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Volume 0, Issue 0 (Articles accepted at the time of publication 2024)
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Image schemas are macrocognitive patterns and structures that form the basis of our linguistic, mental and perceptual processes; and their function is based on the metaphorical-analogous relationship between visual experiences and frequent and everyday abstract concepts. In proverbs, like pictorial schemas, the use of metaphor-simile to convey a familiar mental concept between the speaker and the listener based on people's lived experiences is evident. Evans and Green have researched about image schemas and separated them into 8 types. One of these is the image schema of power. Since the precision in the structure of visual schemas can reveal the mental and cognitive structure of the users of a language, in the present research, the visual schema of power in Birjand's proverbs has been investigated in a descriptive-analytical way. Based on the results, out of the total of 1291 proverbs of Birjand, in 314 of them there are 7 types of visual schema of power; Most of them are of the type of blockage, enablement and counter force, which is proportional to the nature of the power schema; and found that between the frequency of the origin and destination areas of these schemas and cultural-environmental factors, and tools in removing obstacles, the importance of food and economic affairs to maintain survival, lack of plant diversity, desert and semi-desert climate of Birjand region has had a significant impact on the formation and continuation of proverbs with the schema of power, which emphasize the target areas of human relations, ethics and economy.
Volume 0, Issue 0 (Articles accepted at the time of publication 2024)
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Autism is a neurocognitive disorder. Many children with autism do not have a change in language and usually tend to have literal interpretations of phrases, which makes it difficult to understand metaphorical language, which can be seen in both visual and visual metaphors. The aim of this study was to compare auditory and visual metaphorical perception in children with mild autism and normal children. The present study is a cross-sectional and causal-comparative study. The statistical sample of this study includes 30 boys aged 7 to 10 years with mild autism studying in educational centers for exceptional children in Mashhad and 30 normal children matched in terms of age who were selected by convenience sampling method. After initial language assessment, they were assessed by metaphorical perception test and U Mann-Whitney test and SPSS 23 software were used to analyze the data. The results of data analysis showed that in metaphorical perception in general there is a significant difference between autistic and normal children (P <0.001), also, in understanding visual and auditory metaphors, the two groups showed a significant difference (P <0/001). The obtained results indicate that compared to normal children, children with autism have a lower performance in terms of understanding visual and auditory metaphors, and considering this issue can be used in planning and designing educational content and rehabilitation interventions in order to improve educational performance and social benefit of these children.
Volume 1, Issue 1 (Spring & Summer 2014)
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The language of Qur'an is a multi-layer and faceted one which is considered as one of its marvels. Based on some quotes, the Holy Qur'an encompasses seven and on some other, seventy layers of meaning. This has long derived the Qur'an scholars and investigators to strive to figure out these layers of meaning. Multiple meaning words carry with them more than one meaning and since there is always the possibility of the presence of multiple meanings in a single context, due attention and care plays a significant role in figuring out the right meaning and message of Qur'anic verses and correctly translating them. Following a descriptive-analytical methodology, this study investigated the translation of some multiple meaning words. This implies the incongruences in picking up the Farsi equivalent of the same word by different translators. Taking the semantic and pragmatic context of the verses into account, considering the etymological aspects of the words and analyzing interpretative texts are among the most important solutions to the translation of multiple- meaning words.
Volume 1, Issue 2 (Summer 2008)
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This paper examines the Quranic stories in a narratological approach.First the problem of the research is explained and the hypothesis is raised that there is no relationship between the Quranic stories and narratology.The paper then reviews the literary on the litrary approaches to the Quran and the Holy Book.Then the genealogy of the words related to Quranic stories is given.In the next part,the components of narratology i.e. story and text levels are described and then some Quranic stories are studied in a narratological approach,using these components.Finally,more than 10 findings are proposed as the results and the paper concludes that there is a positive relationship between the Quranic stories and narratology.
Volume 1, Issue 4 ((Articles in Persian) 2010)
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Volume 1, Issue 4 (winter 2008)
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This paper examines two modes of fantastic genre, i.e uncanny and marvelous, with regard to the stories of Tanookhi's the Relief after the Grief. We will start by a discussion of Todorov's work on the 'fantastic'. In doing so, the etymology of the keywords and the review of literature are also given. Then, it is referred to Todorovian structural approach to 'the fantastic'. Due to this approach, it is told that in the fantastic stories of the book (sometimes titled as "keraamaat" genre), the reader has to experience the world described as a possible or impossible world full of fear and strange: depending on the readers to explain the occurrence of strange events naturally or supernaturally, the stories may undergo the category of uncanny or marvelous, respectfully. Finally, as conclusion and new results, it is said that in the Relief after the Grief: 1) the focus is on one central character as the center for all events 2) events of the stories are seen through the focal point of this character as the main narrator- focalizer and 3) The reader’s point of view should be that of the central character and the events should be focalized through his eyes.
