extended abstract 1. introduction judgments regarding one’s beauty typically takes place based on their faces. symmetry, youth, succulence and familiarity are the important aspects concerning biological standards of beauty. the results of studies show that a beautiful face is coded in our brain in a way that children, even during the first week after their birth, would gaze upon a beautiful fac...

This paper provides an analysis of the rising significance of urban design and the challenges it is facing. It places urban design in the wider context of urban development process, and of the growing importance of cities in the global economy. By adopting a dynamic and multi-dimensional perspective, the paper looks at this process from the viewpoints of producers, regulators, and users of the ...

muhammad baqir is probably the most important of a group of post safawid painters, who practiced a highly eclectic style. decorative floral compositions which were widly used for lacquer- work from the later safawid period onwards, also become a popular genre in 12th century h. persian painting. muhammad baqir also has produced floral design and composition. owing to the building programs conne...

abstract childhood is a critical era of life which has the ability to significantly improve the behavioral, educational and social aspects of individuals. identification of suitable environment of growing up along with a real insight into child's needs, help researchers and designers to gradually step towards improving the personal and behavioral characteristics of the next generation. see...

Rows of tall buildings can create a unique urban habitat known as a street canyon. These canyons trap traffic pollutants, limiting their dispersal into the atmospheric boundary layer that extends as high as 2,000 meters above the ground. A new study suggests that vegetation in street canyons may reduce air-pollutant concentrations much more than previously reported and suggests innovative plant...

Traditional service channel is losing its edge due to emerging service technology. To establish interaction with the clients, the service industry is using effective mechanism to give clients direct access to services with emerging technologies. Thus, as service science receives attention, special and unique consumption pattern evolves; henceforth, leading to new market mechanism and influencin...

P hysicist and new energy pioneer Dr. Peter Graneau passed away peacefully on February 25, 2014, with his family near him in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 92 years old. Peter was born on March 13, 1921 in Silesia, Germany, where his father was a landowner and businessman. After the war, that part of Germany was annexed by Poland and his parents were able to move to a property they owned furthe...

introduction trends of population in the past half century have witnessed the decline of rural population to urban. general population and housing census results of iran in the past fifty years show that the exact proportion of rural population and urban population of the total population reversely changed (85.5 and 31.5 percents in 1335 to 31.5 and 85.5 percent in 1385). it seems that the four...