Back ground: E-learning provides new levels of flexibility in learning and teaching. This contribution of e-learning is dependent on the levels of readiness in several critical factors particularly in an educational organization. Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess instructors' readiness and to identify the most important factors that affect their readiness in e-learning in CME programs in order to use the effective opportunities that facilitate e-learning in CME programs. Methods: A 5-point Likert scale instrument consisting of two domains (technical and pedagogical) was constructed according to four subdomains (knowledge, attitude, skills, and habits) and distributed to 70 faculty members. A factor analysis was employed to extract significant factors. Results:The results revealed that the mean of readiness on e-learning for faculty members was 3.25 AE 0.58 in technical and 3.37 AE 0.49 in pedagogical domains on a 5-point Likert scale (1-5).

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Increasing students' involvement in learning activities is one of the most important methods in effective teaching and learning process. When students are actively involved in the learning task, they learn more than when they are passive recipients of instruction. Text booksare the most important elements and have a very crucial effect in the process of language teaching and learning while prepared and developed by considering the potential educational usage and designed based research studies and modern educational technologies to meet the needs of diverse learners and enable pupils to engage actively with lessons to develop their thinking and interpreting power. The purpose of this study was analyzing the text content of the Iran English language textbook at the language institute to identify whether the contents in the textbook appropriate for involving learners in the learning task and may contribute to improve learning? The content of English language textbook for the adult learners was analyzed by criteria derived from adapting the involvement developed based on William Rummy technique. The content analysis covered the components of the textbook such as texts, activities, questions, and figures and diagrams. The results revealed that only the texts, questions, and activities given in the textbook encourage student's involvement in the teaching and learning process.

Context: One of the most common aggressive and primary brain tumors is glioma. The majority of diagnoses are referred to high-grade malignant glioblastoma, which carries the worst prognosis. Still, treatment of brain tumors remains a big challenge for clinicians. This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of gene therapy in the treatment of brain cancer. Methods: Studies use genes as a therapeutic agent in brain cancer treatment even alone or in combination with other treatment methods. Full-text papers, which met the inclusion criteria, were independently assessed by two reviewers. Disagreements were resolved by consultation with a third reviewer. Results: Statistical analysis showed that 50% of the papers used a virus, 36% used polymers, and 14% used cells as carriers to transfect the genes as a therapeutic agent in brain tumor models. Data showed that the estimated size of the brain tumor was reduced by using co-treatment of the gene with one of the conventional therapies. Conclusions: According to the results, co-treatment of the gene with conventional therapies could be more effective than the monotherapy methods.