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Volume 0, Issue 0 (2-2024)
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Rhetorical questions are those that, according to time and local condition, have a function, beyond rhe gaining awareness and information. In addition to having an interrogative structure, these sentences imply another meaning as the secondary meaning. But in some cases, according to a special textual context, the existence of one or more weak implicit meaning or meanings between the semantic superstructure in rhetorical questions and main implicit meaning, can be proved and caught. These weak implicit meanings can neither be ignored nor be considered as the main secondary meaning. Based upon that, the problem which is stated in this research is that, with regarding to the possibility of catching such implicit meaning(s) from rhetorical questions , what is the nature and statuse of these additional implicit questions? And assuming acceptance of their existence, whether the production of meaning in rhetorical questions is still instantly? or according to the proposed theory in this research, the production meaning approach in rhetorical questions includes some processes and levels?
The approach of this research is analytic-applied approach and case study in some poems of prominant persian poets that there is a positinal stop in the structure of these poems. The results of this research reveals that , based on the author's prediction, the production of meaning in rhetorical questions has a process approach with three levels, in which, a second meaning layer is produced between superstructure and main implicit meaning (third semantic layer), that can be named as mediator semantic layer.
Volume 0, Issue 0 (2-2024)
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The present case study had as its aim to uncover the diagnostic and instructional potential of dynamic assessment (DA) in the context of L2 writing during asynchronous computer-mediated communication (ACMC). More precisely, the study investigated the role of ACMC-based DA through e-mail in diagnosing and promoting low-proficiency L2 learners’ writing abilities in an Iranian EFL context. To this end, a case study design was adopted and three low-proficiency students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) were selected to participate for a time span of ten weeks. The error analysis of learners’ performances in the pretest and posttest sessions led to the detection of a number of writing problems including the content, structural organization, grammatical accuracy, lexical appropriateness, and mechanics. A posterior examination of computer-mediated offline interactions led to the detection of a number of mediational strategies namely ask to revise, identify a problem area, specify the problem area, clarify the error kind, offer a choice and provide an explicit explanation as well as reciprocity patterns including unresponsive, growing autonomy and full autonomy which together helped diagnose the students' writing problems and trace their developmental trajectories. On implication side, it is argued that the ACMC-based DA serves as a strong diagnostic tool that makes a genuine understanding of L2 learners' writing abilities.
Keywords: dynamic assessment, sociocultural theory, asynchronous computer-mediated communication, writing
Volume 0, Issue 0 (2-2024)
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This study aimed to unravel the EFL students’ technology acceptance toward implementing Technology-Mediated Syntax Learning (TMSL) and unveil its impact on EFL students' learning autonomy and English Syntax (ES) learning achievement. Therefore, the quantitative study was operated through descriptive analysis and pre-experimental design. The descriptive analysis was done to scrutinize the EFL students' technology acceptance and learning autonomy toward implementing TMSL. The pre-experimental study was conducted to know the effect of TMSL implementation on ES learning achievement. The participants of this study were 121 students who joined the English Syntax course in the English Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teachers Training at a public university in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The results showed that the participants highly accepted TMSL and depicted high learning autonomy scores. The statistical calculation proved significant differences between participants' ES Pre-test and Post-test scores, meaning that TMSL implementation significantly affected ES learning achievement. However, previous studies' distinct results of technology acceptance and autonomy analysis suggest further investigation, including applying different research approaches. Hence, this study suggests that a technology integration model gains positive output and outcome for the EFL learning context.
