a new simple model is introduced for a liquid and an equation of state is derived based on this model and the statistical mechanical calculations. this equation of state works well for the non-polar and slightly polar liquids. the important conclusion that may be deduced from this equation of state is that if the reduced variables of state are chosen and defined appropriately, then, the princip...

this paper examines the application of a gis based planning support system, what if? tm, to evaluate alternative growth policies for sustainable urban growth in a rapidly growing city of iran. the paper describes the study area, dorood city, and the what if? model. it then explains the procedures that were used to obtain the required data and to run the model to dorood city. the paper concludes...

the aim of this study was to empirically investigate the effect of death-awareness on state mindfulness and state integrative self-knowledge. for existentialists, confrontation with the fact of one’s personal death and tolerance of its inevitable anxiety is the most fundamental conflict of human beings. if such confrontation occurs, it leads to enhancement of one’s self-awareness. empirical tes...