introduction of modern architecture in iran and its popularization in 1950s and after, brought some new concepts in everyday life of iranian women, among which was “kitchen as heart of home-life”. younger members of current generation are grown in these modernized spaces while a bit older ones have experienced houses of traditional style. this study is designed to explore what previous concept ...

This article addresses the influence of personalism – an anti-liberal, anti-socialist intellectual movement which developed in France 1930s on process European integration during Commission presidency Jacques Delors (1985–95). The received wisdom is that personalist tradition contributed to shaping early developments 1950s but its later declined with consolidation bipolar equilibrium Europe. In...

introduction: lipomas of the larynx are very rare benign lesions; macroscopically, they resemble retention cysts, so their diagnosis is usually made after surgery.   case report: a rare case of pediatric paraglottic space lipoma in an 11-year-old boy is explained. the mass was mobile, soft, without fluctuation or pulsation. ct scan revealed a 5.7 cm cervical fat density with regional lymphadeno...

A lack of cross-cultural research has been identified regarding cultural tourism promotion on social media. Using the dimensions Collectivism-Individualism, Power Distance, and High-Context vs. Low-Context communication, we content analyze value differences in Instagram posts promoting – published by national organizations Chile, Portugal, USA, Netherlands. In addition, an automated analysis is...

The main purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between personality traits (“dark” (i.e. Dark Triad) and “bright” HEXACO)) vocational interests RIASEC) in individualist (UK) culture (Hofstede, 1991; Schwartz, 2006), achieved by considering Individualism-Collectivism (I-C) Theory within a group undergraduate samples UK. participants were 445 students. results provide suggestions: A...

This paper discusses the relations between economic development, family income, and happiness in post-communist Poland from the point of view of Inglehart's theory of modernization. The happiness is understood as satisfaction with income and life, and as psychological well-being. The analysis of survey data yields the conclusion that economic development reduces the strength of the relations be...

This paper addresses the issue of technology transfer in software development organizations. Common problems for the software industry are still software failures, project overruns, and unfinished projects. To remedy these, knowledge-intensive technologies like quality management and software process improvement (SPI) have been promoted. The organizational implementation of such approaches is a...