Background and Aims: Viral hepatitis is a global health problem with a high mortality rate. Recently, a new Flavi-like virus, provisionally named hepatitis G virus (HGV), has been described. HGV does not induce an immune response that is consistently detectable by using recombinant proteins from prokaryotic expression, therefore studies have been conducted by using polymerase chain reaction (PC...

This study was conducted to examine the levels of food borne microbial contamination in hand made sandwich samples and their antibiotic resistance characteristics in Kerman, Iran. A total of 134 samples of three types of sandwiches ( Hamburger, sausage and Kaalbas) were purchased from 10 different fast-food restaurants of Kerman and examined for the presence of food-borne pathogens and their su...

In the past few decades multi-store retailers, especially those with a hundred or more stores, have experienced substantial growth. At the same time, there is widely reported public outcry over the impact of these chain stores on small retailers and local communities. This paper develops an empirical model to assess the impact of chain stores on the profitability and entry/exit decisions of sma...

Accurate inventory is a key to effective supply chain management and store execution, affecting forecasting, ordering, and replenishment. Prior empirical research, however, shows that retailer perpetual inventory (PI) is inherently inaccurate. Radio frequency identification (RFID)-technology enables visibility into the movement of inventories within the supply chain. This research investigates ...

M.R. Maleki , H. Ramon, J. De Baerdemaeker, A.M. Mouazen Department of Biosystems, Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium Department of Agricultural Machinery, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, P.O. Box 76169-133, Kerman, Iran Natural Resources Department, School of ...

A model of a retail chain is developed in which store managers continually search for better practices. Search takes place over a rugged landscape defined over the space of store practices. The main objective of this research is to determine how the amount of discretion given to store managers as to how they run their stores influences the rate of innovation at the store level. We find that gre...

M. MOSHFEGH, H. FOROOTANFAR, B. ZARE, A.R. SHAHVERDI, G. ZARRINI, M.A. FARAMARZI 0F Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155-6451, Tehran, 14174, Iran Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics Research Center, Herbal and Traditional Medicine Resear...

1 Pediatrics Department, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81676-3695, Iran 2 Environmental Engineering Department, Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 3 Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute of Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Ir...