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2. New record of black fungus gnat (Diptera: Sciaroidea, Sciaridae) from Iran, with a first record for the fauna of the Middle East.
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Moravvej, Gholamhossein, Latibari, Minoo Heidari, and Moghaddam, Mostafa Ghafouri
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SCIARIDAE ,GNATS ,INSECT morphology ,SPECIES diversity ,SPECIES distribution - Abstract
This paper presents new information on black fungus gnats (Sciaridae) based on field studies at seven localities in Iran. Five sciarid species from the genera Bradysia Winnertz, Corynoptera Winnertz and Lycoriella Frey were collected with Malaise traps, yellow sticky traps, sweep net and an aspirator between 2015 and 2021: Bradysia cellarum Frey, 1948; B. ocellaris (Comstock, 1882); B. tilicola (Loew, 1850); Corynoptera fatigans (Johannsen, 1912); Lycoriella sativae (Johannsen, 1912). All species are first records for the Sistan and Baluchestan province. Bradysia tilicola (Loew) is new to Iran and was recorded for the first time in the Middle East. This brings the number of known sciarid species from Iran to seven. For five species are given a short morphological diagnosis and the global distribution. A map illustrates the distribution of all identified sciarid species in Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Contribution to the genus Bruchophagus Ashmead species (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) associated with Astragalus brachydontus (Fabaceae) in Iran.
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Alsendi, Ayad Kadhim, Nozari, Jamasb, Sadeghi, Seyed Ebrahim, Adelimansh, Hamid, and Zerova, Marina
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BRUCHOPHAGUS ,HYMENOPTERA ,CLASSIFICATION of insects ,INSECT morphology - Abstract
Seed-eater eurytomids of the genus Bruchophagus Ashmead, 1988 were collected from Ardabil and Qazvin provinces in northwest Iran. Various host plants were collected and their seeds were kept in laboratory conditions from 2007 to 2012. Scope of this paper focused on the Bruchophagus species reared from seeds of Astragalus brachydontus Boiss (Fabaceae). We obtained six species of Bruchophagus including B. astragali Fedoseeva. They were B. saxatilis Zerova; B. mutabilis Nikolaskaya; B. nikolskayae (Zerova); B. turkestanicus Zerova, and B. robiniae Zerova. Of which, Bruchophagus saxatilis Zerova, is a new record for the Iranian fauna. New host associations were found for all collected species and it seems a complex biological association that was recorded for the first time. Currently, 11 species of Bruchophagus are occurred inassociated with seeds of A. brachydontus. All previously known species of the genus Bruchophagus in Iran are also tabulated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Challenges of Physical Planning in Iranian Villages with Emphasis on Rural Guidance [Hadi] Plans.
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Anabestani, Aliakbar, Soleymani, Zahra, and Ataei, Pouria
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RURAL development ,QUALITATIVE research ,LAND use planning ,QUALITY of life ,RECREATION ,IRANIAN Revolution, 1979 - Abstract
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- 2022
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5. Hesperophanes pilosus Bodungen, 1908 - A new record of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) for Iranian fauna with the first detection of its host plant species.
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Kalashian, Mark, Karimpour, Younes, and Davodi, Morteza
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CERAMBYCIDAE ,PLANT species ,WETLANDS ,PHOTOGRAPHS - Abstract
The longhorn beetle, Hesperophanes pilosus Bodungen, 1908, (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) is recorded as new for the Iranian fauna. The adult specimens were obtained by rearing its larvae and pupa in the root crown of Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) Bieb. (Amaranthaceae), which were collected around of Soldoz wetland in West Azarbaijan province. Hesperophanes pilosus has been reported only from the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is the first case of host identification for H. pilosus. Notes on diagnostic characters, life history along with related photographs are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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6. The Nature of Oman’s Relations with Iran.
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Albasoos, Hani, Ali, Zeinab Mohammed, Al Hasni, Asila S., and Al Shizawi, Sara
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ANCIENT civilization ,ISLAM ,NATIONAL security ,IRANIAN foreign relations - Abstract
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- 2019
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7. An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015.
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Zarghami, Mehran, Taghizadeh, Fatemeh, Babakhanian, Masoudeh, and Vaghefinezhad, Maedeh
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ADDICTIONS ,MEDICAL periodicals ,MEDICAL research ,EVALUATION - Abstract
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- 2018
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8. Sociological study of procedure of family structure change in Iran with emphasis on social development indices following Islamic Revolution.
