ions, usually aggregations, are fundamental in exploratory analysis. Finding suitable abstractions, relating them, and conducting both high-level exploratory analysis and appropriate zooming into detail are greatly facilitated if models are designed in a special way. This is the subject of multiresolution, multiperspective modeling (MRMPM). Although the subject relates most directly to new mode...

In this work dual-process theory from the social psychology domain is introduced to help understand exploratory search behaviors and relate them to searchers’ cognitive processes as they evaluate information resources. Our setting is the consumer health domain, where information seeking is often an exploratory search episode involving searchers who have high motivation but low ability to find a...

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is one of the most significant factors on the stability of underground excavation projects. Most of the time, this factor can be obtained by exploratory boreholes evaluation. Due to the large distance between exploratory boreholes in the majority of geotechnical projects, the application of geostatistical methods has increased as an estimator of rock mass pro...

Reviewing the literature indicated that no validated model was found that examine the extent to which teachers support their students emotionally in EFL classrooms. Therefore the present study elaborated on this issue through developing and validating a teacher emotional support scale in an Iranian English foreign language context. Main components of the scale have been specified based on Hamre...

among the most important sources of competitive advantage, is creating and developing strategic alignment competency. strategic alignment, literally, is an abstract and qualitative concept. and a qualitative concept while not been quantified and operationalized, does not worth paying attention practically. this article basing on a general formula and taking systems dynamics approach, suggests a...

abstract: performance evaluation models of information and communication technology (ict) sectors have been already considered with many perspectives of ict management. since ict has two distinct aspects of usefulness and harmfulness for the environment, therefore, this research with regard to the new dimension named environment, is going to present a new performance evaluation model with the a...

BACKGROUND Data visualisation has become an integral part of statistical modelling. METHODS We present visualisation methods for preliminary exploration of time-series data, and graphical diagnostic methods for modelling relationships between time-series data in medicine. We use exploratory graphical methods to better understand the relationship between a time-series reponse and a number of p...

Background: Accreditation process has notable effects on quality assurance in medical education and faculty development. This process determine if an institution meets or exceeds minimum standards of quality. At present, there is a lack of a standardized model of accreditation for medical University in Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to design an accreditation model for North...