background and purpose: one of the most reliable methods to evaluate the scientific status of nursing is the assessment of the trend and quality of related articles. this study aimed to determine the publication status and general quality of articles published by iranian nursing scholars engaged in different nursing and midwifery schools in well-known international journals during 2000-2011. me...

For many companies, a small but very loyal part oftheir overall consumer base is responsible for the majority oftheir profits, so the concept of brand loyalty is of considerableimportance. The preponderance of research on this subject hasfocused on identifying the role of marketer-controlled factorsin fostering brand loyalty. However, it is also important toconsider the ...

Phrase structure and cadences did not expire with the suppression of common practice tonality. Joseph Straus points out the increased importance of thematic contrast to delineate sections of the sonata form in the beginning of the nineteenth century. Igor Stravinsky exploited other musical elements (texture, range, counterpoint, dynamics, etc.) to delineate sections in his neoclassical works. W...

Paralytic ileus is type of functional obstruction caused by the lack of intestinal peristalsis without any mechanical obstruction. This interference of the flow of intestinal contents often leads to intestinal obstruction. Paralytic ileus may be classified into postoperative, inflammatory, metabolic, neurogenic, and drug-induced (1). The incidence of paralytic ileus is high especially after abd...

objective: whereas social media or networks like citation databases can be applied to measure documentarticle usage, aim of the research is to investigate the social media or networks as one of the scholars' evaluation tools. method: the altmetric method_ measures based on social media or network_ was used for the survey. citations data was collected via search the names of scientific boar...

Nonnative English-speaking scholars have often been reported to be at a disadvantage vis-à-vis their English native counterparts when it comes to writing a publishable research article (RA). When they submit their manuscripts to English-language journals, they sometimes receive comments criticizing their faulty English. One area of difficulty for these authors is the grammaticalization of neutr...