1.1 introduction “i see translation as the attempt to produce a text so transparent that it does not seem to be translated. a good translation is like a pane of glass. you only notice that it’s there when there are little imperfections- scratches, bubbles. ideally, there shouldn’t be any. it should never call attention to itself.” “norman shapiro” (venuti, 1995:1) edward fitzgerald is the br...

any change in the refractive index of a laser active medium can lead to serious degradation of beam quality, laser beam modes, laser performance and variation in the intensity distribution. alteration in the refractive index of laser active medium is especially notable in high power lasers. it is clear that in the laser beam production, the pumping agent induces a great amount of heat which...

The main purpose of this research paper is to calculate Irans Housing (Maskan) Bank through the use of Data Envelopment Analysis. In this research, the performance of 33 branches of the Housing Bank throughout Tehran (capital city of Iran) within 2002-2004 was analyzed and discussed. The results of the study shows that average technical efficiencies of Housing Bank branches in two hypotheses of...

The relationship between added value of economic activities and the Governments budget along with the impact of this budget on the employment of economic activities are among the issues that economic decision-makers and analysts assume to be crucial. Classification of statistical data has not yet allowed experts and decision-makers to evaluate the Governments role in production and employment i...