seismic retrofit strategies have been developed in the past few decades following the introduction of new seismic provisions and the availability of advanced materials and methods. it can be observed that new approaches to deal with more lateral forces are more innovative and more energy absorbent. in line with this, there is a growing trend toward the use of steel shear walls as a system with ...

Background: The high number of road accidents and fatalities make it necessary to select and develop relief and rescue road bases more than ever. Several factors are involved in the selection of relief and rescue bases which is not possible to analysis all aspects with traditional methods. Golestan province is located in the northern transit route and welcomes millions of travelers every year d...

The more varied the system is, the more dynamic and sustainable would by both in time and space. This in turn, would maintain both internal and external tensions. Variation regarding rural economy is being considered as one of the approaches for achievement of sustainable rural development. The major objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between variation in rural economy a...

Background and purpose: Children are perpetually surrounded by home, school and the local community. Such places should have high health and safety standards. Previous studies have shown that most accidents and diseases among children in developing countries occur in these places. This study aimed at assessing the environmental health and safety status of primary schools in Pakdasht County, Ir...

Abstract: Sultanabad is the name of one of the famous Iranian carpet weavers, which was later renamed Arak, and in the past produced rural-style carpets.In the Qajar period, with the provision of activities of multinational corporations such as Ziegler in this region, Sultan Abad becomes one of the carpet export and export centers of Iran.  This process changes the carpet style of the region f...

as some definitions show, idioms are expressions whose meanings cannot be obtained from individual words. in every society, people use their own conceptions and feelings through different idioms and expressions. so every culture and society has their own idioms. some scholars proposed methods for translating idioms but baker’s strategies are very important and constructive. this research tried ...