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Kooshkghazi, Gholamreza Farahmand, Karimi, Majeed Reza, and Rasekh, Karamatollah
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SOCIAL development ,FAMILIES ,IRANIANS ,LONGITUDINAL method ,SOCIAL indicators - Abstract
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- 2021
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9. Analyzing the Long-Term Changes in the Mediterranean-Red Sea Hybrid System.
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Poorkarim, Roya, Asakereh, Hossein, Faraji, Abdolah, and Khosravi, Mahmood
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CYCLONES ,CHI-squared test ,WEATHER forecasting ,HYBRID systems ,ATMOSPHERIC troughs - Abstract
Different pressure centers and synoptic systems affect Iran's climate, and their changes can have significant climatic consequences. In this research, the trend of long-term changes in the number of coupled low-pressure of Mediterranean -Red Sea, as coupled low-pressure centers effective on Iran's rainy climate, was investigated. For this purpose, the geopotential height data of 1000 hp for the 40-year statistical period from 1987 to 2018 was extracted from the European Medium-Term Weather Forecast Center (ECMWF). In total, during this period, 97 low-pressure centers of the Mediterranean-Red Sea circulation were formed over the region. Based on the non-parametric method of chi-square test (chiscore), the trend of cyclone frequency changes was investigated. The results showed that during the investigated period, the number of coupled low-pressure of Mediterranean -Red Sea did not experience statistically significant changes in terms of decades and two semi-statistics. In examining changes on a smaller scale, cross-sectional changes were observed in four-year and two-year periods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. Clarifying the Role of Geopolitical Opportunities in Developing the South-North Transit Corridor on Increase of Iran's Convergence with the Member Countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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Mahboubi, Fariba, Hafeznia, Mohamadreza, Akhbari, Mohamad, and Gurbannejad, Ribaz
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GEOPOLITICS ,POLITICAL geography ,NUMERICAL taxonomy ,SAMPLE size (Statistics) - Abstract
Today, one of the positions that can play a significant role in the geopolitical and geoeconomic importance of Iran is a crossing position, and in this regard, the geographical position of the south and north of Iran with geopolitical, economic, security, access, and regional communication capacities and opportunities. and international, has been qualified for transit functions at different national and international levels, which has not been properly considered until now. Using the descriptive-analytical and survey method, the current research has studied the role of geopolitical opportunities for the development of the South-North transit corridor on increasing the convergence of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The statistical population of this research consists of experts in the field of geopolitics and international relations. Its sample size was estimated to be 40 people based on Cochran's model. The analysis of the research findings was done based on the numerical taxonomy model in Matlab software. The results of the research showed that the geopolitical opportunities for the development of the North-South corridor can be highly convergent for China and Russia, convergent for Tajikistan, India and Uzbekistan, least convergent for Pakistan and Kazakhstan, and non-convergent for Kyrgyzstan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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11. بررسی آثار سیاستهای پولی مقابله با تورم بر امنیت و رشد اقتصادی در ایران
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حمید خاوری and تقی ابراهیمی سالاری
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PRICE deflation ,MONETARY policy ,ECONOMIC security ,LABOR market - Abstract
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- 2023
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12. Bovine Brucellosis Infection in Iranian Dairy Farms: A Herd-level Case-control Study.
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Bahreinipour, Akram, Bahonar, Alireza, Boluki, Zahra, Foroshani, Abbas Rahimi, Zadeh, Samad Lotfollah, and Amiri, Karim
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BRUCELLOSIS ,DAIRY farms ,LIVESTOCK ,HYGIENE - Abstract
Background: Brucellosis is one of the most important and common diseases among humans and animals, with great health and economic significance. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate some risk factors of brucellosis infection in Iranian dairy farms. Methods: This study is a herd-level case-control study on dairy farms. Case dairy farms (95 dairy farms) included all registered cases of disease during 14 months of studying with at least one positive serum cow (Rose Bengal, Wright, and 2-mercaptoethanol tests consecutively) and control dairy farms (95 dairy farms) in the condition of at least two disease-free years were selected and matched due to the capacity, and geographical area with case dairy farms. The obtained data were analyzed by the multivariate conditional logistic regression test and SPSS software, version 20. Results: According to the statistical relationship between studying independent variables and brucellosis infection in herd, the hygiene and disinfection of watering points (washing at least three times a week and using detergent or disinfectant) reduce the risk of brucellosis infection (OR=0.04, 95% CI, 0.003%-0.499%) and factors such as the history of abortion (OR=7.01, 95% CI, 1.51%-32.59%), the replacement of livestock from outside (OR=7.87, 95% CI, 1.07%-58.07%) and introducing new livestock during last 12 months (OR=7.27, 95% CI, 1.20%-43.90%) increase the risk of brucellosis infection. Conclusion: More serious attention to rancher training, the observance of hygienic principles, and legal restriction of livestock displacement are among the recommended strategies to prevent brucellosis infection on the farm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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13. The Impact of Global and Regional Powers on the Kurdish issue.
