background: although nursing faculties may believe that they possess a core of knowledge about ethical interactions with students, they may unwittingly risk crossing an ethical boundary in the learning environment. the ethical dimension in education exists because the instructor has authority to contribute to or impede the students’ acquisition of knowledge. therefore, this study aimed to deter...

moral intelligence is one of the dimensions of intelligence that can provide a framework for the proper function of man, and be used as a predictor for people’s conduct. nurses’ performance is of great importance because of the moral and human nature of their profession, and their adherence to ethical principles improves the nursing care quality as well as organizational performance. therefore,...

background: educational clinical environment has an important role in nursing students' learning. any difference between actual and expected clinical environment will decrease nursing students’ interest in clinical environments and has a negative correlation with their clinical performance.   methods : this descriptive cross-sectional study is an attempt to compare nursing students'perception o...

context: metaparadigm of nursing is one of the nursing discipline challenges of the present century, which should take into consideration the diversity of different cultures and viewpoints. purpose: the purpose of this study is to evolve the concept of “nursing” (one of the concepts in nursing metaparadigm) on the basis of the islamic scholars’ view. materials and methods: in this philosophical...

The house mouse is probably the most widespread invasive mammalian species, being ubiquitous worldwide. In commensal situations, they are known mainly for property damage, for consumption and contamination of stored foods, as a noise/sanitation/odor nuisance, and as a vector of some diseases. In some field settings, they also cause considerable damage to field crops and to natural resources, su...

Nothing does a software company’s reputation more harm than poor quality. One significant contributor to delivered quality is how thoroughly the software is tested. In this issue of Strategic Software Engineering I will describe a test process that has a strategic impact on the organization.

The composition problem involves how to coordinate a set of available modules (e.g., concrete devices installed in a smart house, such as video cameras, lights, blinds, etc.) so as to implement a desired but non-existent target complex component (e.g., a complex entertainment house system). This paper summarizes the results in (De Giacomo, Patrizi, and Sardina 2013), by formally defining the pr...

An examination of the way the cinema has dealt with mental illness and the introspective fascination with which it has mirrored the spirit of experimentation and fragmentation of the last decade.

this study evaluates the lifelikeness layers of boroujerdi’s house in kashan as a case study to analyze the houses of islamic period, especially qajar era. why traditional iranian architecture was considered as sustainable architecture? what are the elements included in the traditional architecture to take the most advantage of the least facilities? what elements does the modern architecture la...