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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: 127 Category: Art - Graphics

Abstract Landscape painting has lost its traditional definition in the current century and its existence as a coherent and unified genre has been questioned. Studies related to it have become interdisciplinary branches, and the recognition and review of related works requires understanding of diverse sources in many fields of knowledge. Considering the lack of Persian sources in ...

Number of pages: 108 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree, universal orientation, abstract critical discourse analysis is that aspect of linguistics science that uncovers the underlying elements of language, reveals its hidden aspects, and influences people's thinking and the way they perceive social issues, and can clarify the facts for people, in order to think better and make a more ...

Number of pages: 139 Category: Management

Department of Industrial Management Winter 2019 Abstract: The current research is about the mutual effect of supply chain management and customer relationship management in Esfrain Steel Company. In order to answer the research questions

Number of pages: 135 Category: Civil Engineering

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of civil engineering, oriented towards soil and foundation mechanics, Shahrivar   2013 Abstract Dams are always considered as infrastructure structures

Number of pages: 231 Category: Art - Graphics

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field of painting in February ???? Abstract Shahnameh Madhi is a Shahnameh that was prepared by Ottoman artists in the first half of the 17th century. Introduction of this K

Number of pages: 90 Category: Art - Graphics

Master's Thesis of Ardakan Faculty of Art and Architecture, Carpet Department (Primary Materials and Dyeing) Mehr 2013 Abstract: During the period of its use, the hand-woven carpet may be affected by various factors and conditions

Number of pages: 107 Category: Management

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field: public management, winter 91 Abstract The main purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between the quality of working life (fair and adequate pay, safe and healthy work environment,

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: 101 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: Curriculum Planning Abstract of Dissertation (including summary, objectives, methods of implementation and results obtained): The main purpose of the research is to investigate the relationship of satisfaction with in-service training in a virtual way on the productivity of the broadcasting organization. The statistical population ...

Number of pages: 124 Category: Industrial Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mehr 2011, Identifying the value[1] of customers, one of the main components of success in the store. There are different types that are more attention today than before

Number of pages: 227 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Social Welfare Planning Abstract: Social capital is one of the most important growing concepts in social sciences and its scope of application in other sciences is increasing. This concept is considered as the missing link in development and like other capitals, it is productive and is a suitable platform for the exploitation of economic, ...

Number of pages: 153 Category: Industrial Engineering

Thesis of master's degree in the field of education and improvement of human resources) Winter 2013 Abstract Work and man are two main and inseparable components of life, which should be planned in a way that fits each other. Time

Number of pages: 152 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Information Science and Epistemology Abstract Objective: In this research, the state of psychological empowerment of librarians of university libraries in Tehran and three factors affecting it, i.e. organizational conditions, management strategies and self-efficacy resources, and the relationship of these three factors with psychological ...

Number of pages: 192 Category: Architectural Engineering

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in architectural engineering, Bahman 1993, abstract of what should be considered in improving the quality of villages in our country today, determining the appropriate type of rural intervention based on specific characteristics.

Number of pages: 120 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis in Geography and Urban Planning Abstract Today, cities are expanding and developing with rapid growth, so that the process of urban development is currently one of the most important issues facing researchers of urban issues. In addition to the rate of growth of cities, how the uses change at the macro level is also of interest. The current research is provided ...

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: 131 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation to receive a master's degree in the field of meteorology with an urban orientation. Abstract: The researches conducted in the world mainly indicate a gradual increase in the average temperature. Today, the trend of freezing temperatures is one of the most important climate parameters that are evaluated to prove climate change in a region. Analyzing the trend of the ...

Number of pages: 99 Category: Psychology

A master's thesis in the field of psychology and education of exceptional children, examining the dimensions of cognitive processing in students with learning disorders. The aim of this research was to examine the dimensions of cognitive processing in students with learning disorders. For this purpose, 120 children (82 boys and 38 girls) aged 7 to 13 years were selected by ...

Number of pages: 118 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Dissertation, to receive the master's degree of M.A in the field of Dramatic Literature. Abstract Script writing is one of the most important stages of film formation and production as the main platform and the axis of connecting cinematic elements. Since the use of ""absence"" in the screenplay is effective, this treatise tries to examine the limitations and harms of the direct ...

Number of pages: 77 Category: Psychiatry

Master's Thesis of School Counseling Abstract: In line with the need to teach ""emotional management"" skills, the current research under the title, the effectiveness of anger management group counseling, based on cognitive restructuring, on increasing social intimacy and reducing deterministic thinking among male high school students in Shiraz city, was conducted. The study ...

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: 82 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field: application of climate in environmental planning. Abstract Since the beginning of history, drought has been a part of climate changes in our environment. The lack of water on one hand and the indiscriminate and wrong use of water resources on the other hand are a serious threat to the environment and water resources in a ...