Volume 0, Issue 0 (1-2024)
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This study aimed to evaluate the capability of the halophyte A. littoralis in symbiosis with Rhizophagus intraradices and Nocardia Halotolerans an indigenous bacterium of saline soils- on phytoextraction of Na under saline conditions. Salinity treatments included 0 (S0), 100 mM NaCl (S1), 200 mM NaCl (S2), 100 mM NaCl+50mM K2SO4 (S3), 200 mM NaCl+50mM K2SO4 (S4) levels. Plant fresh and dry weight, chlorophyll content decreased as salinity increased up to S2 level and increased thereafter. Plant root colonization in the inoculation and co-inoculation of AMF+SR-PGPB were similar. Compared to the S0 treatment, root colonization in the AMF group decreased by 23.5%, 32.6%, 13.5%, and 26.7% under S1, S2, S3, and S4 treatments, respectively. In the Bacteria+AMF group, the reduction was smaller, with decreases of 2.8%, 3.4%, and an increase of 6.8% and 1.4% under S1, S2, S3, and S4 treatments, respectively. These results indicate that co-inoculation with PGPB mitigated the negative effects of salinity on root colonization. The root and soil glomalin contents increased as salinity increased. Root glomalin in plants inoculated by AMF+SR-PGPB was more than in a single inoculation of AMF under salt stress. This study highlights the potential application of salt-tolerant bacteria and AMF as effective strategies for enhancing plant growth and productivity in saline environments, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices in affected regions.
Volume 1, Issue 0 (1-2022)
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Aims: The postpartum period presents significant physical, emotional, and social challenges for mothers. One common issue is postpartum blues, which can negatively impact maternal well-being. This study aims to analyze the effect of yoga exercises on preventing postpartum blues in postpartum mothers using family health media as an intervention.
Instrument & Methods: A quantitative analytical study with a quasi-experimental approach was conducted. The study involved postpartum mothers at the Alisah Clinic, utilizing a total population sampling technique. Data were collected through structured questionnaires and interviews, then analyzed statistically using SEM-PLS to evaluate the relationship between yoga practice frequency, duration, family support, and postpartum blues prevention.
Findings: The results show that yoga exercise significantly reduces postpartum blues symptoms. Higher frequency and longer duration of yoga sessions contribute to better mental and physical well-being. Additionally, the quality of family health media plays a crucial role in enhancing knowledge and promoting behavioral changes supportive of yoga practice. Family support was found to positively influence the consistency of yoga practice.
Conclusion: Yoga exercises, when practiced regularly with adequate duration and supported by quality health media and family involvement, are effective in preventing postpartum blues. These findings highlight the importance of accessible and structured yoga programs as part of postpartum mental health care.
Volume 1, Issue 1 (6-2020)
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Since the national symbol is the most important urban element in terms of nationality, analyzing the influence of time on this symbol seems necessary. Less attention has been paid to the concept of time in the initial comments regarding urban issues. However, it was considered a serious matter after passing of time and observing its influence on urban and identity issues. The current study mainly aims to study the influence of time in the formation of the complex of national monuments, the direct and indirect influence of the time dimension on qualitative indicators of space and its influence on the appearance and semantic dimension of the national symbol and its immediate field. Thus, after reviewing the theoretical basics, many case studies of the world have been reviewed due to the lack of sufficient information and specialist investigations. Only nine case studies have been randomly selected and addressed in the present study. These studies are in line with theoretical basics and the thinkers’ ideas and they led to the final output. The descriptive-analytical method was used to gather the information and the outputs were analyzed by the survey method and Delphi tool for validation. The results show that the influence of time on the appearance dimension generally includes structural and apparent changes, erosion, deterioration, and ruin and the influence of time on the semantic dimension mostly includes semantic, identity, and revolutionary changes. In the qualitative indicators of the national symbol and its immediate field, the time dimension indirectly influences on some of indicators such as diversity, readability, permeability, visual richness, and vitality. In some indicators such as permeability and visual richness, the influence of time is associated with the appearance and in some indicators such as diversity, readability, and vitality, it is associated with appearance and semantic dimension. It is also influential in the quality of sustainability and efficiency in time dimension. Since there are two types of the national monuments in general, the influence of time dimension on them is different. Time triggers memory, meaning, layer structure and accessibility in the monuments built in the passing of time but it triggers patterns of receiving feature and lessons about designing such as observing flexibility and designing a timed and dramatic place in space.
