growing demands and requires of high data rate systems cause significant increase of high frequency systems for wideband communication applications. as mixers are one of the main blocks of each receivers and its performance has great impact on receiver’s performance; in this thesis, a new solution for ku-band (12-18 ghz) mixer design in tsmc 0.18 µm is presented. this mixer has high linearity a...

Introduction: Based on the results of some studies, concurrent exposure to organic solvents and noise in industrial areas can accelerate the amount of hearing loss. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of concurrent exposure to organic solvents and noise on high frequency hearing loss. Method: This was a cross-sectional analytic study conducted on 1029 tire manufacturing company wo...

Background and Objectives: Nemone Tehran Poultry Slaughterhouse having an area of 13000 m2 is located at District 3, Region 5 of Tehran Municipality and in Morad Abad Quarter .This study aimed at analysis the environmental impacts of the abovementioned slaughterhouse. For this purpose, we applied analytical hierarchy process (AHP) as one of the multiple criteria decision making methods (MCDM). ...

Introduction: Chronic occupational noise exposure may constitute a risk factor for cardiovascular disease for workers. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between occupational noise exposure and noise annoyance with blood pressure, serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in workers of a textile industry. Material and Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out ...

although there are studies on pragmatic assessment, to date, literature has been almost silent about native and non-native english raters’ criteria for the assessment of efl learners’ pragmatic performance. focusing on this topic, this study pursued four purposes. the first one was to find criteria for rating the speech acts of apology and refusal in l2 by native and non-native english teachers...