According to experts, the inefficient agricultural sector has a dominant role in degrading water resources all over the world. Farmers’ conservational behavior is an important aspect of new integrated water management studies. Relevantly, various behavioral theories have been proposed in the field of environmental psychology. The main objective of the present comparative analysis and review stu...

Introduction: Recognizing the determinants of behavior plays amajor role in identification and application of effective strategiesfor encouraging individuals to follow the intended pattern ofbehavior. The present study aimed to analyze the universitystudents’ behaviors regarding the amenability to dress code, usingthe theory of reasoned action (TRA).Methods: In this cross sectional study, 472 s...

Like any other logical theory, domain descriptions in reasoning about actions may evolve, and thus need revision methods to adequately accommodate new information about the behavior of actions. The present work is about changing action domain descriptions in propositional dynamic logic. Its contribution is threefold: first we revisit the semantics of action theory contraction that has been done...

CCAT is comprised of fourteen major constructs. Twenty-three practice-proven propositions relate to the various constructs. Each of these constructs and the literature that relates to them will be addressed in the following sections. The CCAT constructs and propositions provide an underlying framework for understanding the processes, structures, and outcomes experienced by effective community c...

In neo-classical economics it is assumed that individuals, as separate economic agents whose 'preferences' or 'tastes' are already given, make selfish cost-benefit type analyses in order to maximise their personal utility. People act, in other words, as 'rational economic man'. While on occasion the 'taste' for 'leisure', 'welfare' or 'pleasure' more generally is included in the definition of u...

The aim of this research is to study altruism among the youth and is applied by the method of grounded theory. The focus of study is on exploring the social process which shapes altruism. The data were gathered through in-depth interviews 10 youth who lived in Mashhad. The results of the study highlight the complexity and variety of the youth experiences altruism that is a process reflects inte...

As historically acknowledged in the Reasoning about Actions and Change community, intuitiveness of a logical domain description cannot be fully automated. Moreover, like any other logical theory, action theories may also evolve, and thus knowledge engineers need revision methods to help in accommodating new incoming information about the behavior of actions in an adequate manner. The present wo...