Islamic Azad University, Isfahan

Curriculum governance and guided decentralization for adaptive capacity in Iran and selected G7 countries

This study examines how curriculum governance structures shape educational innovation and structural alignment with economic responsiveness, comparing Iran’s centralized model with guided decentralization in Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom. A sequential exploratory mixed-...

Optimizing decentralized wastewater allocation to urban green spaces in the water scarce megacity of Tehran

Abstract Water scarcity is among the most pressing global challenges, and conventional systems increasingly fail to secure reliable urban water supplies. Reusing municipal wastewater for irrigation offers a sustainable, low-cost option for sustaining urban green spaces, the large...

Electron-irradiated superabsorbent polymers enhance soil water retention, ion homeostasis, and yield resilience of wheat across a salinity gradient

Soil salinity restricts wheat productivity by reducing water availability, disrupting ion homeostasis, and impairing physiological and reproductive processes. Superabsorbent polymers can improve soil water retention, but the agronomic value of electron-irradiated SAPs relative to...

Plasma p-tau217 as a two-cutoff approach to improve tau-PET screening and trial recruitment in Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Blood-based biomarkers could broaden access to Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics, but their ability to approximate tau PET, and to address gray-zone results, remains uncertain. We evaluated plasma p-tau217 against tau PET using a harmonized ADNI baseline cohort and an inde...