Abstract Indigenous knowledge in the field of water and soil has attracted great attention due to its desirable functions, in particular ensuring high compatibility and maintaining ecological balance as well as attracting popular support and encouraging participation. The need for technology and knowledge that, while responding to the growing needs of societies, will also use the natural reso...

Purpose: In this article, the author critically discusses the defined functions which have been propounded for libraries till now. The most important of these functions are education and entertainment. Method: The present article is an opinion article in which the author provides some definitions in a particular subject based upon his academic experience. Findings: An analysis of library func...

abstract:assume that y is a banach space such that r(y ) ? 2, where r(.) is garc?a-falset’s coefficient. and x is a banach space which can be continuously embedded in y . we prove that x can be renormed to satisfy the weak fixed point property (w-fpp). on the other hand, assume that k is a scattered compact topological space such that k(!) = ? ; and c(k) is the space of all real continuous ...

Purpose: Investigated the information need and information seeking behavior in the Iran manufacturing industry.   Method/Design: To gain a deep understanding of the issue, we used grounded theory approach. 25 manufacturing firms operating in the Isfahan Science Technology Park were selected purposefully.  Data was obtained from 20-30 minute semi-structured interview with all 25 companies’ man...

 In this paper, a new model has been introduced for scheduling of a multi-microgrid consisting of low voltage microgrids, distributed generation resources and interruptible loads. In this model, system operator runs its internal market, then by using the results and modeling the upstream market, the internal market is finally cleared based on nodal prices and considering network losses. Fu...