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Iran and the Global Financial Crisis
No full textThe 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
Iran’s Banking and Monetary Problems
No full textIran has had many self-imposed economic crises. Many of which relate to the poorly managed banking system as well as flawed monetary and fiscal policy. Inefficiency of the banking-monetary system in Iran is a well known fact. A complete overhaul of the current system should be one of the essential priorities of any economic reformation and development. The banking-monetary system of any country has a key role in its economic efficiency and strength, price stability, production, and economic growth. The main functions of a banking-monetary system are to provide fiscal resources, to prepare ground for optimal allocation of capital in the economy, to distribute the wealth in the best possible way, and to ease economic development. This is particularly important in Iran because capital markets are underdeveloped.Iran; Banking; Monetary Policy; Fiscal Policy
Financial Crisis, Iranian Style
No full textA steep fall in crude prices allied with lower output will decrease the Iranian government’s foreign revenues significantly. The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has lost 30% of its value in the last four months, which points to a sizable economic slowdown in the near future. Perhaps Iran is among a handful of countries that has not properly planned to combat any potential economic crisis in the face of lower oil prices and the global financial meltdown that began to show its visage in the middle of 2007. The substantial inflow of petrodollars to the government’s account coupled with the faulty assumption that the oil prices will continue to rise triggered the government to infuse billions of dollars into the economic and banking system. Iranian officials have just begun to accept the new global circumstances and are after drafting a budget for the next Iranian year to ride out the financial turmoil. The administration is planning to eliminate energy subsidies and reduce its price controls in the new fiscal budget planning in order to reduce the massive deficit. It is indeed ironic from a government that has no belief in principles of a free market economy and denied it in the past to draw such a plan, many economists have stated. Whether the government has realized its past mistakes, is unknown and whether the new budget and policy will ease the current economic problems, remains to be seen! A more important question is whether the central bank and the administration will be able to employ the available monetary and fiscal tools to tackle the profound upcoming economic challenges, since they already tied their hands by their past mistakes and beliefs. Overall, the next few months or perhaps years will undoubtedly be very challenging times for the system.Iran; Budget Deficit; Economic Policy; Credit Crisis
Supplemental Material - The First Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Wave and the Effect on Healthcare Trainees: A National Survey Study
No full textSupplemental Material for The First Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Wave and the Effect on Healthcare Trainees: A National Survey Study by Helen H. Liu, Patrizio Petrone, Meredith Akerman, Raelina S. Howell, Andrew H. Morel, Amir H. Sohail, Cindy Alsamarraie, Barbara Brathwaite, Wendy Kinzler, James Maurer, and Collin E. M. Brathwaite in The American Surgeon</p
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No full textThere is already a copy of this book in the collection. It is signed by the author. This copy is not signed. As I wrote there, this book represents a curious find. The Kalilah and Dimnah story is treated here, to the author's knowledge for the first time, as a play. The play seems talky; it contains plenty of aphorizing and a few fables. Still, this text includes music for three dances. And there are delightful colored illustrations: four early introduce the main personages, and sixteen with the English text show scenes along the way. Five black-and-white illustrations ornament the Arabic text that runs from the back to the middle. The colored illustrations present human form and clothes, animal faces, and Persian costume of the nineteenth century. Dimnah is pure Iago here, betraying both Lion and " Shatrebeh. " Leopard happens to overhear Kalilah upbraiding Dimnah after the fact; his testimony leads to Dimnah's punishment of imprisonment without food or water.There is already a copy of this book in the collection. It is signed by the author. This copy is not signed. As I wrote there, this book represents a curious find. The Kalilah and Dimnah story is treated here, to the author's knowledge for the first time, as a play. The play seems talky; it contains plenty of aphorizing and a few fables. Still, this text includes music for three dances. And there are delightful colored illustrations: four early introduce the main personages, and sixteen with the English text show scenes along the way. Five black-and-white illustrations ornament the Arabic text that runs from the back to the middle. The colored illustrations present human form and clothes, animal faces, and Persian costume of the nineteenth century. Dimnah is pure Iago here, betraying both Lion and " Shatrebeh. " Leopard happens to overhear Kalilah upbraiding Dimnah after the fact; his testimony leads to Dimnah's punishment of imprisonment without food or water.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Language note: Bilingual: English/ArabicLanguage note: Bilingual: English/ArabicAli R. Amir-MoezAli R. Amir-Moe
Under the absolute Amir
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On the road.--Kabul.--Manners and customs.--Amir Abdur Rahman.--Prisons and prisoners.--Tortures and methods of execution.--Life of Europeans in Kabul.--Soldiers and arms.--Trades and commerce.--Geological conditions of the country.--Religion.--Political situation.--Road from Kabul to Peshawar.
