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Number of pages: 174 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Abstract: Music is the prominent element of poetic language and the main factor that differentiates poetry from everyday language and normal speech. It also creates an emotional relationship between the creator of the work and the audience and the reader. In fact, by writing poetry, the poet puts the audience in an emotional space and thereby evokes different mental and ...

Number of pages: 139 Category: Biology - Environment

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Natural Resources Engineering - Forestry Abstract: Thinning breeding operations play an important role in the breeding of forest stands and provide various products to the market. In the first thinning, the ratio of cost to income is high, which needs to be studied to determine its profitability. In this research, the amount of production and ...

Number of pages: 85 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's Thesis Field: M.A. Orientation: Strategic Academic Year: 2013 - 1392 Abstract of this research in order to investigate the effect of spiritual intelligence on the quality of nursing care in Derm teaching hospitals.

Number of pages: 209 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Geography and Urban Planning Abstract In this research, the changes in urban land use in Tabriz Region Three Municipality (comparison of new and old detailed plan) have been investigated. The statistical population consists of the municipality of Seh Kalanshahr region of Tabriz. This research is considered to be an applied type of research, ...

Number of pages: 217 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's thesis in the field of geography and urban planning Abstract The purpose of this research is to emphasize the importance of organizing Rasht Municipality Square with the approach of revitalizing historical cultural identity. Therefore, this aspect is a generalization of the classic relationship between organization and identity. Here, the main emphasis is on the impact ...

Number of pages: 111 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Preschool Education Abstract The aim of this research is to examine the aesthetic elements in the design of the educational environment of preschool centers based on the guidelines of the country's welfare organization and to comply with the existing standards. The design of the educational environment is very important in order to create ...

Number of pages: 82 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in educational technology (M.A) Abstract This research was conducted with the aim of presenting a courseware based on the model of concept acquisition and investigating its effect on vocabulary learning and memorization and comprehension of first-year high school students in English. This study is in the group of quasi-experimental ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Social Welfare Field Abstract: A healthy lifestyle is a valuable resource for reducing the prevalence and impact of health problems and improving health, adapting to stressful life factors and improving the quality of life. Lifestyle helps us to understand what people do, the reason they do it, and the meaning of their actions for themselves and others. ...

Number of pages: 137 Category: Architectural Engineering

Academic Thesis in Master's Degree in Architectural Engineering, First Semester of 1992-1993 Abstract: The purpose of this discussion is to examine the concept of cultural centers and the importance of its existence in the intellectual and moral education of young people, a large part of which

Number of pages: 104 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Social Sciences Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between social factors and the level of political awareness of women in Garami city. The research method in this study is a survey, and the statistical population includes all women over 20 years old in the city of Garami, which is about ...

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: 124 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's degree in Social Sciences - Sociology major Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of social causes on the tendency of young people aged 18-35 in Bandar Abbas to consume alcoholic beverages in 2013. The sample of study is 400 young people of this city who were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. Some of the data ...

Number of pages: 169 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: General, Investigating the effectiveness of exercise on the level of self-esteem, happiness and quality of life of young people. For this purpose, among the beginner athletes who referred to the Darab fitness club in the summer of 2013, 60 people were available and 60 people were selected from normal people and they were matched ...

Number of pages: 299 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Thesis for receiving a master's degree in the field of women's studies, women and family orientation, abstract, introduction to knowing the family, getting involved in family-related matters and examining the dimensions, branches and surrounding issues of the family, even though it is known as the first social unit, but it has many complications. So that knowing its importance, ...

Number of pages: 186 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: General Predicting resilience based on parenting styles and emotional intelligence of high school students in Sirjan city Abstract: The aim of this research was to predict resilience based on parenting styles and emotional intelligence in high school students in Sirjan city. The statistical population of the present study included ...

