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Iran and the Global Financial Crisis
Get PDFThe global financial crisis is set to depress oil producing economies. As the crisis is already pushing down oil prices, a firm response to the fallout of the crisis from governments and central banks is expected. Oil prices have tumbled more than 70% since their July peak and there are fears they could continue their plunge because of diminishing demand caused by the current financial meltdown. Though, the Iranian government does not seem to be greatly concerned about the ongoing global situation, although many Iranian economists believe that sanctions and the international financial crisis will soon be taking their toll on Iran’s economy by unfavorably affecting oil, trade, and trade financing. Even if the relative isolation from the world’s economy may seem to protect Iran from the negative impact of the global financial crisis to a certain extend at least for now, plunging oil prices and a massive credit deterioration suggest otherwise.Iran; Financial Crisis; Oil Revenue; Currency Exchange; Currency Crash
Talking Away the Crisis? The E3/EU-Iran Negotiations on Nuclear Issues. College of Europe EU Diplomacy Paper 6/2007, November 2007
Get PDFThe E3/EU-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues have been ongoing since summer 2003 with the aim to find a balance between Iran’s desire to establish a peaceful nuclear enrichment programme and satisfying the safeguards of the international community against the possible development of a nuclear weapons programme. This paper provides an analysis of these negotiations and draws the conclusion that the E3, and later the E3/EU, have entered the negotiations with Iran without a clear strategy or alternative outcomes, focusing only on ‘getting what they want’. It argues that in order to reach a mutually acceptable solution, the E3/EU needs to take a more pro-active stand in preparing the pre-negotiations and negotiations. It will be important to find a common formula. The E3/EU needs to create a win-win situation and end the crisis before it is too late
cancer Incidence and Mortality in Ardabil: Report of an Ongoing Population-Based Cancer Registry in Iran, 2004-2006
Get PDFBackground: Ardabil cancer registry is the first population-based cancer registry in Iran that was established in 2000. The first report from this registry revealed that Ardabil has one of the highest rate of gastric cardia cancer and the lowest rate of cervical cancer in the world. We aim to update the cancer incidence in this area by the second follow up report from this registry.
Method: Data on all newly diagnosed cancer cases between 2004 and 2006 were actively collected. CanReg4 software was used for data entry and the data of cancer-related death were obtained from the comprehensive death registry system.
Results: More than 4300 new cases were registered during 3 years. Diagnosis of cancer was based on histopathology in 69%, clinical investigation 8%, clinical only 5%, and Death Certificate Only (DCO) in 18% of cases. In terms of age-standardized rate (/100,000), the five leading cancers in men (excluding skin cancer) were stomach (51.8), esophagus (19.5), bladder (13.1), lung and bronchus (10.8), and colorectal (9.6); in women, they were stomach (24.9), esophagus (19.7), breast (11.9), colon and rectum (7.4), and brain tumors (6.9). According to death registration data, upper gastrointestinal cancers constituted more than 43% of cancer-related death in Ardabil.
