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Islam and the everyday world: public policy dilemmas. Edited by Sohrab Behdad and Farhad Nomani (Abingdon: Routledge, 2006), 240 pp. Price HB £70.00. ISBN 0–415–36823–5
No full textReference materials related to public policy discourse within an Islamic framework are very scarce and the prospect of reviewing a book with this title was very enthusiastically awaited. According to the editors, this volume contains eight updated and revised articles, chosen from contributions written originally for a special issue (1997) of International Journal Review of Comparative Public Policy, and covers areas of economics, human rights, family law, labour law, commercial law, public finance and banking. The introductory article by Behdad places the themes within the context of contemporary Islamic revivalism. He begins by stating how contrasting interpretations of Islam, as represented by two visions of Islamic ideology and their implications for public policy can be traced to the time of the Prophet. Using a Shariati-like approach, Behdad categorizes these visions as one of rebellion vs. order, one that represents a vision of a monotheistic classless society vs. one that represents Islamic capitalism. He uses this division to take the readers through his interpretations of siyāsa or public policy in Islamic history by discussing issues of prices, markets, public interest (maṣlaḥa), the reform movements at the turn of the twentieth century to the Islamic revolution in Iran. Maybe true to his own vision, the author laments how the rebellious, classless vision of Abū Dharr has always been countered by a class based ‘Pax Islamica’. It is this dynamic that, the author contends, needs to be studied by those who want to present Islam as a social order, having public policy dimensions and which forms the discussions of the other authors in this volume
Evaluation of the diagnostic value of a new sign (Behdad sign) in acute Appendicitis
No full textدر مطالعه حاضر علامت جدیدی جهت تشخیص بالینی آپاندیسیت حاد معرفی می گردد. بدین ترتیب، بیمارانی که با تشخیص آپاندیسیت حاد تحت عمل جراحی قرار می گیرند، قبل از عمل از نظر این علامت ارزیابی می شوند تا ارزش تشخیصی آن در آپاندیسیت حاد اندازه گیری شود. 250 نفر از بیمارانی که از زمان شروع مطالعه در بیمارستان الزهراء (س)، در اصفهان با تشخیص آپاندیسیت حاد بستری شده، به روش آسان انتخاب و وارد مطالعه گردیدند، جهت تایید تشخیص بعد از عمل نمونه آپاندیس به بخش پاتولوژی ارسال می شد. معاینه شکم قبل از عمل شامل بررسی حساسیت سطحی، حساسیت عمقی، تندرنس ریباند (Rebound tenderness)، علامت روزینگ (Rovsing) و علامت جدید بود. برای بررسی علامت جدید درحالی که بیمار در وضعیت به پشت خوابیده (Supine) قرار داشت، پزشک دست راست خود را زیر دنده ها و نرمی پهلوی راست قرار داده و به آرامی چند ضربه کوتاه به پهلو وارد می نمود. در صورتی که بیمار در جلو و پایین شکم احساس درد می نمود و با دست خود محل درد را نشان می داد نشانه مثبت تلقی می شد. درصد فراوانی و میزان حساسیت و ویژگی، ارزش پیشگویی کننده مثبت و منفی علامت جدید در تشخیص آپاندیسیت حاد محاسبه گردید. جهت مقایسه متغیرهای کیفی از آزمون کای دو (X²) و برای مقایسه متغیرهای کمی از T-test استفاده شد. نتایج مطالعه حاضر نشان می دهد که حساسیت علامت جدید 67، ویژگی 35، ارزش اخباری پیش گویی کننده (اخباری) منفی 32 و ارزش پیش گویی کننده مثبت آن 72 بوده است. استفاده از این علامت جدید که از این پس تحت عنوان علامت بهداد (Behdad sign) نامیده می شود می تواند در کنار سایر علایم به تشخیص بیماری آپاندیسیت حاد کمک نماید
Vest-over-pant method for closure of residual cavity of liver hydatid cyst
No full textObjective. Although several therapeutic strategies have proven to be effective for hydatid cyst of liver, but surgery is still the most common therapy despite its morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, a variety of technique has been recommended for managing the residual cavity after cystectomy. We report here a new technical method for the reconstruction of hydatid cyst residual cavity with using overlapping flaps of liver edges (Vest over Pant). Methods. In this technique after removing the cyst, the edges of one side of cyst cavity were sutured to the base of the cavity using three to four mattress sutures), and edges of other side of liver was overlapped on the dorsal part of previous layer using four to five mattress sutures. Therefore residual cavity dead space was obliterated with two surfaces of cavity. Results. Fifty males were treated by our method. The average cyst volume was 423 110 mL. There was no intraabdominal sepsis, bile leakage, or hepatic necrosis. In follow-up ultrasound study, residual cavities were disappeared one month after operation. Conclusion. Overlapping flaps of liver edges (Vest over Pant) provides easy, safe closure of cyst with preservation of the liver anatomy. © Copyright 2012 Saba Behdad et al
Fig. 7 in Salinity effects on physiological and phytochemical characteristics and gene expression of two Glycyrrhiza glabra L. populations
No full textFig. 7. HPLC chromatograms of standard solution (glycyrrhizin, 0.25 mg/ml) at 254 nm (A) and a licorice sample (B).Published as part of Behdad, Assieh, Mohsenzadeh, Sasan, Azizi, Majid & Moshtaghi, Nasrin, 2020, Salinity effects on physiological and phytochemical characteristics and gene expression of two Glycyrrhiza glabra L. populations, pp. 1-10 in Phytochemistry (112236) 171 on page 6, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112236, http://zenodo.org/record/829388
The Effect of an Educational Intervention Based on the Theory of Protection Motivation on the Promotion of Safe Traffic Behaviors in Adolescents
No full textAbstract
Introduction: Traffic accidents are one of the biggest public health challenges. Considering the role of
safe behaviors in reducing traffic accidents, the present study was conducted to determine the effect
of educational intervention based on protection motivation theory on promoting safe traffic behaviors
in male students.
