Increased vertical and horizontal integration of enterprises is seen as one of the critical success factors for the future development of the agri-food sector. This integration can be stimulated by creating innovation-oriented initiatives in networks that collaborate on problems related e.g. to quality planning, improvements in logistics or tracking and tracing. Collaborative working environmen...

One consequence of the EU-referendum’s pro-Brexit outcome was a renewed call for Scottish independence. Supporting this can be construed as form collective action Scots may engage in. However, also consider individual mobility strategies including - in extreme cases emigration. The current research investigated how identity-dynamics relate to these i...

This article analyses some claims made about the Gàidheal identity in Scotland, with particular reflection on a distinct ‘sociolinguistic turn’ within Gàidhlig studies and related research over last two decades. Through critical analysis of major sociological survey structuring various markers framing identity, normative basis is provided to then assess other classifications by academics whose ...

objectives: the present study aimed at studying the health status of the elderly supported by imam khomeini relief foundation in birjand in 2007. methods & materials: this descriptive analytical study was done on 250 elderly people who were supported by imam khomeini committee in birjand. for data collection the comprehensive health questionnaire of the elderly was used. the questionnaire was f...

Abstract According to the psychological account of personal identity, our identity is based on continuity connections, and so we do not begin exist until these are possible, some months after conception. This entails faces a challenge from non-identity problem—our intuition that someone cannot be harmed by actions responsible for their existence, even if seem clearly cause them harm. It usually...

internationally early intervention programmes for infants and preschoolers with disabilities have proved to be remarkably successful. in many countries, they began with teachers for visually impaired or hearing impaired children visiting the family home to teach parents how they could overcome the child's impairments. the logic of early intervention was inequitable. for example, the sooner...

As a multinational country incorporating 56 officially recognized ethnic groups, China is concerned with the mental health of members of minority ethnic groups, with an increasing focus on supporting Chinese ethnic minority college students. Nevertheless, in daily life, members of minority ethnic groups in China often perceive prejudice, which may in turn negatively influence their mental healt...

Identity management is the emerging technology for organisations to administer identities. It consists of business processes and policies as well as current practices for supporting such administration. Since governments often deal with a large amount of people and identity information, identity management in recent years have become more important for delivering services to the public electron...