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: 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: 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: 171 Category: Management

Master's thesis in the field of business management (marketing) Abstract: The present research was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between internal marketing and organizational citizenship behavior with regard to the moderating role of distributional leadership in Bank Mellat branches of Ilam province. The research method used is descriptive and ...

Number of pages: 119 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis in Urban Affairs Management Abstract Municipality is one of the most key organizations that plays an important role in providing urban services to citizens. By applying the knowledge of information technology and telecommunication systems as well as the ability of internal and experienced specialists in urban management, this organization has created a system ...

Number of pages: 142 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Social Communication Research Dissertation Abstract (including summary, goals, implementation methods and results): Feminism is one of the epistemic and social phenomena of the new era, which was formed with special historical contexts, has had a great impact in its evolution in the Western world and Islamic countries, and has ...

Number of pages: 152 Category: Librarianship

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree, orientation: accounting. Abstract In this research, we have examined the relationship between dividend policy and productivity. The intended research is an applied research. In terms of the type of research design, it is retrospective in order to rely on historical information, and its inference method is inductive and correlational. ...

Number of pages: 178 Category: Librarianship

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree, specialization: Accounting, Abstract: The recent scandal in Enron and Worldcom and other American companies caused public sentiments to be aroused. Therefore, the general public believes that the profit management applied by company managers tends to opportunistic profit management, so that their personal interests are maximized. The ...

Number of pages: 145 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

The abstract of the said thesis deals with the role of mobile phone on the communication culture of Iranian users and has criticized and analyzed the challenges of this means of communication among Iranian users. The main objectives of the research are to investigate the role of mobile phones on the communication culture of Iranian users, and its sub-objectives refer to ...

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: 148 Category: Management

Master's Thesis of MBA Management Abstract of the current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between five-factor personality style, internet addiction and willingness to use the internet, and Semnan University was chosen as a study for this purpose. The research method is descriptive (non-experimental) and survey type, and using the obtained ...

Number of pages: 144 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis in Psychology - Assessment and Measurement Abstract The psychometric properties of Harry's stress questionnaire were examined after translation and validity of appearance and content were checked with factor analysis method. A sample of four hundred people from Tehran city were selected by simple random method and available sampling and completed the 66-question ...

Number of pages: 217 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Industrial Management, Finance, Subject: Investigating the relationship between credit risk management and overdue claims of Mellat Bank. The statistical population of the current research is Bank Mellat of Semnan province. The statistical sample of the present research is in the management of Bank Mellat branches in Semnan province in the ...

Number of pages: 155 Category: Management

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in public administration-transformation. Abstract: Extensive changes and globalization in today's world require a different and new leadership style that realizes the goals of the organization with the optimal use of material and human resources and assets and is able to develop capacities and use them. Leaders who by creating new ...

Number of pages: 134 Category: Librarianship

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field: accounting, profit abstract is one of the items that investors pay attention to, and it is considered the basis of many important economic decisions. Interest has two components: cash and accrual, on the other hand, accrual items have two normal and abnormal parts. Some evidences show the fact that investors face many problems ...

Number of pages: 78 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Family Counseling Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between job burnout and emotional divorce among managers of the Mining and Trade Organization of Hormozgan Province. The method of this research is descriptive, survey and correlation, and it is practical in terms of purpose. In this ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Psychology

Academic thesis to receive a master's degree in the field of general psychology. The present research was conducted with the aim of determining the contribution of resilience, pain intensity and pain duration on the quality of life of chronic pain sufferers. This research is of correlational type and was conducted in a field and cross-sectional manner. The research population ...

Number of pages: 160 Category: Librarianship

Master's Thesis in Accounting (M.A) Abstract The topic of ethics and practicing professional ethics is one of the serious and important topics in the field of accounting, which directly affects the honesty and ability of accountants to gain public trust. Especially, the lack of correct and ethical training can lead to fraudulent activities. Therefore, the importance of the ...

Number of pages: 218 Category: Management

Faculty of Management Master's Thesis in Urban Affairs Management Abstract: The occurrence of corruption, which means the abuse of legal power in order to secure personal benefit; In all the countries of the world, it is considered one of the most important issues of managing the affairs of countries and cities at micro, medium and macro levels. In a way that brings with it many ...

Number of pages: 221 Category: Management

Master's thesis in the field of public administration, human resources orientation. Abstract In this research, a comparative study of the preparation of the executive bodies of the headquarters of Sistan and Baluchistan province was discussed in the field of knowledge management implementation infrastructure. The tool used to collect data was a 36-question questionnaire that ...

Number of pages: 282 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Social Science Research Abstract: The purpose of the above research is to examine the role of social, economic and political issues and barriers, their intensity and weakness in the investment process in Khalkhal city with a view to the whole country, and the role of the amount of support, supervision and guidance of investment by the relevant ...

