This paper examines downward price rigidity in Iranian house market and discusses whether this characteristic would result in an asymmetric relationship between house price and monetary policy. To test the downward house price rigidity the threshold GARCH model is employed. The asymmetric adjustment to monetary policy is examined using the asymmetric cointegration and error correction models. T...

objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of educational abstract  intervention based on precede educational method in the promotion of quality of life among the aged under the coverage of tehran cultural house of aged people 2009. the population of the aged [people] is increasing in all parts of the world even in developing countries. the increase of the number of the...

The food preferences of 64 cats, of which 28 were domestic pets and 36 were free-ranging animals on three farms, were tested using five food types; a sixth type was also tested on the farm cats. Information was also gathered on the background diet of the house cats (individually) and of each farm cat colony. Consistent differences were found between the predefined groups of cats in their prefer...

1. Insoluble and "soluble" forms of cytochrome c oxidase were prepared from house flies by methods described for mammalian tissue. A 4.5-fold purification was accomplished by preparing the enzyme in insoluble form (as compared with a crude water brei). The oxidase in "soluble" form was purified 20.0-fold. 2. The absorption spectrum of the "soluble" preparation from flies was similar to that fro...

In this paper, we propose a unified framework for inclusion of different electricity tariff components and residential prosumption devices in a residential energy management system (REMS). This framework allows REMS to use flexible modelling with respect to devices and price components applicable to an individual house, without requiring unique models for each device and tariff. The significanc...

In the vernacular architecture development, female body size has been used as a basis for determining room in building. The existing forms appreciation manifested domain forms, space functions, materials, and ornaments. gender elements, both terms of anatomy special room, are applied form reflection traditional identity house. One houses that applies roles an architectural philosophy is Karampu...