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Number of pages: 166 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Finance. Dissertation abstract (including summary, objectives, implementation methods, and results obtained): The purpose of this research is to build appropriate portfolios by considering investors' risk tolerance and their preferences in a flexible, practical, and realistic manner. For this purpose, a rule-based fuzzy expert ...

Number of pages: 101 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System - Water and Soil Resources Abstract The increase in population and the excessive development of cities, especially in their outskirts, regardless of environmental and human characteristics, has caused irreparable damage to the environment and its residents. For this reason, the issues of ...

Number of pages: 82 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field of remote sensing and geographic information system, abstract distribution and optimal location of fire stations is very important because of the increasing importance and attention to the issue of safety in cities and providing measures in the field of preventing and dealing with fire and accidents. Urban planning has a ...

Number of pages: 99 Category: Computer Engineering

Master's Thesis in Computer Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) Abstract Extracting common and understandable classifications[1] from data is an important role in many fields and issues. So far, several methods for classification [2] and pattern recognition [3] have been introduced. One of the successful and unique methods in the field of classification and pattern recognition ...

Number of pages: 203 Category: Electronic Engineering

Master's Thesis of Precision Instrument Engineering and Industrial Automation in Oil Industries Abstract Non-linear dynamic systems face many challenges that must be investigated. Among these problems, we can point out things like extreme nonlinearity, changing operating conditions, dynamic uncertainty, both structured and unstructured, and external disturbances. Despite the ...

Number of pages: 100 Category: Electronic Engineering

Master's Thesis Abstract: Short-term load forecasting, in the form of one-hour to several days load forecasting, has a significant impact on the operation of power systems. Because many energy management measures, such as setting up a cost-effective plan to use existing power plants, planning the purchase of fuel needed by power plants, entering and exiting units, developing ...

Number of pages: 198 Category: Industrial Engineering

Master's Thesis of Precision Instrument Engineering and Industrial Automation in Oil Industries Abstract Non-linear dynamic systems face many challenges that must be investigated. Among these problems, we can point out things like extreme nonlinearity, changing operating conditions, dynamic uncertainty, both structured and unstructured, and external disturbances. Despite the ...

Number of pages: 99 Category: Electrical Engineering

Master's Thesis Abstract: Short-term load forecasting, in the form of one-hour to several days load forecasting, has a significant impact on the operation of power systems. Because many energy management measures, such as setting up a cost-effective plan to use existing power plants, planning the purchase of fuel needed by power plants, entering and exiting units, developing ...

Number of pages: 134 Category: Management

Master's Thesis of Faculty of Humanities, Department of Management Abstract Considering the importance of brands in creating value and increasing the cash flows of institutions, it is necessary for managers of units to pay special attention to this category and strive to form, create and maintain a brand that can meet the expectations of consumers, shareholders and other groups ...

Number of pages: 134 Category: Management

Master's Thesis of Faculty of Humanities, Department of Management Abstract Considering the importance of brands in creating value and increasing the cash flows of institutions, it is necessary for managers of units to pay special attention to this category and strive to form, create and maintain a brand that can meet the expectations of consumers, shareholders and other groups ...

Number of pages: 136 Category: Management

Master's thesis in the field of information technology management, advanced information systems, abstract. In today's business world, the difference between organizations in growth and sustainability is the degree of importance they give to the valuable and strategic source of knowledge, and accordingly, the extent of their use of this important and key source lies in the ...

Number of pages: 136 Category: Management

Master's thesis in the field of business management, financial orientation. Abstract In this research, as an example, forecasting the timing of stock transactions of 17 active companies in the Tehran Stock Exchange was carried out. In this way, firstly, the primary data, which includes 3 variables of the final price, the lowest price and the highest stock price during the period ...

Number of pages: 114 Category: Electronic Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Power Electrical Engineering Abstract In this thesis, a hybrid power generation system using fuel cell/battery/supercapacitor to power a light electric vehicle with independent excitation electric motor drive system was studied and simulated. The electric vehicle system consists of a feed and control system, multiple sources, power control ...

Number of pages: 95 Category: Electrical Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Power Electrical Engineering Abstract In this thesis, a hybrid power generation system using fuel cell/battery/supercapacitor to power a light electric vehicle with independent excitation electric motor drive system was studied and simulated. The electric vehicle system consists of a feed and control system, multiple sources, power control ...

Number of pages: 51 Category: Computer Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Computer Engineering - Artificial Intelligence Abstract Considering the rapid growth of complexity and size of simulation systems, designing efficient structures for evaluation and validation is an important issue. Today, Petri net is used for validation and verification. Petri nets are used to model systems of discrete events that may occur ...

