the purpose of this study was to determine the seasonal changes of vital signs (body temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure) in relation to the working thermal conditions. in this study a total number of 202 permanent workers of bakeries were studied during summer and winter. the results showed the body temperature and pulse rate raised more in summer than in winter in all workers except wh...

background several studies have investigated the effect of acupressure on pain and vital signs however the results are inconsistent. either no study has been conducted on the effect of acupressure on vital signs of post-surgical patients, or it is not available. objectives the present study was conducted to assess the effects of p6 acupressure on pain and vital signs of patients following small...

This article approaches theoretically the religious experience in toto. Considering semiotics applied to religion, contributions understand and recognize relevance of this discipline are proposed. Such approach religion justifies aim article: meaning structures experiences. These experiences diverse, intimate, subjective, but all have an idea “transcendent” as a referent they based on meaning, ...

the goal of this study was to investigate the effect of using computer conceptual maps­, compared with  usual way of drawing them by pencil and paper­, in increasing learning, recalling and educational progress motivation in geology course among high school students. the study was conducted in semi experimental method in which students of 3 classes were classified in 3 groups. (group 1: common ...

background menopause is a unique event in a woman’s life which has many symptoms. frequency and severity of these symptoms vary, and they are based on the woman’s epidemiological characteristics. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and related factors among women, 40-60 years in kashan, iran. patients and methods in this cross-sec...

the objective of this article is to present the established components with regard to the visual quality and legibility of isfahan city according to lynch’s theory. data was gathered in isfahan mainly by way of observation and interviews. additional information was obtained from historical data and urban documents. in the opinion of the citizens, the zayandehrood river, as a natural urban compo...

Following Blumenthal et al. 1] and Piran et al. 2] I discuss a simple model for the gravitational formation of voids. This model enables us to estimate the primordial perturbation required on the scale of voids. A comparison of this condition with the constraints on the spectrum of uctuations derived from CMBR observations reveals that gravitational growth of large voids require more power on t...

abstraCt An integrative model explaining intentions to use an information technology is proposed. The primary objective is to obtain a clearer picture of how intentions are formed, and draws on previous research such as the technology acceptance model (Davis, Bagozzi, & Warshaw, 1989) and the decomposed theory of planned behavior (Taylor & Todd, 1995a). The conceptual model was tested using que...

The present study explores hemispheric differences in verb and verb-derived noun production in terms of the impact of various picture and word characteristics on visual field reaction time variance. The unique contribution of predictors has been interpreted as activation of a corresponding property, as indication of a stage of picture processing and as activation of a corresponding mechanism/sy...