According to the ‘mating intelligence’ theory by evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller, human morality is a system of sexually selected traits which serve as costly signals to the other sex about one’s fitness and readiness to take care for possible offspring. Starting from the standard prediction of evolutionary psychology that sexual selection produces psychological sex differences in hum...

This paper investigates the systemic nature of methodological individualism. According to widespread belief, the notion of autonomy of the actor that is defended by methodological individualism is mistaken because it is incompatible with the study of society in terms of its organized structure. We argue that this viewpoint must be rejected. In our opinion, it stems from confusion between ontolo...

exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (“exposure therapy”) is the most effective psychological treatment for anxiety disorders. however, popular exposure-based treatments differ substantially in how exposure is delivered, and emerging research indicates that the effectiveness of exposure is closely tied to its manner of delivery. the author will present research indicating that there are ...

the muslim scholars, philologists and rhetoricians are unanimous that the eloquence of the holy prophet, peace be upon him and his household, is unparalleled and there is nothing like his style and discourse. to put it in other words, the speech of the prophet is beneath the speech of god but above that of people in that it gathers the most comprehensive discourses and wonders of eloquence and ...

objective: this study aimed to describe attributors of family stressors which cause rehospitalizations in patients with psychotic disorders. materials and methods: in a cross sectional study (during 2006-7) 203 randomly selected psychiatric readmitted patients with psychotic diagnosis and registered demographic and psychiatric clinical data were included. family stressors as the possible cause ...

انحراف در رهبری جامعه نوپای اسلامی منجر به انحراف در احکام و سیاست‏ها شد. مسلمانان که در عصر پیامبر طبق دستورات قرآن و آموزه‏های نبوی عمل می‏کردند، با رفتارهایی از سوی حاکمان مواجه شدند که در تناقض با کتاب و سنت نبوی بود و بتدریج عنوان سنت یافت و مقبولیت عامه را بدست آورد. این رفتارها در قالب احکام عبادی، سیاسی، اقتصادی و اجتماعی قابل بحث و بررسی است. در مقابل سنتهای غلط که بدعت نامیده می‏شوند،...

The health sector consistently appears prominently in surveys of perceived corruption, with considerable evidence that this has serious adverse consequences for patients. Yet this issue is far from prominent in the international health policy discourse. We identify five reasons why the health policy community has been reluctant to talk about it. These are the problem of defining corruption, the...

Background Despite the long history associated with varicocele, it remains one of the most controversial issues in the field of Andrology. The main base of this is our current understanding of the pathophysiology of this disease. This has hampered treatment and management of varicocele, especially regarding why, when and to whom varicocelectomy should be applied. The main molecular pathology of...

3 The causes of female infertility are multifaceted, and may extend to either of the partners or even both. Indeed, the root issues of infertility can be related to both sexes: approximately 50 percent of infertility is caused by female conditions, while approximately 40 percent is male related. It is also worth noting that in 25 percent of infert...