Number of pages: 153 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis in Geography and Urban Planning Abstract In general, earthquakes are one of the natural disasters that have destructive effects on human settlements and cause heavy loss of life and money to their residents. At the same time, the vulnerability of the city has a direct effect on the human casualties caused by the crisis, and the vulnerability caused by the ...

Number of pages: 207 Category: Management

Dissertation for the master's degree in business management (international marketing orientation), the abstract of the social responsibility of the organization deals with the relationship between the organization and the society, and specifically, this concept examines the effects of the activities of the companies on the people of the society. The purpose of the current ...

Number of pages: 125 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis on Natural Resources - Desertification Abstract Mangrove forests are located in the southern coastal areas of Iran, and due to their numerous functions and environmental values, it is necessary to protect, restore and develop them. Deciding the way to act in a certain way is consciously to achieve the goals, so as to choose a suitable option among various ...

Number of pages: 81 Category: Electrical Engineering

Obtaining a master's degree in the field of electrical engineering, electronics, abstract, mechanization of tools is one of the most important and extensive fields used in production processes. Due to the complexity and uncertainty of machining processes, recently soft computing techniques [1] based on physical models have been preferred to predict the performance of machining ...

Number of pages: 81 Category: IT Information Technology Engineering

Master's Thesis of Information Technology Engineering, Information Systems Management, Abstract In today's world, due to the change in lifestyle, people are looking for a way to improve and improve their economic situation, one of the most important ways to improve their financial situation is to increase their income. One of the easiest ways is investment, which has different ...

Number of pages: 79 Category: Electronic Engineering

Seminar for obtaining a master's degree in the field of electrical engineering, electronics, abstract mechanization of tools is one of the most important and extensive fields used in production processes. Due to the complexity and uncertainty of machining processes, recently soft computing techniques [1] based on physical models have been preferred to predict the performance of ...

Number of pages: 193 Category: Biology - Environment

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in natural resources-environmental engineering. Abstract: Assessment of development effects is a process that deals with diagnosis, identification, prediction, evaluation and reduction of the effects of development projects. Determining the importance of environmental effects is one of the most important concerns of the process of ...

Number of pages: 143 Category: Management

Master's thesis in the field of information technology management, e-business orientation Abstract: In today's era, one of the most important human inventions that have brought about tremendous changes in the life of humanity is the emergence of the computer, followed by the Internet, which has created a virtual world and an incentive for universities to invest in the field of ...

Number of pages: 105 Category: Computer Engineering

Master's thesis in the field of computer engineering (artificial intelligence) abstract design and implementation of contradiction resolution in an intelligent assistant decision system based on the diversity of points of view, resolution of inconsistency is an important procedure in many intelligent systems, including law-based systems. This procedure determines the order of ...

Number of pages: 126 Category: Computer Engineering

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in computer engineering - software orientation. Abstract In all the projects that are carried out today, the discussion of management is a very decisive issue. Software projects are no exception to this rule. One of the most important aspects of software development is time and cost management. Considering that in the early stages of ...

Number of pages: 46 Category: Computer Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Computer Engineering - Artificial Intelligence Abstract Data clustering is a method for classifying similar data, which has been used for many years in various sciences and many algorithms have been designed in this field. Recent clustering research leads to hybrid methods that are more robust and accurate. Hybrid clustering tries to first ...

Number of pages: 127 Category: Biology - Environment

Master's Thesis of Civil Engineering - Water (M.Sc) Abstract Diagnosing the pattern of drought occurrence and its monitoring is important in determining the optimal approach to water resources management, especially regarding the water supply sources of big cities that are exposed to drought events from a climatic point of view. In the meantime, the city of Tehran is exposed to ...

Number of pages: 133 Category: Electrical Engineering

Abstract: The design of output resistant static controller to achieve fuzzy tracking for nonlinear systems described by Takagi-Sugno T-S model. The subject of this thesis is related to the problem of designing output resistant static controller to achieve fuzzy tracking for systems with time delay and uncertainty that can be modeled by Takagi-Sugno (T-S) fuzzy modeling. The ...

Number of pages: 148 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving the master's degree (M.A.) public management, human resources orientation, summer 2019, abstract knowledge in today's advanced world of organizations, is rapidly becoming a competitive advantage.

Number of pages: 115 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving Master's Degree (M.A.) Field: Industrial Management (Production Orientation) Summer 1990 Abstract With the current progress of industries, the return and reuse of used products is one of the activities of May.

