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 The culture and personality of each person rooted in family and any harm to it will make trouble for the next generation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Islam-based couple therapy on psychological well-being and quality of life of couples.

 The present study was a semi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and control group. This research was carried out among 16 couples, who referred to the counseling center of Rasht city in 2017. The subjects were selected using the convenience sampling method and they were divided into two groups of experimental (N=8) and control (N=8). The research tools were a short form of quality of life questionnaire (36-SF) and personality wellbeing index of adults (PWI-A). Islam-centered couple therapy protocol included a one-hour training program (8 sessions) that for the experimental group was implemented in a workshop with power point, lecture, question, and answer. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 22 software through a multivariate analysis of variance and independent t-tests. 

 There was a significant difference between the mean scores of the post-test step of experimental and control groups in the psychological well-being variable and components of quality of life (p<0.05).

 Islam-based couple therapy is effective in promoting the psychological well-being and quality of life of couples.

One of the decisions made each year by managers that relates to long-term corporate decisions is the dividend yield among shareholders. To make the right decision in this regard, quality financial reporting plays a crucial role as a source of information. In empirical research, the impact of financial reporting quality on dividend policy is of great importance to researchers. How it affects the three channel, the free cash flow problem, financial constraints, and the Quiet life problem is justifiable. For this purpose, this study examines the effect of financial reporting quality on dividend policy through the three mentioned channel. To test the hypotheses, sample of 113 companies from among the companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange during the years 2010 to 2016 was selected. For the data analysis and testing hypotheses, panel data regression model has been used. The results of the research show that financial reporting quality has a positive and significant effect on dividend policy and this positive association is more pronounced among firms with more severe free cash flow. The findings also, Also, the findings did not provide enough empirical evidence to support the impact of the financial reporting quality on dividend policy in firms with a high financial constraint. The impact of financial reporting quality on dividend policy is less among firms with higher ownership by monitoring-type institutional investors.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible brain disturbing disorder and is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. Since many drug treatments have been introduced for AD, despite the change many have failed; therefore in this research, effect of Berberis vulgaris fruit aqueous extract on memory consolidation stage in Wistar male rats with Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced AD was studied.

For this purpose, a total of 30 male rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (n=6); Intact groups; Saline control groups (received saline via intraperitoneal (IP) injection); Saline control+Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) groups (received saline via IP route and received CSF via Intracerebroventricular (ICV) route (unilateral, right ventricle)); Saline+STZ groups (received saline via IProute and received STZ with a dose 1.5mg/Kg (to create Alzheimer model in the first and third days after canulation) via ICV route); Berberis vulgaris extract+STZ groups (received Berberis vulgaris extract with dose of 10mg/Kg via ip route and received STZ via ICV route). Injection for 4 days, was done After teaching passive avoidance learning by the shuttle box and On the fifth day, the day of the test. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and one way ANOVA and T-Student test method.

on the test day, step through latency (STL), and total time in dark compartment (TDC) and total time in light compartment (TLC) Was considered as a measure of passive avoidance learning. The aqueous extract of barberry fruit in the rats receiving STZ was significantly increased in STL (P<0.01) and TLC (P<0.05), also significant decrease in TDC (P<0.05) Compared with groups receiving the saline+STZ.

This research showed, 10mg/kg doses of aqueous extract of Berberis vulgaris caused improvement of learning in animals with Alzheimer (recipient of STZ) which is probably due to antioxidant property, flavonoids, vitamin C and … in Berberis vulgaris that inhibit some of the factors causing of AD.