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Fayez Al-Majali, Heba Shaher
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GREAT powers (International relations) ,PEACE negotiations ,REGIONAL development ,HUMANITARIAN assistance ,MILITARY intelligence ,ROLE conflict - Abstract
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- 2023
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14. The Evaluation of Iranian Midwifery Ph.D. course based on the CIPP Model.
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Hasanzadeh, Robab, GhanbariHomaie, Solmaz, Alizadehcahrandabi, Sakineh Mohammad, Iravani, Mina, Hajimirzaie, Saiedeh Sadat, Khosravi, Shahla, Abedi, Parvin, and Mirghafourvand, Mojgan
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MIDWIFERY education ,MIDWIFERY ,UNIVERSITY faculty ,SCHOOL discipline ,NURSING schools ,MEDICAL sciences - Abstract
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- 2023
15. The Experiences of the Families of People With Aphasia About the Barriers and Facilitators of Receiving Speech Therapy Services in Iran.
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Poursaeid, Zahra, Mohsenpour, Mohaddeseh, and Ghasisin, Leila
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FAMILIES & psychology ,SPEECH therapy ,HEALTH services accessibility ,RESEARCH methodology ,TIME ,INTERVIEWING ,APHASIA ,EXPERIENCE ,QUALITATIVE research ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,CONTENT analysis ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Objective Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that can affect all representations of language (comprehension, expression, reading, and writing). This disorder is a communication disability that has a long-term effect on various aspects of the life of people with aphasia and their families. The most common cause of aphasia is stroke. The prevalence of this disorder is increasing in Iran. The evidence shows that the factors affecting the provision of speech therapy services to people with aphasia are different in various countries. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the barriers and facilitators of receiving speech therapy services from the perspective of the families of these people in Iran. Materials & Methods The study was conducted qualitatively with a content analysis approach. In this study, individual, semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with 12 families of people with aphasia. Interviews were conducted by voice calls through WhatsApp or phone calls. Data analysis was done by Burnard's approach. The duration of interviews with families was 25 minutes on average. Results Barriers to receiving speech therapy services from the perspective of families of people with aphasia were divided into five categories and twelve subcategories, and facilitators of receiving services were divided into five categories and thirteen subcategories. There was an overlap between the identified barriers and facilitators, so the titles of the categories were the same and included: factors affecting clients' attendance in speech therapy sessions, factors related to the patient, factors related to the place of treatment, factors related to the family, and factors related to speech therapist. All the participants pointed out a barrier and a facilitator related to the category of factors affecting clients' attendance in speech therapy sessions. Also, all of them found a barrier related to the patient and a facilitator related to the family to be effective in receiving speech therapy services. Conclusion By examining the factors extracted from the interviewees, it is possible to make the necessary plans to reduce the barriers and strengthen facilitators with the help of people who have responsibilities in this field. Most of the participants considered the high severity of the impairment a barrier to receiving treatment. All of them agreed that the existence of a source to inform about speech therapy services has facilitated receiving these services. By considering the barriers and facilitators, people with aphasia and their families can receive more appropriate treatment according to their conditions and their quality of life will increase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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16. An updated checklist of Syrphidae (Diptera, Brachycera) from Iran.
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Dousti, Abu Fazel
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SYRPHIDAE ,DIPTERA ,SPECIES diversity ,SPECIES distribution - Abstract
An updated checklist of Iranian Syrphidae (Diptera: Syrphoidea) is presented based on literature records with the latest taxonomic and nomenclatural changes. A total of 269 valid species in 70 genera among four subfamilies have been known from Iran, which is approximately 4.27 percent of the world's total known Syrphidae. Among these, 145 species and 31 genera were added to the previous list. Of the 70 genera Eumerus Meigen (35 species, 13.01%) and Merodon Meigen (26 species, 9.67%), are the most specious, whereas 30 genera are represented in Iran by only one recorded species. The majority of Iranian hoverfly species are exclusively distributed in the Palaearctic region, while 21 species are known only from Iran and possibly endemic to the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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17. Assessment and Analysis of Iran's Long-term Competitive Industrial Performance Gap.
