this thesis attempts to measure learning styles, self efficacy and intrinsic motivation as predictors of iranian ielts reading comprehension. in order to address this issue, a quantitative study was conducted on some randomly selected intact students at ferdowsi university. these two groups were assigned as they were undergraduate (ba=91) and graduate (ma =74) students; they were all aged betwe...

self-incompatibility is one of the most prominent inhibiting factors in almond production which reduces fruit set, making orchard management difficult. therefore, breeding of almond to produce self-compatible genotypes is indispensably important. in this research work, pollen tube growth rate was studied in 38 genotypes obtained from crossing between touno (male parent) and shahrood 12 (female ...

this thesis attempts to study the representations of the third-world intellectuals in three fictional works by the british-educated trinidadian nobel-winner v. s. naipaul: the mimic men, a bend in the river, and magic seeds. the first one recounts the story of ralph singh’s sense of alienation, his experiences as a colonial politician, and his struggle to give order to his disorderly world thro...

seismic retrofit strategies have been developed in the past few decades following the introduction of new seismic provisions and the availability of advanced materials and methods. it can be observed that new approaches to deal with more lateral forces are more innovative and more energy absorbent. in line with this, there is a growing trend toward the use of steel shear walls as a system with ...

the present thesis is a study of postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. according to postmodern historiography,the established institution of history is one of the other manifestations of patriarchys power which has silenced women. the study analyzes angela carters nights at the circus as a postmodern historical novel which makes its female characters transgress the pat...

Self-incompatibility is one of the most prominent inhibiting factors in almond production which reduces fruit set, making orchard management difficult. Therefore, breeding of almond to produce self-compatible genotypes is indispensably important. In this research work, pollen tube growth rate was studied in 38 genotypes obtained from crossing between Touno (male parent) and Shahrood 12 (female ...