globally, today particularly in the developing countries, much attention is paid to how to achieve the goals of all-out development, that is sustainable and human development. this paper proposes the question that what role does women’s increased participation play in attaining sustainable development in the muslim countries. what is the prospect for these countries? drawing on the experiences ...

The history of the modern oat may be traced to its intergeneric contamination wheat and barley in southwest Asia, particularly Mesopotamia due use only forage crop rather than a staple food most countries it’s been neglected. There are just few economically cultivated species this self-pollinated crop, including A. sativa, nuda, byzantina. After rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, barley, production c...

Increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves (HWs) in a warming climate exert catastrophic impacts on human society natural environment. However, spatiotemporal variations HW their driving factors still remain obscure, especially for changes over Eurasia, the region with largest population world. Here we provide systematic investigation Eurasia quantify contributions different anthropogenic ...

The Department of Defense launched a mandatory anthrax immunization program for military personnel in December 1997. This program has been criticized for many reasons, including concern over side effects. This study was designed to give a quick answer to the question of whether vaccinated persons who deployed to southwest Asia were more likely to seek medical care upon their return than their u...

This article looks at three types of mental maps projected on Southwest Asia during the twentieth century and examines how they were assimilated, reframed or refused by political actors in the region itself. (1) The concept of the ‘Fertile Crescent’ was connected to the archaeological exploration of ancient memorial landscapes that testified to the region’s ancient superiority and, hence, could...

Abstract The East Asian summer climate displays a marked change after the late 1990s. This is principally due to weakening of Pacific–Japan (PJ) teleconnection pattern that was dominant driver precipitation variability over Asia. Nevertheless, western Japan has frequently experienced heavy rainfall events past several years. Atmospheric reanalysis and observational datasets are used investigate...

in this paper, we first review shortly movements in international monetary system and various theories of capital flows including portfolio and balance of payments approaches. then, we will focus particularly on feldstein- horioka (f-h) approach by which capital mobility is analyzed for 16 developing countries over 1980-2003 through a panel data method. the main objective of this paper is thus ...

Shamanism is a pervasive form of ritual practice documented within hunter-gathering and farming societies throughout the world, continuing some present-day urban communities. Despite exhibiting considerable variation, shamanism has several recurrent features, notably role shaman as mediator between spirit human worlds. been cited to explain aspects Epipalaeolithic Neolithic archaeological recor...