The International Lithosphere Program

The Oceanic Lithosphere

1. Background: Mid-Ocean Ridges and the oceanic lithosphere 2. Methods of study of the oceanic lithosphere 3. Components of the oceanic lithosphere and their physical properties 4. Structure of the oceanic lithosphere 4.1 ‘Homogeneous’ lithosphere 4.2 ‘Heterogeneous’ lithosphere 4.3 Hot Spot Influenced Lithosphere 4.4.Continent to Ocean Transition 5. Forming the oceanic lithosphere at the ridge...

The lithosphere under stress

I discuss thermal, rheological and compositional definitions of the Earth’s lithosphere and describe the data that can be brought to bear in refining these definitions. Models of the behaviour of the lithosphere are useful in describing such diverse effects as continental basin subsidence, the flexural response to imposed loads such as seamounts or sediment accumulations, the partial melting of...

International Program Committee

Comparative Study of the Iranian nursing bachelor's degree program with the International Islamic University of Malaysia

Introduction: There are different nursing education programs in each country, which are rooted in their traditions. Comparing different educational programs will enhance the content and quality of the curriculum. This study aimed to compare the Iranian nursing bachelor program with Islamic International University of Malaysia.  Methods: This descriptive-comparative study was conducted in 2018 ...

International Student Mobility Program (ISMP) Analysis of International Students' Challenges in Iran

In the recent decades, Internalization has been one of the most influential events in the higher education systems worldwide. And recruitment of international students, as one of the most effective strategies to achieve the goals of internationalization, has been a common solution to prevail in the competition between countries in the last decade. Therefore, studying these international stude...