This study was conducted in Abia state, Nigeria with specific objectives to: describe socio economic characteristics of ADP and non-ADP contact farmers; estimate profitability level of the two farmer groups; compare profitability of cassava production among the two farmer groups; determine factors that influence profitability of ADP and non-ADP contact cassava farmers and identify problems cons...

background: most fleas infest their host temporarily then pass to another of the same kind, while others move from one to a different host species. although the comprehensive list of fleas reported from iran, but there still exists considerable gap in our knowledge of zoonotic aspect of flea infestation. the present study was undertaken to determine correlation between domestic animals and man ...

 The main purpose of this research is to demonstrate the importance of ethical leadership in a learning organization. The main question is whether the ethical leadership in a learning organization can play a role? And if it is, what is the influence. In this regard, to answer the question, dimensions of the Learning Organization were evaluated based on the Peter Senge's model. In addition, for ...

this study examined the relationship between tourists' motivations and satisfaction in tehran ski resorts. the study was a descriptive study and of correlation kind and conducted as a field study. the statistical population consisted of all tourists of tehran ski resorts (dizin, shemshak, tochal and abali). according to the estimates of the managers of these ski resorts, the statistical po...

Small-scale farmers in developing countries use hazardous pesticides taking few or no safety measures. Farmer field schools (FFSs) teaching integrated pest management (IPM) have been shown to reduce pesticide use among trained farmers. This cross-sectional study compares pesticide-related knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP), potential exposure, and self-reported poisoning symptoms among 35 FFS ...

Oil palm smallholder farmers are among the key players and mostly affected by social challenges to sustainability of oil sector in Malaysia. Previous literature reviews showed a lack studies compared economy environment regarding industry. Therefore, systematic review focused on context issues reported Malaysian is presented. The PRISMA standard applied as foundation for writing procedure. A to...

the aim of this study was to assess the proportionality of sport books to beneficiaries' expectations and the role of marketing mix elements in marketing of these books. this research was a descriptive and field survey. three researcher-made questionnaires with confirmed validity and reliability were used to collect the data. the research hypotheses were examined by independent t test. the...