the excellent performance of fluidized bed heat exchangers is due to the interaction between particles and heat transfer surface and to the mixing effects in the viscous sublayer. in this paper, the results of experimental investigations on heat transfer for a wide range of newtonian and non-newtonian (shear-thinning power law) fluids are presented. new design equations have been developed for ...

In the vast majority of experiments in cognitive psychology, any information about the order in which empirical observations are obtained is discarded. The implicit assumption of this approach is that performance on successive trials is not correlated and, hence, any variance unaccounted for by the experimental manipulations can be considered random noise. In this article, we study human perfor...

the purpose of this research was to study administrators’ job performance of agricultural secondary education centers in tehran province, from the viewpoint of teachers. this survey study was a descriptive-correlational research. the statistical population of this study included teachers of agricultural secondary education centers of tehran province (n=91) which 46 members were selected using p...

intellectual capital (ic) is organizational intangible asset which is frequently associated with performance. ic is commonly categorized into three core components: human capital, structural capital and relational capital. this study takes a step further in the evolution of the ic model for the hotel industry and divides relationship capital into two categories: end customer- relationship capit...

Objectives: The Neuro-occupation model has been referenced as the single occupational therapy conceptual framework that considers the interaction of three underpinning variables of Intention, Meaning, and Perception that explains how occupational performance is shaped. To date, studies have focused on the qualitative relationships between the variables. Quantitative studies that focus on the re...

Recently acknowledged central constructs of psychological capital (consisting of the positive psychological resources; resilience, optimism, hope, and efficacy) has been demonstrated to be related to various employee attitude, behavioral, and performance outcomes. In this study, positive central constructs of psychological capital have been conceptually and empirically demonstrated to be relate...