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Number of pages: 112 Category: Biology - Environment

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in environmental economics, Shahrivar 2019 Abstract: In this research, the relationship between gross domestic product, energy intensity, population, urbanization rate and Co gas emission rate

Number of pages: 76 Category: Economics

Master's Thesis in Economic Sciences December 2013 Abstract Globalization means the rapid increase in the volume of international exchanges of goods, services and assets.

Number of pages: 133 Category: Civil Engineering

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field of structural oriented civil engineering, 2013, although the construction and design methods of structures have expanded over the years, but still the effect of earthquakes is one of the most important.

Number of pages: 119 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Psychology of General Orientation, Shahrivar 2013 Abstract Objective: The purpose of this research is to determine the role of resilience, self-efficacy and hope in predicting students' happiness.

Number of pages: 124 Category: Architectural Engineering

Master's Degree in Architectural Engineering (M. A) June 2013 Abstract: This article is taken from a research that aims to identify the factors affecting the communication of spaces.

Number of pages: 142 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's thesis of Ardakan Shahrivar Faculty of Art and Architecture 2013 During the Safavid era, Shah Ismail declared the Shia religion as the official religion of the Safavid dynasty. Continuity and long life of this dynasty and strength

Number of pages: 84 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's Thesis of Ardakan Faculty of Art and Architecture, Department: Carpets, November 2013 Abstract: Some contemporary (mostly commercial) carpets have defects in color, which are checked by a restorer upon the customer's request.

Number of pages: 148 Category: Management

Master's Thesis Field: Executive Management Focus: Strategic Management Academic Year: 1389-1391 Abstract of Research Measuring market risk is a problem that has been on researchers' minds for a long time

Number of pages: 151 Category: Management

Thesis of master's degree in the field: business management, orientation: international marketing Academic Year: 1391-1390 Abstract: This research aims to investigate investment attraction strategies and its obstacles in industrial development from

Number of pages: 67 Category: Biology - Environment

Abstract: Today, air pollution has become one of the main management challenges in different countries of the world, so that countries, in addition to internal policies and measures, organize pollution in the field of

Number of pages: 126 Category: Economics

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in economic sciences, February 2019 Abstract: The main objective of this research is to estimate the factors that determine the intensity of trade for member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in the export of foreign goods.

Number of pages: 181 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A) Major: Climatology Abstract: Geographically, Iran has little rainfall due to its proximity to the subtropical high pressure center of STHP and the prevailing weather conditions of this system. In the southern regions of the country, as a result of the longer rule of this system, the drought phenomenon becomes more acute. Rainfall changes ...

Number of pages: 207 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis in Urban Planning Dissertation Abstract: Urban competitiveness as a new approach in urban planning tries to discuss urban development from a new perspective with the existence of some kind of competition between cities, on the attraction of funds effective in development, and emphasizing on competitive advantage. This approach is a very efficient tool that can be ...

Number of pages: 85 Category: Art - Graphics

The final performance (dissertation) to obtain the master's degree in the field of world music playing in July 2013. Abstract During the last years, many efforts have been made in the field of comparing the two instruments of violin and violin.

Number of pages: 133 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's thesis in the field of geography, urban planning, abstract Urban crises are an integral part of urban management, and this issue takes a much more complicated form in metropolitan cities, considering the large and growing population of Isfahan metropolis and its location in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone, the occurrence of a large earthquake or other natural and human ...

Number of pages: 121 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field of natural geography in the field of climate change. Abstract: With the process of global warming and water resources becoming more valuable due to population growth and the needs of industries and agriculture, numerous investigations have been conducted in line with water conservation and protection programs in line with ...

Number of pages: 143 Category: Economics

In order to obtain a master's degree in the field of economics, economic sciences December 2013 Abstract Globalization can be considered a process in which the economic borders between countries are becoming less and less every day.

Number of pages: 148 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Geography and Urban Planning Abstract Today, one of the most obvious problems of contemporary urban planning is the crisis of meaning, both social and physical, in place. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the expectation of changes in various cultural fields gradually entered the physical realms and created the desire to restore the ...

Number of pages: 134 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Abstract The Persian Gulf is one of the strategic and vital points from the point of view of international politics. In addition to the importance of shipping, the discovery and extraction of huge oil and gas resources and the strong dependence of countries on these materials as vital materials for industry have increased the geopolitical importance of this region. In such a way ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of geography and tourism planning. Abstract: Medical tourism, which is the result of the merger of the two most profitable branches of tourism and medical services, has always been and continues to be of interest in the world, so that according to international statistics, this branch of the tourism industry, even during the ...

