the problem which has been the focus of city constructors and architectures since the beginning of citizenship life is the issue of the nature of environmental quality. this study, with a review of explaining paradigms of environmental quality and by reliance on basic works, has assumed the question of nature of environmental quality an interdisciplinary concept (civic construction, sociology, ...

Background: Caring is the essence of nursing practice, but has been understood in various countries in a different way. Analysis of nurses’ perception of caring behaviors provides the possibility to nursing teachers and administrators to be able to plan a program to meet all the patients’ needs with an inclusive view. Aim: to determine nurses’ perception about caring behaviors and the factors t...

Test is the majority of student’s life and test anxiety is an experience that has commonly been observed during exams. In fact, anxiety is a vague feeling and very uncomfortable that so often considered to be associated with one or more physical sense, for instance, the empty feeling of heart palpitations, headache and sweating. The purpose of this study is to investigate and to compare the sel...

The increasing call for learning English as a foreign language has dramatically heightened the necessity to recruit effective English teachers. This is mainly because teachers have a key role in the success or otherwise of an educational program. Nevertheless, a comprehensive review of the related literature confirms the paucity of research studies on teacher characteristics which can influence...

the quality of life (qol) has been defined as ‘‘a person’s sense of well-being that stems from satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the areas of life that are important to him/her’’. it is generally accepted that pain intensity and duration have a negative impact on the qol. one specific type of control is “self-efficacy”, or the belief that one has the ability to successfully engage in specifi...

the form and morphology criteria are among  effective components in enhancement and improvement of urban environments and one of the features of successful urban spaces, is the way these criteria are arranged alongside each other especially at the visual landscape of an entrance space, because entrance of every place is the first and most important communication ring between the person and the ...

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Improving     Self-Efficacy of Mothers of Children with Autism   A. Ahmadi [1] Z. Raeisi, Ph.D. [2]   Given the unique stresses inherent in raising a child with autism, mothers may find it challenging to maintain a positive sense of self-efficacy. This study sought to determine the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on s...