this paper is to examine the relationship between cultural globalization and the social acceptance of the body in girls and women in kermanshah city. synthesized theoretical framework was formulated by following the theories of giddens and robertson. the method of this study was survey and the main research tool was questionnaire. the sampling method used in the survey was multi-stage share ran...

In this paper, a dynamic over-sampling procedure is proposed to improve the classification of imbalanced datasets with more than two classes. This procedure is incorporated into a Hybrid algorithm (HA) that optimizes Multi Layer Perceptron Neural Networks (MLPs). To handle class imbalance, the training dataset is resampled in two stages. In the first stage, an over-sampling procedure is applied...

Probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling finds application in business surveys both for the first stage of a multi-stage design, and for direct sampling of businesses from a list frame. In both cases there is a need to update samples from time to time, while retaining as many units as possible from the old sample. In the second type of application there is also a need for negative coordi...

one of recent developments in modern societies is the evolution in the structure of power division in the family and changes in reciprocal actions between wife and husband. this research aims to study the factors affecting distribution of power in the family by using the theories of: social capital, valuable resources, and sociability of gender. the data has been collected through survey method...

Thailand has undergone rapid modernization with implications for changes in sexual norms. We investigated sexual behavior and attitudes across generations and gender among a probability sample of the general population of Nonthaburi province located near Bangkok in 2012. A tablet-based survey was performed among 2,138 men and women aged 15-59 years identified through a three-stage, stratified, ...

Spartina alterniflora has widely invaded the saltmarshes of the Yangtze River Estuary and brought negative effects to the ecosystem. Remote sensing technique has recently been used to monitor its distribution, but the similar morphology and canopy structure among S. alterniflora and its neighbor species make it difficult even with high-resolution images. Nevertheless, these species have diverge...