• Qualitative Study of Health System Preparedness for Successful Implementation of Disaster Exercises in the Iranian Context. 

  Sheikhbardsiri,H; Doustmohammadi,MM; Mousavi,SH; Khankeh,H (Disaster medicine and public health preparednesspubmed, 2020-10-7)

  Implementing disaster exercises in different parts of the health system is one of the important steps in providing and developing disaster risk management plans. Considering the importance of promoting health system ...
• Identification of microRNAs associated with human fragile X syndrome using next-generation sequencing 

  Anvari,MS; Vasei,H; Najmabadi,H; Badv,RS; Golipour,A; Mohammadi-Yeganeh,S; Salehi,S; Mohamadi,M; Goodarzynejad,H; Mowla,SJ (NATURE PORTFOLIOisi, )

  Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene which can lead to a loss or shortage of the FMR1 protein. This protein interacts with specific miRNAs and can cause a range of neurological disorders. ...
• Clinimetric testing of the Persian version of the Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaires in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. 

  Farzad,M; MacDermid,JC; Shafiee,E; Beygi,AS; Vafaei,A; Varahra,A; Beikpour,H (Disability and rehabilitationpubmed, 2020-11-12)

  To evaluate the longitudinal validity and responsiveness of the Persian version of Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) in patients with lateral elbow ...
• Psychosocial Safety Climate of Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran: A Policy Analysis. 

  Seddighi,H; Dollard,MF; Salmani,I (Disaster medicine and public health preparednesspubmed, 2020-10-12)

  Iran is among the top 15 countries in the world in terms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection rates. The numbers of infections and deaths are still increasing in September 2020. This study aims to investigate the ...
• Lessons Learned From a Chlorine Gas Leakage in Dezful City, Iran. 

  Masoumi,G; Maniey,M; Aghababaeian,H; Ostadtaghizadeh,A; Araghi Ahvazi,L (Disaster medicine and public health preparednesspubmed, 2020-12-9)

  Dezful is the capital of Dezful County, a city in Khuzestan Province, Iran. On August 12, 2017, after a chlorine gas leakage in Dezful, more than 475 people were affected by chlorine gas, and they all suffered from respiratory ...
• Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Convicted of Violent Crimes into the Community in the Iranian Context: A Qualitative Study. 

  Sabzi Khoshnami,M; Alipour,F; Arshi,M; Rafiey,H; Javadi,MH (International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminologypubmed, 2021-6-7)

  Community reintegration of ex-offenders is a main issue for reducing recidivism. This article aims to explain the process of reintegration into the community based on the experiences of people who have been convicted of ...
• SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Iran: The dynamics of the epidemic and evidence on two independent introductions. 

  Fattahi,Z; Mohseni,M; Jalalvand,K; Aghakhani Moghadam,F; Ghaziasadi,A; Keshavarzi,F; Yavarian,J; Jafarpour,A; Mortazavi,SE; Ghodratpour,F; Behravan,H; Khazeni,M; Momeni,SA; Jahanzad,I; Moradi,A; Tabarraei,A; Azimi,SA; Kord,E; Hashemi-Shahri,SM; Azaran,A; Yousefi,F; Mokhames,Z; Soleimani,A; Ghafari,S; Ziaee,M; Habibzadeh,S; Jeddi,F; Hadadi,A; Abdollahi,A; Kaydani,GA; Soltani,S; Mokhtari-Azad,T; Najafipour,R; Malekzadeh,R; Kahrizi,K; Jazayeri,SM; Najmabadi,H (Transboundary and emerging diseasespubmed, 2021-4-9)

  The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been rapidly spreading globally since December 2019, triggering a pandemic, soon after its emergence. While Iran was among the first countries confronted with rapid spread of virus in February 2020, ...
• Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation and a Brief Report of the Disease in Iran. 

  Hajati,R; Emamikhah,M; Danaee Fard,F; Rohani,M; Alavi,A (The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiquespubmed, 2021-6-4)

  Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) is a term used for a group of hereditary neurological disorders with abnormal accumulation of iron in basal ganglia. It is clinically and genetically heterogeneous with ...
• Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables and Psychiatric Correlations. 

  Davoudi,M; Shirvani,S; Foroughi,A; Rajaeiramsheh,F (Journal of gambling studiespubmed, 2021-3-20)

  The exponential increase in Internet use has been associated with dangers and harms. Recently, the prevalence of online gambling is increasing in various countries. Online gambling can be a prelude to gambling disorder. ...
• Assessing <i>DSM-5</i> Section II Personality Disorders Using the MMPI-2-RF in an Iranian Community Sample. 

  Ghamkhar Fard,Z; Pourshahbaz,A; Anderson,J; Shakiba,S; Mirabzadeh,A (Assessmentpubmed, 2021-2-9)

  The aim of the current study was to examine the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008) scales in assessing <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...
• Executive function deficits in mild cognitive impairment: evidence from saccade tasks. 

