rural sustainable development is one the most important components of achievement to sustainable development in a national scale which is not doable without using an efficient management. therefore, recognizing the problems ahead of local management in the scale of various geographical regions of the country and attempting to solve them by using proper course of actions could be instrumental. i...

IT security incidents are increasing nearly exponentially. With this increase, the importance of data accessibility, confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity grows. IT-based learning systems are especially endangered through intentional destructive actions. A basic condition to guarantee the security of personal data is the compliance with national laws and international regulations, especi...

study of collective actions is related to some of the most important issues in contemporary sociology such as cooperation, collective decision making, emergence of social norms etc. this paper in four steps presents a framework for studying collective actions. these steps are related to characteristics of collective actions (cooperation and common good), factors effecting the emergence of colle...

A consensus development meeting was held to evaluate whether or not in the Netherlands all requirements were fulfilled for implementation of population screening with FOBT for colorectal cancer, or whether consensus was present that fulfilment by additional research or organisational actions could be obtained within 2-3 years. There was consensus that all classical Wilson and Jungner (1968) cri...

Poor bovine neonatal survival rates are an international animal welfare issue. The key modifiable risk factors associated with such loss are age at first calving in primiparae, calf breed, gender and gestation length and calving management. The primary causes of mortality in the perinatal period are calving problems, in particular dystocia, defined as both difficult and abnormal calvings. Calf ...

OBJECTIVE Identify the actions for early detection of breast cancer performed by nurses from basic health units; compare the compliance of these actions with the recommendations from the Ministry of Health; analyze the availability of documents to check these recommendations and analyze the association of variables "training," "lato sensu training," and "years of activity" of these professional...

Understanding the condition of natural resources in protected areas is fundamental to their management and preservation. Long-term monitoring can provide crucial data for managers prioritize actions subsequently determine effectiveness. In five national park units eastern United States, National Park Service Inventory Monitoring Program monitors rare riverscour communities—open habitats which s...