In this paper we analyzed some of the phonological rules of Russian loanword adaptation in Persian, on the view of Optimal Theory (OT) (Prince and Smolensky, 1993, 2003). It is the first study of phonological process on Russian loanwords adaptation in Persian. By gathering about 50 current Russian loanwords, we selected some of them to analyze. We found out that vowel insertion, vowel prothesis...

technology acceptance model is a widely accepted model for explaining user behavior in technology adaptation. the coping model of user adaptation defines user adaptation as the cognitive and behavioral efforts performed by users to cope with significant it events that occur in their work environment. this paper based on the combination of the mentioned models proposes a model for explicating fa...

literary adaptation is recasting literary books such as novels, short stories, or even poems in a new form such as films, stage plays, or even video games. persian literature abounds with dramatic events. there are many fascinating narratives such as shahnameh of ferdowsi, khmseh of nezami, mathnavi of rumi, and tarikh-e beyhaghi of beyhaghi, which have the dramatic capacity of literary adaptat...

This paper proposes a new sliding mode control (SMC)  based model reference adaptive system (MRAS) for sensorless indirect field oriented control (IFOC) of a single-sided linear induction motor (SLIM). The operation of MRAS speed estimators dramatically depends on adaptation mechanism. Fixed-gain PI controller is conventionally used for this purpose which may fail to estimate the speed correctl...

objective: social skills training (sst) aims to increase the ability to perform key social behaviors that are important in achieving success in social situations. the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of social skills intervention for aggressive pre-school children. method: the sample consisted of 25 children (13 for the experimental group, 12 for the control group). childr...

objective: the purpose of this study was to examine the role of social support on the mental health of disabled war veterans alongside the role of physical disability and deployment type. the second aim of the study was to examine the relationship between coping strategies and mental health. method: 85 disabled iranian war veterans participated in this study. all of the participants were asked ...

background. this study evaluated the effect of two prophylaxis techniques on the marginal gap of ci v resin-modified glass-ionomer restorations. methods. standard cl v cavities were prepared on the buccal surfaces of 48 sound bovine mandibular incisors in this in vitro study. after restoration of the cavities with gc fuji ii lc resin-modified glass-ionomer, the samples were randomly assigned to...