Conclusions: The ASR for gastric cancer is among the highest rate for this cancer in male and female in the world. Most of the cancers, especially in female, have a significant increase compared to previous report from Ardabil. This is most likely due to the change in the registration practice
Towards reflexive land and water management in Iran : linking technology, governance and culture
No full textKey words: Qanat, land and water, sustainability, Industrial and reflexive modernity This PhD thesis is concerned with the causes and consequences of the environmental crisis and explores possible trajectories towards sustainable land and water management in Iran and other countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The basic assumption underlying the conceptual framework of this thesis is that soil and water technologies, social institutions and environmental mentalities are strongly interconnected; they co-evolve, shaping and reshaping one another in the process. The main research question concerns the changes within this network of technologies, institutions and mentalities that are required for a successful transition from industrial modernity to what sociologists like Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens and Scott Lash have called ‘reflexive’ modernity. In order to examine the possibilities and problems of a reflexive turn in land and water management in Iran and other MENA-countries, large-scale empirical studies were conducted among farmers and village informants, soil and water experts, and policymakers. </p
A Scientometrics research on Iran Occupational Health Journal
Get PDFAbstract Background and Purpose: Scientometrics assesses scientific outputs. Iran Occupational Health Journal is dedicated to providing scientific evidence for improving occupational health. Based on the importance of occupational health, this study aimed to do Scientometrics analysis of Iran Occupational Health Journal as one of the important sources of scientific production in this field. Methodology: The study was conducted using citation and content analysis and census method as sampling method. All published articles between 1392 and 1395 were reviewed. Content analysis was performed by comparing the content of the articles with the research priorities in field of health in Iran. The indexes such as the number of authors, the author's organizational affiliation, the type of articles, the author and the centers that had the highest number of articles were reviewed. Data analysis was done by SPSS software version 19. Findings: During these years, the average receipt time to accept articles ranged from 304 days to 56 days. Most published articles were research articles, and the most abundant subjects were ergonomics and then safety. Most articles are provided by men and group authors. The impact factor of this magazine in Scopus has increased from 0.03 to 0.18 from 2012 to 2016, t. Conclusion: The efficiency of Iran Occupational Health Journal has increased in reviewing the received articles over the years. The priorities of published subjects in the journal are in agreement with the research priorities for occupational health in Iran. Over the years, the magazine has become known among different organizations in the country
Iran Politics, History and Literature
No full textThis book offers a view of Iran through politics, history and literature, showing how the three angles combine. Iran, being a revolutionary society, experienced two great revolutions within the short span of just seventy years, from the 1900s to the 1970s. Both were massive revolts of the society against the state; the main objective of the first being to establish lawful government to make modernisation possible, and the second, to overthrow the absolute and arbitrary state, though this time mainly under the banner of religion and Marxism-Leninism and anti-Westernism. Neither of them succeeded in their lofty ideals for reasons that are explained and analysed within. The author also offers a detailed description of Iran's short-term society, examining the political and intellectual lives of two of the most remarkable intellectuals-cum-politicians of the twentieth century. This book provides an overview of modern Persian literature, both poetry and prose, and discusses the works of three of the most remarkable Persian poets and writers of the period. It considers classical Persian literature through the great variety of its form and substance, and neo-classical literary developments in the nineteenth century, covering the whole history of Persian literature. This is crowned in the last chapter by the love poetry of one of the greatest Persian poets. Iran will be of interest to students and scholars of Iranian studies and Middle East Politics.Intro -- Iran Politics, history and literature -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Iran's long history and short-term society -- Part I History and politics -- 1 Legitimacy and succession in Iranian history -- 2 The short-term society: A comparative study in the problems of long-term political and economic development in Iran -- 3 The revolution for law: A chronographic analysis of the constitutional revolution of Iran -- 4 Seyyed Hasan Taqizadeh: Three lives in a lifetime -- 5 Khalil Maleki: The odd intellectual out -- 6 The Iranian revolution at 30: The dialectic of state and society -- Part II Persian literature -- 7 Classical Persian literature: form and substance -- 8 Sa'di's love lyrics -- 9 Neo-classical Persian literature: Bazgasht-e Adabi in the nineteenth century -- 10 Modern Persian literature: From the constitutional revolution to the revolution of 1979 -- 11 Poet-laureate Bahar in the constitutional era -- 12 Iraj, the poet of love and humour -- 13 Private parts and public discourses in modern Iran -- 14 Jamalzadeh's fiction -- 15 Of the sins of Forugh Farrokhzad -- Notes -- IndexThis book offers a view of Iran through politics, history and literature, showing how the three angles combine. Iran, being a revolutionary society, experienced two great revolutions within the short span of just seventy years, from the 1900s to the 1970s. Both were massive revolts of the society against the state; the main objective of the first being to establish lawful government to make modernisation possible, and the second, to overthrow the absolute and arbitrary state, though this time mainly under the banner of religion and Marxism-Leninism and anti-Westernism. Neither of them succeeded in their lofty ideals for reasons that are explained and analysed within. The author also offers a detailed description of Iran's short-term society, examining the political and intellectual lives of two of the most remarkable intellectuals-cum-politicians of the twentieth century. This book provides an overview of modern Persian literature, both poetry and prose, and discusses the works of three of the most remarkable Persian poets and writers of the period. It considers classical Persian literature through the great variety of its form and substance, and neo-classical literary developments in the nineteenth century, covering the whole history of Persian literature. This is crowned in the last chapter by the love poetry of one of the greatest Persian poets. Iran will be of interest to students and scholars of Iranian studies and Middle East Politics.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Among Never Smokers in Golestan Province, Iran, an Area of High Incidence of Esophageal Cancer - a Cross-Sectional Study with Repeated Measurement of Urinary 1-OHPG in Two Seasons.
