abstract in aggregate, active forms of reactive silica with mineral names are sometimes associated with sand and gravel in concrete mixture. alkali hydroxides originated from alkalis in the cement or other resources form an alkaline silica gel with this reactive silica which becomes swallowed and expanded during time causing damage to concrete. there have been growing researches on alkaline r...

the present study sought to investigate the impact of using mind-mapping technique instruction on female elementary efl learners reading comprehension; it also investigated their attitudes towards using mind-mapping technique as a tool to improve their reading comprehension. this study followed a quasi-experimental design with two intact groups as experimental, and control groups. the participa...

burnout is a response to the chronic work stress which is prevalent mostly among the people who do people job, like teaching. the purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument that can measure burnout in foreign language teachers. although some widely used instruments were developed before which measured burnout in teachers, a specific instrument which include specific sy...

in this thesis, a new optically active poly(amide-imide) (pai) was synthesized by the indirect polycondensation reaction of the l-phenylalanine based diacid chloride and 4,4?-diaminodiphenylether in the presence of triethylamine in n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. the formation of pai was confirmed by ftir, 1h nmr and elemental analysis. in next step, the surface of titanium dioxide (tio2) nanoparticles...

The dialectical principle of light and darkness is one of the Moqani’s wisdom identifications which has been transferred to Islamic period due to continuation of Iranian spirituality. Two celestial principles spenta-mainyu and angra-mainyu in Jervani teachings were mentioned under the title of Ahmad (sal’am) and Satan as principles for guidance and aberrance respectively, by some of Islamic mys...

In this paper, we have discussed about the role of two emittance values suggested for Iranian Light Source Facility (ILSF) (3.278 and 0.476 nm.rad) on different radiation features of the synchrotron light sources (bending magnet, shaker and oscillator) such as spot size, divergence of the beam on light spot, brilliance and important quantities in beamline design such as photon cross-section, op...

this ethnographic case study research was carried out in a private school setting in the context of iran. the research tried to explore the analysis and identity construction of a group of learners and teachers along with the content analysis of books on the basis of four types of commodified, political, national and narrative identities. how english language learners and teachers in an informa...