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Hosseini, Mirabdollah and Haghighi, Faezeh Moradi
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MANUFACTURING industries ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,GROSS domestic product ,ECONOMIC competition ,VALUE added (Marketing) - Abstract
The Competitive Industrial Performance Index (CIP) measures a country's ability to produce, add value, export, and impact global trade through manufacturing industries. To improve industrial competitiveness, focus must be given to expanding production and enhancing its quality with technological advancements. Developing countries need to build technological capacity, increase production, and invest in infrastructure to upgrade their industrial competitiveness. However, Iran's Competitive Industrial Performance has fallen behind, lacking a favorable position in the region and the world. The annual reports of the UNIDO analyzing data from 1990 to 2020 shows that Iran's performance has been weak compared to similar economies. The gap between Iran and the global benchmark (Germany with a score of 0.416) and the regional benchmark (Turkey with a score of 0.117) has widened over the past three decades. Additionally, Iran's manufacturing industry production and export structures have experienced two different directions of transformation in the past two decades. From 2000 to 2010, concurrent with the Third and Fourth Development Plans, the Manufacturing Value Added share in total GDP (MVAsh) increased from 9% to 14%, and the Medium- and High-tech manufacturing Value-Added share (MHVASH) in total manufacturing value added increased from 41% to 45%. However, during the years 2010 to 2020, concurrent with the Fifth and Sixth Development Plans, both of these mentioned indicators regressed. Notably, the regression in the level of technology for high-tech products, from 0.9% to 0.5%, is continuously declining and poses a fundamental challenge for Iran's industrial competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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18. Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record.
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Karimi, Soroush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, and Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, Abbas
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STEPHANIDAE ,CLASSIFICATION of insects ,INSECT morphology ,WASPS - Abstract
Two species of the genus Foenatopus Smith, 1846 (Hym.: Stephanidae), were collected from West-Azarbaijan province, the northwest Iran; Foenatopus prousti Aguiar & Turrisi, 2010 and F. turcomanorum (Semenov, 1891). These species belong to the bimaculate group of this genus. Foenatopus turcomanorum is a new record for Iran. Their morphological characters and distribution are provided. The Iranian species of the bimaculate group of Foenatopus are summarized and tabulated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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19. COVID-19 Pandemic and Fraudulent Financial Reporting Motives in Emerging Markets: A Comparative Study.
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Velashani, Mohammad Ali Bagherpour, Sallal, Farqad Faisal Jadaan, and Salehi, Mahdi
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COVID-19 pandemic ,ECONOMIC activity ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMIC policy ,EMERGING markets - Abstract
The study aims to investigate and comparatively identify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on fraudulent reporting motives in three emerging markets, namely Iran, Iraq, and Egypt. The present research method is a descriptive survey. The statistical population consists of independent auditors in three countries, and field methods and questionnaires have been used to collect data. The results indicate that COVID-19 pandemic affects management motives for committing fraud. They include respectively: sudden personal financial needs, need to receive financial resources for firm, pressure from owners in family companies, tax incentives, greed, government pressure in state-owned firms, concealing financial distress, avoidance of exclusion or deterioration in stock market, trust and self-esteem, tendency to increase compensation/payment of the management, pressure due to threats and compulsion, concealment of personal and illegal exploitation of assets, implementation or going beyond analysts' forecasts, high levels of market competition, revenge, manager's culture and values, management ideology or beliefs, and comparison of social status. This is the first study to investigate and compare the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fraudulent reporting incentives in emerging markets. Further, this study was conducted in three countries of Iran, Iraq, and Egypt, which have different contextual conditions (political, economic, cultural, etc.), indicating the impact of environmental conditions on the effects of Covid outbreaks. It can help stakeholders, including legislators, capital market regulators and auditors in other markets, especially emerging markets, to deal with the risk of fraudulent reporting during the COVID -19 and other similar crises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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20. The Effect of Financial Fragility on Macroeconomic Variables: TVP_VAR Model for the Iranian Economy.
