014. In addition, the references of articles retrieved were searched for additional citations. The search yielded 548 articles, 37 of which met the inclusion criteria. An additional 8 articles were identified from the bibliographies of retrieved papers. The results showed different rates of burnout in nurses in various countries. According to the findings, the most common workplace stressors for nurses include nurses' limited control over their own career, lack of autonomy, exposure to workplace interpersonal conflicts, lack of adequate support, exposure to death and dying patients, displacement in different hospital wards with patients who are in need of different levels of care, lack of essential resources and heavy nursing workloads. Given that the prevalence of job burnout in nurses varies between different hospital wards, further studies are required to comprehensively evaluate the factors associated with burnout in nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In autism spectrum disorders, diagnosing it is a matter of importance for two reasons: screening for reducing of expenses and diagnosing for well-timed and important intervening. Therefore; this study is a systematic review on autism spectrum disorders diagnostic tools emphasizing Iran's diagnostic system. Using systematic review study method, key words like screening tool autism and diagnostic tool on information sources like science direct, Springer, Scopus and Googlescholar and also using screeningand diagnostic tools of Autism on information sources like magiran and SID, this study was carried out and during 1980 until 2020, 144 essays were done and by using systematic sampling 58 of them were finally resulted. Results showed that among tools created for autism spectrum disorders, 6 screening tools, 8 diagnostic tools, 2 native Iranian tools and 34 tools connected with normalization results belonged to other countries and 10 papers on considered tools normalization were done in Iran. It seems that for applying useful and valid tools to diagnosing the Iranian autistic kid, normalizing more tests is required so that diagnosing process by valid tools can be made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Employment of mothers can have different consequences and effects on their children. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Iranian mothers' employment on their children's mental health. This study was a systematic review and 4 international electronic databases- Scopus ،Science direct, PubMed, & google scholar and 4 domestic databases- Magiran, Ensani, Noormags, & SID during 2000-2020 were searched using a comprehensive search strategy with determinesd keywords. As a result of this search, 261 articles retrieved. According to a PRISMA method and use of an inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 research papers were selected to entry of the research. The findings of the research were mixed. Some findings suggest that maternal employment increases the development of externalized and internalized disorders in children and weakens the parent-child relationship. On the other hand, some findings have shown that maternal a comprehensive model of the impact of mother's employment on Iranian children's employment has a positive effect on the child's mental health. Also, some studies have not reported a difference in the mental health of children with working and non-working mothers. Given the different and mixed results of research, it seems that many factors besides mother's employment affect children's mental health that without considering them in the analysis, we can not provide mental health. So, it could be concluded that the mediating role of some variables including mother’s satisfaction with her job, job schedule of mother, the stress level of mothers in work place, the age of the child, father’s participation in parenting, etc. that can be investigated in future research. The role of mediator variables has been neglected in this respect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Allergic disorders are common in the world and they have different triggers. Food allergy may be contributed in allergic disorders. The aim of this study was to review to food sensitization in children allergic disorders such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and 1urticaria. We searched in some data bases include Google scholar, PubMed, Embase and Scopus with key words Skin prick test, in vitro test, RAST, Immuno-Cap, food allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis, urticaria, eczema, atopic dermatitis, Iran. 114 articles found. There was not limitation time for our search. We evaluate 20 articles. All of papers have skin prick test except two articles had skin prick test with RAST and one study had skin prick test, RAST and food challenge test. The articles have different sample size, food allergen and ages. More articles evaluate food allergens in atopic dermatitis in children. Eggs (yolk and white), cow`s milk, wheat, peanut and soya were more common food sensitization in allergic disorders. Food sensitization and allergy is more common in children than adults. Eggs and milk are more common food sensitization in allergic disorders in Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The significant progress made by the health sciences and healthcare system has made it possible to adapt to flexible changes and to make efficient developments to advance the goals, Resistance to change will be considered a form of organizational disease that requires organizational inertial treatment. Based on this, the present study aims to investigate organizational inertia as a barrier to effective development in the health system. The present study was conducted in Persian and English in the databases of Google Scholar, Elsevier, Pubmed, ISI (Web of Science), Iran Medex, Scopus over the period 2000-2018. Searching for articles using organizational inertia keywords, organizational change, organizational innovation, health system and their equivalent in English, Organizational Inertia, Organizational Evolution, Organizational Innovation, and Health System. The result of the search was 128 articles. After screening the title and abstract, 24 papers were recognized as criteria for entry into the study. The findings indicate that organizational inertia will occur due to organizational resistance, and sometimes the lack of removal of this resistance and the creation of stagnation in the organization, especially the health system that requires diligence, will lead to serious organizational problems, and the health system to maintain customer satisfaction, organizational survival , The advancement of high health and medical goals requires efficient development and this should be done with the help of all stakeholders in the organization and in order to strengthen the relations within and outside the organization. Therefore, by removing inertia and creating flexibility in the health system, it can take effective steps in the provision of health services and improve the competitive advantage, so the need for effective transformation in the health system is increasingly evident. