background & objective: mortality data can be the starting point for many epidemiological surveys. this study was conducted to determine the mortality rates of kermanshah province in 1379.   materials and methods:   mortality rate of rural and urban areas were obtained from kermanshah health center and baghferdows cemetery's archives,  respectively. the data of other cities of the province were...

five thousand types of minorities live in throughout the world. a glance at the map of the distribution of the minorities, clearly demonstrate that they were resided in the most critical regions in the world. one of the newest and the most serious events which was formed about issue of minorities in international law is their unilateral secession’s request; in other words, a separation which is...

This paper combines anthropological and other critical security studies with research on cultural work to better understand the impact institutions may have (de)securitisation of minority groups. Today issues represent a recurrent theme in various national European contexts. Often perceived as threat social cohesion linked multiple successive crises, minorities migrants been focus measures at d...

In the postwar period, projects of social justice have often drawn upon ideas of national solidarity, calling upon shared national identities to mobilize support for the welfare state. Several commentators have argued that increasing immigration, and the multiculturalism policies it often gives rise to, weaken this sense of national solidarity. This creates a potential “progressive’s dilemma”, ...

OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to better understand trends and risk factors associated with non-fatal drowning of infants and children in the USA using two large, national databases. METHODS A secondary data analysis was conducted using the National Inpatient Sample and the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample databases. The analytic sample (n=19,403) included children <21 years of age w...