one of the chapters in the history of iranian music is the place and significance of the musical instrument called oud. this instrument, initially named “barbat”, emerged during the sassanid dynasty. generally known under the name “oud” in islamic era, it became grepopular in islamic countries. in iran, this instrument enjoyed great importance until the fall of the safavid dynasty. from the ear...

Journal of Earthquake Engineering Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t741771161 Estimation of Probabilistic Seismic Losses and the Public Economic Resilience—An Approach for a Macroeconomic Impact Evaluation Omar D. Cardona a; Mario G. Ordaz b; Mabel C. Marulanda c; Alex H. Barbat c a Instituto de ...

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers are devices that can be used for vibration reduction in structures. However, to use these devices in an effective way, a precise modeling is required. In this sense, in this paper we consider a modified parameter identification method of large-scale magnetorheological dampers which are represented using the normalized Bouc-Wen model. The main benefit of the propo...

The effect of glucose and fructose and fetal bovine serum on the expression of the fructose transporter GLUT5 was studied in clone PD7 of the human colon cancer cell line Caco-2, which has been characterized previously [Chantret, Rodoloswe, Barbat et al. (1994) J. Cell Sci. 107, 213-225; Mahraoui, Rodolosse, Barbat et al. (1994) Biochem. J. 298, 629-633]. Culture of the cells in dialysed serum ...

Political Islam in Iran, which initially formed in the guise of Sultāni order, experiences its second form after 1979 Revolution, named popular order. While in both forms, the authority of religion has been accepted in political life, these types of order demonstrate two different experiences of political Islam in Iran. Thus, the comprehension of this new experience of political Islam after the...

Abstract In French, the noun apple ( la pomme ) is grammatically feminine, in German der Apfel it masculine. Does this entail that French speakers perceive apples to be feminine whereas attribute masculine characteristics them? Various studies suggest grammatical gender does indeed influence object perception Haertlé 2017 ; Boroditsky & Schmidt 2000 ), although findings are not always repli...