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the current period, the application of innovative approaches to the advancement of organizational goals is a definite necessity in the health system, because the health system is based on evolving and effective changes and Organizational excellence creates situations in the organization that leads to innovation. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the impact of organizational excellence as an innovative approach to medical education. In this review article, articles published 2000 to 2018 were used in the Persian and English journals from databases from in the Google Scholar, ProQuest, Elsevier, Pubmed, ISI (Web of Science), Iran Medex, Scopus. The search for articles was mainly done using keywords; the Organizational Excellence, Innovative, and Medical Education Organizational Excellence. The process of selecting articles was based on this strategy: At the end of the search, 100 articles were obtained that 9 papers met the criteria for entering the study. The results showed that using organizational, creative and ideological methods in the health system can be achieved organizational goals that are appropriate to the organization So that the use correct and systematic of this template in different organizations has led to the advancement of goals. Therefore, in the path of development of science in the health system, is a must a pattern of organizational excellence. In organizational excellence with the use of targeted innovation, one can find the factors influencing organizational progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The quantitative and qualitative improvement of medical education requires managers aware of and qualified with the necessary skill and knowledge to lead a large number of faculty members, students, managers and staff at medical universities. Undoubtedly, university leaders have a high priority to improve the quality of education. The aim of the present study is to determine the role of visionary leadership as an effective strategy for improving the quality of the Iranian higher health education system. Therefore, developing leadership training programs and focusing on the development of visionary leadership skills in medical education and health systems are necessary. Data collection was done using articles published in the Google Scholar, Scopus, Sciences Direct, Magiran, SID databases. In this overview, the most important effective factors and the components of visionary leadership and the quality of health higher education in the books and related articles between 2000 and 2019 were applied using the key word in the title of visionary leadership, Educational Quality, University of Medical Sciences, and Higher Education. 55 out of 345 searched papers that had credible and reliable information were reviewed. The findings have shown that the increase of complexity in health service systems highly requires effective medical leaders to make decisions in the organization, but few doctors have been trained to work as effective leaders. Considering the emphasis of the faculty members and students on the effectiveness of a medical leader, as well as the need for faculty members and medical students to be familiar with the concepts of leadership and training them as effective leaders, it seems the effective presentation of leadership and management courses for the purpose of improving the educational quality during a medical education course or continuous educational courses is indispensable and leads to empowerment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Social support plays a major role in coping with chronic and serious diseases, such as cancer, is also a major contributor to the mental health and quality of life of cancer patients. The present review article aims to examine social support in Breast cancer was taken. This study is a review study. Information was searched for in Scopus ،SID, MSRT, Irandoc, Magiran, Google Scholar and PubMed scientific databases without time limitations. Data analysis was carried out qualitatively. In this study, 10 papers from 208 studies that had inclusion criteria were studied. Data showed a positive and significant relationship between the rate of family social support and the type of disease control. Among the dimensions of social support, family support has been able to predict the variance of psychological well-being at a significant level that should be considered in the course of the improvement and treatment of breast cancer. Findings indicate that social support has a significant impact on the progression, treatment, and improvement of breast cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease in elderly men also cancer prostate is the most common malignancy in males of developed countries. Different Natural supplements have been found to effect the growth and proliferation of prostate cancer cells as evident in epidemiological, experimental and clinical studies. There is good evidence of protective effects of Natural supplements against prostate cancer are Explained. In this paper, using online databases Iranmedex Pubmed, Medline, Google scholar, Scopous, Science direct, SID and Iranmedex on various aspects of medicinal plant stinging nettle was proposed up to 2016, with using keywords Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Urtica dioica, Saw palmetto, Pygeum africanum, Cucubita pepo, VitE and Vit B6 therapeutic effect and medicinal plant were studied. Urtica dioica can be used as an effective drug for the management of Prostate disorders. Effects of U.dioica on benign induced by testosterone have been exhibited. Studies were conducted to assess the 5α-reductase inhibitory potential of this plant. Saw palmetto is an herbal product used