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Rezaee, Alireza, Fareed, Dariush, and Samani, Habib Ansari
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MACROECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMIC activity ,FOREIGN exchange rates - Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of financial fragility on macroeconomic variables within a TVP-VAR model. For this purpose, first the financial fragility variable was calculated. Then, this study evaluated the effect of this variable on macroeconomic variables including economic growth rate, inflation rate, and exchange rate. In this study, the quarterly data for the period 2001-2020 were used. The results indicated that financial fragility had a negative effect on economic growth but a positive effect on exchange rate and inflation by creating uncertainty in the economy. In other words, financial fragility in Iran increased economic fluctuations by reducing economic growth and increasing inflation and exchange rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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21. New records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Heterostimatina) from dry rice cultivation of Gorgan, northern Iran.
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Rahiminejad, Vahid, Yazdanian, Mohsen, and Zeitounli, Safieh
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UPLAND rice ,ARTHROPODA ,SPECIES diversity ,CLASSIFICATION of insects - Abstract
Gorgan, is a city in northern Iran where its moderate and humid climate and fertile soil provides an appropriate condition for various arthropods and crops. Although, species diversity is relatively lower in agricultural systems than pristine ecosystems, several soil mite populations are successfully adapted to both tilled and untilled lands. Following a faunistic study of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmatina) in dry rice cultivations in some areas of Gorgan, eight species from six genera of five families were collected and identified. For the first time we report six species for Iranian arthropod fauna as well as several new host associations. Finally, we reviewed the world distribution of the recovered mites and further provided a key to Heterostigmatina of dry rice cultivations in Gorgan city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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22. The fauna of the family Tachinidae (Diptera) in Haftad-Qolleh protected area (Markazi Province), with forty-six new records from Iran and description of a new species.
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Gilasian, Ebrahim, Ziegler, Joachim, and Parchami-Araghi, Mehrdad
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TACHINIDAE ,PROTECTED areas ,SPECIES diversity ,IMAGE analysis - Abstract
The fauna of the family Tachinidae (Diptera) was studied in the Haftad-Qolleh Protected Area, Markazi province, Iran. A total of 86 species belonging to 67 genera have been collected of which 46 species within 19 genera are newly recorded from Iran. The species Magripa persica Gilasian & Ziegler sp. nov. is described as new to science. Diagnostic characters for the newly recorded taxa are provided. Illustrations of the male terminalia and head of the new species as well as habitus images of the new records are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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23. Measuring of Older Adults' Well-being in Provinces of Iran Using AgeWatch Index.
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Zanjari, Nasibeh and Sadeghi, Rasoul
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OLDER people ,WELL-being ,SOCIAL policy ,EMPLOYMENT ,INCOME - Abstract
Objectives Today, the issue of older adults' well-being has become a serious challenge of policy-making and a key subject of researches. The complexity, multidimensionality, and multileveled nature of the concept of well-being have resulted in numerous objective and subjective indexes at the micro and macro levels. The aim of the article is to assess and measure the well-being of Iranian elderly using the Age-Watch index. Methods & Materials The method of the study was a secondary analysis of various data sources using Excel and SPSS v. 25 software in the methodological framework of the Global AgeWatch index. This method assesses the well-being of Iranian older adults at the national and provincial levels for 2016. The index provides a holistic view of older people's lives in four dimensions included income security, health status, capability, and the enabling environment. Results The results indicated the significant provincial differences in the AgeWatch index and its various dimensions, especially income security, and health status. The AgeWatch index scores ranged from 6.5 in Sistan and Baluchestan province to 77.9 in Tehran province. In general, the highest rank goes to the provinces of Tehran, Semnan, and Fars, respectively, and the lowest rank goes to the provinces of South Khorasan, Ilam and Sistan and Baluchistan, respectively. The results showed a significant correlation between AgeWatch index and human development index in Iran. In addition, the results showed Iran is ranked 64th among 97 countries in AgeWatch index. Iran was the best in terms of health status (43rd) and worst in terms of capacity dimension (88th). Conclusion Economic and social policies supporting the employment, income, health, and independence of older adults play an important role in increasing the well-being and welfare of older adults. Therefore, dimensions of financial security, such as the development of universal coverage of pensions and poverty reduction, as well as capacity dimension, such as providing elderly self-employment and promoting the education and training of the elderly, should be a policy priority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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24. Investigating the Factors Affecting the Sugar Stock Surplus and Ways to Get out of it in Iran.