Number of pages: 248 Category: Management

Abstract of the thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of executive management in May 2013, every year a huge amount of the country's national capital is consumed in the form of building construction projects and related industries, it is necessary

Number of pages: 174 Category: Architectural Engineering

Thesis (or dissertation) to receive the master's degree. In the field of architecture, the architectural trend of Bahman 93 abstract: Since the creation of multi-purpose and multi-functional spaces in

Number of pages: 127 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree in GIS and Remote Sensing in Urban and Rural Studies Abstract: Choosing a suitable place for activity at the neighborhood and regional level is one of the basic decisions to carry out a research project that requires research in a studied place from different perspectives. At the scale of localities and regions, locating is an activity that ...

Number of pages: 201 Category: Management

Master's Thesis of Industrial Management (M.A) Abstract: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the performance of on-the-job training (OJT) on the quality of passenger cars in Pars Khodro's paint shop based on the achieve model. The research method is survey. To collect data, the library-field method was used in the form of a questionnaire. The tool for collecting this ...

Number of pages: 126 Category: Management

MBA Master's Thesis Strategy Orientation Abstract In global competition, customer demand for high quality and fast service has made companies unable to handle all the work alone. Based on this, activities such as material procurement, product production and planning, product storage service, inventory control, distribution, delivery and customer service have now been transferred ...

Number of pages: 153 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in educational technology, abstract; The aim of the current research was to investigate the external cognitive load created in multimedia based on Merrill's educational design model in the biology course. In terms of purpose, this research is practical and in terms of methodology, it is among quasi-experimental researches. The ...

Number of pages: 159 Category: Librarianship

Master's Thesis in Accounting Abstract: The strength and credibility of financial and credit institutions is the money that depositors have deposited in them, and the progress and survival of each of the mentioned institutions depends on the share of the total market resources, and increasing the share of the market resources requires continuous effort and a strong, ...

Number of pages: 116 Category: Librarianship

Dissertation for the master's degree of the Faculty of Management Abstract Since the application of accrual accounting has an important contribution in improving the level of accountability and achieving the goals of financial reporting, therefore, in this research, the obstacles to the establishment of this accounting system and providing the necessary solutions to remove the ...

Number of pages: 200 Category: Management

Thesis for Master's Degree in Industrial Management Abstract Maintenance and repairs play an important role in maintaining reliability, availability, product quality, reducing risk, increasing efficiency and security of equipment. Manufacturing companies are always trying to reduce production costs. One of the basic costs of these enterprises is the cost of repairs, which mainly ...

Number of pages: 130 Category: Librarianship

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Accounting (M.A) Abstract This research seeks to investigate the relationship between taxpayer education and the effectiveness of value added tax implementation in Ilam province and provide solutions to improve it with the fuzzy AHP approach. In terms of the purpose, the current research is of the applied research type, and according to the ...

Number of pages: 72 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (M. Sc. Orientation: Urban and Rural Abstract Considering the growth of the population today, agglomeration and settlement is an urgent need. Locating and allocating land is considered as a main pillar, which is done traditionally and by trial and error in most cases. Many criteria are involved in locating the ...

Number of pages: 89 Category: Electrical Engineering

Dissertation to receive a master's degree in electrical engineering, power trend. Abstract: Flexible power transmission systems, which are known as FACTS[1] compensators, are modern tools that have been used in power systems to strengthen the controllability and develop the transmission capacity of power networks based on power electronic converters during the last decade. In ...

Number of pages: 169 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Information Technology Management, Advanced Information Systems, Abstract Air transportation is one of the most important types of transportation in today's life. Considering the considerable importance of the customer as a source of revenue for airports and as a result the increasing importance of effective customer relationship management, ...

Number of pages: 112 Category: Computer Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Computer Engineering-Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Abstract: Every year, many traffic accidents occur all over the world due to driver drowsiness and inattention, which cause a lot of loss of life and money. One of the ways to detect fatigue and lack of concentration is to use driver face monitoring systems. By receiving images from the ...

Number of pages: 114 Category: Management

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of: business management, marketing orientation. Abstract This research seeks to evaluate the performance of Bank Tejarat branches in Gilan province based on the indicators of the EFQM organizational excellence model. The current research is descriptive in terms of its practical purpose and data collection method and is ...

Number of pages: 95 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving the master's degree ""M.A"" orientation: human resources. Abstract Management and succession planning is a deliberate and systematic effort that an organization makes to ensure the continuity of leadership in key positions, maintaining and cultivating intellectual and practical capitals for advancement and encouraging people to upgrade. In fact, this ...

