Nowadays urban pollution exposure from road transport has become a great concern in major cities throughout the world. A modelling framework has been developed to simulate Personal Exposure Frequency Distributions (PEFDs) as a function of urban background and roadside pollutant concentrations, under different traffic conditions. In this paper, we present a technique for classifying roads, accor...

Computer programming is a part of the curriculum in computer science education, and high drop rates for this subject are a universal problem. Development of metacognitive skills, including the conceptual framework provided by socio-cognitive theories that afford reflective thinking, such as actively monitoring, evaluating, and modifying one’s thinking, has been identified as important for novic...

purpose : to report an association of ligneous conjunctivitis (lc) and congenital hydrocephalus case report : the patient was a 3.5-year-old boy with a history of long standing conjunctivitis with copious ocular discharge and photophobia, waxing and waning for some time. he also had suffered from occlusive congenital hydrocephalus that required placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. conjunc...

I he paranoid patient suffers deeply from pervasive feelings of being mistreated and misunderstood, hypervigilance, and an acute sensitivity to real or imagined slights. He is suspicious of other people's motives and may distrust those he loves most or to whom he is most attached. This patient harbors simmering anger and grudges toward those he feels may have deceived him or taken unfair advant...

The successful implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the higher education (HE) system has been a highly debated and contentious subject. However, small effect TQM tools was implemented non-academic activities HE institutions. They are mainly concentrated on practices which bill payments, registration purchase activities. significant factors such as curriculum development, teaching...

the crisis of the religios legitimacy of safavids close to the end of this dynasty’s governance triggered many uprisings and rebellions in different parts of their ruling domain. sheikh baha_al_din estiri was the leader of one of the most important uprisings in khorasan. the sheikh, who has been frustrated with the safavid court and government’s indifference regarding the ozbacks’ attacks made ...

this paper examines edward said’s views on music and its connection with key concepts such as orientalism and worldliness in his writings. it is suggested that to see the importance of classical western music as a key component of western culture in said’s work, one has to take into account the centrality of culture in his critical views and the stress he puts on its complicity with western imp...