Volume 1, Issue 1 (3-2024)
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Smart security, driven by cutting-edge security knowledge, infrastructure, political landscape, and media utilization, plays a vital role in facilitating and boosting economic activities. The political dynamics among nations and geopolitical developments in the vicinity of each country directly impact the fluctuations in tourism within that nation. The more effectively a political entity can execute security measures, the safer it appears to tourists, ultimately fostering more sustainable economic development. Due to the omnipresence and influence of media in contemporary life, the nature of security measures significantly affects the enhancement or weakening of economic indicators. This paper is a comparative study of the African tourists’ impression of Iran before and after the revolution. This research employs a descriptive-analytical approach to assess the state of smart security from the perspective of foreign tourists who visited Iran during the first half of the year 2023. The sampling method utilized in this study was systematic random sampling, resulting in a sample size of 133 individuals. The findings of this research reveal that 81% of tourists perceive Iran's security and political situation as influential in tourism attraction. Furthermore, after entering Iran and experiencing the reality, 62% of tourists have a positive perception of the security situation and its impact on tourism. Therefore, the adoption of intelligence and sustainable security measures will lead to increased economic prosperity and overall well-being.
Volume 2, Issue 2 (7-2011)
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This research has tried to define a new approach to translator’s role as intercultural mediator supported by the theories of Sapir and Whorf in anthropologies to find a right perception of interactional relation between language and cultural, which affects translator’s understanding of the reality. To achieve this, a Meta model was proposed that could help the mediator/translator to realize consciously the cultural reality hidden in the text in order to create a meaningful text, which is closer to the main concept of the source text.
Volume 2, Issue 5 (3-2021)
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The present study investigates the impact of emotion, team characteristics, and team social responsibility on the team identification of the most popular teams in the Iran Pro League. To measure variables Wann and Branscombe (1993) Team Identification Scale, Lee et al. (2018) Sport Emotion Questionnaire (SEQ), Yoshida and James (2010) Team Characteristics, Lichtenstein et al. (2004) Social Responsibility, and Weimann-Saks et al. (2019) Second Screen Behavior were used. To assess content validity, five sports management researchers and the reliability of the Team identification was 0.62, second screen behavior 0.80, Team Social Responsibilities 0.91, Team Characteristics 0.67, and Emotion was 0.86. In the first part of the research, 350 fans of the most popular teams in the Iran Premier League participated using a quota homogeneous convenience sampling methodology. In the second part, 379 people were present to fit the team identification model for Persepolis F.C., 387 people for Esteghlal F.C., 335 people for Sepahan S.C., and 431 people for Tractor S.C. as samples. The findings showed that team identification impacts the second-screen behavior of fans. However, the effect of predicting team identification on each of the most popular teams in the Iran Pro League is different. In general, team identification is important in the new media space, i.e., social media, and a new form of behavioral consequences of fans, i.e., second screen behavior.
Volume 3, Issue 2 (6-2012)
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Both intertextuality and intermediality are discursive phenomena that impact the semiotics by defamiliarization or interaction of the media and the text. Intertextuality function since its appearance could be seen only in the literature and its contrast was only with multi-media novel. In various arts, especially in the cinema, theatre and cyberspace, it seems that they could not achieve to prove the transdiscursive technical and media situation – particularly in the criticism area – until intermediality is discussed. The intermediality shows interaction of various characteristics between different mass media next to each other keeping all characteristics of its signs. It has then a transposition by which the primitive characteristics are suspended and differentiated. The most important aspect of this media conflux is to establish a material and a form of expression next to another material and form. The purpose of this research – besides studying intermediality discourse – is to consider its function in the semiotics and arts as well. That is why having the intertextuality reread, the borders between text and media and, finally, the effects produced by interaction of the media are regarded to gain a proper theory about intermediality.
