Background One of the requirements of the Osun State smoke-free legislation is to ensure smoke-free enclosed and partially enclosed workplaces. This survey was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of workers in indoor bars, beer parlors and discotheques to smoke-free legislation in general and the Osun State smoke-free law in particular.   Methods A convenience sampling of 36 hospital...

The paper highlights gaps in key areas of legislation, regulation and supervision, standard-setting of Shari’ah-compliance and pinpoints areas where improvement is desirable to ensure stability in the Islamic banking and finance sector. The comparative analysis focuses on 11 selected Muslim countries (Malaysia, Iran, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Sudan, Kuwait, U.A.E ...

various disasters are still inevitable and over the last two decades, affected lives of at least 800 million people. iran is one of the most disaster-prone countries and about 90% of the country are at risks of earthquakes or floods [3]. thus, the disaster management in our country is a priority. in recent years, several protocols have been put forward to manage the crises and disasters. in thi...

the private area (privacy) is a humanitarian issue and one of the concepts of developed lawful systems which is closely related to human dignity. therefore, supporting and protecting the individuals' personalities and the citizens' rights requires protection of privacy, which leads to human signification. privacy is not clearly and meaningfully supported, in iranian law. like the posi...

OBJECTIVE Fortification of food-grade (edible) salt with iodine is recommended as a safe, cost-effective and sustainable strategy for the prevention of iodine-deficiency disorders. The present paper examines the legislative framework for salt iodization in Asian countries. DESIGN We reviewed salt iodization legislation in thirty-six countries in Asia and the Pacific. We obtained copies of exi...