Number of pages: 193 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

The first chapter of the general research, introduction, active citizenship is one of the issues that can be measured with different indicators, but family and social capital can play an effective role on this issue. Young people who

Number of pages: 123 Category: Librarianship

Abstract: The presence of controlling and major shareholders in the company causes the concentration of ownership in the hands of a limited number of people. The more this concentration of ownership increases, the greater the possibility of collusion between the major and controlling shareholders with the management.

Number of pages: 215 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field of: Geography and Urban Planning Abstract In this research, the changes in urban land use in Tabriz Region Three Municipality (comparison of new and old detailed plans) have been investigated. The statistical population consists of the municipality of Seh Kalanshahr region of Tabriz. This research is considered to be an ...

Number of pages: 84 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Psychology (M.A) Orientation: General Abstract: The main purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between parents' parenting style and the academic performance of the second year students of the first year of high school in Ilam city. To achieve this goal, questions and hypotheses were raised and information was collected ...

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: 180 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis Abstract: The present study investigated the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on parenting stress of mothers of children with physical-motor disabilities in Zanjan city. For this purpose, in addition to the research question of ""determining the effect of emotional intelligence training on reducing the stress of parenting mothers of children with ...

Number of pages: 151 Category: Educational Sciences

Thesis for Master's Degree in Educational Psychology Abstract The purpose of this research was to compare male students with different parenting styles (permissive, authoritarian and authoritarian) in terms of emotional, social, academic adjustment and its components in Ahvaz high schools. The sample of this research consisted of 240 male students who were selected by ...

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 ...

Number of pages: 93 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for master's degree in psychology, clinical orientation, Farsi abstract. Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of the relationship between parents' parenting style and emotional intelligence and aggression in adolescent girls. Method: The research method is correlational, and its statistical population was 582 female secondary school students in ...

Number of pages: 108 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for the Master's degree ""M.A"" Major: Educational Psychology Farsi Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between parenting methods and personality traits with resilience in adolescence. The statistical population of the research was female secondary school students of one Khorramabad district in the academic year of 1392-1393. The ...

Number of pages: 93 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in General Psychology (M.A) Abstract Mental health is one of the main criteria for evaluating a society and it undoubtedly plays a significant role in its efficiency and progress. The purpose of this research is to compare the mental health of female students with working and non-working mothers. and 120 mothers' daughters

Number of pages: 121 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis in Geography and Rural Planning Rural development originates from various factors, one of which is favorable housing. A suitable housing is actually a stable housing that has the characteristics of proper comfort, suitable space, suitable health factors, suitable location, and accessibility in terms of work. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to ...

Number of pages: 137 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis: Tourism Planning-Ecotourism Abstract: Since the 1990s, the traditional approaches to tourism development have been challenged, and with simultaneous emphasis on the positive and negative consequences of tourism, the movement from mass tourism to the approach of sustainable tourism development began. The approach to ecotourism, as a spatial model of tourism in ...

Number of pages: 162 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for receiving the master's degree ""M.A"" field: psychology, orientation: clinical Abstract of the purpose: The aim of the present study is to compare parenting styles, quality of life and personality dimensions of nature and character in people with gender identity disorder and normal people. Method: 40 people with gender identity disorder and 40 normal people were ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's thesis in natural geography, climatological orientation in environmental planning, abstract: the abundance of altitudes and extreme changes in altitude, and of course wide fluctuations in temperature, humidity, annual precipitation, etc., have caused Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces, located in the southwestern half of the country, to be a bridge between the ...

Number of pages: 175 Category: Management

Dissertation for the Master's Degree in Public Administration, Human Resources, Abstract The general purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and the desire to leave a job. In the current research, the statistical population under investigation is the employees of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Gilan province with a ...

Number of pages: 148 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Master's thesis in the field of physical education and sports science, sports management, abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between work ethics and organizational citizenship behavior of employees of sports and youth departments in Mazandaran province. The current research is applied in terms of purpose, in terms of descriptive-correlation ...

