argas reflexus is considered obligate blood feeder that may cause skin redness and local swelling. for histopathological evaluation of biting site, pigeons were used as natural host species in this study. adult ticks were collected from urmia, north-west of iran and kept in a desiccator before their use in the experiment. sixteen pigeons were infested experimentally and were divided into 4 grou...

This study recommends a GIS-based (Geographic Information Systems) and multi-criteria evaluation for site selection of gas power plant in Natanz City of Iran. The multi-criteria decision framework integrates legal requirements and physical constraints related to environmental and economic concerns. It also builds a hierarchy model for gas power plant suitability. The methodologies used for site...

This article describes and evaluates a freestanding web site used to facilitate student learning in a large therapeutics course at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. The web site was developed in the fall of 1998 after this instructional strategy was piloted in select therapeutics lectures. The site is categorized into various content areas including a welcome page, course syl...

We propose a new scheme of `automatic pricing' for digital contents, and describe an implemented system as well as concrete pricing algorithms for it. Automatic pricing refers to a methodology of automatically setting sales prices to optimal prices, based on past prices and sales. In particular, we consider the case in which automatic pricing is done in order to maximize the profit of an on-lin...

Previous research on the rapidly growing field of Internet recruitment has operated under the implicit assumption that recruitment websites can and do influence viewers’ opinions of recruiting organizations. This study empirically tested this assumption using a pre/post-test experimental design. Results indicated that viewers’ ratings on company familiarity, favorability, image as an employer, ...

To reverse the present stagnation in progress toward reduced smoking rates, new widely accessible treatment methods for smoking cessation must be developed and evaluated with large groups of smokers. We tested the feasibility of conducting a smoking cessation study over the Internet using a brief, self-help educational intervention. Through a direct e-mail sent from a large health information w...

Nygaardsplassen is a mixed-use complex of buildings designed by Mad Arkitekter for previously run-down area the city center Fredrikstad, Norway. A square dating from 1800s surrounded old wooden buildings, some them listed log structures, and postmodern brick had over time turned into an ill-defined neglected open space, constituting rear surrounding urban fabric. The new filling it have provide...

Abstract Urban vulnerability has many facets. Among these, urban texture and plot pattern, building massing density, greatly affect the microclimate. Thence, redefining regeneration design criteria for climate neutrality is crucial, including environmental factors in process at different scales. In light of change, despite this urgent call, adaptive approaches useful to assess trade-offs betwee...