toury (1978:200) believes that translation is a kind of activity which inevitably involves at least two languages and two cultural traditions. being polite while asking for something takes place differently in different cultures and languages, therefore various strategies may be applied for making requests and also translation of them in order not to disturb or threaten the face or better to sa...

Nickel is  an essential microelement for plant growth, but upper levels of this element serve as heavy metal  which create toxic effects on plants and human. Application of mineral nutrition is a useful strategy for overcoming of this serious problem.  In order to investigate the effects silicon nutrition on growth and physiology indices of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under nicke...

abstract translation has become a cultural act which plays a significant role in human life. with the emergence of functional translation theories, and skopos theory in particular, translation has been considered as a purposeful, interpersonal and intercultural activity which is produced for particular recipients and directed by a specific purpose. this purpose determines the translatio...

the neogene intrusion masses in the noudeh-enghelab area located to the north of sabzevar ophiolite have cut the late cretaceous ophiolitic rocks, sedimentary- volcanic and eocene volcanic rocks and have been covered by pliocene and quaternary deposits. the margin is of lava with basalt, phyric andesite-basalt and andesite and the central parts (dome shaped) composed of phyric andesite-trachyan...

To study the effects of drought stress and soil application of beet bagasse on biochemical characteristics, photosynthetic pigments content and antioxidant activity of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) leaf, a pot experiment was conducted in 2015 at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The experiment was carried out as a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with four treatments o...

In order to study the effect of terminal drought stress on yield and yield components and some physiological traits of wheat genotypes, a field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of Agricultural College of Shiraz University during 2010-11 growing season in a split plot arrangement based on randomized complete block design with three replications. Main plots were assigned to irrigatio...

seismic retrofit strategies have been developed in the past few decades following the introduction of new seismic provisions and the availability of advanced materials and methods. it can be observed that new approaches to deal with more lateral forces are more innovative and more energy absorbent. in line with this, there is a growing trend toward the use of steel shear walls as a system with ...