Number of pages: 185 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of geography and tourism planning. Abstract: The crystallization of tourism as a need, its transformation into the largest service industry in the world, and the specialization of tourism have provided the opportunity for any destination to hope to benefit from the benefits of tourism. But of course, this will not be possible ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Architectural Engineering

Academic Thesis for Master's Degree in Industrial Design Abstract Today, vandalism is observed in all societies. One of the examples of vandalism is writing memorials on historical and cultural monuments. The purpose of this research was to design urban furniture in order to prevent memorial writing on the wall of the theater in Tehran as a cultural monument. In other words, the ...

Number of pages: 192 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 purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between social capital and job satisfaction and organizational commitment of the employees of the General Department of Sports and Youth in Fars Province. The statistical ...

Number of pages: 104 Category: Computer Engineering

Master's Thesis in Computer Engineering Major: Software Abstract: Cloud processing and cloud environment and cloud databases are the place to store information on the web and the best solution should be used to increase their security. Our problem here is the classification of confidential and top-secret data and then their encryption for storage in the cloud. For this, speed ...

Number of pages: 159 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Sports Management Abstract The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between participation in recreational sports and the dimensions Social capital in the youth of Tehran was 15-29 years old. The sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula of 384 people and sampling was done by random cluster method. The current ...

Number of pages: 87 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A) in Sports Management Abstract: In recent years, organizational citizenship behaviors as extra-role behaviors of employees have received much attention due to the significant effects they have had on the effectiveness and success of organizations. Identifying and strengthening the areas of occurrence of such behaviors improves the ...

Number of pages: 168 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A) in Sports Management Abstract: In recent years, organizational citizenship behaviors as extra-role behaviors of employees have received much attention due to the significant effects they have had on the effectiveness and success of organizations. Identifying and strengthening the areas of occurrence of such behaviors improves the ...

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: 120 Category: Management

Faculty of Management and Accounting, Department of Business Management, Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A) in Business Management, Change Management Abstract In today's world, with the increase in population and rapid growth of changes, societies are rapidly expanding, growing and flourishing, among which entrepreneurship in today's modern era is considered one of the main ...

Number of pages: 119 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in International Orientation Chapter 1: Research Overview 1) Introduction: The reason for the existence of any organization is to achieve a specific and specific goal. There is no such thing as an organization without a goal. Such a thing is not possible.

Number of pages: 178 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A) Field: Industrial Management-Production Abstract In the current situation due to the increase in fuel prices, transportation fares increase, and then the prices of production and service products also increase, which causes inflation in the society, and transportation fares and inflation are dependent on fuel prices. In the current ...

Number of pages: 95 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A., Sports Physiology) Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aerobic activity in hypoxic conditions on the concentration of interleukin-6 and 10 in serum in active young men. Seven active young men with an average age of 23.33±1.56 years, weight 67.16±3.14 kg, and height 176±1.76 cm participated in four sessions of ...

Number of pages: 155 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Abstract The aim of this research was to ""explain the relationship between organizational culture and organizational justice with the job satisfaction of the employees of the General Department of Sports and Youth of Fars Province"". According to the nature of the subject and research objectives, descriptive research method has been used. The statistical population of the ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A) Major: Exercise Physiology Abstract Considering the lack of research on the effect of various types of resistance training on urinary protein excretion, the purpose of this study was to compare the acute and chronic effects of two types of continuous and intermittent resistance training on resting proteinuria and in response to exercise in ...

Number of pages: 97 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A) specialization: exercise physiology (Banfi et al., 1993, Ververn et al., 1991). Therefore, increasing exercises, especially if their intensity and duration are high, may cause overtraining and performance drop and bring negative physical and psychological consequences. Among the biochemical indicators for evaluating overtraining status in ...

Number of pages: 144 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Master's thesis in the field of physical education and sports science, sports management, abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between work ethics and organizational citizenship behavior of employees of sports and youth departments in Mazandaran province. The current research is applied in terms of purpose, in terms of descriptive-correlation ...

Number of pages: 159 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree (M.A.) specialization: sports management. Abstract: The aim was to investigate the relationship between empowerment and quality of work life with human resource efficiency of the employees of sports and youth departments in Fars province. Method: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population was all ...