Number of pages: 118 Category: Psychology

In order to receive a master's degree in the field of cognitive psychology, the aim of this study was to study the arousal, pleasantness and dominance of the words used in the common titles of Persian language websites inside and outside the country and to determine its relationship with the arousal, pleasantness and dominance of the whole news headline and to evaluate domestic ...

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: 127 Category: Political Science

Dissertation for M.A. degree. The field of social research abstract of the Middle East countries due to the similarity in political systems, common religion, neighborhood and relatively high communication, are strongly affected by each other's developments and provide the possibility for researchers to compare the types of their developments. Therefore, this research is ...

Number of pages: 153 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) specialization: general, investigating visual memory performance among a group of urban and rural population (Fars province, 2013) Abstract The purpose of the present study is to investigate visual memory performance among a group of urban and rural population in Fars province. For this purpose (50 women and 50 men) from the city of Shiraz ...

Number of pages: 126 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

No abstract 1.Introduction ""The foreign policy of any country is the continuation of the domestic policy of that country"", this phrase is considered one of the famous and classic phrases in the field of political science, which can be seen as a real example in the field of domestic and foreign developments of a country like Türkiye. In fact, the course of historical ...

Number of pages: 126 Category: Political Science

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Field: Political Geography Abstract Iran-Turkey relations throughout history have always gone through many ups and downs and these relations are not specific to the recent decades, because the two countries are neighbors with each other since the time of the Ottoman Empire, their relations have continued in the usual way. As can be seen ...

Number of pages: 178 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for master's degree in urban planning, department of geography. Abstract The most important criterion for analyzing the state of spatial justice in the city is the distribution of urban facilities and services, and the amount and distribution of facilities can play an effective role in the spatial movement of the population and demographic changes in urban areas. ...

Number of pages: 190 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis in Psychology (M.A.) Orientation: Clinical Abstract The purpose of this research was to compare the emotional schemas and cognitive distortions in people with migraine with healthy people. To do it, a causal comparative (post-event) research method was used. The statistical population was all people with migraine under treatment in the neuropsychiatric clinics of ...

Number of pages: 59 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

The introduction of the changes in the rural society of Iran after the 40s in terms of fundamental and basic changes in the direction of development, which was mostly influenced by the colonialist policies of global arrogance, led to the destruction of villages and as a result of the emergence of basic problems and dilemmas in the country, these changes happened not only in our ...

Number of pages: 145 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Abstract: Dilapidated urban tissues, regardless of their different types, are the product of some negligence of urban management, which over time has become an area of ??the city that lacks the necessary stability and physical strength, proper access for their homes has not been established, and they suffer from a severe lack of ...

Number of pages: 116 Category: Tourism - Tourism

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Geomorphology in Environmental Planning Abstract Geotourism is one of the newest and most popular branches of tourism and its fans are increasing every day and it is considered a tool for sustainable development. Geotourism or geotourism is a branch of tourism whose purpose is to enjoy seeing beautiful and amazing geological and ...

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: 149 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

In order to receive a master's degree in geography and climatology in environmental planning, in order to identify the synoptic patterns leading to torrential rain, first, daily rainfall equal to 20 mm and more during the statistical period of 1991 to 2010 was determined as the basis for analyzing the torrent for the synoptic stations of Astara, Anzali, Rasht and Ramsar with the ...

Number of pages: 166 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Communication, Advertising Orientation and Cultural Communication Abstract: This research aims to investigate the role of new media in promoting religious culture among communication students of Tehran and Soura University. The main question of this research is whether there is a relationship between new media and the promotion of religious culture. In this ...

Number of pages: 184 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field: Political Geography (M.A) Abstract: The science of political geography is one of the broad topics of science and is created from a politically organized unit in a specific geographical territory that includes the government's rule and a specific space. These organized units can include the primary political core, limited ...

Number of pages: 133 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis of Social Communication Sciences Abstract: This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the rate of attitude towards women in television series and it investigated the amount of presence of women in television series, the gender discourse presented at the individual, structural and symbolic level and the rate of verbal and non-verbal gender relations ...

