the ode “buka'iyya ila shams haziran” is considered as one of the critical and extreme poems of abd al-wahhab al-bayati, the significant contemporary arab literary figure (1999-1926). applying a simple language which is also vague in some aspects, the poem is allocated to presenting social and political conditions of arab countries and analyzing the reasons associated with 1967 june defeat. as ...

construction is reinforced by intuition, a nobler aspect of intelligence. The act of intuition may be thought of as an idea that emanates at a given instant from a set of mental representations. Mental creation and intuition are activities that certainly characterize human intelligence, but which nevertheless elude analysis. Abstract construction, intuition, and creation are the three expressio...

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) depression is considered a mental state of altered mood characterized by sadness, desperation, anhedonia and decreased interest in daily life activities, subjective sensation of discomfort, feelings of worthlessness and lack of self-esteem. Therefore apathy can be an aspect of depression in the manner in which there ...

A quantitative morphological assessment was carried out of the cellularity and staining properties of the cells of the layers of the human cerebellar cortex, both in the normal child and in 41 children suffering from a series of disorders including mental retardation. A computerized image analyser and highly standardized procedures were used. All of the cases of mental retardation and some case...

Efforts to bring inclusive privacy and security solutions to disadvantaged populations will require multifaceted approaches. A key aspect of this challenge is understanding the diverse needs of the userbase, as this will help ensure the alignment of proposed solutions with these needs. One potential strategy for addressing this challenge is to rigorously explore the mental models that character...

The purpose of this study is to examine the mechanisms by which personality traits influence performance and satisfaction. Specifically, the authors examined how 3 personality characteristics derived from self-determination theory (autonomy, control, and amotivated orientations) influence performance and enjoyment through achievement goal patterns, goal level, and mental focus. Data were collec...

An important aspect of a BMI is the capability to distinguish between different patterns of brain activity, each being associated to a particular intention or mental task. Hence, adaptation is a key component of a BMI, because, on the one side, users must learn to control their neural activity so as to generate distinct brain patterns, while, on the other side, machine learning techniques (math...

The better the team mental model, the better the teamwork. An important aspect of what determines a good team model is the extent to which the model is shared by the team members. This paper presents suggestions for measuring the extent to which teams have a shared mental model and describes how these measures are related to team performance. The most promising measures of sharedness proposed s...

Relationships between three measures of mentalization (reflective function, mental states, and verbal elaboration of affect), attachment status, and the severity of axis I and axis II pathology were examined. Seventy-three adults, both ex-psychiatric patients and nonclinical volunteers were administered the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Comparisons between the three measures indicate that t...

Background Complementing the view of treatment professionals and health care experts, the perspective of mentally ill patients themselves on the treatment they receive is a relevant factor in mental health care. Today, the satisfaction of these patients with their treatment is seen as a central aspect of service quality. Patient satisfaction has become an important component of psychiatric ment...