the use of recycled bassanite, produced from gypsum wastes, in ground improvement projects is initiated recently in japan to eliminate the huge quantities of gypsum wastes. meanwhile the use of recycled bassanite has a positive effect on the environment and economy, it has many challenges. these challenges are related to the release of fluorine more than the standard limits results in contamina...

background and objectives: asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by reversible contraction of airways. coping strategies can reduce the negative impact of the disease in individuals or cause incompatible behaviors by negative effect. this study aimed to evaluate the religious coping strategies in asthma patients and the relationship of religious coping and general health. method...

objective: to compare resilience, positive/negative effect, and psychological vulnerability between fertile and infertile men. methods: the research sample consisted of 40 fertile and 40 infertile men who were selected among men who presented to an infertility clinic. to collect data, connor–davidson resilience scale, positive/negative affect schedule, and brief symptoms inventory were used. re...

the aim of this study was to examine factors affecting adoption of mini-tuber seed potato. survey research design was used in this study. a sample of 100 potato growers who were informed about mini-tuber was selected and divided into adopter and non-adopter groups. questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection and was validated by a panel of experts. a pilot study was conducted f...

The subject of therapist's crying in therapy (TCIT) has been virtually ignored in the literature, with only 1 qualitative dissertation and 3 case studies devoted to the topic. This mixed-method survey study explored therapists' experiences with and attitude toward TCIT. Six hundred eighty-four U.S. psychologists and trainees filled out the survey online, revealing that 72% of therapists report ...

with a -flow fever in 'March, 1759^ by which, in eight weeks, he was reduced to a very weak ftate. He was a ftranger to any intemperance; and although of a grave difpofition, there was no reafon whatever to fufpedt infanity. On the 29th of May a company of young perfons pafied by the houfe, carrying oaken boughs, .and playing upon a, fiddle: he no fooner heard the rnulic than he Harted up in be...

background fiscal decentralization (fd) in many cases is encouraged as a strong means of improving the efficiency and equity in the provision of public goods, such as healthcare services. this issue has urged the researchers to experimentally examine the relationship between fiscal decentralization indicators and health outcomes. in this study we examine the effect of fiscal decentralization in...