test method facet is one of the factors which can have an influence on the test takers’ performance. the purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of two different response types, multiple-choice cloze and multiple-choice test, on the pre-intermediate and intermediate test takers’ reading comprehension performance. to this end, 40 pre-intermediate and intermediate learners par...

the aim of this study is to explore the impact of choice theory and reality therapy interventions on couples` marital satisfaction. this study applied the single - subject method with ab design. the participants of the study were two couples who were selected as a purposeful sample to participate at the intervention program of 8 sessions of training of choice theory and reality therapy. in orde...

locating landfills in urban areas is one of the most important issues in urban planning because of the effect on economy, ecology, and environment, therefore the right management and principled landfilling of solid waste is the major concern all over the world especially in the developed countries. in locating landfills, different criteria should be considered. in the present study, locating si...

Residential location choice modeling is one of the areas in transportation planning that attempts to examine households location search behavior incorporating their trade-offs between housing quality, prices or rents, distance to work and other key factors. This brings up the need to come up with methods to logically allocate credible choice alternatives for individuals.This article attempts to...

Local retail gasoline markets offer a relatively low cost opportunity to test a number of hypotheses from the industrial organization literature regarding the interdependence of pricing choices. Is there tacit collusion among retailers? Or does the strong correlation of prices represent the natural workings of a highly competitive market (i.e. the law of one price)? Is there evidence of price l...