In this lecture we will be looking into the secretary problem, and an interesting variation of the problem called the incentive comparable secretary problem. For both of these problems we will show how they can be solved though a correspondence between all possible strategies and the feasible solution space to a linear program. In both cases this will allow us to derive an algorithm and prove t...

health according to the experiences of iranian women with diabetes: a phenomenological study     valizadeh s [1] *, agamohamadi m [2] , mohammadi s [3] , abrahimi h [4]     received: 11 feb, 2012 accepted: 10may, 2012     abstract   background & aims : to reach a holistic approach for treating patients, being familiar with patients' perception of their own health be an important matter. th...

In this paper we describe a method for developing a virtual instructor for pedestrian navigation based on real interactions between a human instructor and a human pedestrian. A virtual instructor is an agent capable of fulfilling the role of a human instructor, and its goal is to assist a pedestrian in the accomplishment of different tasks within the context of a real city. The instructor decid...

Two different videotaped interviews were staged with the same individual—a college instructor who spoke English with a European accent. In one of the interviews the instructor was warm and friendly, in the other, cold and distant. The subjects who saw the warm instructor rated his appearance, mannerisms, and accent as appealing, whereas those who saw the cold instructor rated these attributes a...

a survey of effective factors on mental health   of employed women in urmia     moghadam tabrizi f [1]     abstract:   introduction: healith, according to definition of who, is a condition of complete physical, mental, and social health. mental health may be defined as capability, in becoming coordinated with others, improving the environment, and solving the conflicts. who reported that 1% of ...

People often use direct physical contact to guide a person to a desired location (e.g., leading a child by the hand) or to adjust a person’s posture for a task (e.g., a dance instructor working with a dancer). When a user is in close proximity to a robot, physical contact becomes a potentially valuable channel for communication. We define a direct physical interface (DPI) as an interface that e...

BACKGROUND E-learning provides an alternative way for higher educational institutes to deliver knowledge to learners at a distance, rather than the traditional way. The aim of this study is to identify the barrier factors of e-learning programs in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS) in respect of the students and lecturers' point of view. METHODS A cross-sectional study based on a...

Correction to: Relationship between Religious Attitude and Prosocial Behavior Considering the Mediating Role of Empathy and Altruism in Nursing and Medical Students   Abdolzahra Naami1, Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand1, Soodabeh Bassak Nejad2, Mahdi Hassanvand Amouzadeh3, Auob Asadi4 Nematollah Sanaeenasab4,   1 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Sh...

nurses’ perception of importance of caring behaviors and its determinant factors     salimi s [1] *, azimpour a [2] , fesharaki m [3] ,mohammadzadeh sh [4] ,     received: 26 sep, 2011 accepted: 2 dec, 2011     abstract   background & aims : it is recognized globally that the theoretical foundations of nursing are based on an understanding of caring. the purpose of this study was to investigate...

telephone support on the postpartum depression after normal vaginal delivery     peighambardoust r [1] , fadaey z [2] *,khakbazan z [3] , sodaey h [4]     received: 23 apr , 2013 accepted: 25 jun , 2013    abstract   background & aims : the postpartum period is a dangerous potential time for postpartum depression. postpartum support is a way to reduce postpartum depression. the purpose of the c...