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Abstract
Although video game localization has lately attracted the attention of researchers, with many papers and books
being devoted to this practice, it is still an underdeveloped area of Translation Studies research in Iran. The present study
provides a literature review of research carried out in Iran on video game localization since 2009 to address this gap. The
reviews revealed that studies on Iranian game localization fall into translational, social, cultural and political, and historical
categories. The review also showed that the translational aspect is the most explored area followed by social, cultural and
political, and historical aspects. The historical aspect has received the least attention in the literature, specifically in
academic publications. This paper offers potential areas for future research on game localization in Iran in each aspect.

Two alternating agentive nominals in Persian are distinguished by two different agentive, derivational suffixes/forms, i.e. the simple derived de-verbal nouns and synthetic compounds formed with the suffix -ande, as in gu-y-ande "reporter/speaker," xân-ande "singer," pâk-kon-ande "cleaner" versus the zero-derived synthetic compounds as in soxan-gu-Ø "speaker," "âvâz-xân-Ø "song-singer," barf-pâk-kon-Ø "windshield wiper." It is discussed that the alternation, and lack of alternation, between the two is totally predictable and productive. While the simple derived and synthetic nominals with -ande are eventive, denoting an underlying action performed by an agent external argument, their equivalent alternating synthetic compounds with the zero-suffix are non-eventive, denoting a result nominal with an instrumental or agentive denotation. The analysis is cast in the framework of Distributed Morphology.

Performing various experimental, theoretical, and numerical investigations for better understanding of behavioural characteristics of metals under impact loading is of primary importance. In this paper, application of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method in impact mechanics is discussed and effective parameters on impact strength of an aluminum plate are investigated. To evaluate the accuracy of smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for simulating impact, Recht and Ipson model is first provided thoroughly for both Rosenberg analytical model and smoothed particle hydrodynamics method, and then plots of initial velocity-residual velocity and initial velocity-absorbed energy for target of aluminum 6061-T651 are presented. The derived information and simulation results expresses that the maximum error percentage of smoothed particle hydrodynamics method in compared with Rosenberg analytical model is within an acceptable range. Therefore, the results of smoothed particle hydrodynamics method verify the Rosenberg analytical model with high accuracy. Results reveal that higher initial impact velocity decreases the time of projectile penetration, and so penetration depth and length as well as the local damage rate of plate increases.

Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the lived experience of seeking justice and reparations related to conceiving a peacekeeper-fathered child.


Design/methodology/approach
Based on 18 semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted across Haiti in 2017, the authors mapped the experiences of Haitian mothers of peacekeeper-fathered children onto the ecological framework, proposing prevention/response strategies at the micro, meso and macro levels.


Findings
The findings mainly focus on reporting and access to support. Reporting was sometimes discouraged by the peacekeeper fathers due to the fear of being reprimanded. Among women who did report, some were told that nothing could be done, as the peacekeeper returned to his home country. Disclosure fatigue was common among participants who formally reported their pregnancies/peacekeeper-fathered children, particularly when promises of employment or child support failed to materialize. Overall, there was widespread distrust and disillusionment with the UN's reporting and support system.


Originality/value
To improve the UN's sexual abuse and exploitation prevention/response system at the micro level, the authors propose addressing personal knowledge/attitudes/beliefs through scenario-based and contextually relevant peacekeeper training and addressing the sexual/reproductive health needs of women and girls in proximity to peacekeeping bases. At the meso level, the UN should improve trust in reporting. Efforts to do so should include mandatory third-party deoxyribonucleic acid testing and banking, streamlined reporting mechanisms and removing the practice of automatically repatriating implicated peacekeepers. At the macro level, the authors recommend investments to improve educational and economic opportunities for women and girls, as well as revamping policies that contribute to impunity and absolve peacekeepers and troop-contributing countries of their responsibilities to provide child support.

The foundation of the infrastructure of a collaborative network for ubiquitous connectivity will employ hyper-connected technologies in smart and sustainable cities. Typically, there are millions of items for processing and analytics on the massive generated data. The predictive analytics are indispensable for such volumes of which there are many drifts in data structures and contents. In order to make better decisions and future planning of ubiquity, a model, and correspondence implementation are designed and developed. It brings decision-making to the expected boundary of collaboration for different performance indexes. The selected method finds cause-and-effect between data to predict the optimum responses to incoming events. The core of approach focuses on Event-Condition-Action rules to build decision trees, which helps further planning. The method can summarize complexity via effective recommended decisions to local experts and analysts.

The present study examines juridical aspects of principle of no loss. The major basis of this principle is justice. Perhaps because of this reason, "principle of no loss" has priority over the rest of arguments like private and public and etc. Or it has control over generality and universality and applicability of arguments. And here, the view of jurists and lawyers is different at giving right prejudicial or give it to the injured party. This is the assumption that has been considered in most verses and hadith evidence of the principle of no loss. This indicates that "the idea of changing circumstance" before known in European rights, it had known at the rights of Islamic law centuries ago. Regarding to the views of Sunni religious leaders and scholars after them-it is clear that Sunni jurisprudence has no clear criteria for principle of no loss. Although, in many cases, Sunni religious leaders have considered the nature of the harm, but because in practice the current principle could not solve all of the issues and problems, therefore, they have resort other criteria and finally they resort to preference and correction.

Book review
Book review
In this contribution the author reviews Qualitative data analysis: an introduction by C. Grbich.