according to webster and wind (1972) and anderson et al (1987), “organizational buying is a complex process and involves many people from different functional areas, multiple goals and potentially conflicting decision criteria. moreover, the customers of today are also more knowledgeable and selective when making their purchasing decisions. since a key to organizational survival is the retentio...

abstract this study investigated the predictability of variables from a motivational framework as well as individuals qualities to predict three non-linguistic outcomes of language learning. gardners socio-educational model with its measures has been used in the current study. individual qualities presented in this study include (1) age, (2) gender, and (3) language learning experience. the...

abstract part one: the electrode oxidation potentials of a series of eighteen n-hydroxy compounds in aqueous solution were calculated based on a proper thermodynamic cycle. the dft method at the level of b3lyp-6-31g(d,p) was used to calculate the gas-phase free energy differences ,and the polarizable continuum model (pcm) was applied to describe the solvent and its interaction with n-hydroxy ...

over the past decades a number of approaches have been applied for forecasting mortality. in 1992, a new method for long-run forecast of the level and age pattern of mortality was published by lee and carter. this method was welcomed by many authors so it was extended through a wider class of generalized, parametric and nonlinear model. this model represents one of the most influential recent d...

اگرکیفیت معلم کلاس برای بهبودیادگیری دانش آموزحیاتی است،پس کیفیت اساتیددانشجو-معلمان، یابه عبارتی معلمین معلمان نیزبرای پیشرفت آموزش بسیارمهم واساسی است.ناگفته پیداست که یک سیستم مناسب آموزش معلمان ،معلمین با کیفیتی را تربیت خواهدکرد.که این کار منجربه داشتن مدارس خوب، ودرنتیجه نیروی کارماهرتروشهروندبهتربرای جامعه خواهدشد. اساتیددانشجو-معلمان نقشی بسیارمهم را در سیستم اموزش معلمان درسراسرجهان ای...

the major purpose of this study was to develop the translation teacher competency test (ttct) and examine its construct and predictive validity. the present study was conducted in two phases: a qualitative phase as well as a quantitative phase. in the first phase of the study, the author attempted to find out the major areas of competency required for an academic translation teacher. the second...