abstract: postmethod is a newly developed pedagogy which as an alternative to method rejects the notion of good or bad methods and the concept of best method that can be generalized and appropriate for all contexts. instead, it treats each context as unique and one of a kind which cant be compared with other cases. this study is a postmethod-oriented one which investigates whether and how far t...

data envelopment analysis (dea) is a powerful tool for measuring relative efficiency of organizational units referred to as decision making units (dmus). in most cases dmus have network structures with internal linking activities. traditional dea models, however, consider dmus as black boxes with no regard to their linking activities and therefore do not provide decision makers with the reasons...

In cognitive approaches, many concepts such as time, quantity, states, changes, actions, causes, purposes and moods are examined and conceived in terms of metaphors. In delineating different aspects of Samā΄, Ahmad-e Jām in his Ons al-tālebīn draws on different conceptual metaphors such as SAMĀ΄ IS FOOD AND DRINKS, SAMĀ΄ IS A HUMAN BEING, and SAMĀ΄ IS HEALTH AND DISEASE. To elaborate on Ahmad-e...

reinsurance is widely recognized as an important instrument in the capital management of an insurance company as well as its risk management tool. this thesis is intended to determine premium rates for different types of reinsurance policies. also, given the fact that the reinsurance coverage of every company depends upon its reserves, so different types of reserves and the method of their calc...

     Reason is one of the sources of knowledge in human existence and human forces that distinguishes between good and evil or right and wrong. This has led many scientists and mystics to reflect on this issue among whom are Ibn Sina and Rumi. The purpose of this study is to study the nature of reason, its relationship with love and religion, factors and obstacles to reaching the perfection of ...