Number of pages: 182 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's degree (MA) specialization: urban planning Abstract Informal settlement is one of the undesirable consequences of urbanization in the contemporary world, which has been formed especially as a result of rapid industrialization and regional inequalities, and has made cities face many problems. The expansion of informal settlements has a direct ...

Number of pages: 180 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field: Geography, specialization: tourism planning, abstract of the climatic conditions of the city of Soumesara, due to the hot weather in the summer season or the decrease in temperature in other seasons, Tangarandeh was looking for a suitable calendar for these seasons in the study area for nature walkers, and on the basis of this ...

Number of pages: 110 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.Sc) Field: Natural Geography - Hydrology and Synoptic Meteorology Abstract Damages caused by critical cold temperatures are increasing, especially in natural ecosystems and densely populated urban areas. Central Iran is a dry land prone to cold weather, especially during winter, and lacks resources to moderate temperature tensions, such as ...

Number of pages: 167 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree (MA) field: Geography, orientation: political. Abstract The Islamic world has a set of heterogeneous geopolitical features. Muslim countries have extremely important facilities for regional convergence and the formation of a regional system based on indigenous elements and mixtures. This thesis was done with the aim of analyzing the ...

Number of pages: 200 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Chapter 1 1-1-Introduction Climate[1] is a complex system[2] that is changing mainly due to the increase of greenhouse gases. During the 20th century, especially in the last two decades, the climate of the earth lost its balance and showed a tendency to increase the temperature (Rahimiu et al., 2012). According to many experts, climate change is a natural phenomenon[3] that has ...

Number of pages: 174 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis, Geography, Geomorphology, Abstract: The wide plain of Khuzestan hosts important permanent rivers, the largest of which is the Karun River. The Karun watershed is one of the largest sub-basins of Iran and a part of the main watershed of the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea. The Karun River, with a length of about 890 kilometers, consists of four main branches, named ...

Number of pages: 118 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's degree in Geography and Urban Planning (M.A.) Abstract: The physical and spatial form of Kiashahr is related to specific and distinct periods. The initial core of the city was formed in the eastern part of the city and below the center of the current city, after that two other parts (Bala Mahaleh and Middle Mahaleh) which are located in the two parts ...

Number of pages: 205 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Direction: Political Geography of the Balkan Peninsula has always been and is one of the most important regions in world history. It owes its importance to its geographical location, the existence of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, being the gateway to Europe, its proximity to the Near East and the Middle East, its surrounding seas, its ...

Number of pages: 164 Category: Management

Master's Thesis of Business Administration - Internal Business Orientation Abstract Considering the development of a competitive environment between the challenge of customer satisfaction and creating more loyalty, it suggests that companies and organizations resort to new marketing strategies in order to satisfy their customers as much as possible. One of the strategies to ...

Number of pages: 185 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Introduction There is a need to understand the universe and communicate with its unknowns, including the human characteristics that have been with him since birth, have changed shape over the course of his life, but do not disappear. Folk tales and legends that come from the heart of Qahar's legend, such as grandfathers and grandmothers; The rise and insatiable desire of ...

Number of pages: 157 Category: Political Science

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A) field: Political Geography Abstract In the dictionary term, elite means chosen and selected. In the old general sense, the elite was referred to a small group who had gained a special position in terms of customs and traditions, spiritual position and social welfare. The power of this group is justified and defined in a social system based ...

Number of pages: 145 Category: Political Science

In order to receive a master's degree (M.A.) in the field of political geography, abstract, in this research, an overview has been attempted by examining the theories of political geography and the future developments that have occurred in the process of these theories. Alfred Mahan emphasizes the role of sea areas and Halford Mackinder emphasizes the role of land areas. Other ...

Number of pages: 217 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's thesis in traditional design and painting. Abstract The purpose of this research is to know the elements of light and color in contemporary Iranian painting and the pathology of the elements of painting in the reflection and influence of Western art, especially in the use of the element of light and color. In this context, the works of five prominent painters: Hossein ...

Number of pages: 284 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's thesis in dramatic literature. The abstract of this research deals with the formation of Iran's modern theater field through Bourdieu's sociological lens. It also examines the criteria of legitimacy and acceptability of this new field of establishment. The social atmosphere of Iranian society has fixed and traditional institutions before constitutionalism and modernity. ...