Methods: In this study, male students were randomly divided into two control group (n=70) and an
intervention group (n=70). After confirming the validity and reliability, a researcher-made questionnaire
consisting of 63 questions based on the theory of protection motivation was distributed among the
students. The students in the intervention group received training for 90 minutes for four weeks. The data
were collected in the form of self-report immediately and six months after the intervention and analyzed
by the statistical tests of correlation, Chi-square, multiple regression, repeated measures ANOVA, and t
tests using SPSS version 19.
Results: The structures of protection motivation theory predicted 21% of the variance of safe behaviors.
Immediately after the educational intervention, except for the fear construct, the mean scores of other
theoretical constructs and students’ safe behaviors were significant between the two groups, but the
mean scores were not significant six months after the educational intervention except for perceived selfefficacy,
perceived response efficacy, protection motivation of other studied theoretical constructs, and safe
behaviors (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: Considering the influence of several components on the formation of safe traffic behavior, it
seems that to promote safe behaviors of students, in addition to designing theory-based training programs,
creating supportive infrastructures by policymakers and planners is essential for correct traffic behaviors
Fig. 3 in Salinity effects on physiological and phytochemical characteristics and gene expression of two Glycyrrhiza glabra L. populations
No full textFig. 3. Oxidative damage in the rhizomes of two licorice populations grown under salt stress in greenhouse. MDA (A) and H2O2 (B). Vertical bars indicate the standard error of the mean (n = 3). Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p <0.05) by LSMeans Student's t (n = 3).Published as part of Behdad, Assieh, Mohsenzadeh, Sasan, Azizi, Majid & Moshtaghi, Nasrin, 2020, Salinity effects on physiological and phytochemical characteristics and gene expression of two Glycyrrhiza glabra L. populations, pp. 1-10 in Phytochemistry (112236) 171 on page 4, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112236, http://zenodo.org/record/829388
sj-pdf-1-pul-10.1177_20458940211056527 - Supplemental material for A computational model of contributors to pulmonary hypertensive disease: impacts of whole lung and focal disease distributions
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pul-10.1177_20458940211056527 for A computational model of contributors to pulmonary hypertensive disease: impacts of whole lung and focal disease distributions by Behdad Shaarbaf Ebrahimi, Merryn H. Tawhai, Haribalan Kumar, Kelly S. Burrowes, Eric A. Hoffman, Margaret L. Wilsher, David Milne and Alys R. Clark in Pulmonary Circulation</p
Transformative city
No full textLAUREA MAGISTRALETransformative cities
(Case study: Ecuador, Imbabura, Ibarra)
Behdad Bolouhar, César Mauricio Sánchez
During the last decade massive immigration of people, regardless of its
reason has been a new issue for many countries around the world. People
leave their homes in pursuit of safety and protection but in many cases
they fail and not only do not find a new home but also
unintentionally/intentionally affect the quality of the hosting country and
jeopardize its characteristics.
On the one hand immediate (short term) effects of immigration need to be
considered in order to define the structure of the emerging community
and also its interaction with the existing one (hosting country). On the
other hand, since there is no clear prediction for life expectancy of these
communities, in long term what is left of these transition can be very
decisive for the future of the cities.
Countries may take different approaches facing this phenomenon but in
most of the cases principles are the same. These temporary habitats are
either basic refugee camps such as the ones established for Syrian
refugees in Turkey, Germany, Jordan etc. or are fixed structures in a form
of housing.
If not all, in many of these examples either the essence of the community is
sacrificed for the mortality of these settlements or the future Identity of
this settlements is neglected.
In this project firstly immigration and its short/long time effects on
several cases were studied. Afterwards considering the life span of these
settlements (future Identity) a proposal based on principles of generative
design (nonlinear algorithm) and public participation in development of
the habitat, a prototype was suggested
The 'Blue Flame': An 'Elliptical' Interaction between Kahlil Gibran and Rabindranath Tagore
No full textThis paper focuses on certain aporias in the life and works of a Lebanese American writer, Kahlil Gibran, that reveal his idiosyncratic interest in and preoccupation with India, neither his native nor his adopted country. It also charts out the 'elliptical' connection that this Lebanese immigrant forged with the Indian Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore. A "belated" (Behdad 1) reading of these aspects opens up the possibility of critiquing Gibran's life and writings through the theoretical framework of Nico Israel's "outlandish"-ness (ix), a state that exists between, as Israel has stated, "exilic emplacement" and "diasporic self-fashioning" (16-17). This kind of "reading behind" (Behdad 4) rewrites "a kind of philosophical décalage" (2) that ruptures existing West-centric discourses by destabilizing and displacing them through "other locations…other trajectories of subjectivity, and...forms of knowledge" (Behdad 1). My critiquing of Gibran's life and texts, in this manner, show how his sense of identity, generated out of trans-cultural and transnational spaces, not only engenders a counter discursive practice to the West-centric politics of exclusion but also tries to rescue non-Western writers, and their literatures, from the "anamnesiac order" (Behdad 3) of such politics
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