Iranian vernacular architecture has rich experiences in terms of coordinating with its surroundings. although, high energy consumption was one the major concerns past decades. According to statistics presented by Statistics Center, 40% country's is relevant construction industry. However, about 70% used solely for space heating and cooling. In meantime, windows have a significant influence on t...

Today, culture as an infrastructure is a key role in the implementation of knowledge management in organizations. One reason for the lack of success in the implementation of knowledge management in Iranian organizations, organizational culture is both unaware of the situation in general view and Iranian national culture indicators in Special view. This study examines the relationship between th...

Malaysia is rich with historic buildings, particularly in Penang and Malacca states. Restoration activities are increasingly important as these states are recognized under UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Restoration activities help to maintain the uniqueness and value of a heritage building. However, increasing in restoration activities has resulted in large quantities of waste. To cope with this ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among building construction workers. METHODS Total 389 apparently healthy, male volunteers were selected with mean age 34.56±8.33 years and a mean working duration in building construction as 5.76±2.68 years. Musculoskeletal complaints were recorded through a detailed clinical interview and comprehensive questionnaire. RESU...

During the 1970s the building industry witnessed a focus on energy-conserving building materials sparked by oil-price increases; during the 1980s attention to building materials that reduced or omitted pollutants became important as a result of the "Sick Building Syndrome" or indoor air pollution. Now, in the 1990s, we are engaged with a more comprehensive definition of environmental materials ...

Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a pathogen responsible for respiratory and locomotor disorders and causes major economic losses in poultry industry. Early and accurate diagnosis of MS infection plays a major role in control of the infection. This study was conducted to characterize Iranian field isolates of MS isolated from broiler chickens of West Azarbaijan province (Northwest of Iran), and diffe...

1. Background The building industry agrees upon the fact that the construction process is fragmentary, this being probably the main reason for problems with the profitability and the quality of the products. The adoption of Information Technology (IT) has changed the building industry in more than one way. The need of information sharing during the different stages: building design, constructio...

Shrimp farming in Iran is one of the fast growing segments of the economy. In 1994, around 1% of Iranian shrimp production was farmed and by 2004 the share of shrimp farming increased to 60%. In spite of the fact that shrimp culture had relatively rapid growth in last decade, due to increase in production cost and decrease in international price, the profit of shrimp production has decreased in...

the purpose of this paper is to improve supply chain relationships in iranian small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) in automotive parts industry. for this reason, an importance-performance analysis (ipa) has been employed to categorized supply chain relationships metrics. also, the questionnaire method is used for gathering information. the paper identified thirteen supply chain relationshi...