2Various researches have shown that Iran's educational system does not pay enough attention to cultural differences and mostly promotes the dominant and official national culture in an engineered way. The focus of these researches has been focused on the inputs of the educational system. The current research, relying on the mixed exploratory method, tried to examine both the inputs and educational processes in order to test the truth of this claim, whether such a claim is consistent with the reality in the educational system. In this way, in the qualitative part, first the teachers' lived experiences of the criteria that were considered for their selection and employment were analyzed (inputs), and then in the quantitative part, the teacher's success in the classroom was analyzed. It was predicted based on the mentioned criteria (processes). The findings of this research showed that scientific identity and ideological identity are valued in the recruitment of teachers, and because of this, criteria such as personal success, special privileges, and religious and moral foundations are put forward. However, it is only the teacher's personal success that can predict his success in the classroom. This shows that the ideological identity is only manifested in the inputs and is practically not institutionalized in the classroom and teaching processes. In this way, considering Iran's educational system as ideological does not match the realities of the educational system.

Objective In marketing, in particular clothing marketing, the visual tool of the mannequin plays an important role in attracting the customers’ attention as a part of the store window. The effect of mannequins on the customers’ evaluation of clothing is not known and no study has been conducted based on lived experience in Iran. Mannequins play a role in visualizing clothes on customers' bodies, and the evaluation of customers with different bodies likely varies from clothing. Accordingly, this study aims to employ a phenomenological approach in examining the impact of mannequins on the experienced responses of female customers belonging to Generation Y.   Methodology A qualitative methodology was employed in this research, involving the selection of participants to explore the role of mannequins. Subsequently, data analysis was conducted using the "MAXQDA" software. The study seeks to identify the customers’ lived experiences about mannequins with a phenomenological approach. The participants (N = 16) were selected using purposive sampling, using a protocol, and conducting interviews. Data collection was carried out by conducting a comprehensive review of existing literature, followed by a coding process for analysis. Subsequently, a network of themes was constructed.   Findings The interview findings revealed that the lived experience of mannequins encompasses three primary themes: motivational experiences, attitudinal experiences, and reaction experiences. These themes emphasize various aspects, such as product characteristics, elicitation of emotions or sensations, presentation of product design and aesthetics, value creation, initial product evaluation, customer engagement, educational aspects, incentives for store entry, self-image, and envisioning clothing. Motivational experiences further comprise sub-themes within this context. The emotional dimension of attitude, the behavioral dimension of attitude, and the cognitive dimension of attitude include the sub-themes of attitudinal experiences and purchase intention willingness, positive word-of-mouth advertising willingness, store wandering willingness, willingness to pay more money, willingness to revisit the store are sub-themes of store mannequin reaction experiences.   Conclusion Retailers can leverage the retail environment, particularly through non-verbal communication tools like mannequins, to elicit a response from customers. This can enhance the overall customer experience, encouraging them to revisit the store in the future by providing ample motivation to do so. By recognizing the effects of visual stimuli (mannequins), retailers can use marketing strategies to create a good shopping experience. According to the findings from the motivational tool, mannequins prove to be effective in fostering a positive attitude among customers. This positive attitude, in turn, triggers various responses and reactions from customers.

Background and Aim: Culture and specific staining (including Zeil-Nelson and fluorescent methods) are standard measures for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Because these methods are time-consuming and, sometimes, due to their low accuracy faster and more accurate methods are necessitated. Methods, which can substitute invasive procedures, when obtaining smear samples and culture is not possible, and in addition to being simple and fast, they have an acceptable diagnostic accuracy.The aim of the present study was to verify the diagnostic value of blood Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR) method in pulmonary TB.Materials and Methods: This case-control study included 64 proven pulmonary TB cases (according to The National TB Protocol) and 28 subjects who were completely healthy. 4.5ml of blood was derived from each participant and then mixed with 0.5ml EDTA. Finally, DNA extraction and PCR testing using SI 6110 primers was performed for all blood samples.Results: Mean age of the cases and controls was 49.8±18.6 and 48.2±18.5, respectively. 49.2% of the cases and 25% of controls were male. Blood PCR in 23 patients with TB was positive, but none of the controls had a positive PCR (thus, sensitivity of 35.7% and specificity of 100%).Conclusion: With regard to specificity of 100% in PCR method (despite its low sensitivity), in conditions where there is no access to an appropriate specimen, a positive blood PCR can obviate invasive procedures and rapid and definitive diagnosis of the disorder and timely treatment of the patient, his life is saved.