Number of pages: 118 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Sports Management Abstract The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between participation in recreational sports and the dimensions of social capital in young people aged 15-29 in Tehran. The sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula of 384 people and sampling was done by random cluster method. The current ...

Number of pages: 179 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Field: Persian language and literature thesis for receiving the master's degree (M.A.) Abstract Reviewing the performance of past poets and writers in the field of thesis writing is very common and common, but what is in thesis writing is less considered. The career of poets and writers is contemporary and they rarely go to it, poets and writers are still alive! Hassanli, by ...

Number of pages: 124 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A) major: Sports Management Dissertation Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between organizational intelligence and organizational productivity. Sports and Youth Departments of West Azarbaijan Province. This research was of a descriptive-correlation type. The statistical sample included 108 employees of ...

Number of pages: 79 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Master's thesis in the field of physical education and sports science (M.Sc) Farsi abstract investigating the relationship between personality dimensions and sources of power in the managers of sports and youth departments of East Azarbaijan province. 58 managers from sports and youth departments of East Azarbaijan province completed 2 instruments of this research. 1- ...

Number of pages: 117 Category: Electronic Engineering

Presented to graduate education management as part of the academic activities required to obtain a master's degree in the field of mechatronics. Abstract As you know, air conditioner is a high consumption device and has a Freon refrigeration cycle. What drew the companies to the production of inverters was to solve the shortcoming of air conditioners in high energy consumption. ...

Number of pages: 102 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: Sports Management Abstract This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between emotional intelligence and communication skills with the mental health of employees of the General Department of Sports and Youth in Fars Province. The design of the research is descriptive and correlational, the statistical ...

Number of pages: 106 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: Sports Management Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between organizational justice and its dimensions with violence in the workplace. This research is descriptive and correlational. The research sample consisted of 150 personnel of the General Department of Sports and Youth of Fars province who were ...

Number of pages: 90 Category: Management

Master's Sports Management Abstract: Job characteristics, through job redesign, affect the job motivation of employees, which in turn improves the job performance of employees. Considering the role and importance of job characteristics in the development of the best possible job design in the general sports and youth departments, the aim of this research was to investigate the ...

Number of pages: 187 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Sports Management Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between social capital and job satisfaction and organizational commitment of the employees of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth in Fars Province. The statistical population of the research includes 138 people; Considering that the ...

Number of pages: 84 Category: Medical Sciences

Master's course in intensive care nursing Abstract Introduction: In the intensive care unit, ventilator-associated pneumonia ranks first among hospital infections. Since the role of nurses in preventing this complication is very important, the present study was conducted in order to compare the effect of two methods of face-to-face training and clinical guidelines for the ...

Number of pages: 108 Category: Paramedical

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in nursing education (internal surgery) Abstract: Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most important public health issues that has a strong social impact on the morbidity and mortality rates of the population. Since people with TBI often lose their functional abilities and live dependent lives, as a result, these ...

Number of pages: 145 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between work ethics and organizational citizenship behavior of employees of sports and youth departments in Mazandaran province. The current research is applied in terms of purpose, in terms of descriptive-correlation method, and in terms of field data collection. The statistical population of the research ...

Number of pages: 63 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Master's Thesis Abstract: The main purpose of this research is to investigate the state of the organizational structure and professional maturity of the employees of the General Department of Sports and Youth of Lorestan. The current research is of a descriptive-correlation type, which was carried out by the field method. The statistical population of the research includes the ...

Number of pages: 104 Category: Medical Sciences

Chapter 1 1-1 The field of research: Consciousness is awareness of oneself and the environment and response to external stimuli and internal needs. Consciousness is also a dynamic and variable state and has levels that are not really separate from each other and is in the form of a spectrum where full consciousness is at one end and coma is at the other end (1); Coma is a state ...

Number of pages: 135 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Master's Sports Management Abstract: The purpose of this research was to identify the gap in the quality of services provided and expected in the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Kohgiluyeh Vivir Ahmad province. This research is a descriptive-survey type of study. The statistical population of this research was the referrals of Sports and Youth Department of Kohgiluyeh ...