  Chehrehnegar,N; Shati,M; Esmaeili,M; Foroughan,M (Aging & mental healthpubmed, 2021-4-30)

  Early detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is necessary to prevent irreversible brain damage caused by incipient Alzheimer's disease. It has been showing that amnestic MCI (a-MCI) subjects exhibit subtle deficits ...
• Spiritual Needs of the Muslim Elderly Living in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study. 

  Jadidi,A; Sadeghian,E; Khodaveisi,M; Fallahi-Khoshknab,M (Journal of religion and healthpubmed, 2021-4-29)

  Paying attention to and meeting the needs of people who are elderly helps to improve their health. Caring for the elderly includes addressing their spiritual needs which has been less investigated. This study aimed to ...
• Clinical and genetic spectrum of a large cohort of patients with δ-sarcoglycan muscular dystrophy. 

  Alonso-Pérez,J; González-Quereda,L; Bruno,C; Panicucci,C; Alavi,A; Nafissi,S; Nilipour,Y; Zanoteli,E; Isihi,LMA; Melegh,B; Hadzsiev,K; Muelas,N; Vílchez,JJ; Dourado,ME; Kadem,N; Kutluk,G; Umair,M; Younus,M; Pegorano,E; Bello,L; Crawford,TO; Suárez-Calvet,X; Töpf,A; Guglieri,M; Marini-Bettolo,C; Gallano,P; Straub,V; Díaz-Manera,J (Brain : a journal of neurologypubmed, 2021-9-13)

  Sarcoglycanopathies include four subtypes of autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDR3, LGMDR4, LGMDR5 and LGMDR6) that are caused, respectively, by mutations in the SGCA, SGCB, SGCG and SGCD genes. ...
• Association of polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factors with SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality rate: A case-control study and in silico analyses. 

  Heidari Nia,M; Rokni,M; Mirinejad,S; Kargar,M; Rahdar,S; Sargazi,S; Sarhadi,M; Saravani,R (Journal of medical virologypubmed, 2021-11-25)

  The present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly and existing data has suggested a number of susceptibility factors for developing a severe course of the disease.  The current case-control experiment ...
• Nurses' attitude on pressure injury prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on the pressure ulcer prevention instrument (APuP). 

  Rostamvand,M; Abdi,K; Gheshlagh,RG; Khaki,S; Dehvan,F; Barzgaran,R (Journal of tissue viabilitypubmed, 2021-12-25)

  Prevention of pressure ulcers (PU) is one of the most important indicators of the quality of patient care that may be influenced by the attitude of nurses. Nurses are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the skin ...
• Social Support Associated with Condom Use Behavior Among Female Sex Workers in Iran. 

  Jorjoran Shushtari,Z; Mirzazadeh,A; SeyedAlinaghi,S; Hosseini,SA; Sajjadi,H; Salimi,Y; Snijders,TAB (International journal of behavioral medicinepubmed, 2021-9-3)

  Despite the widespread knowledge about social support and health, there is little information about the association between social support and HIV risk behaviors such as condom use among female sex workers (FSWs) in Iran. ...
• Attentional network changes in subjective cognitive decline. 

  Esmaeili,M; Nejati,V; Shati,M; Vatan,RF; Chehrehnegar,N; Foroughan,M (Aging clinical and experimental researchpubmed, 2021-10-27)

  Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is known as the intermediate stage between normal cognitive aging and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Although elderly with SCD usually perform close to normal in standardized tests, the ...
• Planning and Implementing the Protocol for Psychosocial Interventions by Social Workers in Iranian Healthcare Centers against COVID-19. 

  Sabzi Khoshnami,M; Javadi,MH; Noruzi,S; Azari Arghun,T; Sayar,S; Arian,M (Social work in public healthpubmed, 2021-12-1)

  The present study aims to plan the protocol for providing psychosocial support by social workers in Iranian healthcare centers and reaching consensus in terms of implementing and offering comprehensive service to individuals ...
• The Effect of Teaching Initiations on the Communication of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 

  Mohammadzaheri,F; Koegel,LK; Bakhshi,E; Khosrowabadi,R; Soleymani,Z (Journal of autism and developmental disorderspubmed, 2021-7-23)

  This study examined the effect of Pivotal response treatment (PRT) to improve verbal initiations in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, age 6-12 years old, using a Randomized Clinical Trial design. Intervention was ...
• The association of mode of delivery and dyspareunia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 

  Marvi,N; Heidarian Miri,H; Hooshmand,E; Abdollahpour,S; Zamani,M (Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecologypubmed, 2021-7-7)

  This meta-analysis aimed to examine the association between the mode of delivery and dyspareunia worldwide. Epidemiologic studies evaluating the link between the mode of delivery and dyspareunia (published up to July 2019) ...

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