General Purpose Graphics Processing Unite (GPGPU) allows the user to utilize GPU for general computing purposes. Using these processors can cause a significant speedup in numerical calculation for solving CFD problems. Several studies have been performed to investigate the advantages of using the GPGPU in numerical calculations including solving tridiagonal set of equations. In 2016, CHECKERBOARD METHOD introduced for solving tridiagonal set of equations in ADI solvers. In this METHOD each set of equations is divided in to several smaller independent set of equations. Then each one of them will be solved by THOMAS algorithm in CHECKERBOARD style. In addition to the participation of many threads, in this METHOD it is possible to store the information of each set of equation in shared memory. In the present research, according to consideration around using shared memory, a strategy for using this memory in CHECKERBOARD THOMAS METHOD has been offered. Results shows that utilizing shared memory has been caused to computing speedup between 1. 2x to 1. 6x, compared with utilizing global memory. Also, it was found that bank conflict causes to decrease the speed from 10. 9% to 18. 8% in CHECKERBOARD THOMAS METHOD.

General Purpose Graphics Processing Unite (GPGPU) allows the user to utilize GPU for general computing purposes. Using these processors can cause a great speedup in numerical calculations.Several studies have been performed to investigate the advantages of using the GPGPU in numerical calculations including solving tridiagonal set of equations. The main focus of the mentioned studies was on improving parallel METHODs, for example, CR and PCR algorithms. Although these algorithms are consistent with GPU architecture, they have higher arithmetic complexity compared with serial THOMAS algorithm, they also have limitations in dimensions of the equations’ set. Therefore, in the present study, according to the advantages of THOMAS algorithm compared with the parallel algorithms, a novel METHOD entitled CHECKERBOARD THOMAS has been developed to accommodate THOMAS algorithm for running on GPU. This METHOD has been used for solving 2D steady heat conduction problem and the results show an increase in the solution precision compared to THOMAS and PCR algorithms. Also, the results indicate that the new algorithm can cause computing to increase in speedup between 5.7 to 22.2x, compared with THOMAS algorithm. Furthermore, results show that the new METHOD is about 2x faster than PCR algorithm. It has also been seen that speed decrement for uncoalesced access to global memory is 42.7% minimum and 81.9% maximum for128×128 and 1024×1024 grid size, respectively.

Introduction: Ethical living is a lifestyle in which all areas of human existence and work are formed and flow around ethics. That is, a person who wants to live morally, in all areas, tries to know the ethical considerations related to that area and follow them in practice and live according to them. The current article is research on the moral system of THOMAS Aquinas with a focus on examining the nature of the moral goal of human life and the moral rationality of such a life. Material and METHODs: The present review study examined bioethics from the perspective of THOMAS Aquinas in a descriptive manner. In order to achieve this goal, articles related to research keywords from Thomson Information Institute, Science Direct and Pub Med were examined and books related to the views of THOMAS Aquinas were studied. Conclusion: The results of this study show that according to THOMAS Aquinas's view on man, becoming like God and realizing God's image in material life and seeing God in the hereafter is the moral goal and eternal happiness of man. Also, THOMAS Aquinas believes in the moral rationality of such a life from both perspectives-having a reason to live morally and the usefulness of such a life.

One of the experts' suggestions for restoring Lake Urmia is to convert irrigated lands in to rainfed farming in the Urmia lake basin. Rainfed wheat farming might be considered as one of the effective alternatives to the irrigated areas. So, evaluating the soil available moisture as the most important limiting factor of the rainfed wheat farming is necessary. Since the field experiments are costly and time-consuming, application of the crop yield simulating models, e. g. AquaCrop which can estimate the crop yield based on soil water content with high accuracy, would be desirable. In this study, after calibration and validation of the mentioned model for simulating rainfed wheat yield in Tabriz plain during a period of 35-years (1360-1395 HJ), the meteorological variables of the studied region were predicted for a 5-years ahead prediction interval using THOMAS-Fering METHOD. The rainfed wheat yield was then estimated using Aquacrop model for the period between 1396 and 1400 (HJ). Finally, management scenario for increasing the potential of rainfed wheat was proposed. The results of this study confirmed the ability of the conjunctive crop model and time series technique for simulating crop yield and meteorological variables in the studied region. Results showed that despite no significant change will be occurred in rainfall amount, ascending trend of the air-temperatures will cause an increase of about 13% in rainfed wheat yield during the next five years. Also, due to precipitation insufficiency for rainfed wheat farming, predicted supplemental irrigation is recommended equal to 40 mm, to increase the potential yield production.

Due to the valuable discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library in 1945, the full text of the Gospel of THOMAS is available to everyone now. Unlike the church fathers’ opinion, most early Christian scholars propose that the Gospel of THOMAS is an authentic book which was written in the early centuries of AD and contains the original teachings of Jesus. Regardless of the historical Jesus, the image of Jesus in the Gospel of THOMAS is very different from what is depicted in canonical Christian writings. This study shows that Jesus in the Gospel of THOMAS is just Jesus that means his nature is not different from the nature of other people. Jesus is not crucified for the sins of no one and he doesn't die and doesn't rise from the grave in Easter rather promises whoever drinks from my mouth will become like me and does not taste the death.