Volume 3, Issue 3 (12-2013)
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Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between developmental performance appraisal and Job performance mediated by organizational commitment and organizational support in the employees. This study performed in the Gas Company of Guilan Province in 2013. A number of 217 employees were selected as the participants using classified random sampling consistent with the sample size. Participants in this research complemented following Questionnaires: developmental performance appraisal, Organizational Commitment, Organizational support, Task Performance and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. To confirm the scale factor structure and to evaluate the suggested model, confirmative factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted. Moreover, Bootstrap Test was adopted to examine its mediation and meaningfulness effects. The results revealed that the suggested model satisfies a good fitting regarding provided data. The research findings showed that only the indirect path of developmental performance appraisal, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior was meaningful, while the other three indirect paths (developmental performance appraisal, organizational support and commitment on task performance and developmental performance appraisal, organizational support and organizational citizenship
Volume 3, Issue 3 (7-2001)
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A pressure-based coupled heat and mass transfer model was used to simulate temperature
and soil suction in a drying process within a clay soil column. Closed form functions
were used for all parameters needed in the governing equations. Model predictions were
compared with experimental data using the mean relative percentage deviation method.
Thermocouples and mini-gypsum blocks were used to monitor the data collected hourly
at different depths of the soil column. The model showed very high sensitivity to the proposed
hydraulic conductivity function, while lower sensitivity was found for the proposed
thermal conductivity function. This result highlights the importance of a proper hydraulic
conductivity estimate while a rough estimate for thermal conductivity would have no significant
adverse effect on the predicted values.
Volume 3, Issue 9 (5-2022)
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The current research was conducted to compile a model of sports entrepreneurship on social well-being with the mediating role of media literacy among physical education students of Payam Noor University in Kermanshah province. The research method was descriptive-survey and based on structural equations that were conducted in the field. The statistical population of the research included all physical education students of Payam Noor University in Kermanshah province (320 people) who entered the first semester of 1399-1400, who were selected as a statistical sample using a stratified random sampling method and based on the Morgan table (175 people) became. Data collection tool using three standard questionnaires: Hoggs and Morgan (2007), Keyes' Social Welfare (1998), and Rajabi's Media Literacy (2012). This research used structural equations to investigate the relationships between the model components, and Smart PLS software was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that sports entrepreneurship on media literacy with an impact factor of 0.74 and a critical value of 15.96, sports entrepreneurship on social well-being with an impact factor of 0.36 and a critical value of 4.85, and media literacy on social well-being with an impact factor 0.51 and critical value 7.28 has had a positive and significant effect. Based on this, sports entrepreneurship has the most significant impact on media literacy, with an impact factor of 0.74, and sports entrepreneurship has the most negligible impact on social well-being, with an impact factor of 0.36. One of the most critical behavioral and human issues governing the development of entrepreneurship and job creation in sports can be raising media literacy in the light of social welfare.
Volume 3, Issue 10 (10-2006)
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In this investigation, a number of canned Killka with oil and brine filling media were produced to survey the impact of filling media type on canned common Killka quality by traditional Mediterranean method. Qualitative characteristics including moisture, total lipid, free fatty acids, peroxide, tiobarbituric acid, fluorescence compound in aquatic phase of lipid extract obtained from fish and canned fish, and the fluorescence compound existed in filling media were determined. Results showed that hydrolytic rancidity product and the filling media fluorescence compound in brine canned was higher than the oil canned. The primary and secondary lipid oxidation indices (tiobarbituric acid and peroxide) had no ideal efficiency to evaluate the loss of quality due to the filling media type, while the fluorescence index had perfectly showed the quality loss. With regard to present interactions between fish tissue and filling media, it’s recommended determine the amount of filling media fluorescence compound as a good technique for quality assessment.
Volume 4, Issue 1 (3-2013)
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Revealing the unequal relations of power, which lead to hegemony in media and make audiences aware of it, has been in the center of attention for Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) for a long period of time. Van Leeuwen’s (2008) socio-semantic network of social actors is considered as a competent framework for linguists and discourse analysts to do so. In this article, we study 50 hard news and articles published in leading international news agencies and newspapers about Iran’s nuclear program during November and December 2010 to analyze the way the social actors of both sides of the quarrel have been represented in the media. The results showed that although the international news agencies and newspapers claim to stay neutral in representing the events, some linguistic mechanisms to represent Iranian social actors differently from the western ones are obvious and Iranian social actors playing role in this case are shown as irrational hardliners while western counterparts are introduced as logical peace seeker ones.
