the purpose of present study is to evaluate the role of teaching entrepreneurship on the employment of iranian higher education graduates in today`s changing world. the delphi method is used and a sample of 46 entrepreneurship specialists is questioned about the subject. once the data are collected, they are analyzed using χ2-square freedman test and kendal correlation. final results reveal tha...

The graduated optimization approach, also known as the continuation method, is a popular heuristic to solving non-convex problems that has received renewed interest over the last decade. Despite being popular, very little is known in terms of its theoretical convergence analysis. In this paper we describe a new first-order algorithm based on graduated optimization and analyze its performance. W...

Superior sagittal sinus (SSS) obstruction causes intracranial hypertension, often requiring surgical stenting. Consensus on treating brain venous stenosis, another cause, is lacking. This study reports a case of SSS stenosis and hypertension treated with stenting, improving bilateral papilledema. A 51-year-old headache visual disturbance had papilledema field loss. MR venography showed leading ...

The effectiveness of a video feedback and self-management package was assessed with various inappropriate behaviors exhibited by six youth with mild mental retardation. The procedure consisted of (a) videotaping participants' inappropriate behavior, (b) having them self-monitor and record their behavior, (c) prompting them to evaluate their behavior against a criterion, and (d) allowing to rein...

A novel method for initiating discrimination training with nonverbal children combines a delayed S+ procedure that requires children to refrain from responding to either of 2 physically different choice stimuli until a prompt stimulus is added onto 1 of the choices, and a delayed prompting procedure that presents the same 2-choice stimulus display, but stimuli are initially added onto both choi...