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Bazaz, N. Mohammadrezazade, Ghorbani, M., and Dourandish, A.
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SUGAR beets ,PRODUCT elimination ,SUGAR ,CONSUMPTION (Economics) ,FOOD processing plants ,FOREIGN exchange reserves - Abstract
Due to the importantance of sugar in daily consumption of Iranian households, governments annually store sugar as a strategic reserve. Therefore, managing and timing adjustment for the inventory of this product is essential in its ability to compete in markets, modifying the temporal and spatial distribution of products and inputs in economic subdivisions. In recent years, at national scale there was extra sugar in warehouses and a few cases of shortages in stock were exception. Higher sugar production along with lower sale, will increase the costs, so the aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting sugar surplus and its export in Iran data time searies 1991-2017. In this study our results showed that sugar beet and sugar price as product price did not play a decisive role in stock surplus. Therefore, the stock surplus can neither be the result of price policies nor it be resolved through price policies. It seems that the government should adopt other policies, such as adjusting the timing of import decisions, resolving conflicts between government objectives, and providing strategic reserves from domestic products and gradual elimination of imports, support factories for improving and upgrading equipment, and help sugar beet producers to achieve cheaper product rather than using price policies related to sugar and sugar beet prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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25. Investigating Generational Differences in the Attitudes towards Divorce in Iran Using Multi-Level Modeling.
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Bagi, Milad and Hosseini, Hatam
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SOCIAL problems ,FAMILY attitudes ,CULTURAL values ,DIVORCE ,SOCIAL media - Published
- 2021
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26. Negative Factors Affecting the Sleep Quality of the Elderly in Iran: A Systematic Review.
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Mortazavi, Saideh Sadat, Foroughan, Mahshid, Hosseini, Seyed Ali, Nasiri, Elham, and Shahbazi, Fatemeh
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SLEEP disorders ,OCCUPATIONAL therapy ,OLDER people - Abstract
Objective As age increases, different physical and mental problems, including sleep disorders, occur in the elderly. The Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model is one of the most common practical models in occupational therapy. The current study aims to review negative factors affecting the sleeping quality of the elderly in Iran based on the PEO model. Materials & Methods According to PRISMA (the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses) guidelines and in this systematic review study, we searched Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed, Magiran, IranMedex, and SID databases using the keywords of "Elderly", "aging", "geriatric", "older adult", "Iran", and "sleep" in English and Persian articles published from 2010 to 2019. Studies on the sleep problems of other age groups, letters to the editor, duplicate studies, studies on non-Iranian seniors, studies published in languages other than Persian and English, and those with unavailable fulltexts were excluded. In the next stage, the titles and abstracts of the retrieved articles were independently reviewed by two researchers to identify the studies that meet the inclusion criteria. The dispute was resolved through discussion and reaching an agreement. Then, the full text of eligible articles was retrieved. Articles approved based on at least 20 out of 22 items of the STROBE (strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology) checklist were included in the study. Finally, 24 articles that were in line with the research objectives were selected for an in-depth review. Results Out of 24 studies, 11 reported quantitative sleep problems, 9 of which claimed that more than 70% of the elderly had sleep problems. The negative factors affecting the sleep quality of Iranian older adults were presented and categorized based on personal, environmental, and occupational factors. Eighteen articles addressed personal factors, where the most common factor was related to personal health issues. Eleven articles reported environmental factors, where the most common factor was related to the physical environment. In three articles, the factors that had a negative effect on sleeping are occupational and included the change of sleeping place and not talking to others before going to bed. Conclusion Personal factors (e.g. aging, female gender, disease), environmental factors (e.g. lack of communication with relatives and friends, inappropriate physical environment, and living in a nursing home), and occupational factors (e.g. change of sleeping place, hospitalization, and not talking to others before going to sleep) are negative factors affecting the sleep quality of the elderly in Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Proposing ail Effective Model for Improving the Integration of Medical Education System with Health Services at Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
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Gilavand, Abdolreza, Mehralizadeh, Yadollah, Hosseinpour, Mohammad, and Torabipour, Amin
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MEDICAL education ,SCHOOL integration ,MEDICAL care ,MEDICAL sciences ,POPULATION statistics - Abstract
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- 2021
28. Effect of Information and Communication Technology Deployment on Health Expenditures of Iranian Households: A Provincial Approach.
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Hosseinzadeh, Elhaam and Mozayani, Amir H.