Get PDFStudies have suggested a possible role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the etiology of esophageal cancer in Golestan Province, Iran, where incidence of this cancer is very high. In order to investigate the patterns of non-smoking related exposure to PAHs in Golestan, we conducted a cross-sectional study collecting questionnaire data, genotyping polymorphisms related to PAH metabolism, and measuring levels of 1-hydroxypyrene glucuronide (1-OHPG), a PAH metabolite, in urine samples collected in two seasons from the same group of 111 randomly selected never-smoking women. Beta-coefficients for correlations between 1-OHPG as dependent variable and other variables were calculated using linear regression models. The creatinine-adjusted 1-OHPG levels in both winter and summer samples were approximately 110 μmol/molCr (P for seasonal difference = 0.40). In winter, red meat intake (β = 0.208; P = 0.03), processed meat intake (β = 0.218; P = 0.02), and GSTT1-02 polymorphism ("null" genotype: β = 0.228; P = 0.02) showed associations with 1-OHPG levels, while CYP1B1-07 polymorphism (GG versus AA + GA genotypes: β = -0.256; P = 0.008) showed an inverse association. In summer, making bread at home (> weekly versus never: β = 0.203; P = 0.04), second-hand smoke (exposure to ≥3 cigarettes versus no exposure: β = 0.254; P = 0.01), and GSTM1-02 "null" genotype (β = 0.198; P = 0.04) showed associations with 1-OHPG levels, but GSTP1-02 polymorphism (CT + TT versus CC: β = -0.218; P = 0.03) showed an inverse association. This study confirms high exposure of the general population in Golestan to PAHs and suggests that certain foods, cooking methods, and genetic polymorphisms increase exposure to PAHs
Earthquake Preparedness in Teaching Hospitals: a cross-sectional study in Yazd/ Iran
No full textEarthquake Preparedness in Teaching Hospitals: a cross-sectional study in Yazd/ Iran
Abedi Mahdieh1, khanjankhani Khatere 1, Kiani Mohammad Mehdi2*,
Seyed Abdel Hossein Mousavi Rigi3, Salehi Marzieh4
1 .M.Sc, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
2. PhD Student, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.
3. M.Sc, Department of Health Services Management, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
4. MSc Student in Healthcare Management, School of Management, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*Correspondence: Department of Health and Economic Management, Fourth Floor of School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Ghods street, Keshavarz BLV, Tehran, Iran.
Tel: 02188989129 Email: [email protected]
Abstract:
Introduction: Since it is not possible to accurately predict the time of earthquake, knowledge and preparedness of hospitals in relation to earthquake and strategies of facing earthquake are of a particular importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of earthquake preparedness in hospitals affiliated to Yazd University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study performed in four hospitals affiliated to Yazd University of Medical Sciences in 2015. A checklist including123 questions evaluating the safety of hospitals in facing earthquake in eight dimensions were used Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation and through SPSS16 statistical software package.
Results: The hospitals’ preparedness against earthquake disaster was 58.87%. The highest rate of preparedness was found for dimension of disaster management plans and the lowest rate of preparedness was related to the dimension of hospital training plans (89.08% vs. 25%). The highest correlation was between the number of hospital beds and the dimension of safety of hospital equipments (r=.987) and the lowest correlation was between the number of hospital beds and the training plans (r=.271).
Conclusion: Generally, hospitals preparedness against earthquake was at a moderate level and since the lowest level of preparedness against earthquake was in the dimension of educational planning, implementation of training courses should be considered as a priority.
