Objectives This study examined the role of achievement goals in moderating the relationship between sex and academic self-handicapping.  Methods In our correlational research, 320 university students (154 men and 166 women) were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method. They completed the Academic Self-Handicapping Scale (ASHS) and the Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised (AGQ-R...

The purpose of this study was the standardization of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) for the students of Shiraz University based on their to sex, academic year and native/non-native trait. The participants were 1146 students of Shiraz University. The results showed that the male students compare to females also non native students compared to the native ones had better general health....

in the first part of this thesis we explored wetting and its dynamics for small droplets. first, we showed how a simple feature of water droplets on a surface, i.e. laplace pressure, can be exploited to build a micropump. we investigated capillary pumping in microchannels both experimentally and numerically. putting two droplets of different sizes at the in/outlet of a microchannel, will ge...

abstract venlafaxine, 1–[2–(dimethylamino)–1–(4–methoxyphenyl) ethyl]cyclohexanol hydrochloride is a novel non-tricyclic antidepressant. venlafaxine is a second generation antidepressant drug, has a neuropharmacologic profile distinct from that of existing antidepressants including tricyclic compounds, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. venlafaxine impart...

in recent years many researchers have been focused on interaction of small molecules with dna. dna is generally the primary intracellular of anticancer drugs, so the interaction between small molecules and dna can cause dna damage in cancer cells, blocking the division of cancer cells and resulting in cell death. the flavonoids are a large group of polyphenolic natural products that are widely ...

feminine voice and narratology in wuthering heights wuthering heights as a general "bronte" work has extraordinary dimensions to it which can make it focal to different ways of interpretation. among other differences the issue of narrative voice is essential in understanding the ultimate purpose of wuthering heights. emily bronte uses different narrators from various focal points speaking of m...