Background & Aims: The family as a social institution of shaping identity for individuals can play an exacerbating or reducing role in symptoms of many physical and mental disorders. Understanding how transgender people experience the reaction of the family to Gender Dysphoria demonstrations can be beneficial for a better understanding of the problems of these clients, and that addressing these issues. This study aimed to explain the lived experiences of transgender people regarding the family’ s reaction to Gender Dysphoria. Materials & Methods: Participants in this qualitative study with the phenomenological approach were ten transgender individuals (six biological males, four biological females). They were selected by the targeted and snowballing method according to the inclusion criteria from the field of forensic medicine in the south of Iran. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used. Data were analyzed using the sevenstep approach of Colaizzi. Lincoln and Guba's criteria were used to assess the reliability and validity of data. Results: After analyzing the data, the two main themes of maladaptive reaction and adaptive reaction and six general categories of denial of reality, destiny test, punishment instead of treatment, disparaging until breaking the habit, accompanying with desperation, and coping with fate were classified. Conclusion: According to the results, the reaction of transgender individuals’ families to gender dysphoria includes a significantlydifferent patternof behavior. The reaction in the family of transgender people to the person with this disorder can be interpreted as an attempt to avoid the experience of shame in society.

Background: The genitourinary system is one of he most common sites of infection in non-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The clinical symptoms and radiologic findings of urinary TB are nonspecific. Current diagnostic tests are of low sensitivity and labor-intensive. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate diagnostic value of urine PCR in genitourinary tuberculosis (GNTB).Methods: This was a descriptive study on 33 patients with confirmed genitourinary TB. Demographic data, clinical symptoms, laboratory and radiologic findings were collected. For each patient, three consecutive early morning urine specimens were examined by PCR. The diagnostic value of PCR in mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in comparison with standard microbiological methods was assessed.Findings: There were 33 patients with a mean age of 47.27 16.1 years. The most common presenting symptoms were irritative voiding symptoms (51.5%), flanks pain (27.2%), gross hematuria (9%) and suprapubic pain (9%). Laboratory findings in U/A were hematuria (75.8%) and pyuria (60.6%). IVU was abnormal in 61.5% of patients. Most common abnormalities were pyelocalyceal dilation (44%), ureteral stricture and hydroureter (37%) and multiple small calyceal deformities (25%). Of the 33 patients PCR for MTB was positive in 16 cases (48.5%). In patients with abnormal IVU, PCR was positive in 62.5%.Conclusion: A high index of clinical suspicion is necessary for diagnosis of GUTB. PCR is recommended for instant diagnosis and screening before further examination, it cannot be the only method in identification of GUTB.

This study examined the mediating role of dispositional optimism on the relationship between academic stressors and reactions to stressors among male and female students. A sample consisting of 300 students (112 males, 188 females) were administrated the Student-Life Stress Inventory (SLSI) and the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R). Structural equation modeling was used to assess the mediating effects of optimism on the relationship between academic stressors and reactions to stressors among male and female students. In the global model, results indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between academic stressors with reactions to stressors, a significant negative correlation between academic stressors with optimism and a significant negative correlation between optimism with reactions to stressors. In the global model, results also indicated that the relationship between academic stressors and reactions to stressors was mediated by optimism. The results of the sexual specificity of structural relations showed that structural relations were equal for both sexes. All regression weights in the global model were statistically significant and model' predictors accounted for 80% of the variance in reactions to stressors. These findings show that in both sexes when individuals encounter academic stressors, the difference in reactions to stressors may be accounted for by the difference in the degree of optimism.