Number of pages: 313 Category: Management

Business management, financial orientation, thesis for receiving the master's degree ""M.A"" Abstract: Considering the very high impact of the insurance industry on the economic growth and development of countries, performance evaluation in insurance companies is very important, and since insurance companies are very broad in terms of structure and type of activity, the need to ...

Number of pages: 154 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Direction: Human Resource Management Abstract Organizational culture plays an important role in the internal control of employees' behavior and prevention of administrative corruption due to the nature of the strong effect it can have on the behavior and performance of the organization's members. The present study was conducted in order to ...

Number of pages: 112 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in general orientation. Abstract Textbooks play a very vital role in the teaching-learning process, especially in societies where English is considered a foreign language, so it is necessary to evaluate textbooks so that the content of textbooks is appropriate to the needs of teaching and learning in English as a foreign language ...

Number of pages: 78 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between social capital and talent management system in Iran's National Drilling Company located in Ahvaz. This research is applied and correlational in terms of purpose. The employees of Iran National Drilling Company ...

Number of pages: 78 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between social capital and talent management system in Iran's National Drilling Company located in Ahvaz. This research is applied and correlational in terms of purpose. The employees of Iran National Drilling Company ...

Number of pages: 136 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Business Administration - Marketing Management Orientation Abstract The present research was conducted under the title of investigating organizational factors affecting administrative corruption in the banking system in selected branches of banks in Qom province. The purpose of doing it is to identify organizational factors affecting ...

Number of pages: 89 Category: Electrical Engineering

Dissertation to receive a master's degree in electrical engineering, power orientation. Abstract: Flexible power transmission systems, which are known as FACTS[1] compensating devices, are modern tools that have been used in power systems to strengthen the controllability and develop the transmission capacity of power networks based on power electronic converters during the last ...

Number of pages: 119 Category: Electrical Engineering

Dissertation for M.Sc. Electrical Engineering - Control Abstract Considering the high consumption of petrochemical products in the world today and Iran's high potential for the development and supply of petrochemical feedstock, petrochemical complexes are of special importance. Therefore, one of the important reactions called acetylene hydrogenation has been investigated and ...

Number of pages: 189 Category: Management

Abstract: Trying to improve the productivity of human resources and their optimal use is one of the vital programs of organizations. Performance management as a theoretical concept has a great impact on organizational effectiveness and initiative. By implementing performance management programs, employees gain more flexibility in controlling and performing tasks, remove ...

Number of pages: 178 Category: Management

Abstract Service quality has been considered in all service industries as a basic issue for competitiveness in the market. The purpose of this research is to evaluate service quality with the approach of failure analysis and its effects and fuzzy data overlay analysis that identifies service quality failure items. The statistical population in this research includes the managers ...

Number of pages: 123 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's Thesis in Philosophy of Education and Training May 2014 Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the importance and position of Challenging and neglected Spiritual education And then

Number of pages: 158 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field of executive management of strategic orientation, March 2013. The present research is a survey in terms of method and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the current research is Ka

Number of pages: 121 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree M. A) Field: Geography and Urban Planning Chapter 1 (Research Plan) 1-1- Introduction The establishment of any urban element in a specific physical-spatial location of the city is subject to specific principles and rules and mechanisms (mechanisms) which, if followed, will lead to the success and functional efficiency of that element ...

Number of pages: 145 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation of Master's Course in Cultural Communication and Propaganda Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the place of religious propaganda in the policies and cultural planning of the country, a comparative review of five periods of the country's economic, social and cultural development programs and a twenty-year vision document. Since this research is ...

Number of pages: 478 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Social Welfare Abstract Introduction: Correctional center is a place for correction and rehabilitation of delinquent children and teenagers. In order to successfully implement rehabilitation programs, it is necessary for experts to be informed about the experiences of these people. This study was conducted with the aim of explaining the experiences and views ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Industrial Engineering

Master's Thesis of Mehr Department of Technical and Engineering Faculty ???? Abstract: In some countries, including Iran, motorcycles and their riders are a non-essential part of traffic and as a result, they are safe.

Number of pages: 91 Category: Industrial Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Orientation, Esfand 90, Abstract Today, due to the progress in technology, the globalization of markets, the diversity of customer demand, and the increase

Number of pages: 131 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's thesis in the field of rural development, the causes of the underdevelopment of rural areas: the case study of Margun district in Boyar Ahmad city, abstract is the goal of development, growth and all-round excellence of human societies. Therefore, in the development planning process, recognition and understanding of the conditions and requirements of human societies and ...

