background: the awareness regarding the contribution of sexual self-concept to healthy sexual well-being is on a rise. the multidimensional sexual self-concept questionnaire (msscq) was developed to assess the 20 aspects related to sexual self-concept and has been widely applied in western societies. the adequacy of its application in iran has not been determined in order to guaranty its reliab...

We consider a slightly modified version of the Rock-Scissors-Paper (RSP) game from the point of view of evolutionary stability. In its classical version the game has a mixed Nash equilibrium (NE) not stable against mutants. We find a quantized version of the RSP game for which the classical mixed NE becomes stable as well.

We consider a slightly modified version of the Rock-Scissors-Paper (RSP) game from the point of view of evolutionary stability. In its classical version the game has a mixed Nash equilibrium (NE) not stable against mutants. We find a quantized version of the RSP game for which the classical mixed NE becomes stable as well.

Meta-heuristics optimization methods are important techniques for optimal design of the engineering systems. Numerous methods, inspired by different nature phenomena, have been introduced in the literature. A new modified version of Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO) Algorithm is introduced in this paper. TLBO, as a parameter free algorithm, is based on the learning procedure of studen...

A new modified version of the Oxford purification protocol is proposed. This version is based on the controlled-controlled NOT gate instead of controlled NOT in the original one. Comparisons between the results of the new version and the original and an earlier modification are given. It is found that the new version converges faster and consumes fewer initial qubit pairs of low fidelity per fi...

A modified k-deck of a graph G is obtained by removing k edges of G in all possible ways, and adding k (not necessarily new) edges in all possible ways. Krasikov and Roditty asked if it was possible to construct the usual k-edge deck of a graph from its modified k-deck. Earlier I solved this problem for the case when k = 1. In this paper, the problem is completely solved for arbitrary k. The pr...

A modified k-deck of a graph G is obtained by removing k edges of G in all possible ways, and adding k (not necessarily new) edges in all possible ways. Krasikov and Roditty asked if it was possible to construct the usual k-edge deck of a graph from its modified k-deck. Earlier I solved this problem for the case when k = 1. In this paper, the problem is completely solved for arbitrary k. The pr...

We have modified one of the most useful methods of protein separation; namely, two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). This modified version of 2-DE is not only simpler and easier but also faster than all the currently available methods. In this method, isoelectric focusing is carried out in the first dimension using a vertical sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrop...