Made by Byzantine painters for Catholic patrons, the fresco cycle of St. Catherine Alexandria in Darlos stands apart from other late-medieval cycles. In terms patronage, style, and iconography, this pictorial raises questions cultural exchange between Byzantium West, illustrating how female holiness was differently articulated these areas. While Catherine?s Western cycles emphasize her wisdom e...

Background and Objectives: In the field of health and teachings of hygienics–medicine, a lot of traditions have been transmitted from the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Imams (A.S) and valuable collections by the titles of Ţibb al-Nabī (PBUH) and Ţibb al-Ἀemmah (A.S) have been provided. What authentic bases they are stand on scientifically, and how they should be dealt with if their concepts are...

Safe motherhood can be defined as efforts towards protecting and promoting the healthy life of women that babies through pre – conception, antenatal, intrapartum postpartum care. It ensures perfect quality for reproductive age group medical non- services. The study is a cross sectional, descriptive carried out among One hundred eighty (180) mothers in selected communities. Selection was done us...

BACKGROUND Although numerous studies have reported about coping strategies among health care worker throughout the world, but no research-based data are available on the perception of coping strategy among Clinical nurses in the Islamic Republic of Iran. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to describe and explore the experiences of Iranian nurses about their coping strategies. METHOD...

BACKGROUND Each group or profession has its own discourse. Discourses create identity, support institutions and reproduce power relationships. Professional identity of Iranian nurses, which has recently had the opportunity to represent itself in social arena, needs investigation. This study aimed to make internal aspect of this identity clear. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted by...

S p ir it u a li ty i n H IV + P a ti e n t C a re Spirituality in HIV+ Patient Care Joni L. Utley, MA & Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv Volume 8 Issue 3 2011 Melia1 was a 39 year old, mother of 2 young children. She was actively involved in her church and had strong Christian beliefs. Melia was married to her husband for 15 years when her husband left her for another woman, and Melia discovered that ...

The family is a domestic ecclesia that called to cultivate seeds of faith and joyful love for its members other families. As domestica, families need be aware their unique calling in the midst complex challenges faced today, namely become sign real life world. becomes first vital cell society deeper humanitarian school. Covid-19 pandemic period can an opportunity turn into schools, where human ...

Background Euthanasia is one of the most intriguing ethical, medical and law issues that marked whole XX century and beginning of the XXI century, sharply dividing scientific and unscientific public to its supporters and opponents. It also appears as one of the points where all three major religions (Catholic, Orthodox, and Islamic) have the same view. They are strongly against legalizing mercy...

Buddhism has been seen, at least since the Theravāda reform movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as particularly compatible with Western science. The recent explosion of Mindfulness therapies have strengthened this perception. However, the 'Buddhism' which is being brought into relation with science in the context of the Mindfulness movement has already undergone exte...

BACKGROUND Different environmental factors are thought to be responsible for 15-20% of schizophrenia pathogenesis. Religion has long been considered a major force in human life, regardless of economic, social or political affiliation. How the perception of religion has changed over time, especially in the context of mental illness, was the focal point of this long-term comparative study. SUBJ...