This paper presents a method for the extraction of music meter and tempo from raw polyphonic audio recordings, assuming that music meter remains constant throughout the recoding. Although this assumption can be restrictive for certain musical genres, it is acceptable for a large corpus of folklore eastern music styles, including Greek traditional dance music. Our approach is based on the selfsi...

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...

BACKGROUND There is no information about the pattern of use of earphones and music players in Iranian adolescents. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of the use of earphone and music player devices as a main risk factor for hearing loss in adolescents of Tabriz city, northwest of Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study in November 2011, 2,359 high school studen...

different research and theoretical approaches have been adopted in the study of the space of music production. the space of production and consumption of culture in iran as a country in transition is diverse and heterogeneous. such a diversity and heterogeneity in itself causes problems for this space. the problem of this space, which in this research work has been defined as a small social spa...

background: venous ulcers are a major problem for patients with chronic venous disease (cvd) such as varicose veins. its treatment is very complex and requires great care, such that inappropriate responses to various medical and surgical treatment could change this condition. this report aims to provide clinical experiences of iranian traditional medicine that has been the most effective treatm...

the main purpose of the paper is to show how iranian family, particularly tehranian family, has changed over times. it is an important social issue because family institution has dominated a country such as iran. hence, if this institution has been changed, it means that the society will be in the process of major social and cultural events. based on our understanding, in general, the family in...

the present study reports formulation of a traditionally used poly herbal product for wound healing and its chromatographic analysis by hptlc. herbal therapy was the common treatment prescribed by iranian physicians for wound healing. “zemad”, the most ancient pharmaceutical dosage form used in the iranian traditional medicine (itm) for skin diseases. in this study, a poly herbal paste (php) wi...

conclusions the essential principles of health in iranian medicine were not only stated in quran, but also were emphasized. results six major classifications such as “life environment”, “food”, spiritual status”, “physical activity”, “sleeping and awaking”, “excretion and retention”, and four minor classifications such as” climates”, “seasons”, “sexual intercourse” and “menstruation” were adopt...

joint pain is one of the most common complaints with many possible causes.some medicines used for joint pain relief such as nsaids have substantial and frequent side effects. topical route possibly reduces adverse reactions by maximizing local delivery and minimizing systemic toxicity. throughout history, plants have been the most important sources of medicines for human health and iranian trad...