Volume 2, Issue 1 (9-2011)
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Background: L-lysine is essential amino acid for human and animal nutrition. L-lysine is useful as medicament, chemical agent, food material (food industry) and feed additive (animal food). The industrial production of lysine has become an economically important industrial process. Several hundred thousands tones of L-lysine are produced annually worldwide, almost exclusively using Corynebacterium glutamicum.
Study methods: To amplify LysA gene from C.glutamicum, two primers with NheI and HindIII restriction sites were designed. PCR was performed and PCR product was ligated with pTZ57R/T. Recombinant plasmid sequence was determined. LysA with sticky end was ligated with digested pET28a vector and ligation mixture was transformed in E.coli BL21(DE3). The recombinant plasmid was isolated with enzymatic digestion and sequencing.
Results: LysA gene, a fragment with 1.3 kb, was cloned. PCR products and enzymatic digestion of extracted vectors with HindIII and NheI, sequencing and SDS-PAGE confirmed the authenticity of cloning. Recombinant bacterial colonies were investigated and confirmed by two methods (PCR and enzymatic digestion).
Conclusion: In this study for the first time, the expression rate of Meso- diaminopimelate decarboxylase enzyme (EC 4.1.1.20) in this expression vector was investigated and was increased significantly.
Volume 2, Issue 1 (3-2014)
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Aim: Regarding the high prevalence of breast cancer among the Iranian women and lack of attention to mammography screening, planning the behavior promotion interventions would be practicable through determining the barriers of conducting mammography screening behavior. The purpose of this study was determining the barriers of conducting breast cancer mammography screening among the women over 40 years. Methods: The participants of this crass-sectional study consisted of 294 over 40-years old women in Arak-Iran who completed the questionnaire of mammography barriers. The questionnaire used was based on Champion's revised Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). Sampling was based on the population. All hygiene officers of the Health and Cure Centers of Arak were asked to randomly select some samples among the women over 40 years. In this way, all the city's areas were covered. Inclusion criteria were women over 40 years, not already suffering from breast cancer, or having a family member (mother or sister) affected by the disease. Findings: The findings revealed that the high cost is the main barrier (20.1%) of mammography screening among the population. Among the other reasons, one may point to fear of discovering a cancer mass (9.5%), painful procedures of mammography (7.1%), not knowing the mammography centers (6.5%), and shame of undressing for mammography (5.1%). Comparing the mean scores of the barriers based on the individual characteristics showed that the barriers of mammography screening according to education level (p=0.0001), insurance status (p=0.02), and economic status (p=0.0001) have significant difference. Conclusions: Regarding the barriers of mammography screening among the Iranian women, it is necessary that authorities apply solutions to reduce costs, and promote women's knowledge about the importance of early diagnosis of breast diseases through screening plans, especially mammography screening.
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Spring & Summer 2025 2025)
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The political discourse of Islamism in Tunisia, which has roots in the intellectual tradition of the Muslim Brotherhood, has undergone significant changes over time, especially following the 2011 revolution. After a brief period of rule from 2011 to 2014, the moderate Islamists led by the Ennahda Movement gradually moved away from the revolutionary and ideological foundations of political Islam and adopted a more pragmatic approach. This study aims to explain how this transition from revolutionary political Islam to pragmatism can be understood. Using MacIntyre's epistemological framework, the analysis suggests that this shift is not merely a tactical political move but also reflects an epistemological crisis within the leaders’ reading of the Brotherhood’s intellectual tradition. Confronted with complex societal crises, Ennahda leaders recognized that solutions based solely on past principles and beliefs were no longer viable. Instead, they saw the need to reassess and reinterpret the Islamic intellectual tradition to address current shortcomings. Their reinterpretation was less about expanding the possibilities within the tradition and more about distancing themselves from traditional principles and criteria, favoring pragmatism and political realism. This reveals that Islamist leaders lack the necessary analytical and intellectual tools to effectively address societal crises, which hindered their ability to develop a systematic and coherent model of Islamic governance grounded in traditional criteria. Going forward, their potential role in Tunisia’s future depends on their capacity to equip themselves with the intellectual tools needed to confront emerging issues and challenges.