Number of pages: 160 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's thesis in graphic design, visual communication. Abstract: The present research examines and analyzes the pictorial motifs of the historical house of Atroosh, Shiraz, with the aim of recognizing the cultural and aesthetic foundations of the remaining paintings from the house of Atroosh, Shiraz. The research is based on written documents and pictures left from the ...

Number of pages: 128 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field: political geography. Abstract: The development of communication in the form of virtual space communication, the possibility of information exchange, access and access of people and devices to each other through the Internet at the same time, has created a new paradigm in human life, which is considered as an advantage ...

Number of pages: 149 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for master's degree in geography and urban planning Abstract Today, one of the most obvious problems of contemporary urban planning is the crisis of meaning, both social and physical, in place. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the expectation of changes in various cultural fields gradually entered the physical realms and created the desire to restore the ...

Number of pages: 225 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's thesis in the field of Islamic art, metal orientation, abstract of artistic components influencing the economic prosperity of enamel painting in Tehran. Handicrafts are the main document of the historical identity of nations and a part of cultural heritage. Since handicrafts have multifaceted characteristics, apart from artistic and cultural aspects, they are also ...

Number of pages: 213 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Dissertation for master's degree showing the tendency of dramatic literature Abstract The technique of ""distancing"" is basically a theatrical contract used in ancient Greek theater through consorts and then in the early 20th century by ""Bertolt Brecht"" who also took loans from Oriental plays, it was reviewed and creatively applied according to the needs and social political ...

Number of pages: 88 Category: Electronic Engineering

The master's thesis in the field of power. Abstract Control of scattered productions and their planning is one of the important issues of power systems operation. The purpose of this issue is to minimize the cost of operation and pollution and to supply cargo by observing the operation restrictions. The increase in the desire to use renewable resources and the move towards the ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Electronic Engineering

Master's thesis in electrical engineering, power, power trend, abstract network development planning, operation planning and finding solutions to improve the security and economic performance of the power system all require system studies. The most necessary step in conducting these studies is network modeling, which itself requires detailed information about the impedance ...

Number of pages: 149 Category: Management

Master's Degree in Tourism Management, Tourism Planning and Development, Dissertation Title: Comparative Study of Religious Tourism in Iran's Metropolises, Case Study (Qom, Shiraz, and Mashhad) Dissertation Abstract: Since comparative studies have had a special place in scientific studies since the past until now, and such studies examine and put together at least two phenomena ...

Number of pages: 171 Category: Management

Dissertation to receive master's degree in management Abstract: In this research, the level of talent and acceptance of knowledge management in Darya Gostar Container Services and Transport Company of Kish has been investigated. The main purpose of this research is: to investigate the ability of Darya Gostar Kish company to implement knowledge management. In this research, we ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Art - Graphics

An academic thesis in the master's degree in animation, abstract of the relationship between modern painting of the 20th century and animation. In this research, by examining the evolution of modern painting styles and the experiences of animator painters, focusing on the events of the first half of the 20th century, a necessary ground has been provided for the analysis of the ...

Number of pages: 123 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's Thesis, Islamic Art, Painting, Abstract: More attention to the recognition and introduction of Hanabandan rituals can have a significant effect both in preserving the identity and authenticity, and in preserving the tradition and culture that created these rituals. This research with a descriptive-analytical method with a field-library method and a developmental goal ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Thesis for obtaining the master's degree ""M.A"" in the field of geography - climatology. Abstract Every research work is definitely done in order to find a problem in the society. When the problem in a society reaches a certain limit, a person feels that he should seek a solution, and for this reason, he researches. The movement of people is considered one of the important ...

Number of pages: 185 Category: Foreign Languages

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A) majoring in French translation Introduction ""Draw a beautiful picture for me"". Which parent has not encouraged his child with this suggestion? Which school teacher has not offered such an activity to his students? Because we are fascinated or at least interested in children's drawings. We expect them, we hope for them, we request them and ...

Number of pages: 236 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Public Administration (Human Resource Management) Abstract: In this research, the relationship between organizational learning components and human resource productivity was investigated. The statistical population of this research is all senior, middle and executive managers of Mahalat city. The number of main managers is 15 people, the ...

Number of pages: 254 Category: Art - Graphics

Dissertation for Master's degree (A.M) specialization: painting Abstract of this research was done in order to investigate new media in the art of the 20th century. Research, descriptive, analysis and content methods were used to carry out these studies, as well as the methods of collecting information in the form of library and data collection. The main purpose of this thesis ...