in the treatment of symptoms related to benign Prostate disorders. Saw palmetto appears to have efficacy similar to that of medications like finasteride, but it is better tolerated and less expensive. Pumpkin seed extracts (Cucurbita pepo) contain oily substance composed of linolic acid sterols, seleneniume, magnesium and carotinoid that they have mechanism of action is thought to be antiandrogenic and antiphlogistic. Furthermore, many vitamins and chemicals, including vitaminE, vitaminB6 and Zinc have shown their anticancer activities as anti-oxidants. The use of medicinal herbs with BPH therapeutic properties can be used as a substitute or complementary of the chemical drugs that are effective in the treatment of prostate disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the last decades, with increased mortality of immunocompromised patients due to increasing of antibiotic resistance in bacterial infections, needs essential affords to develop therapeutic agents with less toxicity, effectiveness and new mechanism of action. Therefore, usage of natural products such as flavonoids to treat microbial diseases have been increasingly developed. This paper will be an overview of the structural characteristics of flavonoids as well as the antimicrobial activity of new derivatives flavones against microbial pathogens especially on fungi. In this study, we Searched data base such as PubMed, Elsevier, Scopus, and Google scholar to have comprehensive review on antimicrobial activity of flavonoids derivatives. Nowadays, it is shown that polyphenols that commonly derived from cereals, herbs and spices have different biological effects on human health, which among polyphenols, increasingly usage of the flavonoids, are becoming the subject of anti- microbial research. Also, optimization of these compounds through structural alteration might lead to development of acceptable antimicrobial agents. Therefore, further studies on other structures of flavonoids as antimicrobial agents is important for progress of control and treatment strategies for infections caused by pathogenic drug resistant bacteria and fungi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Physiological changes in pregnancy can affect the tissues of the mouth and gums and can increase the severity of problems such as inflammation, bleeding and swelling of the gum. Periodontal diseases can play a role as a focal point Infections in the body. According to the above, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of maternal periodontal disease on pregnancy outcomes. In this review article, articles related to the key words (periodontal disease, pregnancy outcomes, preterm delivery, premature infants) from prestigious internal databases (SID, Irandoc, Iranmedex) and With keywords (Periodontal disease, Consequences of Pregnancy, Preterm Delivery, Premature infants) (Confirmed in Mesh) from foreign authoritative databases (Google Scholar, Scopus, Pubmed, Medline) were found between 2008 and 2017 and Articles published in this field were reviewed. In this study, 48 papers were collected, of which 30 papers were analyzed. 18 other articles were omitted due to repeatability, non-relevance to the title and keywords from the review process. The results of the research showed that periodontal diseases are infections that can affect cytokines production, causing early birth pain, tearing of fetal screens and early delivery. Preterm infant births also increase infant mortality. Studies have shown that periodontal disease of pregnant mothers is associated with the birth of a low birth weight baby. Also, periodontal disease is associated with an increase in inflammatory factors as a risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus. The findings indicated that periodontal disease was associated with gestational diabetes, and pregnant women with periodontal disease were 5/7 times more likely to have gestational diabetes than non-periodontal patients. Regarding the role of periodontal condition of pregnant mothers in the health of their future children, the need for an appropriate planning to increase the awareness of women and improve their oral health is becoming more and more evident. With the prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases in pregnant women, these complications can be decreased. Confirmation of periodontal health of women by the dentist can be very effective before going to pregnancy in this direction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spirituality as a dimension of human existence that has received a lot of attention in recent years. An essential part of addressing the spiritual needs of care "holistic" in nursing and nurses will always exist that call-spiritual needs of their patients. Nurses as comprehensive health care providers have a responsibility to consider this spiritual aspect of their client. Regarding the importance of spirituality in care and diversity of instruments for measuring this concept and use of different measurement tools for measuring this important, this study provides a comprehensive overview of studies in the field of spirituality by nurses in Iran was conducted. this paper aims to evaluate and assess the validity and reliability of instruments was used by Iranian nurses to measuring this concept. In this literature review, a review was undertaken from 2006 to 2013 by key words such as "spirituality", "spiritual care", "spiritual intervention", "spiritual adjustment", "spiritual coping"; in Iranian databases including, SID, Magiran and Iranmedex and Among the articles in this period of time 24 articles based on the inclusion criteria, were selected and analyzed. The literature review indicated that subject of spirituality is emphasized in nursing research. There are many tools for measuring this concept and nurses use these instruments to measure spirituality, but there are many problems on how to determine the instruments' validity and reliability in research. Instrument validation, before using in study, is very important and lack of addressing this issue, leading in poor results and some will be wrong. Hence, it is mandatory to use valid and reliable tools, and this should be considered more in nursing studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, music therapy and consequently the use of religion and religious music are in the attention of health authorities in various countries. In addition, in the Islamic countries the holy Quran used for healing the patients. Since the Quran considers all aspects of people's lives, therefore one of its miracles is matching of Quran teachings with the newest scientific achievements. Studies in this area are increasing. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of Quran and religious music on physical and mental health of peoples. After searching In the available Database with the proper keywords in both Persian and English and with no time limit, 117 articles were obtained. Of these, 45 articles were selected as most relevant to our objectives and were examined. Similar studies were excluded or as much as possible were merged with each other with the discretion of the investigator. According to studies, the positive impact of religion and religious music in physical and mental health is undeniable. Quran recitation also due to its peaceful nature, in different studies introduced as an effective treatment for physical and mental diseases. According to the results of this study it is recommended to treatment team members to use for this Therapeutic method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Iodine fortification is widespread. Systematic monitoring of iodine fortification programs should be carried out to secure an optimal fortification level. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of iodine fortification program by evaluation of goiter prevalence, median urinary iodine excretion of School children in Iranat baseline until now according to national studies data. In this study, all scientific papers of IDD surveillance system, results of IDD-related surveys at national levels searched by Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, ScienceDirect, SID and IranMedex in English and Persian with no time limitation. National studies data are summarized, interpreted, and then organized. According to national nutrition and food safety document criteria, Goiter prevalence, urinary iodine excretion in schoolchildren and iodine content of salt at household, factory and distribution sites were acceptable, however lack of adequate iodine nutrition (insufficient or above requirement median urinary iodine) in some provinces were detectable yet. It seems Iran has made strong progress in the development of universal salt iodization strategy and meets all criteria for sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency. However, lack of adequate iodine nutrition in some provinces necessitates special attention and proper. Also according to systematic monitoring of iodine fortification programs importance, fifth national monitoring seems necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Herbal medicines contain an enormous number of natural compounds with important pharmacological properties, and their extracts have been used for treating various diseases from ancient times. Licorice with a scientific name of Glycyrrhiza Glabra from family of Legominosae, is one of the most important medicinal plants in Iran. This paper reports a literature review examining of phytochemical, pharmacological and physiological properties of Licorice. Electronic literature searches were carried out to identify the relevant published studies. We searched ISI Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, Magiran, SID and Iran Medex from their inception to the end of October 2015, so literature search was limited to English and Persian databases. The search yielded 243 articles, 86 of which met the inclusion criteria. Results indicated that licorice rhizome and its' constituents have beneficial effects on preventing and treating of gastrointestinal diseases, especially gastric ulcers, flatulence, constipation, tonsillitis and hepatitis. On the other hand the effects of licorice and its' active components on the respiratory system and fix cough, asthma and chest infections have been seen in studies. The anticancer effects of licorice compounds have been identified. Also, the beneficial effects of licorice in the treatment of depression suggests this plant is the broad range of capabilities. In general, it seems licorice and its' active components have a range of beneficial effects like anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy, so in the plant medicine should be attention to this plant, particularly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acute respiratory infections including Lower respiratory tract infections are the commons' infection in children and the main cause for antibacterial over-prescription in the world. Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in young children worldwide. Early diagnosis and empiric antibacterial therapy is an important strategy to improve outcome. World Health Organization has developed care-management guidelines to reduce pneumonia-related mortality in developing countries. This strategy was very efficacious in reducing mortality rate in developing countries. Recently evidence-based guidelines for management of infants and children with pneumonia were prepared by an expert committee. These guidelines are developed for the management of infants and children with pneumonia in both out-patients and in-patients setting. Our aims in this paper was to review guidelines developed for pneumonia caremanagement for developing and developed countries and to define the most appropriate strategies for our region and possibly country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Diabetes Melitus is a complex disease. For most people, it's a new way of life, and it affects relationships in all areas as much as it affects eating and physical activity. If blood sugar level remains consistently higher than normal, over time it can make dameges on organs like heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, and other parts of the body. Sometimes people with diabetes melitus don't realize that they have the disease until they begin to have other health problems. In management of diabetes melitus, the aim is to help people to minimize the risk of developing future complications with control their blood glucose levels. Since ancient times, plants have been an exemplary source of medicine. Researches conducted in last few decades on plants mentioned in ancient literature or used traditionally for diabetes have shown anti-diabetic property of some kinde of plants. The present paper reviews 15 such plants that have shown experimental or clinical anti-diabetic activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]