background : the present study aimed to determine the relationship between mental disorders and burnout among employees of shiraz university of medical science, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 300 employees were selected as the study sample using random sampling method. symptoms of mental disorder, predictor variables, and burnout were the criterion variables of this study. data w...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of five variations of imagery and physical practice on learning of Basketball free throws in adolescents with mental retardation (AWMR). Forty AWMR were randomly assigned to five groups and performed a variation of practice: physical practice, mental practice, physical practice followed by mental practice, mental practice followed by physi...

We report the results of an experiment in which human subjects were trained to perform a perceptual matching task. Subjects were asked to manipulate comparison objects until they matched target objects using the fewest manipulations possible. An unusual feature of the experimental task is that efficient performance requires an understanding of the hidden or latent causal structure governing the...

Two parametric models for income and financial return distributions are presented. There are the four-parameter normal Laplace (NL) and the five-parameter generalized normal Laplace (GNL) distributions. Their properties are discussed; furthermore, estimation of the parameters by the method of moments and maximum likelihood is presented. The performances of fitting the two models to nine empiric...

Video recordings of performances of the same piece with the intentions happiness, anger, sadness, and fear. Video clips in four viewing conditions were prepared, showing different parts of the player. Twenty subjects watched and rated 32 video clips (4 emotions x 2 performances x 4 conditions) without sound. What can the body movements reveal about a musician’s emotional intention? Sofia Dahl &...

Literature about Industrial Districts has largely emphasized the importance of both economic and social factors in determining the competitiveness of these particular firms' clusters. For thirty years, the Industrial District productive and organizational model represented an alternative to the integrated model of fordist enterprise. Nowadays, the district model suffers from competitive gaps, l...

Presently, there are numerous techniques and systems that can be developed to make a rational evaluation of knowledge and skills, thus simplifying the work of researchers. In this paper, the main goal is to present an innovative means of evaluating the performances and capabilities of candidates and students based on advanced use of modelling and simulation. By the proposed approach simulation ...

as a unique family based community infrastructure and social institutions play an important role in maintaining the health of individuals and society. among the factors that contributed to the survival of the family, sexual health and function properly within the family and on the basis of religion, the law and common law. the aim of this study was to evaluate sexual dysfunction among psychiatr...