Background: Dermatophytes are a group of fungi that attack keratinous tissues of the skin, hair, and nail in humans and animals, and cause infections called dermatophytosis (tinea). Since identification of pathogenic fungi at the species level is essential for the detection of the source, control and prevention, and identifying epidemiology of infection, it is necessary to use specific and sensitive diagnostic methods to identify the causes of dermatophytosis. Methods: The clinical samples (skin, nail, and hair) of patients with dermatophytosis in Mashhad City, Iran, were cultured in Mycosyl Agar culture media, and the DNA of obtained dermatophyte colonies were extracted by specific kit. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene was amplified and sequenced by ITS1, ITS4 primers. Finally, the sequencing results were analyzed using SeqMan software, and were compared with the data of the global genebank. Findings: In this study, 80 dermatophyte isolates were sequenced, which included 9 dermatophyte species as 23 (28. 8%) Trichophyton (T. ) interdigital, 18 (22. 5%) T. tunsorans, 10 (12. 5%) Epidermophyton fluccosum, 10 (12. 5%) of T. mentagrophytes, 8 (10%) Microsporum canis, 4 (5%) T. rubrum, 4 (5%) T. benhamiae, 2 (2. 5%) Nannizzia (N. ) fulvum, 1 (1. 2%) N. persicolor. Conclusion: According to report the rare species of dermatophytes in this study, the use of molecular methods such as sequencing of the ITS gene can determine the diversity of dermatophytes in a region more precisely than morphological methods.

This study investigates whether monetary and fiscal policies are consistent in reaction to the demand pressure and inflationary conditions. To answer this question, the coordination between monetary and fiscal policies was examined for the period 1988: 1-2021: 4, based on Demid’, s approach (2018) and using a model with time-varying parameters (TVP). Following the study of Kuttner (2016) in the framework of game theory, Nash equilibrium, scenarios for the interaction of these two policies were extracted in the policy matrix. The results confirm that two periods, from the first quarter of 1992 to the second quarter of 1992 (two seasons) and also from the second quarter of 2011 to the third quarter of 2011 (two seasons), were the only ones in which monetary and fiscal policymakers simultaneously and consistently tried to reduce the inflation gap. Also, in the first three seasons of 2006 and the second quarter of 2008 to the end of 2009 (7 seasons), the monetary and fiscal authorities reacted positively to the negative output gap simultaneously and had a counter-cyclical reaction to reduce the output gap in a coordinated manner. Based on these results and in the framework of the policy matrix, the Central Bank of Iran has been submissive to fiscal policies for most of the years. Therefore, it is suggested that to strengthen coordination between fiscal and monetary policymakers, establishment of some institutional arrangements and legal frameworks should be on the agenda, including the implementation of both fiscal rules and inflation targeting, and setting a legal framework for strengthening the central bank independence.

Background: Disseminated candidiasis, diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, and consumption of widespread antibiotics are predisposing factors of urinary tract infections due to Candida species. The prevalence of nonalbicans species is increasing. The aim of the present study is to identify Candida spp. isolated from candiduria patients in Isfahan, Iran using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method.Methods: The genomic DNA was extracted by fast technology for analysis-card (FTA-card). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify ITS1-5.8s-ITS2 region then PCR products were digested with MspI restriction enzyme. PCR and RFLP products were revealed on 1.5 and 2% agarose gel electrophoresis, respectively.Findings: Out of 3200 urine samples 80 samples with more than 104 CFU/ml were involved in this study. Patients including 4 (5%) were males and 76 patients (95%) were females. Predisposing factors were diabetes (47.5%), urinary tract infection (38.8%) and kidney stone (5.0%). The colony count of 46.3% of the urine samples were with 50´103-99´103 CFU/ml. Candida glabrata was the most prevalent species among isolates (41.3%).Conclusion: Increasing of non-albicans Candida species and drug resistance of isolates are main challenges of Candida infection treatment particularly in patients with diabetes and urinary infections. Identification of Candida species is inevitable for better management of infection.