introduction: the phenomenon of knowledge explosion has led teachers to feel the necessity of training students so that they become reflective thinkers. this issue is more important for nursing students who are responsible for providing care for patients.this study is a part of another study arming at exploration of nursing students’ views on reflection on practice. methods. 20 senior nursing s...

In this article, we survey machine repair problems (MRP) with an emphasis on historical developments of queuing models of practical importance. The survey proceeds historically, starting with developments in 1985, when the first published review on machine interference models appeared. We attempt to elaborate some basic MRP models of the real life congestion situations. The brief survey of some...

Introduction: Patient education is influenced by cultural factors. This studyaims to find out the role of culture in patient education.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted on 23 Iranian nurses. Inclusioncriteria were minimum 5 years of working experience in clinical nursing. Semistructured face to face interviews were used to collect the data. Interviews were taped, transcribed and analyz...

Diverse views, opinions, and perspectives provide strengthened voice on a specific topic. Opinions of one-sided group of people may lead to a narrow perspectives and blinded views. Opinion sharing and debating provide comprehensive opinions and enlightened perspectives. Evidences derived from diversely tested and debated discussions can provide more factual and up-to-date scientific information...

A qualitative model for describing 3D objects (Q3D) using depth and different perspectives is presented in this paper. The front, right and up perspectives are considered as canonical. The Q3D model allow reasoning through logics defined to test the consistency of descriptions. The maximal volume of the object is also obtained logically using its Q3D description. Moreover, this model infers som...

This study examines (1) Relationship between Perspectives of Internet and Designing Communication on Context of Globalization; and (2) the mediating role of exposure to political perspectives (i.e., exposure to like-minded and cross-cutting viewpoints) in the relationship between social media use and online political participation. The results show that both blog and SNS use are positively rela...