S U M M A R Y The principal axis angle ξ 0, or Kagan angle, is a measure of the difference between the orientations of two seismic moment tensors. It is the smallest angle needed to rotate the principal axes of one moment tensor to the corresponding principal axes of the other. This paper is a conceptual review of the main features of ξ 0. We give a concise formula for calculating ξ 0, but our ...

Background: Handwriting problems are one of the common problems among students in the early years of education. The current study aimed to determine further validation aspects of the Persian Handwriting Assessment Tool (PHAT) in primary school-aged children.Methods: The current methodological study was conducted on 452 healthy 8-10-year-old students in Tehran, Iran, selected via random cl...

in the context of international trade factoring as one of the important ways of financing, is a dominant method of asset based financing for small and medium enterprises. financing through factoring be done in the form of a contract between the creditor and factor, and determining the legal nature of this contract is important to identify and determine its effects. with this regard, this paper ...

It is necessary to supply proof regarding the construct validity of scales. Especially, when new scales are developed researched by Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Generally, factor extraction performed via Principal Component (PCA) which not exactly analysis and Axis Factoring (PAF) among EFA methods. Factors may also be determined with different techniques depending on advances in psychome...

This study tried to find out what factors underline the characteristics of acquisition of English language in EFL classrooms. To this end, the Characteristics of English Language Acquisition Scale (ELAS) consisting of 41 items was designed by the researchers of this study and administered to 388 pre University Iranian EFL students at various private and public schools in Neyshabour and Zebarkha...

Abstract The Dyadic-Familial Relationship Satisfaction Scale (DFRSS) is a valid and reliable instrument to assess dyadic familial dimensions of relationship satisfaction in cohabitant couples with children. main goal this research was validate the Spanish version DFRSS (Sp-DFRSS) following guidelines for cross-cultural adaptations. Three studies were conducted. In Study 1 ( n = 151), an explora...