this research is going to explore methods of utilizing nature in architecture and use them to evaluate naturalism of the samples of iranian contemporary architecture, both qualitatively and quantitatively. the use of various aspects of the nature in iranian contemporary architecture is less than the past. so the main questions in this research are: “which methods of utilizing nature have influe...

This paper proposes a theory that explains the nature of human capital ownership in the POEs, and argues that the institutional separation of de facto and de jure ownership of human capital from their owners is at the heart of the POE inefficiency. This institutional incompatibility has led to widespread phenomena of individuals using their de facto owned human capital to “capture” the benefits...

Incomplete Nature is about an important and difficult subject: how life and mind evolved from a world of inanimate matter. It is also about what are the right concepts to use in understanding the nature and workings of life and mind. We need to be able to conceive them in such a way that it becomes intelligible that they could have arisen naturally from the kinds of inanimate processes describe...

nowadays, images of celebrities are used to advertise goods and services, and this phenomenon is growing. on the one hand, in recent years, celebrities become aware of the value of image and image rights in advertisement world. on the other hand, many agencies and owners of goods and services become aware of the important effect of popularity of celebrities as a tool to boost sales of goods. th...

olive oil is one of the foods that are preferred by consumers seeking healthy nutrition. healthy, safety and high quality olive oil production can only be achieved in olive oil enterprises that follow these criteria. therefore, food safety and quality management systems should be placed in these olive oil enterprises. the aim of this study was to determine behaviors and attitudes of firm owners...