We discuss a few selected hypotheses on how the visual system judges differences of color images. We then derive five image-difference features from these hypotheses and address their relation to the visual processing. Three models are proposed to combine these features for the prediction of perceived image differences. The parameters of the image-difference features are optimized on human imag...

background. in the medical sense, stigma has been defined as the collection of negative attitudes and beliefs that are directed at people living with a particular condition or disease process. a cohort study was conducted to explore the hiv stigma that is perceived by hiv positive individuals versus that perceived by the general population within a community based dental clinic. methods. two se...

Using a social exchange framework, we examined the relationship of work status (in)congruency with organization-specific and job-specific aspects of perceived employer commitment and with nurses’ commitment to their organization, to their job, and to their profession. The participants were 1,230 female nurses employed in community health agencies in Canada. Part-time nurses preferring full-time...

nowadays, one of the main goals of each organization, person or profession is having a good image and implications associated with it, intelligence and basically a good brand. generally, political advertising and image management or management of political image has been one of the fundamental principles for democracy and modern society. planning of public image needs a careful control of infor...

professional attitudes of employees in organizations are associated with costumer perception to organization. these characteristics are consequences of positive image of the customers of society to organization. thus, employees’ skills, attitudes and behaviors are important in this field. high reputation of iran khodro company among people and its costumers always prompt many staffs to emerge p...