Given k sets of objects X1, . . . , Xk, a k-ary relation R on D(R) = (X1, . . . , Xk) is a subset G(R) of the Cartesian product X1 × · · · ×Xk. I.e., D(R) is a k-tuple of sets and G(R) is a set of k-tuples. We refer to D(R) and G(R) as the domain and the graph of the relation R, respectively (alternative notions are that of ground and figure, respectively). Relations are a very fundamental math...

in the early of 1st millennium bc, in the region of lorestan, iran, the ellipi kingdom formed and played a significant role in regional developments, particularly in relation with two rival governments, assyria and elam. the political history reconstruction of the ellipi kingdom is more reliant on assyrian resources which cover just very short and particular part of its life. the first recorded...

Erving Goffman's essay, "On the Characteristics of Total Institutions," is classic example of the relation between methods of presenting research and scholarship and to their political content, which is to never simple and direct. This assay analyzes the politica of the presentation in Goffman.

performance management is an ongoing process of recognizing, measuring, and individual and team performance development and aligning them with the organizational strategic goals (objectives). therefore the employee performance appraisal plays an important part in recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of the employees. on the other hand this task is done by individuals who are likely to make ...

the impact of gender gap on voting behavior generally is categorized into the traditional gap, convergence and revisionist patterns. this paper, firstly by using survey research method and data were collected from 230 eligible male and female voters in isfahan, makes clear that the first pattern or the traditional gender gap is dominated in this electorate, which denotes that women are more con...

the both atlantic side relations from the ancient time had been faced with too much challenge but the continuing of this relation is due to the common political and economical interests. the upper atlantic and the two organizations (nato, eu) still exist to gain the essential goals and the political and security connection which are boosting with the economical integration at the same time. but...

BACKGROUND There is increasing recognition that the development of evidence-informed health policy is not only a technical problem of knowledge exchange or translation, but also a political challenge. Yet, while political scientists have long considered the nature of political systems, the role of institutional structures, and the political contestation of policy issues as central to understand...