Volume 2, Issue 2 ((Articles in Persian) 2011)
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This paper examines incongruity as one of the linguistic mechanisms of texts bearing humor. The main question is that what works these texts seems humorous. Humor has been studied from three different, but related, approaches: psychological, literarily and linguistic. The paper takes as two main factors generating humor. First, the problem, the question and the literature review are mentioned. Then it refers to inconguity from structural and functional levels with regard to some humorous texts in Zakani's Resale-e- Delgosha. On the structural level, it refers to words play (homonymy, homophony, homography, paronymy) and the kind of punning andits in Persian rhetoric. On the functional level, it refers to ambiguity/amphilboly and their functions. The results showed that incongruity in the form punning as well as ambiguity/amphilboly paves the way to make texts seem humorous.
Volume 2, Issue 2 (4-2016)
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Background: Members of the Malassezia genus are often lipophilic, observed as budding yeasts and found as commensals in the skin of humans. This genus opportunistically reside in several areas including scalp where under the influence of particular predisposing factors, their proliferation is increased (e.g., high activation of sebaceous glands), and leads to dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, which together affects >50% of human beings. The proliferation of yeasts in scalp creates health and hair hygiene problems. In this study we determined the type and frequency of Malassezia species in scalp dandruff in order to have epidemiologic and therapeutic understanding. Materials and Methods: Differentiation tests were done for scalp samples, including: morphology, Tween 20, 40 and 80 assimilation tests, hydrolysis of bile-esculin, catalase and growth on Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol and cycloheximide (SCC) and sediment production on mDixon agar medium. Results: Frequency of various Malassezia species from 140 scalp samples from volunteers of both gender were found as: M. globosa (46.5%), followed by M. furfur (27.0%), M. restricta (12.7%), M. sympodialis (6.5%) and M. slooffiae (0.8%). Conclusion: In view of high prevalence ofM. globosa, its invasive characteristics and the role of predisposing factors in the more proliferation of this species in scalp should be considered.
Volume 2, Issue 4 (, (Articles in Persian) 2011)
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This paper examines the Quranic Iltifāt in the light of the structure of discourse information (SDI). The question is that how can Iltifat be justified through SDI? Firstly, it is referred to the literature review as well as the definition, categories and the kinds of Iltifat. Secondly SDI, topicalization, topic maintenance and point of view/focalization are analyzed. It seems that, through SDI, God turns the message into a new way (Iltifat) and gives it in a new package. This then results in the reader's empathy, which may change through the shift of point of view, hence, a change in Iltifat. Finally, the main findings read as follows: 1) in Iltifat, the reader receives information/ Quranic message in a new package via SDI, 2) Iltifat can be justified through topicalization and topic maintenance, 3) Iltifat is the innovatory use of language rather than a grammatical error, and 4) Iltifat and its kinds underscore the here and now of the Quranic oral discourse as well as the active role of the reader as the God's present audience.
Volume 2, Issue 5 (9-2004)
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Both Jalal-e-Ale Ahmad and Ebrahim-e-Golestan belong to the second generation of Iranian writers. Their close relationships and common experiences in youth have created similarities, especially in the early stories, in their stories. Ale Ahmad expressed his thoughts much earlier than Golestan; however, Ebrahim-e-Golestan has been more accurate and more successful in expressing the same ideas in his fiction. The following paper tries to study these two writers’ works from two dimensions of contexts and techniques. There are many similarities between the contents of their works especially in the first period of writing story.
The similarities between the first series of the stories are of such level that perhaps it can bee said that they were influenced by party-related ideas. From the story techniques, Ale-Ahmad was influenced at the first stage by the French writers in the 19th century and Golestan was influenced by the American writers such as Hemingway and Twin and Bek who were the recently known writers. The closer their physical relation, the more the differences in their stories is.
Volume 2, Issue 6 (12-2004)
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Sahba ,F. ,Ph.D.
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Metter which refers to an order in utterances and makes them more imaginative is an integral part of poetry. In spite of all efforts made aimed at ignoring meter and at extending the poetic prose, the Persian speakers are still inclined to prefer metrical poetry.
M.Sereshk-.Shafii Kadkani- theoretically believes that poetry is musical manifestation of language. This statement means that meter in the main component of Shafii kadkani’s poetries. With due regard to this theory, the present article is going to focus on and analyses the external music or meter in Nimaic Poems by Shafii Kadkani. For doing such research, one hundred samples of Nimaic poems have been studied respectively from the first half of the book “second millennium of the gazelle”(Hazareh-ye-Dovom-e-Ahou-ye-Kouhi) and the results have been presented by use of data analysis. Out of the result is that Shafii observed the rules and regulations established by Nima while Shafii has done some initiatives.
His choice of meter is unconscious. He has a natural inclination towards the meters such as “Ramal” and “Mozareh” exploited by Hafez, Saadi, and Molavi in their best sonnets. Caesuras, pauses, long syllables and short ones are selected in the most effective manner to convey emotions and meanings in his poems.
Volume 2, Issue 6 (12-2004)
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Omranpour ,M.R.,Ph.D.
