The Reduction of Causal Processes

A causal model of the relationship between cognitive processes and effective leadership of academic department chairs in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

The present study was conducted aiming to investigate the causal relationship between cognitive processes and effective leadership of academic departments’ chairs in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Using descriptive correlational study method, 40 academic department chairs in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences were studied by census method. Data were collected through computer-based...

Modeling of Catalyst Effect on the Reduction Rate Enhancement of Barium Sulfate by Methane and Developing Two Environmentally Friendly Processes

مقایسه کارایی فرایندهای فنتون و ازن زنی با فنتوازن زنی در کاهش لجن مازاد

Background and purpose: In activated sludge process large amounts of sludge are produced. The disposal and management of this sludge remains a big challenge due to environmental, economic, social and legal factors. Thus, selecting an appropriate process that could reduce sludge would be of great help in solving this problem. The aim of present research was to determine the effects of three pr...

The Causal Role of Right Frontopolar Cortex in Moral Judgment, Negative Emotion Induction, and Executive Control

Introduction: Converging evidence suggests that both emotional and cognitive processes are critically involved in moral judgment, and may be mediated by discrete parts of the prefrontal cortex. The current study aimed at investigating the mediatory effect of right Frontopolar Cortex (rFPC) on the way that emotions affect moral judgments.  Methods: Six adult patients affected by rFPC and 10 hea...

A new investigation on modeling of permeability reduction during CO2 flooding processes in sandstone oil reservoirs

Permeability reduction in oil reservoirs during primary oil recovery and using the enhanced oil recovery methods are complicated problem which most of the oil field in worlds has encountered. In this work, a modified model based on four phase black oil model (oil, water, gas, and asphaltene) was developed to account permeability reduction during CO2 flooding in cylindrical coordinates around a ...

Bayesian Causal Maps as Decision Aids in Venture Capital Decision Making: Methods and Applications † Short title: Bayesian Causal Maps for VCs

Improving venture capitalists’ decision processes is key to reducing failure rates for venture capital backed companies and to improving portfolio returns. In this paper we describe the use of a novel technique—Bayesian causal maps—to support and improve venture capital decision making. We combine causal mapping and Bayesian network techniques to construct a Bayesian causal map. The resulting p...