data type: an algebraic methodology for their specification. In MFDBS 89: Proceedings of the second symposium on Mathematical fundamentals of database systems, pages 53–67, New York, NY,USA, 1989. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. [3] Brian D. Carlstrom, Austen McDonald, Hassan Chafi, JaeWoongChung, Chi Cao Minh, Christos Kozyrakis, and Kunle Olukotun. The atomos transactional programming ...

Nitrogen and carbon mineralization rates of 19 manure and compost samples were determined in 1996, with an additional 12 samples evaluated in 1997. These organic amendments were mixed with a soil : sand blend at 2% by dry weight and the amended blends were incubated at constant moisture for 12 (1996) or 24 weeks (1997) at 25 °C. Net N mineralization was measured at 4(1996) or 8-week (1997) inte...

the present study aims to examine the boundaries and criteria for exaggeration and degradation from the views of allameh majlesi and sheikh mufid. both theologians have referred to similar notions as limits and criteria for exaggeration, including a belief in the divinity and prophecy of the infallible imams, a belief in the reincarnation and :union: of the infallibles with god, or believing th...

JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES & LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION VOLUME 37 200 Scholarly research in the life sciences has traditionally centered on accessing peer-reviewed literature from hardcopy serials (Larivière et al., 2006) and citing this information in publications or presentations of scientific results. There are benefits to utilizing peer-reviewed scientific literature in undergraduate curricu...

the present study was aimed at examining concerns about the social effects of efl learning, a challenging area of research which has not been discussed sufficiently. it tried to investigate the relationship between efl learning and national identity. in addition, attempt was made to find a relationship between language motivation types and national identity. furthermore, the role of two demogra...

abstract norton’s (1995) investment hypothesis in l2 learning that l2 learners who cherish and foresee a richer personality for themselves in their l2 context would thrive more diligently and consequently would both enrich their personality and achieve a higher proficiency in their new language was investigated in this study in the community of iranian efl students. the integration and mutual r...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the motives and reasons of non-physical education graduates to continue their education in postgraduate physical education discipline. research method was descriptive. the statistical sample of the research consisted of physical education students of the universities in tehran who were studying in 2009-2010 educational disciplines. 136 subjects were ...

lack of appropriate strategies to enhance brand equity of internet companies needs particular attention in iran. the aim of this research is to study factors influencing on the brand equity of internet companies. the study is descriptive-survey type. at first, different factors influencing on brand equity were defined. then the hypothesis was examined via regression analysis (partial least squa...

Morphological changes of a toxigenic isolate of Aspergillus parasiticus cultured in the presence of aqueous leaf and seed extracts obtained from neem, Azadirachta indica A. Juss (syn. Melia azadirachta L.), a potent inhibitor of aflatoxin biosynthesis, was studied. Mycelial samples obtained from A. parasiticus cultures exposed to an effective concentration of the leaf and seed extracts (50% v/v...

abstractmuhammad asif mohseni, a shia religious authority and an afghan political activist, has recently published the second printing of his al-mu’jam al-ahadith al-mu’tabarah in 8 volumes. a new arrangement has been adopted regarding the jurisprudential and non-jurisprudential chapters of the book, which indicates the author’s stance toward the status of reason and science as well as the posi...