We present the Lovers’ box, a digital artefact designed to engage romantic couples in reflections on their relationship. By adopting perspectives from social psychology and interaction design, the work examines the role of reflection through the use of a non-traditional digital artefact that acts as a site for enduring attachments of personal emotional significance. To this end, we respond to p...

in recent years, two positive and effective developments have occurred in iran's legal system regarding the realization of the rights belonging to disabled people. in 1999, the comprehensive act for protection of rights of disabled persons was adopted; and in 2009, iran joined the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. the present paper studies the obligations of the islami...

Introduction: Vulnerable older persons need sufficient resilience to deal with (age-related) adversities and safeguard their quality of life. In this study, we investigate which sources of strength vulnerable older persons use to deal adversities. Methods: This qualitative study is based on fifteen narratives of community-dwelling vulnerable older persons in Belgium, who were selected through ...

introduction: the old age is one of the inevitable period of each person's life that correct cognition and reaction toward it can improve (alter) the life's quality. the good life's quality is related to happiness and stress decreasing therefore, the aim of the present study was the determining of the efficacy of stress inoculation training upon the happiness rate and life's...

319 Does this sound like a song title to you? For some reason, Cher’s Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves pops into my head. But no, it is the title of an upcoming article in our journal by Andy Revelle, Kevin Messner, Aaron Shrimplin, and Susan Hurst – all from Miami University in Ohio. It is an interesting study about how different types of academic library patrons (“opinion types”) approach the acc...