objectives: this paper investigates the relationship between social capital and collective action in some rural areas of fars province and at the same time study determining factors affecting the social capital formation. method: this research was carried out with survey method in the 12 villages of fars province and selected a sample of 509 head of households. findings: among indicators of soc...

introduction: construction phase in industries is a dynamic process that is naturally and intrinsically dangerous and as it becomes more complicated, the accidents rate also increases. one should note that without considering a model, one could not obtain useful and reliable information and method to prevent accidents. therefore, to achieve useful methods for preventing accidents, it is desirab...

objective: thought-action fusion (taf) refers to the tendency to assume incorrect causal relationship between one’s own thoughts and external reality, in which, thoughts and actions are treated as equivalents. this construct is present to development and maintenance of many psychological disorders. the aim of the present study was to predict obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) and its types, an...

abstract background: understanding the electrophysiological effects of toxins, may facilitate new drugs discovery. buthotusschach (bs) has been shown to be one of the most dangerous scorpions in tropical part of iran. present study was aimed to investigate the electrophysiological effects of two active fractions (f4 and f6) isolated from bs scorpion toxin on action potential (ap) characteristic...

background chitosan is a naturally occurring biopolymer which has been widely used in a variety of biomedical applications including local antibiotic delivery due to its excellent mechanical properties, biodegradability and biocompatibility. beads are spherical, porous carriers which are prepared from various materials including chitosan. objectives the current study aimed to fabricate a new co...

The minutes of the February 13, 2007 meeting were presented to committee members for review. A motion was made by Bob Miller and seconded to approve minutes as presented. The motion carried without objection. New Decal Year • Decal Renewal sales started • For the first time, decals will be mailed to students beginning in fall 2007, if so