Illustrated by the author\u27s drawings and photographs, and by other photograph
Indoor UAV Object Detection Algorithms On Three Processors: Implementation Test And Comparison
No full textNowadays Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are used in various applications. One of the domains that they are recently hired on is remote sensing applications which they should detect and identify the object. Till today various algorithms are proposed but among them SIFT, SURF, ORB and BRISK are more famous but based on the author's resources their performance over the different processors with the same target image is not reported before which is aimed at this research paper. The mentioned algorithms are implemented on three types of hardware, Raspberry Pi3, Odroid C2, and Intel NUC, which were selected based on their availability and different applications in the robotic system. In order to compare the images of a common object, the common UAV structure was designed that can carry all the processors to different heights. Python programming language and OpenCV machine vision library have been used to implement each algorithm. After going through the described calibration steps, the performance of each algorithm in terms of accuracy and processing time on each processor with three cases of rotation modes, the scale and deviation are compared and analyzed based on the image obtained from the drone camera. The results obtained in this research show that the Intel NUC processor has a good processing time in all four algorithms, and the maximum accuracy for all cases of rotation, scale and skew belongs to SIFT. In addition to the mentioned comparison, due to the importance of the weight of accessories, a parameter called TW is defined to show the relationship between processing time and processor mass and the results are reported. The obtained results show that the algorithm's performance result in Raspberry Pi3 and Odroid C2 is very close and inferior to the Intel Nuc processor. But TW for Odroid C2 has even better results than Intel Nuc, which can interest UAV designers and professionals who need to use lightweight drones in remote sensing applications
The security services and features of Amir Temur's state
No full textThe article is devoted to philosophical understanding of the special service of the state of Amir Temur. Which introduce new forms of the state of Amir Temur and his special service. As you know, the special service of Amir Temur played a global role ustroystvo all powerful empire. It is shown that the philosophy of the special service of Amir Temur is not only very relevant at the time, but this time is also relevant.
Based on the study, the author proposes to highlight the political and philosophical method of interpretation, gives its definition, formulates the main characteristics of the polytech analysis that make up the legal method
SOCIO-POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE STATE OF AMIR TEMUR
No full textThis article examines the social structure of Amir Temur's empire.Twelve systems of social structure were established in the empire.The social structure of Amir Temur's state, the factors influencing it, make it possible to understand the role of this sector in public administration.Covering the social structure of the times of Amir Temur, the author divided civil servants into two categories: the owners of the "sword" and the owners of the "pen". It also highlights that tribal commanders, including the Chigatai leaders, who had decisive power in the campaigns, enjoyed great privileges, as well as material security at the expense of the wealth they received in exchange for exile or private propert
Designing and developing a vision-based system to investigate the emotional effects of news on short sleep at noon: an experimental case study
No full textBackground: Sleep is a critical factor in maintaining good health, and its impact on various diseases has been recognized by scientists. Understanding sleep patterns and quality is crucial for investigating sleep-related disorders and their potential links to health conditions. The development of non-intrusive and contactless methods for analyzing sleep data is essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Methods: A novel system called the sleep visual analyzer (VSleep) was designed to analyze sleep movements and generate reports based on changes in body position angles. The system utilized camera data without requiring any physical contact with the body. A Python graphical user interface (GUI) section was developed to analyze body movements during sleep and present the data in an Excel format. To evaluate the effectiveness of the VSleep system, a case study was conducted. The participants' movements during daytime naps were recorded. The study also examined the impact of different types of news (positive, neutral, and negative) on sleep patterns. Results: The system successfully detected and recorded various angles formed by participants' bodies, providing detailed information about their sleep patterns. The results revealed distinct effects based on the news category, highlighting the potential impact of external factors on sleep quality and behaviors. Conclusions: The sleep visual analyzer (VSleep) demonstrated its efficacy in analyzing sleep-related data without the need for accessories. The VSleep system holds great potential for diagnosing and investigating sleep-related disorders. The proposed system is affordable, easy to use, portable, and a mobile application can be developed to perform the experiment and prepare the results
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