Key¬words: Readiness, Teaching hospital, Earthquake.
Citation: Abedi M, khanjankhani K, Kian MM, Mousavi Rigi SA, Salehi M. Earthquake Preparedness in Teaching Hospitals: a cross-sectional study in Yazd/ Iran. Journal of Health Based Research 2017; 2(4): 1-11
Iran and Iraq Religion, War, and Geopolitics
No full textIran and Iraq, though neighbors for many centuries, share both a common and a contentious history. Though both are Muslim nations, they have long been divided by their differing affiliations with the Shia and Sunni branches of Islam and by a cultural tension between Persian and Arab. These tensions have occasionally erupted into all-out warfare, most recently in the 1980s, when half a million Iraqis and Iranians were killed in a decade-long war. Today, however, following the toppling of the repressive Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, Iraq's previously oppressed Shia majority is forging ties with Shia-dominated Iran and creating a new, potentially destabilizing balance of power in this part of the Middle East. This book explores the long, rich, complex, and charged history between these two Muslim nations and analyzes what path they seem to be heading down in the future, a journey that has weighty consequences for the western world and the United States.Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One Neighbors and Enemies -- Oil, the Shah, and the Ayatollah -- The Islamic Revolution -- Iraq and the Iranian Revolution -- At the Brink of War -- The War Years: Iraq Invades Iran -- War of the Cities, War of the Tankers -- In the End, a Stalemate -- The Battle of al-Qadisiyah -- Chapter Two The United States and Iran: A Troubled History -- Decades of Tension -- Iran's Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei -- Iran and "Operation Enduring Freedom" -- The "Axis of Evil" -- On the Eve of War -- Rise of the Conservatives -- The Nuclear Question -- Chapter Three Iran and Its Iraqi Exiles -- The Iraqi Opposition in Iran -- The Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) -- The Badr Brigade -- Possibility for Collaboration -- A Reality Check for the United States -- Velayat-e-Faqih: "Guardianship of the Jurist" -- Chapter Four Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Return of the Exiles -- The Real War Begins -- The "Grand Bargain" -- A Growing Insurgency -- The Bombing of al-Askari Mosque -- The Mahdi Army -- Recent Clashes -- Chapter Five Iran and the Rise of the Shia -- On the Same Side -- "Shiastan" -- Spreading the Wealth -- Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani: The Cautious Moderate -- Foreign Fighters and the Insurgency -- The Shia South -- Killer EFPs: Made in Iran? -- The Hunt for Jafari -- Chapter Six The Road Ahead -- An Uncertain Future -- GLOSSARY -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- Web Sites -- FOR FURTHER READING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author -- Photo CreditsIran and Iraq, though neighbors for many centuries, share both a common and a contentious history. Though both are Muslim nations, they have long been divided by their differing affiliations with the Shia and Sunni branches of Islam and by a cultural tension between Persian and Arab. These tensions have occasionally erupted into all-out warfare, most recently in the 1980s, when half a million Iraqis and Iranians were killed in a decade-long war. Today, however, following the toppling of the repressive Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, Iraq's previously oppressed Shia majority is forging ties with Shia-dominated Iran and creating a new, potentially destabilizing balance of power in this part of the Middle East. This book explores the long, rich, complex, and charged history between these two Muslim nations and analyzes what path they seem to be heading down in the future, a journey that has weighty consequences for the western world and the United States.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
[Soutenance] de thèse de Sina ABEDI : "Le désir d'avant-garde. Discours et pratiques de deux décennies de modernisation architecturale en Iran. 1960-1979" - École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-Belleville - 23 octobre 2023
No full textLa soutenance de thèse de doctorat en architecture de Sina ABEDI dont le titre est "Le désir d'avant-garde. Discours et pratiques de deux décennies de modernisation architecturale en Iran. 1960-1979" aura lieu à l'École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-Belleville (salle du conseil (bâtiment A, 1er étage), 60 boulevard de la Villette, 75019 Paris) le 23 octobre 2023 à 14h30. Cette a été préparée au sein de l'équipe de recherche IPRAUS/ UMR AUSser 3329, sous la direction de Cris..
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