considering numerous problems related to the old textures, sustainable development canbe mentioned as the most efficient approach to avoid consequent shortcomings. the methodology adoptedin the present paper is of analytical–descriptive type. using the mentioned method, the data werecollected through the field and documentary studies. the statistical society of present paper includesspecialists...

in public ceremonies, some of the deepest collective memories of the city are being shaped. in safavid era, feasts and funerals; which were either celebration of iranian old traditions or shiite rituals, provided some of the most memorable scenes in public life of the city. this has been mentioned frequently in itineraries and travelogues - both iranians and foreigners. these ceremonies gradual...

The current study examines how social determinants influence the way youth from Canadian and Iranian contexts evaluate morally disengage as bystanders of cyberbullying. While culture differs other individualistic collectivist cultures, have become just technologically acculturated their global peers. Despite this, less is understood about respond to cyberbullying in comparison societies. Partic...

This study was carried out in south-west Tehran province to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of men, Iranians and Afghan refugees, regarding reproductive health. A questionnaire was used for the assessment. Mean scores for knowledge, attitudes and practices for Iranians were 4.38/30, 13.89/20 and 12.99/31 respectively; for Afghans the scores were 3.79/30, 11.66/20 and 11.88/31. Alt...

objective(s):from the ancient era, emergence of agriculture in the connecting region of mesopotamia and the iranian plateau at the foothills of the zagros mountains, made iranian gene pool as an important source of populating the region. it has differentiated the population spread and different language groups. in order to trace the maternal genetic affinity between iranians and other populatio...

BACKGROUND Alcohol drinking is a risk factor for harm and disease. A low level of drinking among non-Western immigrants may lead to less alcohol-related harm and disease. The first aim of this study was to describe frequency of drinking in two generations of immigrants in Oslo, contrasting the result to drinking frequency among ethnic Norwegians. The second aim was to study how frequency of dri...

BACKGROUND Although elderly Iranian immigrants in Sweden are the largest elderly group born outside Europe, little is known about their health-related quality of life (HRQL). The aim of this study was to examine the association between migration status and HRQL in a comparison of elderly Iranians in Iran, elderly Iranian immigrants in Sweden, and elderly Swedes in Sweden. METHODS The Short Fo...

Email: [email protected] Abstract: The main objectives are to develop an anthropometric database for Saudi Students and to compare it relative to two other Middle Eastern people. A national anthropometric standard for Saudis does not exist and few studies have focused on the development of Saudis anthropometric data and the comparison of them with other races. The availability of these data i...