In this study we explored the most important topics of acculturation experiences among Iranian refugees in the Netherlands, using the Self-Confrontation Method (Hermans & Hermans-Jansen, 1995). We discussed the Dialogical Self Theory reffering to the multiple selves of people who have to deal with different cultures. Ewing (1990) and Hermans and Kempen (1993) argued that a person could have con...

Non-native English speakers, venturing abroad to work as teachers, have drastically grown in number. In the United Arab Emirates, a country that regards vital aspect of progress and sustainability home more than 200 nationalities, Filipino Indian teachers found their platform practice profession, while facing reality such openly prefers hire native speakers over non-native ones. Hence, this stu...

this article is to describe and analyze the situation of children and adolescents’poetry in iran during three decades after the islamic revolution. poetry movements, their peculiarities, the social situations, the more prominent poets and the leading poets are all the questionable central matters of a field with theoretical, historical descriptive and analytic framework. this is the first artic...

â  â  â€˜eghterab’ in iraqi emigrants' poetry: the case of ahmad matar â â â jafar delshad * â seyyed adnan eshkewaree ** â  â abstractâ  the word ‘eghterab’ in human sciences has different concepts which could be classified into three groups: 1) westernization and tending to western culture or being alien with eastern authenticity 2) nostalgia and homesickness caused by being away f...

Student dropout prediction is an indispensable for numerous intelligent systems to measure the education system and success rate of any university as well as throughout the university in the world. Therefore, it becomes essential to develop efficient methods for prediction of the students at risk of dropping out, enabling the adoption of proactive process to minimize the situation. Thus, this r...

NO ONE WAS MORE SURPRISED THAN THE PHYSICIAN HIMself. The drawing was unmistakable. It showed the artist—a 7-year-old girl—on the examining table. Her older sister was seated nearby in a chair, as was her mother, cradling her baby sister. The doctor sat staring at the computer, his back to the patient—and everyone else. All were smiling. The picture was carefully drawn with beautiful colors and...

Stress represents a prominent aspect of modern life and is associated with numerous negative health consequences. International students are a key force in shaping globalization. However, these students often experience acculturative stress, influencing their health and well-being. The growing number of international students in China emerges as a new global health challenge and presents an opp...

Background: Electrolyte imbalance, fear of death and illness, and homesickness are among the factors that may susceptible the patients hospitalized at Coronary Care Units (CCUs) to delirium. This study aimed to investigate the effect of modification of sensory stimulations on the reduction of delirium occurrence rate in patients admitted to CCU. Methods: The present clinical trial was performe...