the present thesis is a study of postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. according to postmodern historiography,the established institution of history is one of the other manifestations of patriarchys power which has silenced women. the study analyzes angela carters nights at the circus as a postmodern historical novel which makes its female characters transgress the pat...

abstract a fundamental study of “historio-graphic metafiction” and “literary genres”, as introduced in “new historical philosophy”, and tracing them in the works of julian barnes having studied the two novels, the porcupine and arthur & george, by julian barnes, the researcher has applied linda hutcheon’s historio-graphic metafictional theories to them. the thesis is divided into five cha...

Introduction: The study of behaviors that can lead to a healthy academic lifestyle for learners has always been of interest to researchers. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem in between parent-child relationship and health-oriented academic lifestyle. Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlational and structural equation modeling. The statistic...

this thesis attempts to measure learning styles, self efficacy and intrinsic motivation as predictors of iranian ielts reading comprehension. in order to address this issue, a quantitative study was conducted on some randomly selected intact students at ferdowsi university. these two groups were assigned as they were undergraduate (ba=91) and graduate (ma =74) students; they were all aged betwe...

Background : Cancer is a chronic disease, which, despite all the advances in diagnosis and treatment, is also a reminder of pain, limitation, deformity and death. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between spiritual intelligence and life expectancy in cancer patients in Kerman University of Medical Sciences hospitals in 2017.  methods: This was a descriptive-correlation...

Introduction: Critical Thinking (CT) is an essential component of clinical decision-making and professional competence. Personal characteristics of the students are one of the factors influencing their critical thinking development. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between Critical Thinking Disposition (CTD) and self-esteem among pre-clinical and clinical medical students ...