this article is an attempt to explore the subject of divorcee in narrative and visual content of iranian cinema. therefore, by applying constructionist approach in representation theory of stuart hall as the main theoretical framework and using roland barthes’ structural analysis of narrative and john fiske’s semiotic analysis in three levels of reality codes, representation and ideology, ester...

esults: Exposure to smoking in the movies predicted current smoking. The adjusted odds of current smoking increased by a factor of 1.21 for each quartile increase in exposure to smoking (p 0.01) in the movies, reaching 1.77 for the top exposure quartile. The unadjusted odds of established smoking (100 cigarettes with current smoking) increased by 1.23 per quartile (p 0.001) of exposure, reachin...

background: considering the assumptions of cognitive load theory and using its reduction and optimization strategies in the design and development of instructional content is one of the main requirements for achieving effective learning. this study examined the effectiveness of instructional multimedia based on reducing the extraneous cognitive load in english language learning among nursing st...

Gaze is an effective function of a conversation. Different functions of gaze are described in literature over the world. During a route description the presence of gaze is also clearly visible. The behavior of gaze however seems different then in a normal conversation. Through a literature study and the analysis of route description movies, some clear observations are visible. The gaze behavior...