Innovation is the process leading to the adoption of new or existing information, technology or practices; it includes factors that affect demand for and use of knowledge in novel and useful ways. In agriculture, innovation is essential to maintain productivity growth, to address issues around sustaining the natural resource base and to adapt to climate change. This paper examines the innovatio...

abstract a quantitative framework of combination of liner programming and cooperative game theory was used in this study to analyze and model cooperative contracts in production based on rural households' resources cooperation in firoozabad plain. revenues and costs in cooperation game theory have important rule to get agreement. transaction cost function was used in cooperative costs accountin...

The objective of the Onchocerciasis Control Progininme (OCP) is to eliminate onchocerciasis as a disease of public îinportance and as an obstacle to socio-economic development. The OCP was initially based solely OIT the control of the blaclcfly vector, Simulium damnosum sensu lato, by insecticide spraying of the breeding sites on river systems, where larval stages develop. Results of monitoring...

this study aims at investigating the effect of using cooperative learning (jigsaw2) and traditional learning on the reading comprehension achievement. in the present study, experimental research model consisting of pre-test, post-test with a control group was applied. the sample of the study consisted of 64 participants in grade three in bonab high schools. to determine the effect of cooperativ...

despite various efforts towards empowerment of cooperatives in iran, much in agreement with this concept and strategies can not be observed. the purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the solutions to empowering production cooperatives. the delphi technique was employed to do this study. the target population consisted of specialists in national provincial and specialists (n=15). ...

the study investigates factors that affect members' satisfaction of mashhad cattle husbandry cooperatives. the required data and information were collected via interviews and questionnaires from cattlemen. cattlemen of mashhad constitute the statistical population of the study. using cochran formula, 60 cattlemen were selected randomly as the sample in 2013. spss software package was used to an...

introduction: acquisition of intelligible english pronunciation and comprehension of medical texts has been considered as an important need for medical students.  this can be improved by employing different methods and taking into consideration various learning styles of students. this study is an attempt to reveal the effect of cooperative learning on enhancing pronunciation and reading compre...

economists look at the entrepreneurship from the prospective of profitability, investment, risk, and insight supporting the economical development but it seems that, in modern societies, entrepreneurship`s function is beyond the economical bounds. according to the stage and importance of entrepreneurship which is known as the society’s economic and culture evolution engine, it is necessary to d...

The need for educational reform has led to much research documenting the value of experiential learning and creative problem solving to increase relevance and motivation in learning. Design, which may be succinctly defined as purposeful thought and action, can serve as a framework and catalyst for teaching and learning strategies that promote innovative, high end thinking, cooperative teamwork,...

global change: redundancies of functions within and across temporal scales David G. Angeler*, Craig R. Allen and Richard K. Johnson Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; and U.S. Geological Survey, Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE...