using current employee performance data to predict the future behavior of the applicants is an interesting area which can broaden new horizons of knowledge lay in the organization. because of inherent ambiguity and uncertainty, cognitive limitations of the human mind make unknown behaviors of very complex systems difficult to predict. as a consequence, it is necessary to model the imprecise mod...

the performance of a γ-al 2 o 3 /n-decane nanofluid shell-and-tube heat exchanger in a biomass heating plant is analyzed to specify the optimum condition based on the maximum heat transfer rate and performance index for wide range of nanoparticle volume fraction (0–7%). compared with pure          n-decane, the obtained results in this research show that by using γ-al 2 o 3 /n-decane nanofluid ...

There is a demand for reduced power consumption in the vapor compression refrigeration cycle. Coefficient of performance of window-air conditioners considerably decreases and power consumption increases under very hot conditions. These problems have encouragecl studies aimed at improving the performance of window-air-conditioners by enhancing the heat transfer rate in the condenser. In this ar...

background: objective structured clinical examination (osce) is one of the most preferable means of evaluating cognitive, emotional and psychomotor aspects of nursing students. the present study was designed to determine the reliability and validity of osce in evaluating clinical skills of nursing students. materials and methods: for this descriptive evaluative study, 10 different skills of nur...

introduction: detection of caries lesions on approximal surfaces of posterior teeth is difficult, since wide contact points hamper direct visual inspection. due to the importance of the early detection of dental caries, the aim of this study is to compare the performance of different methods (visual, bitewing radiography and diagnodent) in detecting approximal caries in primary molars. methods:...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating role of conscientiousness personality trait in the relationship of emotional exhaustion with job performance (task performance, organizational citizenship behaviors). the participants of this study consisted of 400 high school teachers in khuzestan province (260 male & 140 female) that were selected by multi-stage random sampling metho...