tourism as a growing industry needs special attention in developing countries. during last decades, nature based tourism has been growing faster than other tourism fields and it seems to grow even faster. ever growing demand for nature based tourism emphasizes the necessity of a holistic planning for preserving environment against degradation. objective of this study is to present a nature base...

The statistical estimation of phylogenies is always associated with uncertainty, and accommodating this uncertainty is an important component of modern phylogenetic comparative analysis. The birth-death polytomy resolver is a method of accounting for phylogenetic uncertainty that places missing (unsampled) taxa onto phylogenetic trees, using taxonomic information alone. Recent studies of birds ...

Though learner-centered paradigm of education has long been introduced to pedagogy in general and language teaching in particular, it seems that scant heed has been given to its implementation as well as the restrictions and challenges on its way. In an attempt to shed more light on the status of learner-centered instruction in Iranian language schools, particularly as regards the imped...

INTRODUCTION We analysed written comments on clerkship evaluation forms to determine if they furthered our understanding of students' professional behaviour. METHODS We transcribed all written comments related to professional behaviour for 1 medical school class in 4 major clerkships, then categorised the comments. Comments were coded into categories by two raters. They were also coded as pos...

Being outdoors in a natural environment is thought to be restorative and relaxing (Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989). For people with dementia, nature and outdoor spaces (‘ingericht groen’) can provide a stimulating environment with exposure to light and sensory experiences (Burns et al. 2002; GuissetMartinez et al., 2013) as well as engagement in pleasant activities (Mac-Donald, 2002). It is reported tha...