writing an academic article requires the researchers to provide support for their works by learning how to cite the works of others. various studies regarding the analysis of citation in m.a theses have been done, while little work has been done on comparison of citations among elt scopus journal articles, and so the dearth of research in this area demands for further investigation into citatio...

The present study was performed to identify diversity indices of herb layer functional groups and its relation to physiographical factors in central Zagros forest, Lorestan. For this purpose, sampling of herbaceous plants was conducted randomly in plots of 2×2 m (n=50) in site. All plants were classified to functional groups including forbs, graminoids and legumes, also Raunkiaerchr('39')s life...

this study purported to compare and contrast the use of self-mention and evidentials as two mtadiscourse features in opinion columns of persian and english newspapers. the theoretical basis of this study is the idea that metadiscourse features vary across cultural boundaries. for this purpose, 150 persian and 150 english opinion columns were collected based on three factors of topic, audience a...

colonialism is an important factor in cultural production and many of cultural constructs all over the world. english and english language teaching are at the center of the contemporary world. postcolonial literature, the genre achebe exercised, is a kind of historical text which has become central to different debates and criticisms. in this thesis, different elements related to the colonial...

Introduction: Climate conditions are the most important factors affecting human activity on short- and long-term scales. The study of the effect of climate conditions on human life and behavior investigate in the branches of science called human bioclima. The condition of comfort is a set of conditions that, in terms of heat and humidity, at least 80% of the individuals randomly selected and pl...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of different alkalinity levels on growth performance, carcass analysis and blood parameters of kutum fingerlings. The examined fish samples were reared in five levels of alkalinity including a Hall water (control) with an alkalinity of 250 mg/l, 50% distilled water+50% Hall water (110 mg/l alkalinity), Hall water + 10 g sodium bicarbonate (soda, 350 m...