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Sleep Disturbances Among Yazidi Survivors of the ISIS Genocide: Epidemiology, Neuropsychology, and Culturally Sensitive Interventions

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
The figure presents an integrative model of sleep disturbances among Yazidi survivors of the 2014 genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS). Genocide‐related trauma, including mass violence, sexual violence, displacement, and historical trauma, is associated with sustained neurobiological dysregulation, including hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal ...
Jan Ilhan Kizilhan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A newly discovered Persian variety: the case of “Zoroastrian Persian”

open access: yesOrientalia Suecana, 2020
Using a corpus of contemporary Yazdi Zoroastrian oral literature, this article demonstrates that the Persian dialect found in many Zoroastrian songs is different from both Standard Persian and local (Yazdi) Persian.
Chams Bernard
doaj  

Postnatal Care Utilisation Among Adolescent Mothers in India: A Pooled Cross‐Sectional Study of NFHS‐4 and NFHS‐5

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Postnatal care utilisation among adolescent mothers in India increased substantially between NFHS‐4 and NFHS‐5. However, significant socio‐economic and regional inequalities persist, with antenatal care utilisation and facility delivery strongly predicting postnatal care uptake, highlighting the importance of strengthening continuity of maternal ...
Anshika Singh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

KEBAIKAN DAN KEBURUKAN MENURUT ZOROASTRIANISME (MENGENAL AJARAN MORAL ZARATHUSTRA)

open access: yesUlul Albab, 2013
Religions always have two values, which are very distinctive, i.e. the goodness and the badness. Al Quran describes these two qualities with various uslub related to Arabic culture: al hasanat and al sayyi’at.
Ahmad Kholil
doaj   +1 more source

Pandemic Geographies of Home: Domestic Thresholding in Response to COVID‐19

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract With the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID‐19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives. This paper introduces the concept of ‘thresholding’ to explore the ways in which internal and external thresholds are understood and ...
Alison Blunt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correctable or not? The case of plant epithets derived from the Elbrus/Elburs Mountains in Iran, with further notes on taxonomic grey literature

open access: yesTAXON, Volume 75, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Plant name epithets (as well as names of other organisms governed by the ICN), which are derived from geographic names, are not correctable when their original spelling was intentional and based on contemporary linguistic realities, even if it is currently considered outdated.
Alexander N. Sennikov, Irina V. Belyaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 1. Perception of abortion throughout the centuries and by religions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 171, Issue 3, Page 1148-1155, December 2025.
Abstract Induced abortion has religious, moral, and cultural dimensions that place it at the center of major ethical debates. The interest of women caught in the middle of this never‐ending controversy requires that a dialogue replaces current confrontation.
Giuseppe Benagiano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A GENETIC STUDY OF IRANIAN POPULATIONS: SERUM PROTEINS [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 1988
A total of 1611 serum samples collected from ten ethnically distinct populations of Iran (Turks and Kurds of Rezaieh, Lurs, Zabolis, Baluchis, Turks and Kurds of Shirvan, Zoroastrians, Tehranis and Kermanis) were examined for haptoglobin, transrferrin ...
P. Amirshahi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Heatwaves and Home Births: Understanding the Impact of Extreme Heat on Place of Delivery in India

open access: yesGeoHealth, Volume 9, Issue 11, November 2025.
Abstract We investigate the effect of extreme heat on home births in India, proposing that such extreme weather events may impede access to health facilities for childbirth. Utilizing geocoded data from the 2019–2021 Demographic and Health Survey for India, we identified the place of delivery of 208,368 births as home versus health facility.
Arnab K. Dey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reversion, Revival, Resistance

open access: yesEntangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
Both in Iran and India, Zoroastrian communities have traditionally possessed a strong and rigid ethno-religious identity. In recent decades, however, debates regarding the opening of the communities to converts have become increasingly significant.
Benedikt Römer
doaj   +1 more source

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