with hisextensiveknowledgeof mythologicalstories, astronomy andalchemy, nezamicreatesin haft peykara mysterious narration, which offers new dimensions and colors in every reading.bahrām-egōr, the hero ofnezami’s narration, goes through sevenstages toachieveself-knowledgeand perfection. this process ofindividualityterminateson a friday by his marriage withthe iranian princess. bahrām’s (mars) ma...

Two child groups (5-6 and 8-9 years of age) participated in a challenging rule-following task while they were (a) told that they were in the presence of a watchful invisible person ("Princess Alice"), (b) observed by a real adult, or (c) unsupervised. Children were covertly videotaped performing the task in the experimenter's absence. Older children had an easier time at following the rules but...

Rinat Nissim, PhD, Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health network, Toronto; Carmen G. Loiselle, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, and Senior investigator, Lady Davis Institute and Centre for nursing Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal; Doris Howell, PhD, RBC Chair Oncology nursing Research & Scientist, Psy...