Number of pages: 188 Category: Psychology

Abstract: Evaluating employees' performance is one of the most effective tools for measuring efficiency and making decisions about their careers. Recruitment and training, retention, relocation, encouragement and punishment, retrenchment and other issues related to employees are all related to the performance evaluation system. The purpose of this research is to provide a ...

Number of pages: 129 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for M.A degree in geography and urban planning. This research examines the role of people's participation in the development of Ardabil city. After reviewing the theoretical literature and the research conducted in relation to the topic, the research hypotheses were formulated as follows. There is a significant relationship between public participation and the ...

Number of pages: 109 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Thesis for M.A. Geography and Tourism Planning Introduction The nature of tourism in any society is affected by complex and intertwined economic, political, cultural and social factors. Despite the remarkable economic consequences of the tourism industry, many experts believe that tourism is more of a cultural phenomenon than an economic activity. Over the centuries, people ...

Number of pages: 162 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's thesis in the field of philosophy of education Abstract Study of professional ethics from the point of view of secondary school counselors The purpose of this research is to investigate the study of professional ethics from the point of view of secondary school counselors. This research was conducted in a qualitative paradigm using the dominant-less dominant model. In ...

Number of pages: 154 Category: Management

Thesis for Master's Degree in Executive Management Abstract: The purpose of this research is to identify the effective factors in reducing administrative corruption through the improvement of the organizational structure in government organizations, and then it tries to provide appropriate solutions to reduce administrative corruption in the National Bank of Iran. The present ...

Number of pages: 84 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for receiving master's degree in public administration, human resources, abstract of the present research with the aim of determining the relationship between knowledge sharing and the job performance of the employees of the General Department of Labor Cooperative and Social Welfare of Isfahan Province. The statistical population of the research was 700 employees of ...

Number of pages: 117 Category: Management

Department: Business Thesis for receiving a master's degree, orientation: financial management Abstract One of the ways to earn more profit in different companies is to choose the right financing method. The attitude towards the financial markets has caused some to consider it only the gains and losses arising from the price fluctuations of financial assets. While the impact of ...

Number of pages: 145 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis Field: Psychology (M.A) Major: Educational Psychology Abstract: This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of teaching self-awareness and problem solving skills on the marital satisfaction of drug addicts during the treatment of dynamic rehabilitation and therapy clinic, Bandar Lange city in 2012. The statistical population includes all clients with a ...

Number of pages: 130 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Advertising and Cultural Communication Abstract The present research has studied the relationship between the use of social networks and the religious identity of users with the aim of knowing the relationship between the individual characteristics of users and political and social factors with their religious identity and in order to answer the basic question ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for the Master's degree (M-A) in the field: Political Geography Abstract Soft war is a new concept in terms of scientific research and a very old concept in terms of history. This concept is known in the world as soft power. Soft war in its modern concept with features such as software orientation, mentalization, emptying from within, changing cultural identity, ...

Number of pages: 277 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Educational Department of Human Geography Master's Thesis Research Plan Abstract: The neighborhood is considered as the smallest urban space, the cell of urban life and a dynamic element in proper urban governance. The divisions and boundaries of urban neighborhoods have undergone changes and transformations from the Islamic period to the new period. In the past, neighborhood ...

Number of pages: 119 Category: Librarianship

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Accounting Abstract: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the relationship between social responsibility and the quality of financial reporting in companies admitted to the Tehran Stock Exchange. In this research, in order to estimate the quality of financial reporting by using the average of three different factors including: annual ...

Number of pages: 146 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) in the field of Educational Sciences Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between moral intelligence and social skills with students' academic performance. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation type of research and its statistical population is made up of Shiraz ...

Number of pages: 269 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Ph.D. Dissertation, Geography, Urban Planning, Abstract: Iran is considered one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, and its cities have suffered a lot of damage due to this natural phenomenon. Due to its geographical location, Iran is always exposed to various natural disasters that affect different parts of it from time to time and leave harmful effects. Iran's ...

Number of pages: 131 Category: Psychology

In order to obtain a master's degree in the field of general psychology, the general aim of this research is to compare learning styles, resilience and problem solving skills in professional and non-professional chess players. The method of this research is descriptive correlational. The statistical population includes all chess players under the supervision of the Chess ...

Number of pages: 144 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis in Psychology (M.A) Major: Clinical Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare parenting practices and mental health of mothers of children with behavioral disorders and mothers of normal children aged 5 to 12 years old in Bandar Lange and Bandar Kang cities. Method: This research was designed and implemented using a descriptive-causal ...