Product innovation success has very much to do with the development of models ormetaphors that are able to guide actors. One can observe two traditions in thisregard: rational and non-rational models. Apparently in the former the model, suchas “development funnel”, is regarded as a mechanism and rigid applicable, picturinginnovation as an orderly, goal-oriented, value-neutral, and systematic pr...

this study is an attempt at a colonial and postcolonial reading of joseph conrad’s lord jim. it is specifically focused on the narrative strategies used in the novel. in other words, it investigates the connection between the narrative strategy and a possible tone of imperialism in conrad’s novel. for the introduction, a brief review of conrad’s manner of writing and his peculiar ambiguity is p...

Our aim is to study the set of K-rational expressions describing rational series. More precisely we are concerned with the definition of quotients of this set by coarser and coarser congruences which lead to an extension – in the case of multiplicities – of some classical results stated in the Boolean case. In particular, multiplicity analogues of the well known theorems of Brzozowski and Antim...

Background: One of social problems which has affected our society and resulted in problems for different groups of people is drug abuse. This issue indicates a serious psychological, physical and social problem in community. Social skills have positive and successful influences in prevention of substance abuse. This includes the ability to explain events correctly and then appropriate decision ...

The novel Malekan-e- Azab is the latest published work by Abu Torab-e Khosravi. The significance which is always assumed by Khosravi for words and writing is conspicuously seen in this novel as well; however, the author’s attempt to develop novel atmosphere and techniques has added a new dimension of complexity. To fully appreciate this complication and to gain an understanding of the dis...

INTRODUCTION There is increasing international interest in universal, health promoting services for pregnancy and the first three years of life and the concept of proportionate universalism. Drawing on a narrative review of literature, this paper explores mechanisms by which such services might contribute to health improvement and reducing health inequalities. OBJECTIVES Through a narrative r...

The concept of software quality is more complex than what common people tend to believe. However, it is very popular both for common people and IT professionals. If we look at the definition of quality in a dictionary, it is usual to find something like the following: set of characteristics that allows us to rank things as better or worse than other similar ones. In many cases, dictionaries men...

in general, sexual behavior shapes in the depth of society and culture and social and cultural expectations influence to a great extent. also sexual relations in iran, take place outside of marriage with different reasons and in different forms. some evidences imply an increasing trend of this style of life among young people, accordingly, this study wants to analyze this phenomenon and achieve...