How Iran Operates Through Cyberattacks and Mosques
Iran operates on multiple levels against Sweden and the Western world, providing numerous reasons to heighten vigilance.
Iran’s Agenda for Influencing the International Community
The Islamist regime in Tehran is increasingly striving to influence, threaten, and spy on Swedish citizens. Influence operations now target not only Swedish-Iranians but also Swedes with no ties to Iran.
A comparative study on the security measures of the Pahlavi government against criminal and terrorist activities before the 1979 revolution
This study examines the security measures implemented by the Pahlavi government in Iran to counter criminal and terrorist activities prior to the 1979 revolution. The research explores the challenges posed by various radical and insurgent groups, including Marxist and Islamist factions, which employed tactics such as assassinations, kidnappings, and sabotage. It also analyzes the role…
School performance gap between non-immigrant and second-generation immigrant children in Sweden—time trends and contributing factors
We aimed to investigate the school performance gap and its potential trend from 2010 to 2020 in non-immigrant and second-generation immigrant children in Sweden, whether parental mental disorders and low socioeconomic status contribute to this gap and its trends, and whether the effects of these factors differ by immigration status. We used multiple Swedish population…
Socioeconomic status does not determine who becomes a rapist
Men with a foreign background are significantly overrepresented in rape cases. New research shows that integration plays an important role. However, socioeconomic status has less significance, writes physician and researcher Ardavan Khoshnood.
Association between endostatin and mortality in patients with acute dyspnoea, with or without congestive heart failure: a single-centre, prospective, observational study
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess associations between endostatin levels and short-term mortality in unsorted acute hospitalised dyspnoea patients with or without congestive heart failure (CHF), adjusted for common cardiovascular risk factors. Design, setting and participants In this prospective observational study, 723 hospitalised patients who visited the emergency department at Skåne University…
Healthcare efforts for the “invisible” with opioid problems must improve.
Despite the fact that the majority of those who die from opioid overdoses have been in contact with healthcare, social services, or the justice system, a new analysis shows that a large group – nearly half – lacks significant care connections related to their drug problems. To strengthen preventive efforts against overdoses, a change in…
A novel interpretable deep learning model for diagnosis in emergency department dyspnoea patients based on complete data from an entire health care system
Background Dyspnoea is one of the emergency department’s (ED) most common and deadly chief complaints, but frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated. We aimed to design a diagnostic decision support which classifies dyspnoeic ED visits into acute heart failure (AHF), exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (eCOPD), pneumonia and “other diagnoses” by using deep learning and complete,…
TRT’s Misguided Mockery
Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT has produced a clip mocking Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and distorting historical facts about his father, the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Shah’s legacy includes significant economic growth, modernization, and a substantial reduction in poverty in Iran. Given Turkey’s own human rights issues under President Erdoğan, there is a…