Energy literacy is essential in decisions related to energy and energy application in our daily lives, and various levels of knowledge and awareness about energy can affect on the activities and personal and social decisions. The aim of this study is investigating energy literacy of the middle school students. The research method is descriptive-survey. The study population consisted of all male...

Background & aim: Sexual schemas are the central beliefs of a person's sexual dimensions that affect sexual and non-sexual performance. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of two methods of cognitive behavioral therapy and therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the sexual schema of postmenopausal women. Methods: This was a semi-experimental study...

Institutional theory argues that the isomorphic nature of quality management (QM) practices leads to similar QM implementation and performance among QM-embedded firms. However, contingency theory questions such 'universal effectiveness of QM practices'. Considering these conflicting arguments, this study tests samples from the U.S. and China to examine whether the 'universal effectiveness of QM...

Aim of the present researh was to develop a Family Education Program based on the model of Behavior Management for Parents and study its effectiveness on reduction of clinical symptoms and improvement of educational performance in their children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Method: This study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test post-test design and a control grou...

abstract the current research tried to examine the impact of multiple intelligence (mi) and its components on multiple choice (mc) and open ended (oe) reading comprehension tests. ninety six students of high school in grade four took part in this study. to collect data, participants completed multiple intelligence (mi) questionnaires along with a multiple choice (mc) and open ended (oe) forms ...

The use of technology acceptance models is a way to understand the users' attitude towards new technologies. The present study aimed to investigate drivers affecting the customers' behavioral intention to use blockchain capabilities as a financial instrument using a combination of several technology acceptance models to determine what factors encouraged users to use blockchain capabilities as a...