Objective: The aim of the present study was to identify faking responses in the Big Five personality inventory. In this study, data were collected by administering the NEO-FF short form personality inventory to students of Allameh Tabataba'i University. Methods: 748 participants in two instructed (n = 366) and honest (n = 382) groups completed the research questionnaire. In this study, the participants were randomly assigned to two groups: those who responded honestly and those with instructed responses. Results: The findings, by examining the differences in class means, the composition of the main groups, the selection threshold graphs, and the probability of confirming the answer choices by class, identified most dimensions of the two classes of samples as simulated and honest groups. Conclusion: Finally, it can be said that over the past 10 years, research on identifying faking responses has attracted considerable attention in assessments areas; however, there seems to be a relative lack of empirical studies in evaluating faking responses, apart from limited applications in simulation studies, that can accurately explain how to identify, describe and correct individual inconsistencies. Additionally, despite a few initial reports in this area, patterns of individual inconsistency are rarely reported in official reports for large-scale educational screenings such as national employment tests and psychological assessments. Therefore, statistical methods such as item response theory and factor analysis can be used to identify faking responses in employment or psychological assessment with specific goals. .

Since years bygone, the brain had been the focus of considerable debate and controversy and the fears of declaring death had always been a dilemma. For a long time, this presumption prevailed that the only subtle sign of death was putrefaction and rigor mortis (2). In the presence of cardiac activity, the permanent loss of cerebral function, manifested clinically by the absence of purposeful responsiveness to external stimuli, cephalic reflexes, apnea, and an isoelectic electroencephalogram for at least 30 minutes in the absence of hypothermia and poisoning by central nervous system depressants indicate cerebral death. The ABR test can be an indicator of preserved brainstem function in difficult clinical situations and has been utilized in brain-dead patients (3,4). Absence of ABR waves II through V despite a normal wave I indicates a significant lack of function in brain stem auditory tracts. This clinical trial was conducted on 62 male (30-75 years)who were in comatosed state. The ABR were clear and reproducible in comatosed patients in whom brain death was not documented, whereas these responses were not recordable in brain dead-patients.The latter finding was confirmed using preclinical monitors such as EEG, Cerebral angiography and CT Scan.

Researchers' attention has recently been focused to the measurement and tracking of prestressing force in the tendons of prestressed concrete (PC) constructions. Older structures need non-destructive testing techniques to evaluate these forces, even if modern structures are fitted with sensors to monitor prestress losses. This work presents a new approach that uses static displacement data under experimental loads to determine the real prestress force in the tendons of a prestressed concrete beam. This approach offers a more economical alternative by doing away with the requirement for destructive tests or pre-installed sensors. A genetic algorithm (GA) is created to precisely calculate the prestress force of tendons. Laboratory testing shows that the proposed method can detect prestress losses with excellent accuracy, even in the presence of intentional measurement mistakes of up to 10%.Researchers' attention has recently been focused to the measurement and tracking of prestressing force in the tendons of prestressed concrete (PC) constructions. Older structures need non-destructive testing techniques to evaluate these forces, even if modern structures are fitted with sensors to monitor prestress losses. This work presents a new approach that uses static displacement data under experimental loads to determine the real prestress force in the tendons of a prestressed concrete beam. This approach offers a more economical alternative by doing away with the requirement for destructive tests or pre-installed sensors. A genetic algorithm (GA) is created to precisely calculate the prestress force of tendons. Laboratory testing shows that the proposed method can detect prestress losses with excellent accuracy, even in the presence of intentional measurement mistakes of up to 10%.