Number of pages: 129 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A) in Sports Management Abstract: In recent years, organizational citizenship behaviors as extra-role behaviors of employees have received much attention due to the significant effects they have had on the effectiveness and success of organizations. Identifying and strengthening the areas of occurrence of such behaviors improves the ...

Number of pages: 84 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Master's Thesis of Humanities, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Major: Sports Management, Abstract The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between organizational justice and organizational trust in the employees of the General Department of Sports and Youth in Kerman province in 2012. In terms of the applied purpose, this research ...

Number of pages: 121 Category: Electronic Engineering

Master of Mechatronics Abstract As you know, the air conditioner is a high consumption device and has a Freon refrigeration cycle. What drew the companies to the production of inverters was to solve the shortcoming of air conditioners in high energy consumption. To improve energy consumption in every part of the industry, one should pay attention to several parameters, it is ...

Number of pages: 135 Category: Paramedical

Doctoral Dissertation for Doctoral Degree in Physiotherapy Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cognitive load and walking speed on the variability and dynamics of intra-organ synchrony phase in young and elderly people with and without a history of falling. 30 young people and 32 elderly people (20 elderly people with a history of falling and 12 ...

Number of pages: 129 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis of Forestry, Ecological Survey of Vegetation in Vezag Forest Region (Southeastern Yasouj) Abstract In applied studies, to solve ecological problems related to the management and protection of natural ecosystems, recognition and survey of vegetation is very important. Ecological investigation of the vegetation of Zagros forests, which are considered the largest ...

Number of pages: 55 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree in General Psychology, Winter 2019. Abstract of the present research was conducted in order to investigate the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on the social competence of preschool children. In this research, an experimental design with an experimental and control group was used. The statistical population includes all preschool ...

Number of pages: 111 Category: Management

Dissertation for Obtaining an M.A. degree in the field of educational management in the academic year 1393-1394. Abstract: Recently, a new concept has been proposed in the theoretical foundations of management, which is called organizational maturity.

Number of pages: 124 Category: Civil Engineering

Thesis - Master's Degree in Geophysics - Winter Seismology 2012 Abstract In this research, the effect of a branch fault in a subduction zone on tsunami waves using numerical modeling of tsunami waves.

Number of pages: 209 Category: Civil Engineering

Thesis of master's degree in civil engineering, soil and foundation mechanics orientation, September 2019, abstract: analysis of dynamic interaction between soil and structure (due to the mutual effect of the structure and its retaining soil on each other), D

Number of pages: 115 Category: Management

Master's Thesis in the field of Industrial Management - Production Management in Bahman 2013 Abstract Home business has received attention in recent years in our country. These businesses have advantages

Number of pages: 124 Category: Educational Sciences

Thesis for receiving the degree of master's degree (M.A) Trend: Educational research in the fall of 2012, satellite abstract from the seventies to today in Iran, has continued to influence society and family.

Number of pages: 117 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Educational Planning Summer 2019 Abstract: This research aims to investigate the quality of services of educational complexes in districts 1 and 2 of A

Number of pages: 110 Category: Educational Sciences

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to compare metacognitive skills of male and female high school students in district 3 of Shiraz. The descriptive research method is a survey method. The statistical population of the study includes all

Number of pages: 100 Category: Civil Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Civil Engineering – Shahrivar Marine Structures, September 1992 Abstract: Pipe-in-pipe systems are widely used in transmission line applications.

Number of pages: 151 Category: Management

Thesis for obtaining the degree of Master of Science (M.A. Business Orientation 2019 Winter Abstract: Social Security Organization is responsible for providing insurance coverage for workers who are not subject to special insurance laws and therefore have

Number of pages: 149 Category: Management

Master's Thesis in Budget and Financial Management, February 2019 Abstract In recent years, the country's banking system has become obsolete and overdue due to the significant growth in the rate of receivables