in dry parts of asia and africa where the rain was sparse and the surface water inadequate, man has had to search for-other sources of water namely ground water. through this need he learned to tap ground water and extract it to the surface. thus qanats were developed in persia.techniques of qanat construction were later introduced by persians to parts of asia and dry lands of africa.constructi...

anxiety affects the culture of society so that content of each culture has permanent effects on behavior, feeling and psychological features of people. the purpose of this research was the comparison of early maladaptive schemas between two ethnic groups (i.e. kurds and the persians students) with high and low levels of trait anxiety. the research design was descriptive and ex post facto type. ...

medical ethics has a long history worldwide, and the move towards a transcultural ethics must be based on an appreciation of the history that has produced the present relationships. it is often thought that medical ethics history has begun at the time of hippocrates, however it is much older. it is clear that various cultures such as babylonia, ancient egypt, greece, and the persians have attem...

background and aim: disequilibrium is a common complaint in the elderly. the activities-specific balance confidence (abc) scale is a suitable tool for assessing the level of confidence in balance whilst performing daily activities. the purpose of the study was translation, cultural adaptation and evaluation of the reliability and validity of the activities-specific balance confidence scale for ...

This article examines the volume of Eurasian trade in coffee exported to Europe, especially Yemeni and commercial developments that occurred this commodity during seventeenth eighteenth centuries. research indicates entry such a strategic as into trade, competition between European companies, brought about profound change nature economic relations two continents. was accompanied by an important...

Greeks were sailors, shipowners and merchants for 10,000 continuous years. They created a strong navy of 1186 ships in 2000 BC. The enabled to create over 100 colonies the Mediterranean, including conquest Troy defeat Persians 480 BC at Salamis. tradition has been maintained more than 165 generations, even times when Greece was occupied by Romans Ottomans. reasons this long-standing are examine...

Abstract This article reconstructs the history of Kling Muslims’ contribution to religious and ethnic cosmopolitanism sixteenth-century Ayutthaya. study's argument is constructed based on an aggregate written fragments about in both Portuguese primary sources wider academic literature. We reveal that, amongst many ways which Siam benefited from Iberian invasion Melaka 1511, dramatic geopolitica...