astragalus kurdaicus saposhn. ex sumn is now considered as an additional species of the flora of iran. this species was introduced from middle asia, and is also recorded from ne iran. it belongs to astragalus section cystium.

the main purpose of cementing of the well is to provide effective zonal isolation for the entire life of wells. the standard cements cannot prevent loss of zonal isolation when the stress level in the well cement is severely fluctuated. since elastic cements improve elastic properties, recently, a number of studies have been done in this area. for this purpose, a nanoparticle, named ex-ripi, wa...

low-fat butter is water in oil emulsion comprising a continuous fat phase including butter, emulsifiers and colorants and also a dispersed aqueous phase including water, stabilizers and proteins. in this research, by using protein components especially full-fat soy flour, a product were produced which has extreme similarity to ordinary butter and also has good organoleptic properties. water : b...

This article explores the remarkable shift in marriage and divorce practices that has occurred in the last third of this century in the United States. Initially, information is presented on trends in divorce and remarriage; commonalities and differences between family patterns in the United States and in other industrialized nations are discussed. The author then identifies some of the factors ...

The rise of China is no doubt the most important event in world economic history since the Industrial Revolution. The institutional theory of development based on a dichotomy of extractive vs. inclusive political institutions cannot explain China’s rise. This article argues that only a radical reinterpretation of the history of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the West (as incorrectly ...

When did the modern human appear? Was it sudden or gradual? These are getting the most important theme not only in Archaeology, but in the evolution of human mind. The important thing in judging when humans evolved into modern humans is when humans obtained the modern human mind. However, thus far, the evolution of the modern human mind has been discussed mainly from archaeological, anthropolog...

As organisations deploy eCommerce and internet technologies for competitive advantage and to satisfy increasingly demanding customers, they will need to develop human resource (HR) strategies that prepare their employees to work with these technologies effectively. Little is known about how companies manage their HR functions to achieve these outcomes. In the retail banking sector these issues ...

Big or small companies and organizations put much effort on “human capital” and its development. They know that internal competences are able to give a distinctive identity for the company, and that the knowledge of their human competence index has become the common practice to all human resource development researchers. Various definitions and resources represents the primary wealth of the org...