Number of pages: 182 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's degree (MA) specialization: urban planning Abstract Informal settlement is one of the undesirable consequences of urbanization in the contemporary world, which has been formed especially as a result of rapid industrialization and regional inequalities, and has made cities face many problems. The expansion of informal settlements has a direct ...

Number of pages: 124 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Academic Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A.) Field: Geography / Political Orientation Abstract: Border refers to a spatial phenomenon that reflects the territory of a government's political sovereignty and, according to certain rules, creates an obstacle to human movement, the transfer of goods, the dissemination of ideas, etc. One of the important topics about international ...

Number of pages: 178 Category: Management

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field: business management, orientation: international. Abstract: Customs as a commercial gateway has long played a significant role in foreign trade and, as a result, in the economy of countries. Therefore, according to the key topic of the relative advantage of the ever-increasing expansion of trade, creating suitable grounds for ...

Number of pages: 99 Category: Civil Engineering

To receive a master's degree in civil engineering - water Abstract: Relaxation ponds should be designed in such a way that they can depreciate the potential energy stored in the reservoir water of dams and dams in such a way as to transfer it to the natural bed so as not to cause the loss of the bed and in critical conditions to destroy the pond and dam itself. In different ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Art - Graphics

Thesis for Master's Degree Abstract Semiotics, the general knowledge of the study of signs, emerged in the mid-1960s in the 20th century based on the ideas of Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist. After that, great people such as Pierce, Barrett, Eco, Metz, etc. developed it and today it is one of the important branches in various fields including art, it is worth mentioning ...

Number of pages: 133 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Management Information Systems Abstract Most experts believe that the success or failure of governments depends on how public affairs are implemented. The health of the administrative system is one of the most important topics in the science of public administration. Therefore, all governments try to have a completely transparent ...

Number of pages: 109 Category: Management

Master's Thesis: MBA Persian Abstract: The purpose of this research is to examine the causal relationship between social capital and the financial development of Iran's economy, emphasizing the long-term relationship between them. For this purpose, an inverse index of social capital and a basic index of financial development were used, and then the coefficients of the model were ...

Number of pages: 160 Category: Management

Master's Thesis in Tourism Management Abstract: Tourism is one of the major industries that has been highly regarded by various countries in the last decades of the 20th century and has turned this industry into one of the largest industries in the world. The importance of this industry necessitates the existence of comprehensive and up-to-date studies, among which the study of ...

Number of pages: 126 Category: Tourism - Tourism

Master's degree thesis in the field of tourism management, tourism development planning trend Abstract: Considering the changes that occurred since 1950 and after the Second World War, and families underwent changes and the mothers of the families also entered the field of education and work, the decision-making process of families also underwent a transformation, and parents ...

Number of pages: 141 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in business management, specialization: marketing. The present research has investigated the effect of the country of brand creation on brand equity: a case study of the elevator industry. The type of descriptive research is survey type. The statistical population of the research was employers, engineers, consultants and other ...

Number of pages: 129 Category: Civil Engineering

Abstract Babol-Babolsar study area, with an area of ??1817 square kilometers, is under the Babol-Amol area, which is located in Mazandaran province. About 898 square kilometers of the area is the plain and 919 square kilometers are the heights of the northern slopes of Alborz. Babolrud river is the main source of surface water in the area. The climate of Babol-Babolsar plain is ...

Number of pages: 140 Category: Economics

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in public administration with a focus on finance. Abstract: Basically, investors should do extensive research when buying or selling common stocks. Because they convert their most liquid assets into shares and if they do not pay attention to certain things, they will not receive favorable results from that investment. Therefore, this ...

Number of pages: 96 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Master's Thesis in the field of Physical Education and Sports Sciences - Physiology. Abstract: Investigating the effect of four weeks of isometric handgrip exercise on changes in blood flow-related vascular dilation and blood pressure in women with hypertension. It seems that hypertension has a complex relationship with endothelial dysfunction. Increased blood pressure ...

Number of pages: 182 Category: Literature - Persian Language

The thesis for receiving the master's degree (M.A) is an abstract of comparative literature, one of the most important literary genres that helps us find commonalities and differences in the thoughts of the world's great men who are far from each other in terms of time and place. Since comparative criticism is a new research in Iran, this research with the title ""Comparative ...