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of mortality in the world. Increased blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Decreasing blood pressure due to exercise can reduce the risk of cardiovascular incidents. Thus, the objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of exercise on blood pressure, heart rate and rate pressure product.materials and methods: To evaluate the effects of intensity and volume of resistance exercises on the post-exercise cardiovascular responses, 10 young untrained non-athletic men (age: 22±0.8 years; height: 173.05±2.4 cms and weight: 67.2±3.4 kgs) participated in this study as the subjects. The subjects performed four exercise bouts in a randomized order. Each bout consisted of five exercises: arm curl, hamstring curl, squat, seated lat pull-down and bench press. The exercises were determined to be performed at three sets: SHORT volume of LOW 40% 1RM (SL) and HIGH intensity 80%1RM (SH) and at six sets: LONG volume of LOW 40% 1RM (LL) and HIGH intensity 80% 1RM (LH). Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and rate pressure product (RPP) (product of HR and systolic BP) were measured before the exercise (baseline) and at the ten-minute intervals within 90 minutes after each exercise. Then, the data were analyzed using two way ANOVA repeated measures and LSD post-hoc tests.results: Systolic BP was found to be Affected by the volume and intensity of exercise and became lower during 10 to 60 minutes after the exercises (P<0.05). However, Diastolic BP was not altered after the exercise bouts. HR was increased in 30 minutes after LL and SL, and within 60 minutes after SH and LH exercises (P<0.05). In contrast, after SH and LH, RPP was increased over a period of 50 minutes.Conclusion: The intensity and volume of resistance exercises do not influence the magnitude and duration of post-exercise hypotension. Also, HR and RPP post-exercise are not affected by the resistance exercise volume.

Objectives: The present study aims to analyze the organizational responses to institutional pressures. The most basic concern of Institutional theory is "uniformity of organizations" against institutional pressures which result in organizational legitimacy. In this way some organizations do not give a real reaction to pressures and institutional expectations and just pretend to uniformity. The aim of the present article is to recognize and distinguish the real and symbolic responses then analyses the responses of a supreme educational organization in Iran(Imam Sadegh University) to the pressures of governing institute (supreme leaders expectations).Method: The method of the study is library studies and interviews and content analysis method.Result: The author of the survey give a framework for analyzing the responses of the organizations to institutional pressure. On the other hand the results indicate the symbolical responses of the university against institutional pressure.Conclusion: The authors of the article conclude the mentioned framework is capable to be applied in analyzing the organizational responses to institutional pressures.

Infant birth is one of the splendid and holy moments of creation but maternal anxiety and pain lead to changes in vital signs and uncontrollable behaviors. At Shahrivar 17 Hospital of Mashhad, Iran, this clinical trial was carried out with 62 primigravidas assigned into control and experimental groups through random allocation. The subjects were healthy primigravidas with full-term pregnancy, single fetus, spontaneous onset of labor, cervical dilation of 3 cm, intact membranes, contractions with 5-10 minutes interval and 20-30 seconds duration. The experimental group received continuous midwifery support by the researcher using Checklist from admission through the second stage. On the contrary, the control group received only the routine care. Their behavioral responses (such at crying, shouting, and scratching) were observed and recorded hour by hour and their physiologic responses (including systolic and diastolic BP, breathing and pulse rate and temperature) were recorded every two hours up to the end of the second stage. The findings revealed that the severity of behavioral responses, at all times, was lower in the experimental groups so that the differences were significant in the first hour (p=0.004), second hour (p=0.002), third hour (p=0.016) and second stage (p=0.002). As for the physiologic responses, the experimental group showed higher mean of diastolic BP in the second (p<0.000l) and fourth hours (p<0.000l); lower mean of systolic BP in second (p<0.000l) and fourth hours (p<0.000l); lower breathing rate in second and fourth hours (p<0.000l) as well as lower temperature mean in second hour (p<0.000l) which were all significant. Findings support the idea that continuous midwifery support in labor can help alleviate behavioral and physiologic responses to labor pain.

Objective: The Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale (APES) to code the client’, s responses and the Process Focused Conversation Analysis (PFCA) to code the therapist’, s responses were applied to transcripts of a successful case of integrative psychotherapy of depression. Methods: The method used for the present research was a case study. Dialogues (150 conversations between therapist-client on the basis of meaning) between a therapist and a client in one case with a good outcome were coded and analyzed by two different systems of APES and PFCA. Results: The data revealed that combining the results of APES and PFCA is a suitable coding system for drawing a client’, s change equation. In a pyramid of therapeutic change, questions, skills, and techniques applied by the therapist are located in the base, center, and high level, respectively. Meanwhile, higher APES levels are located at the top of the pyramid. The efficient intervention has to be delineated on the spot and is appropriate for a situation in which the client is at one particular moment. Case improvement has demonstrated that at high levels of APES, level 4 is the critical one. Conclusion: Setbacks and stagnations are common within psychotherapy and are generally affected by the main topic of the therapeutic conversation.