This article is going to analyses rhyme in Nimaic Poems by Shafii kadkani. Therefore, Nimaic poems is extracted from the first two hundreds pages of The book Second Millenniumof the gazelle (Hazareh-ye-Dovom-e-Ahou-ye-Kouhi) including “Elegies on Kashmar’s Cypres” (Marthieha-ye-Sarv-e- Kashmar) “a line on Dejection” (Khati- Ze- Deltangi) and a part of “A Sonnet for the Sunflower” (Ghazal- Baraie- Gol-e- Aftabgardan) and are discussed based on various rhyme schemes.
Shafii Kadkani is aware of the miraculous power of rhyme and exploits different possibilities of rhyme for creation of devise music, link between utterances and etc. Rhyme in his poems can be studied variously. This article is based on analysis of internal rhymes, double rhymes, mixed rhymes and etc. The major element in the aesthetic analysis of his poetry is applicable to those rhymes in which he has innovation and creates parallel rhymes, balanced rhymes, etc. The result is indicates that he is more inclined to use balanced rhymes.
Volume 2, Issue 7 (Fall 2009)
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This paper examines the correlation among different aspects of speech and thought representation with a focus on free indirect discourse. The paper first examines Genette’s views regarding speech and thought representation and then focuses on the analysis of various types of speech and thought ranging from the most mimetic to the most autodiegetic. I will then focus on the free indirect discourse and try to shed light on it by resorting to the theories of Bally, Toolan and Machill. Our analysis demonstrates the fact that the linguistic features of FID can represent the thoughts and ideas of characters and narrators of story in a special way while they also bring about a kind of discourse replete with irony and ambiguity.
Volume 2, Issue 7 (6-2005)
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Azad,R.
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The influence of philosophy on literature is undeniable. We just need to think of how Heidegger’s philosophy left its imprint on the whole postmodernist literary movement.The Emphasis on interconnections between man and the universe,the endeavor to understand those interconnections and the attempt to return to their origins and sources are three fundamental principles of Heidegger’s philosophy, which have penetrated and shaped postmodernist literature. These three fundamental principles are also found in mythology and in this article we will highlight their similarities. Apart from sharing these three elements, minor parallels can also be found such as the “Unconscious” aspect of mythology, being a direct result of oral tradition while in postmodernist literature the same aspect becomes “Consciousness” since a priori agreed conditions are intentionally applied. In this article, while focusing on the philosophy of Heidegger, we discussed the characteristics common between mythology and postmodernist literature.
Volume 2, Issue 8 (winter 2009)
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Volume 3, Issue 1 (Spring 98 2019)
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Research Subject: In this paper, the adsorbents used to remove lead ion using adsorption operation have been reviewed.
Research Approach: The types of adsorbents used to remove lead ions, the modifications of adsorbents, adsorption conditions, isotherms and adsorption capacity of adsorbents have been investigated and compared based on the literature survey.
Main Results: Modification by impregnation of functional groups has a significant role in increasing the adsorption capacity. The pH of the solution plays an important role in the adsorption of lead ions and generally the adsorption capacity increases by increasing the pH of the solution. Langmuir's isotherm model has been more consistent with the equilibrium data. Among the reviewed adsorbents, carbon-based adsorbents such as activated carbon and graphen-oxide, modified by chemicals such as ammonium persulfate or polyamines, show higher adsorption. Also, biomasses due to their abundance and low prices have the potential to be used as lead ion adsorbents.
Volume 3, Issue 3 ((Articles in Persian) 2012)
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Among the societies with close geographical, cultural, religious, political commonalities, literary effects and influences can always be seen. Mu’allaqate Sabe, which is the most famous and the best odes of uninformed period, not only has had lots of effects on Arab poets but also many of Persian poets have composed poems based on its effects. Khaghani is one of the poets that in some cases there is external and internal relationship between his poems and mu’allaghat, and in some cases, this relationship becomes an imitative nature. His poems are semantic recompose and recreation that have been told before in Mu’allaqat. In other words, they have been recreated in an imitative texture and shape.
These relationships include different backgrounds such as imitation, compilation, translation and coherence. This comparative-descriptive research compares one of Khaghani’s Arabic odes with Sabe’s Mu’allaqat from the viewpoints of justifiability structure, vocabularies, imagination, content, music, etc. At the end, Khaghani’s success in this imitation is researched.
Although Khaghani’s poem’s in some areas, particularly in justifiability, structure and semantic have become close to Mu’allaqat but, in comparison with Mu’allaqat, they have weak solidity and stability, specifically in vertical area and individual image in such a way that in Khaghani’s poems, color of complication, difficulty and stress can be seen