This article summarises the subject matter of Special Session 3 at IAU General Assembly XXVII in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which took place on August 6-7, 2009. In it, we overview the state of Astronomy in Antarctica as it is in 2009. Significant astronomical activity is now taking place at four stations on the Antarctic plateau (South Pole, Domes A, C & F), as well as at the coastal station of M...

A meticulous analysis of the influential factors in Higher education marketing and the provision of a framework can be beneficial. The present study aimed at the identification and the analysis of the social factors influential in higher education marketing according to which a model was developed. The study was practical in terms of the aim and employed field research and a mixed-method approa...

OBJECTIVE To test whether pay for performance (P4P) is an effective method to improve adolescent substance use disorder treatment implementation and efficacy. DESIGN Cluster randomized trial. SETTING Community-based treatment organizations. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-nine community-based treatment organizations, 105 therapists, and 986 adolescent patients (953 with complete data). INTERVENTION...

Depression and harmful alcohol use are two of the top five leading causes years life lost to disability in high-income countries. Integrated treatment targeting both at same time is often considered more complicated difficult and, therefore, expensive. Consequently, integrated internet-based interventions could be a valuable addition traditional care. A three-arm randomized controlled trial was...

Vahid Khakyzadeh was born in Hamedan, Iran. He received his B.S. degree (Pure Chemistry) and M.S. degree (Organic Chemistry) from Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran, at 2008, 2010 respectively under supervision of professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol. He is currently working on his Ph. D. under the supervision of professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol in organic chemistry. Among his recent awards, Vahid...

Vahid Khakyzadeh was born in Hamedan, Iran. He received his B.S. degree (Pure Chemistry) and M.S. degree (Organic Chemistry) from Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran, at 2008, 2010 respectively under supervision of professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol. He is currently working on his Ph. D. under the supervision of professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol in organic chemistry. Among his recent awards, Vahid...