the purpose of this research is to study the relationship between social and cultural traits of female students and their tendency toward emigration. the research method used in data collection and data analysis is social survey. the survey consists of 508 female students studying at m.a. and phd level in shiraz and ferdowsi university. the theoretical framework on which the study is based on i...

background: despite the success of developed countries in preventing the spread of hiv/aids, the disease is expanding in developing countries where an unfavorable attitude exists among people, health professionals and employees. this study aimed to assess the stigmatized attitude among health care providers toward people living with hiv (plwha). methods: the study is a cross-sectional survey. t...

Over the last few years, psychiatry has had to deal more in depth with the mutation of social frames and of problems expressed by the community, which has changed itself, in particular at a cultural level. The historical attitude of psychiatry, which is to combine a scientific approach with recognizing the rights of all individuals involved in the healing system, can be very helpful in keeping ...

The announcement of the complete DNA sequencing (Editorial 2005) has raised three orders of questions, which are already b in this forum: a) what makes us humans? Can the distance great apes be so reduced to cancel the peculiar status of Ho event another demonstration of scientific reductionism? c) I anthropology in danger because of the genocentric attitude of The analysis of the relevant scie...

This study aimed to explore the influence of cultural values on development attitudes toward products and purchase intentions while considering country image as a mediating variable in this relationship. Cultural dimensions were categorized into five groups: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity, long-term orientation. A web-based questionnaire was distributed 974 As...

the main purpose of this research was to analyze socio-cultural obstacles of disseminating ofnanotechnology in iran's agricultural section. one hundred twenty eight out of a total of 190researchers with different levels of expertise in and familiarity with nanotechnology wererandomly selected and questionnaires completed by them. face validity have been done by expert'ssuggestion and correction...

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is thriving in India but before the IteS market can really open out beyond the call centre model of business, sparks of trade unionism are now visible in the BPO and call centre industry in India. Nevertheless, there is a widely held view that important changes are occurring in the character of employee attitudes and it is argued that employees’ collect...

Individuals’ self administration of medication is an essential component of disease management because incorrect and incomplete medication can result in increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs and also spreads drug resistance. Its impact is necessarily wider than just medical and includes the cultural and managerial considerations which govern success in medical interventions. This ...

The cattle feedlot affords an ideal habitat for large concentrations of birds. Several species are p r i m a r i l y involved in feed depredations and contamination. The development of an integrated systems approach to control involves the interaction of human attitude, cultural control practices and a p p l i c a t i o n of b i r d damage control techniques, each of which is a dynamic system i...