An Islamic Form of Logotherapy in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Symptoms in University Students in Iran [Scholarly Article - Journal of Religion and Health, January 2022]

Title:

An Islamic Form of Logotherapy in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Symptoms in University Students in Iran 

 

Authors:

Shapour Fereydouni & Simon Forstmeier  

 

Published:

Journal of Religion and Health, 11 January 2022

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-021-01495-0

 

Abstract:

Previous research demonstrated that spiritually sensitive psychotherapy is an effective treatment for clients with depression or anxiety, with outcomes equivalent to secular control interventions. The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of spiritually sensitive logotherapy intervention in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in university students in Iran. Sixty students with elevated depression symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory II, BDI-II, 22 or greater) were randomly assigned to either a twelve-session group logotherapy programme or a control group. Results showed that spiritually sensitive logotherapy significantly reduced depression, anxiety, and stress, and significantly more so than in the control group (e.g. interaction effect for BDI-II: F = 56.8, p < 0.001, with a large effect size).

 

Optimal Forest Management Using Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach – A Case Study from the Hyrcanian Forests of Iran [Scholarly Article - Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2021]

Title:

Optimal Forest Management Using Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach – A Case Study from the Hyrcanian Forests of Iran

 

Authors:

Soleiman Mohammadi Limaei

Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran

&

Zohreh Mohammadi

Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Published:

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, published online 12 August 2021 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10549811.2021.1961277

 

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to estimate the optimal forest harvest considering economic and environmental objectives in an uneven-aged forest in the north of Iran. Required data were collected such as stumpage price, harvesting variable costs, growth, volume, basal area, sequestrated carbon, carbon dioxide storage, and price. The required input models for optimization were estimated using the collected data. A stochastic dynamic programming technique was used for optimization. The results indicated that the harvesting volume was higher when only the economic objective was considered instead of considering economic and environmental objectives. The results also indicated that the harvesting volume would occur at a higher level of volume per hectare if we only consider the environmental objective. The results showed that the expected present value was higher when economic and environmental objectives were considered simultaneously. The results indicated when interest rate increased, the harvesting time and the expected present value decreased. The results showed that the expected present value increases with increasing the risk. The results of this study can be a guideline for optimal forest management.

 

Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Academic says Iran detention was 'long and traumatic' [BBC News, 26 November 2020]

Title:

Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Academic says Iran detention was 'long and traumatic'

 

Published:

BBC News, 26 November 2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55081682

 

From the article:

Kylie Moore-Gilbert has consistently denied accusations of espionage since her arrest in Iran in September 2018.

Iran - Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran moved to remote prison

Title:
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran moved to remote prison

Published:
BBC News, 28 July 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53562435#:~:text=A%20British%2DAustralian%20woman%20serving,all%20the%20charges%20against%20her.
 
From the article:
A British-Australian woman serving a 10-year sentence in Iran for espionage has been transferred to a notorious prison in the desert, officials say.
 
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a lecturer at Melbourne University, has been in jail since September 2018.

She was tried in secret and strongly denies all the charges against her.

Scholarly Article [medRxiv, 30 March 2020] - Children are unlikely to have been the primary source of household SARS-CoV-2 infections

Title:
Children are unlikely to have been the primary source of household SARS-CoV-2 infections

Authors:
Yanshan Zhu, Conor J Bloxham, Katina D Hulme, Jane E Sinclair, Zhen Wei Marcus Tong, Lauren E Steele, Ellesandra C Noye, Jiahai Lu, Keng Yih Chew, Janessa Pickering, Charles Gilks, Asha C Bowen & Kirsty R Short

Published:
medRxiv, 30 March 2020 
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.26.20044826v1
This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed.

From the abstract:
"Since its identification on the 7th of January 2020, SARS-CoV-2 has spread to more than 180 countries worldwide, causing >11,000 deaths. At present, viral disease and transmission amongst children is incompletely understood. Specifically, there is concern that children could be an important source of SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters."

Centre for religious studies became Asia hub of COVID-19 (University World News, 11 March 2020)

Title:
Centre for religious studies became Asia hub of COVID-19

Authors:
Shadi Khan Saif & Yojana Sharma 

Published:
University World News, 11 March 2020

From the article:
"With many international students and holy sites frequented by Muslim Shiite pilgrims from around the world on a regular basis, Qom has served as the epicentre of spreading the virus, with neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan and even India reporting positive and suspected cases with traces reaching back to Qom."

To read this article:
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200311201618612

Short Article: Canadian universities mourn researchers who died in Iran plane crash

Title:
Canadian universities mourn researchers who died in Iran plane crash: Victims include 10 people linked to the University of Alberta and six at the University of Toronto

Author:
Nidhi Subbaraman

Published:
Nature, 9 January 2020

From the article:
"Canadian universities are mourning more than a dozen faculty members and students who died when Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed in Iran on 8 January."

To read this article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00048-x