having briefly been reviewed the historical process of changing the formulae for determining the times of islamic prayers, two newly found formulae and a new rule for establishing the times of prayers would be discussed. these matters have been exploited from four texts, still preserved as manuscript: (1) siyyid ¾?y? al-d?n sh?shtar?’s ¼ad b?b dar macrifa al-a½??rl?b, (2) b?r?n?’s ’ist?c?b f? c...

This report is a continuation of the “State-of-the Art Project “ regarding planning and carrying out Customer/User Satisfaction Surveys in NSI:s. (LEG on Quality Recommendation No. 7). The object of this study is to develop some methodological guidelines for carrying out and analyzing customer satisfaction surveys. In this report we discuss questions related to customer/user identification and ...

the aim of this research paper is the introduction of a novel mathematical approach to improvethe accuracy of the results of air pollution dispersion models based on the calibration of input backgroundconcentrations. using the dunkirk area of the city of nottingham in the uk as a case study, an air pollutionmodel in adms-roads was created for developing the mathematical approach. the iterative ...

[1] This paper briefly reviews the background, objectives, and results of the Arctic Transitions in the Land–Atmosphere System (ATLAS) Project to date and provides thoughts on future directions. The key goal of the ATLAS Project is to improve understanding of controls over spatial and temporal variability of terrestrial processes in the Arctic that have potential consequences for the climate sy...

entrepreneurship, as a general concept, has a history since time immemorial. however, theoretically this concept has recently been explored as an academic disipline whereby various research programs have been conducted on the positioning of entrepreneurship education and effectiveness of the study materials. so far some models have been presented by researchers, but far from reaching a global c...

background : as recently some reported is investigated about relation between cold weather and testicular torsion (tt), so we decided to evaluate this hypothesis risk factor for testicular torsion in our children’s hospital. objectives : the aim of this study is to evaluate the relation between cold weather and testicular torsion in children. methods: from january 2011 todecember 2015 totally h...

background: zeolites containing silver ion, in combination with synthetic fibers, show antibacterial activity. objectives: the purpose of this study was to use silver zeolite indirectly as antimicrobial agents to control streptococcus iniae infection which recently has caused disease in some of rainbow trout farms in iran. methodes: in this context polyurethane foams containing silver zeolite (...