This research was carried out to investigate the role of natural resources cooperatives in ecotourism development. This was an analysis-descriptive study conducted through survey method. Statically population of study was 123 members of the directors of these cooperatives. A structured questionnaire was designed and distributed among the cooperative directors. Census technique was applied in th...

Organizational entrepreneurship is considered as the basis of improving organizational performance, productivity, and efficiency. However, factors affecting the development of this feature within each organization need to be identified and strengthened in order to pave the way for such a development. To this end, at the provincial Department of Education in Khorasan Razavi, 12 experts in entrep...

1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt (Correspondence to R.M. Youssef: [email protected]). Received: 21/04/02; accepted: 23/01/04 ABSTRACT Using the Hypertension Health Status Inventory and multivariate analysis, predictors of quality of life were determined for a random selection of 316 hypertensive patients. Controlling for the...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Over recent years the employment creation discussion was massively raised especially about university graduates and demands from Iran's government increased. The prediction of the youth unemployment rate during the period from 2015 to 2021 showed that with an annual growth rate of 5%, in the last year of the period, the unemployment rate for youth wou...

OBJECTIVE This descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the factors affecting cancer patients' quality of life. METHODS We collected data from 352 chemotherapy patients of an Outpatient Chemotherapy Unit in a state hospital. We included volunteered chemotherapy patients with a signed informed consent and at least 50 Karnofsky Performance Scale points. We gathered data...

cult choices regarding whether a tooth with pulpal and/or periapical disease should be saved through endodontic treatment or be extracted and replaced with an implant. Methods. The authors examined publications (research, literature reviews and systematic reviews) related to the factors affecting decision making for patients who have oral diseases or traumatic injuries. Results. The factors to ...

Background: No comprehensive definition of SBF leads to failure in identification of ineffective breast-feeding and clinical problems, which will end up in early hospitalization of the infants. The study tried to describe the factors affecting SBF by Walker and Avant approach.The quantitative, qualitative, and mixed papers using different approaches in nursing, midwifery, nutrition and medical ...

Consumer interest in local foods has increased sharply, including both fresh and processed products. As such, appropriate marketing strategies need to be developed at the firm and/or association level to effectively capture this growing demand. For example, the New York Wine and Grape Foundation has expended significant efforts recently in funding research and outreach programs aimed at helping...