Volume 4, Issue 2 (12-2016)
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Filmmakers, television programmers, experts in literature, and those with an average knowledge in literature, cinema, and television, have different standards in evaluation of adapted movies. Similarly, there are various theoretical foundations in comparative studies of adaptation. Analyzing adapted movies and comparing them with literary sources can be done with a cultural study approach of which nature is interdisciplinary depended more on cultural feedback. From this perspective, examining the relationships between cinema and television regarding One Thousand and One Nights series shows that the adaptations in which the story has been developed according to its very cultural-historical function, succeeded more. These kinds of adaptation were faithful to the structure of the work. The reason why the faithful adaptations to One Thousand and One Nights were successful is that the theme of this book emerges from its structure. Crossing out the theme pattern in adapted movies doesn’t satisfy common addressees of book and movie.
Volume 4, Issue 2 (9-2023)
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Aims: Efficiency as a cultural index can be defined as the comfort resulting from the proper arrangement of components and the connection point between form and function; which plays an important role in adding quality to the space. Such an attitude to design; It is an attempt to obtain a model of valuable previous architecture to measure sustainability and discover the grammar of space in order to create works for the future of architecture.
Methods: The current research is a kind of documentary research, based on the use of data of valuable models of the past, which, by adopting a descriptive-analytical approach, analyzes the concept of efficiency in the structure of function and form in native Qajar houses of Isfahan.
Findings: Most of the massing has been done in the north (public spaces), west (service spaces), south (private spaces) and east (service spaces) fronts, respectively. Also, the data obtained from Ecotect software shows that the best direction in Isfahan city is between 17.5 degrees southwest and 22.5 degrees southeast. However, the frequency of Isfahan Orientation in the native Qajar houses of Isfahan is very low, and the emphasis is on the orientation in the north-south direction, and the southeast or southwest of it has not been given much attention.
Conclusion: The configuration of the space, the amount of received energy and the visual communication of the environment (sight) are among the indicators that affect the efficiency, which is understood by the way of massing, spatial relations and spatial proportions.
Volume 4, Issue 3 (12-2016)
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Volume 4, Issue 3 (9-2019)
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Aim:LBP in the nursing profession remains an important health issue. This study aims to assess whether a theory-based interactive social media intervention could change job-related risk behaviors among nursing personnel.
Instrument and Methods: This is a community-randomized controlled trial. Three settings of hospitals will randomly be assigned to the study arms: Intervention setting 1 receiving an in-person educational package; intervention setting 2 receiving the same material a web-based, and a control setting receiving nothing. The intervention would contain materials related to occupational risk behaviors and will try to promote the knowledge, attitude, skill, and self-efficacy of nurses on low back pain (LBP) preventive behaviors. The primary outcome will be reduction in low back pain. The study also will assess whether the intervention could reduce pain-related disability and improve the quality of life.
Discussion:Occupational (LBP) among nurses could adversely affect both patients’ and nurses’ health. This study is an attempt to see if social media could play a role to guide the development and implementation of future interventions.
Volume 4, Issue 3 (9-2019)
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Aim: This study proposed to detect sensitivity of different electrophysiological techniques in early diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) compared to the standard technique as Median Sensory Latency.
Methods and Instrument: The present study included 70 hands (40 hands with clinical evidence of idiopathic CTS and 30 hands as control group). The following tests were done for both groups: 1- Sensory nerve conduction study: median nerve, ulnar nerve, median versus ulnar latency difference between second and fifth digits, median versus ulnar latency difference (ring finger) 2- Motor nerve conduction study: median nerve, ulnar nerve, median versus ulnar motor latency difference.
Findings: The most sensitive (92%) two tests were median-ulnar sensory latency difference recorded from second and fifth digits and median-ulnar sensory latency difference recorded from fourth digit, while median-ulnar motor latency difference and median motor latency showed lowest sensitivity (61, 53%) respectively.
Conclusion: Median-ulnar sensory latency difference recorded from digit two and digit five and that recorded from digit 4 have highest sensitivity for early detection of CTS.
Keywords: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Median Versus Ulnar Latency Differences; Nerve Conduction Study.