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INFORMATION & communication technologies ,ELECTRONIC health records ,INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,TELEMEDICINE ,WEARABLE technology - Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) has been rapidly developed in the last two decades and has directly or indirectly affected most areas of human life, including health, which is also referred to as e-health. On the other hand, in the past three decades, most countries in the world have experienced rapid growth in health expenditures, as health expenditures have become one of the most important items of household expenditure. Besides, in developing countries, including Iran, the main financial burden of using health goods and services is borne by households. Reducing the financial burden of health services on households has been one of the long-standing goals of policymakers. It seems that using the ICT capabilities in the form of e-health can be one of the effective solutions in this regard. The present study seeks to investigate this issue. For model estimation, the panel data method and the GLS model in the form of provincial data were applied. The results imply that besides other factors affecting the household health expenditures (such as income, education level, insurance coverage level, etc.), the development of ICT managed to have a significant effect on reducing the health expenditures. It seems developing ICT infrastructure, expanding its penetration rate and developing its applications in the form of e-health can be considered as a proper strategy in the field of health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. The Evaluation of the Death Registration Coverage in the Civil Registration Organization of Iran (Case Study of Yazd Province, 2016).
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Moradabadi, Mohammad Torkashvand and Falah, Hassan
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PROOF & certification of death ,HEALTH planning - Abstract
Death-related indicators are the basis for determining the health status of a community and performing health planning. Death occurs over time, so the best way to collect data about it is the registration system. However, there are inaccurate results from the death registration system in most developing countries, and there is no confidence in their death registration coverage. Incomplete death registration coverage means that not all deaths are recorded and therefore underestimated mortality rates calculated for the population. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of death registration coverage in the civil registration system in the Islamic Republic of Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Gender Stereotypes in Iran based on the Socio-Demographic Approach.
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Foroutan, Yaghoob
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STEREOTYPES ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors - Abstract
The population of women and gender equity play a crucial role in the society's growth and development process. This is a long-standing fact throughout human history that has been experienced in many societies across the world. It is also vitally important to mention that while gender bias and gender stereotypes exist more or less in all societies throughout the world, the existence and the extent of gender unfairness and stereotypes are still critical benchmarks for socio-economic development across the world: on the one hand, the existence and dominance of gender unfairness and stereotypes are overwhelmingly more visible in the developing countries so that women's lives are substantially affected by gender unfairness and stereotypes; on the other hand, the opposite applies to the developed countries where gender fairness and a significantly lower level of gender stereotypes are the predominant patterns of gender dynamics of the societies in the developed world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Polymerase chain reaction assay targeting nox gene for rapid identification of Brachyspira canis in dogs.
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Razmyar, Jamshid, Ghavidel, Mahdis, and Sedigh, Hamideh Salari
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BRACHYSPIRA ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,BACTERIAL diseases in animals ,DOG diseases ,BACTERIAL genes ,NAD (Coenzyme) - Abstract
Genus Brachyspira, as Gram negative anaerobic bacteria, colonize in dogs intestine. The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of Brachyspira spp. for the first time in Iran and rapid identification of Brachyspira spp. in dogs by a new designment of a species-specific primer set for B. canis. One hundred fifty-one fecal samples were obtained from dogs by rectal swab. Twenty dogs suffered from diarrhea and 131 of them were healthy. In 9.27% (14/151) of samples, spirochaetes were detected on primary cultures by weak hemolysis and positive Gram staining and then Brachyspira genus was confirmed by NADH oxidase (nox) gene via polymerase chain reaction. Among 14 isolates, twelve isolates were B. canis, one isolate was B. intermedia and another one was non-typeable. From 12 B. canis, only eight isolates were detected by designed specific primers. Ten Brachyspira spp. were isolated from dogs ≤ 1 year old (10/67, 14.92%) and 4 isolates were from > 1 year old dogs (4/84, 4.76%). The isolation rates from healthy and diarrheic dogs were (12/131, 9.16%) and (2/20, 10.00%), respectively. A statistically significant association was observed between the presence of Brachyspira spp. and the age under one year. Based on our findings, the nox gene in B. canis might have more sequence variability compared to other Brachyspira spp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Iranian Youth's Attitudes Towards Drugs: Implication For Social Work Practice.
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Khosravi, Roghayeh
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YOUTH & drugs ,YOUTHS' attitudes ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL status ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
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- 2016
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