Showing 7 results for Mirjalili
Volume 0, Issue 0 (Articles accepted at the time of publication 2024)
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The present research study aimed to investigate the pragmatic awareness, attitudes, and practices of nine upper secondary English teachers in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms, with a focus on the intercultural aspects of the subject. Using a phenomenological methodology, the study conducted nine semi-structured interviews with English teachers of upper secondary students. Teachers demonstrated a high level of awareness of pragmatics, particularly when presented with pragmatic input based on syllabi formulations. The awareness suggested a recognition of the importance of pragmatic competence in language learning. Teachers incorporated pragmatics into their teaching methods. Pragmatics was used as a tool for fostering metacognitive conversations about language, helping students understand the appropriateness of certain phrases or words. Teachers aimed to make students aware of why people communicate in certain ways. The understanding of the reasons behind communication choices was deemed important for both teachers and students. Teachers perceived the intercultural dimensions of the English subject as crucial. Issues such as monocultural teaching groups, filter bubbles, and the rise of difficult conversations were highlighted. Teachers found using students' first languages to be an important tool for understanding and scaffolding their learning of English. The incorporation of pragmatics in the EFL classroom not only benefits language development but also serves as a facilitator in developing an understanding of other people. The study suggested a link between pragmatic awareness and intercultural competence in language teaching.
Volume 2, Issue 4 (12-2014)
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Aim: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in Iranian women. Clinical nurses and midwives are supposed to be at high risk of the disease. The present study aimed at comparing the knowledge and health beliefs of Iranian nurses and midwives about breast cancer screening using Health Belief Model (HBM).
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 nurses and 60 midwives working in teaching hospitals affiliated to Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences (Yazd, Iran) were selected via convenience sampling. Three questionnaires were used to collect data including a demographic questionnaire, the Breast Cancer Knowledge Test, and Champion’s Revised Health Belief Model Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS-11.0 for Windows.
Findings: According to the independent t-test results, the mean knowledge scores of the two groups were significantly different (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in mean health belief scores between the two groups (p>0.05). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient revealed a significant direct correlation between knowledge and health beliefs in both nurses and midwives (P=0.018; r=0.18). The same test suggested knowledge to have significant direct correlation with benefits of mammography (P=0.01; r=0.2), benefits of breast self-awareness (P<0.001; r=0.4), cues to action (P=0.001; r=0.2), and self-efficacy (P<0.001; r=0.3).
Conclusion: There are some risk factors including unhealthy life-style behaviours, exposure to night light, and consequently, disruption in circadian rhythm, and that job stress can threaten the health of nurses and midwives. Thus, it is important to determine their perceived barriers of screening behaviours based on HBM.
S.a.m. Mirjalili, A.a Karimi, S. Hadi,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (9-2006)
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In this research behavior of bubble due to under water explosion and it’s effects on ship structure have been studied. For determination of these effects field equations must be derived and solved them by mathematical simulation. Mathematical model is com in follow, it show physical rules on impression of bubble oscillation on body ship. This model is solved by combination of Euler method, 5 step Adams-Beshforse method and 4 step Adams-Moltone method for explaining the response of ship structure due to oscillation bubble. In order to agreement of solution way, stress-strain curves that obtained in this paper, is compared with experimental results. Also this results compared with FEMA results. Ship structure is modeled in ANSYS software in free beam form with variable mass and stiffness elements. Internal ship’s equipments and buoyancy are modeled by local mass and spring. The effect of explosion depth and explosive mass on stress in ship structure is studied. These result show when explosion depth is increased, stress is decreased and when explosive mass is increased, stress is increased.