Number of pages: 144 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Demography Abstract The main purpose of this research is to investigate and compare socio-economic factors affecting birth spacing among women aged 15-49 who have at least one child in Iran and Afghanistan. The method used in this research is secondary analysis, the data of which is from the Afghanistan Mortality Survey [1] (AMS) which was conducted in 2010 by ...

Number of pages: 220 Category: Tourism - Tourism

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Geography and Tourism Planning Abstract This thesis examines the situation of war tourism in order to develop national tourism ""case study of Khuzestan province"". Due to the fact that war has negative consequences on the tourism industry, in recent decades, the issue of post-war tourism in war zones has been discussed. War tourism ...

Number of pages: 201 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Social Sciences Title: Examining Types of Urban Comprehensive Plan Planning Abstract: Today, urban planning is one of the most important issues in cities. Several factors are effective in city master plans. An effective factor in comprehensive urban plans is social problems. According to the studies, the factors of social damage such as ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Art - Graphics

Theoretical thesis of master's course in dramatic literature, screenwriting orientation. Abstract: The research problem is to examine the assumptions to reach a religious screenplay. A descriptive-analytical method has been used to answer this question. The theoretical framework, the transformation of the sensible world into the sensible world in the theory of Ayatollah Javadi ...

Number of pages: 118 Category: Management

Dissertation for obtaining the master's degree ""M.A."" Business Management Trend Abstract: Outsourcing means finding new service providers and new methods that can be entrusted with the provision of materials, goods, components and services. In fact, in delegating or outsourcing, the organization benefits from the knowledge, experience, and creativity of new service providers ...

Number of pages: 228 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) abstract of the present study has studied the relationship between the use of social networks and the religious orientation of social network users using a survey method. This research was conducted in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University and among the students of different fields and courses of this faculty. Analysis of 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: 139 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Executive Management, Orientation: Strategic Abstract The general purpose of this research is to determine the impact of strategic human resources planning requirements on the performance of employees of the health and treatment network of Hormozgan province. For this purpose, a main hypothesis and four sub-hypotheses have been designed. In ...

Number of pages: 123 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Faculty of Humanities, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Sports Management Abstract The main purpose of this research is to investigate the priorities and limitations of leisure time with an emphasis on sports among the education retirees of Shiraz city. The current research is a descriptive-analytical type of research. ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Faculty of Humanities, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Sports Management Abstract The main purpose of this research is to investigate the priorities and limitations of leisure time with an emphasis on sports among the education retirees of Shiraz city. The current research is a descriptive-analytical type of research. ...

Number of pages: 127 Category: Management

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field: business management, transformation orientation, background and purpose: employees are known as a potential source of resistance to change (Okumos and Hemmington, 1998), as the experiences of an organization change, its members have different interpretations and expectations for those changes. Cognitive understanding of the ...

Number of pages: 109 Category: Librarianship

Master's Thesis in Accounting. Abstract: The purpose of the research is to investigate whether the quality of auditing in the current period has an effect on the possibility of re-presenting the financial statements in the future period. For this purpose, the relationship between the factors affecting audit quality in the current period and the possibility of re-presenting the ...

Number of pages: 124 Category: Librarianship

Dissertation for M.A. specialization: accounting, abstract change of auditors in professional circles is due to various reasons. In addition to the compulsions that capital market managers have considered to change the auditor, the change of auditor may be caused by the existing corporate governance mechanisms within the organization in such a way that they choose the auditor ...

Number of pages: 100 Category: Management

An academic thesis for obtaining a master's degree (M.A.) in the field: business management. Abstract After the start of private banks and the expansion of competition between banks and public and private financial institutions for attracting resources from the money market as well as attracting and retaining customers, it has expanded.

Number of pages: 171 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field of ""M.A"" specialization: insurance management, abstract of companies for their survival in today's turbulent and changing world, new ideas and Need new comments. The increase of threats on the one hand and the use of opportunities on the other hand in the tense and unpredictable environment make companies face strong ...

Number of pages: 110 Category: Psychology

Master's Dissertation in the field of Psychology (M.A.) Major: Education Abstract: The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of teaching coping skills and stress management on increasing the academic performance of Islamic Azad University nursing students. For this purpose, 32 nursing students were randomly selected and placed in two experimental and ...

Number of pages: 276 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Direction: ""Strategic"" Abstract: One of the most important and key topics that has caught the attention of the body and the foundation of the organizational society in this period of time is the organizational commitment of the employees of an organization. This issue can have many factors and roots in wide and numerous dimensions, based ...

Number of pages: 82 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree (M.A) in the field of geography and climatology in environmental planning. Abstract Due to the significant role of snow cover in the hydrological cycle, it seems necessary to investigate the characteristics of snow cover (snow cover level) with a high spatial and temporal resolution. The measurement of this parameter is generally done ...