THOMAS Merton, one of the most renowned twentieth-century Christian theologians, owes much of his fame to his published works on interfaith dialogues between Christianity and other religions, particularly Eastern ones. He tried to lay the foundation of this dialogue upon shared beliefs and similarities between Christianity and ancient religions. Of all Eastern mysticisms, Merton was particularly interested in Buddhism, particularly Zen Buddhism. Buddhism, as presented by Suzuki, was a rich source of encounter and dialogue with the Gospel and new Christian doctrines for Merton. It seems that Suzuki presents Zen as a ritual that happens to relate to Buddhist history and teachings. However, Merton often found that Zen was deeply originated in the Buddhist tradition, as it creates a framework along with meditation in the mind and a vast insight.

In describing Aquinas's thought, some Thomists call it the prime example of Christian and eternal philosophy. For some others, he is a perfect theologian and they insist on the perfect harmony of reason and faith in his works. This article shows that it is not possible to call Aquinas's thought a kind of philosophy, neither is the title of "Christian Philosophy" suitable for it. Despite the deep contrast between Pauline- Johannic Christianity and Peripatetic Philosophy, he tried to reconcile them. Furthermore, he tried to produce a peripatetic system of Christianity with a literal meaning based on Aristotelian philosophy aided by Avicenna and Averroes's philosophical systems. However, in doing so, he encountered numerous insuperable problems because of the essential differences between Peripatetic Philosophy and Christian dogma. In his attempt, he diverged from the dominant current of mysticism. This made his adepts, especially the Franciscans, to criticize him, even though they also described Christianity using a philosophical system, i.e. Neoplatonism.

One of the central notions in THOMAS Kuhn’s thought is the notion of incommensurability. Generally, we can distinguish two kinds of incommensurability: METHODological and semantic incommensurability. The METHODological incommensurability is the thesis that the standards of theory appraisal are themselves theory-dependent. So, some kind of standard variance can be recognized at the level of theory appraisal. On the other hand, semantic incommensurability seems to imply semantic variation between theories or paradigms, regarding the terms occurring in them. These two kinds of dependencies have been employed in support of two forms of relativism: truth relativism and epistemic relativism. The main focus of this paper is on the possible relations that one can depict between incommensurability and these two kinds of relativism. First, I outline possible connections articulated by sufficient and necessary conditions. After that, I attempt to assess the viability of the resulting propositions.

Faith is among significant, complicated problems in the realm of theology. It is significant because whatsoever God demands from man is around the axis of faith and in fact the key to salvation in all divine religions is the faith, and it is complicated because it is a reality which is endowed with various dimensions as a subsequent of which so different viewpoints are presented in relation to it. In the Christian tradition, faith is among most significant problems of religious ethics and, following saint Paul, Christians consider the faith among theological virtues in contrast to natural virtues. This essay surveys the said virtue from the viewpoint of THOMAS Aquinas (1225 1274) and investigates such questions as the nature of faith, belongings of faith, status of faith, epistemology of faith, and causes of faith from his perspective.

If private property, freedom of business, and market price are accepted as a significant part of the basic principles of economics, at least among classical economists, Iran's economy does not have a suitable level in the indicators related to the above principles. In the current sensitive situation, to improve the economic situation of the country, it is necessary to deepen and clarify more in dealing with the nature of economic problems and to re-examine the basics. In this regard, this article intends to examine the theory of natural rights with an economic approach and by emphasizing the opinions of three prominent theorists, with an analytical-comparative METHOD. The theory of natural rights as the essential and fundamental right of individuals has an ancient lineage, but in most cases, it has been considered from the perspective of law and politics. Examining this theory with an economic approach is, on the one hand, an attempt to answer whether the relationship between the principles to what extent is the science of economics and the theory of natural law. On the other hand, it specifies the degree of difference and affinity of the economic thought of the mentioned theorists. Therefore, the conclusion of this article, based on the thoughts of the three theorists mentioned the importance of empirical observations and giving legitimacy to the reason for abstract conclusions from these observations, as well as considering the way of discovering natural rights as the fruit of the participation of conscious creatures in God's law, There has been a meaningful connection between the principles of economics, which are derived from human nature in a rational and experimental process, and the natural right of people in society, so that THOMAS Aquinas and John Locke consider private property to be the natural right of people, and unlike THOMAS Hobbes, in their opinion, preserving and Protecting the said right requires that the power of the government is limited in limiting the ownership of the members of the society. Also, THOMAS Aquinas and THOMAS Hobbes consider the satisfaction of the exchange parties as the basis for determining the just price (market price) and it is based on this that the determination of the price of goods in a voluntary exchange free from coercion and fraud can be part of the natural right of humans in Aquinas's view. He considered the process of forming the economic relationship of people in a free business environment.