Volume 10, Issue 4 (Fall 2019)
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Recent researches on the application of nanoparticles have been focused on nanostructures of gold with rod morphology, due to having outstanding optical properties for diagnostics and therapeutics of the diseases. The rod morphology of the nanostructures enables strong and sensitive absorption of surface plasmon in the infrared region. In the present research, based on the sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance of gold nanorods to trace changes in the local environment, as well as the importance of rapid detection of trace amounts of albumin in urine, functionalization, and stability of these nanostructures with anti-albumin antibody has been investigated in different concentrations, volumes, time and pH changes. The results of spectroscopic studies of different samples in the visible spectrum near-infrared waves showed that gold nanorods have desirable stability, and their rod morphology characteristic is maintained. The study of the temporal stability of samples showed that the complex samples were stable up to 48 hours for sensing applications. Primary monitoring of the function of the nanobiosensor in the presence of albumin with two normal and abnormal levels of concentration revealed remarkable changes in interparticle distance, size, and morphology of the nanostructures. According to this research, the rod nanostructures can be used to design simple nanobiosensors.
Volume 10, Issue 19 (9-2023)
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In the transition from the "speaking-listening" form of narrations to its "writing-reading" form, the risk of forgetting and all kinds of distortions caused by oral transmission began to decline; A matter that, although it was followed by a slight opposition at the beginning, but with the manifestation of its many merits, it met with public favor and following this all-encompassing tradition, hadith correspondences emerged. What makes this change somewhat problematic and creates a problem in trusting it is the void in the face of hadiths. The characteristic of the Arabic script in the classical period was not able to express all aspects of speech. Therefore, in some cases, multiple readings of hadith letters emerged; What in linguistics is called "reading deviations" that in some cases is different from the real meaning of Masoom (AS). The passage of time and distance from the atmosphere of hadith issuance fueled many readings; Therefore, it prompted the hadith scholars to look for solutions to overcome this problem. In this article, which is organized by descriptive and analytical method, an attempt has been made to present a model for a better reading of narrations by using both traditional and new methods. Going through the classic solutions such as paying attention to the "rules of Arabic literature", "famous reading" and "components of the sentence texture", referring to important criteria such as "finding the reading based on complementary relationships, intensity and contrast" and "analysis based on intertextual reference" gone.
Siavash Gitifar, Amir Saman Mirjalili, Ali Jamali, Saeed Pirvalizadeh, Vahid Fakhari,
Volume 23, Issue 2 (February 2023)
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These days, societies' need for energy increased due to the expansion of societies, industries, and technology. The production of electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar energy, which does not harm the environment and has little pollution, has attracted the attention of many researchers and engineers. This article will present a new plan for the dual polar axis solar tracker, its design and construction in laboratory dimensions, and the experimental evaluation of its performance using the open-loop control method. For this purpose, after examining the advantages and disadvantages of the previous designs, a new and different conceptual design for the tracker is proposed. Among the features of the proposed tracker, we can point out the ability to combine, install and operate quickly and easily, the self-locking feature, and the ability to rotate 360 degrees around both axes. This tracker has no restrictions for use in different geographical areas, including areas near the North or South Pole and in the early and late hours of the day when the direction of the sun's radiation is strongly inclined. In the following, the detailed design of the proposed detector and the presentation of the open-loop control method will be discussed. Finally, by conducting experimental tests, the production power of the proposed detector is evaluated in comparison with a fixed solar panel. Based on the results, the electricity energy produced from the proposed solar tracker is 49% more than the fixed solar panel.
Volume 25, Issue 3 (5-2023)
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Mulberry (Morus spp.) is an economically important plant, and Iran is among the most important mulberry producer countries. Meager information is available on the number of mulberry species and the characteristics of genotypes in Kerman Province. In this study, we used Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to categorize a number of important mulberry traits from different parts of Kerman. A total of fifteen white and black mulberry genotypes were selected from four regions located in different parts of Kerman Province, in 2021. Fourteen qualitative and 15 quantitative variables were measured. The highest and the lowest Coefficient of Variance (CV) was found for leaf shape and fruit length, respectively. The strongest positive correlation was obtained between the number of second-degree shoots and number of shoots. PCA showed that the first five and six components among qualitative and quantitative variables explained 87.82 and 90.87% of the total variation, respectively. The dendrogram biplot classified genotypes into five groups based on quantitative and into four distinct groups in accordance to qualitative variables. The grouping of genotypes did not follow their geographical origin. This study revealed high morphological diversity in the mulberry genotypes dispersed in Kerman, supporting their potential uses for mulberry breeding programs.