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: 90 Category: Art - Graphics

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Video Communication Abstract Packaging is one of the commercial elements that can also have a cultural load. The question that raises the mind is, can packaging represent culture and nationality? Is it possible to find a model for learning the principles and foundations based on which Iran's packaging can be transformed? By studying and ...

Number of pages: 210 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: ""Finance"" Abstract: The main goal of the upcoming research is to investigate the impact of social capital on job satisfaction. Social capital as a strong factor that connects people to each other is one of the valuable and invisible capitals of humans. It has been less noticed so far. The impact of social capital on job ...

Number of pages: 113 Category: Art - Graphics

Dissertation for M.A. Abstract The present research is a critical analysis of a socio-political film called ""Party"". Discourse analysis is an interdisciplinary study trend that emerged from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, this tendency was soon welcomed as one of the qualitative methods in various fields of political science, social ...

Number of pages: 332 Category: Art - Graphics

Dissertation to receive a master's degree (M.A) specialization: visual communication Abstract of the thesis (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and results obtained): The objectives of this research are to investigate the capabilities of Persian typography in relation to the titling of cinematographic films, because through typography it is also possible to ...

Number of pages: 213 Category: Literature - Persian Language

The thesis of the master's degree in dramatic literature was Nikolai Gogol, a Russian novelist and dramatist, who dealt with social realities with an emotional and humorous look in his works. In the first chapter, the generalities of the research are presented. In the second chapter, Luk?cs's point of view in this field is also explained. In the third chapter, Gogol's approach ...

Number of pages: 126 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Information Technology Management Abstract Today, in most organizations, especially those that are not customer-oriented, and especially in government bodies that have employees who have more idle time, a phenomenon called cyberlofig is spreading. Employees who appear to be sitting at their desks and are busy working with computers are ...

Number of pages: 104 Category: Management

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree, field: business management, orientation: insurance, abstract: nowadays, the implementation of office automation has provided many benefits for organizations, including their customers. Speed, accuracy, safety, etc. are among these advantages. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of administrative automation on ...

Number of pages: 123 Category: Management

(Introduction) Today, knowledge is increasingly considered as the most important strategic asset of organizations, and an important resource for achieving sustainable competitive advantage. Davenport and Prasak [1] (1998) consider knowledge as a combination of experiences, values, evidence-based information and expert opinions that provide a framework for evaluating new ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Executive Management Abstract: The purpose of this research was to determine the factors affecting housing prices in Bandar Abbas. The statistical community in this research includes all the experts of the housing foundation organization in Bandar Abbas city. Sampling was done by cluster method and among the experts in the subordinate offices ...

Number of pages: 112 Category: Management

Dissertation for obtaining the degree of master's degree ""MA"" field: business management Abstract Today, organization management has a lot of complexity. Because there are many internal and external factors that affect the organization. This research has introduced the transformational management style as an important and effective factor in the management of the organization ...

Number of pages: 152 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Academic Thesis for Master's degree in the field: Natural Geography-Climatology in Environmental Planning Abstract Rains of more than 100 mm in one day are one of the causes of floods and natural hazards, and knowing how they occur and the extent of their effects helps greatly in reducing possible environmental damage. The current research was conducted to identify and ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Management

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field: business management, specialization: international business\ Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between brand equity, customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. The current research is descriptive and practical in terms of purpose. In terms of data collection, it is also considered field. ...

Number of pages: 100 Category: Computer Engineering

Master's thesis in the field of computer - software engineering. Abstract: The review of car insurance information has shown that factors such as the type of car used, having a driver's license, the type of license and its compatibility or non-compatibility with the vehicle, the amount of the insurance premium, the amount of insurance policy obligations, the quality of the car ...

Number of pages: 92 Category: Electronic Engineering

Dissertation for master's degree, specialization: Power, Power, Abstract One of the important design challenges in wireless sensor networks (WSN) is to prolong the lifetime of the system (node), while achieving an acceptable quality of service for the applications. Extending the life of the node is directly related to reducing energy consumption. In WSN, each sensor node works ...

Number of pages: 165 Category: Management

The thesis for receiving a master's degree in the field of export development management and internationalization of companies in a general division is dependent on the status of two factors: l) domestic environment organization and b) environment outside the organization. A set of external factors affecting the organization's export performance can be called service ...

Number of pages: 110 Category: Insurance

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field of management, investigating the level of satisfaction of third party victims with the insurance performance of Iran. Study: Bushehr city. Abstract: In today's highly competitive world, it is difficult to achieve a suitable position in the market, and in order to have a stable position in the market, providing superior ...

Number of pages: 191 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A) in the field of public administration, the trend of transformation, the first chapter, the generalities of the research, the abstract of organizational communication, has always been one of the major topics of interest in organizations. With the advent of information and communication technology, tremendous changes in this field occurred in ...