OBJECTIVES This study examined the role of behavioral and material factors in explaining educational differences in all-cause mortality, taking into account the overlap between both types of factors. METHODS Prospective data were used on 15,451 participants in a Dutch longitudinal study. Relative hazards of all-cause mortality by educational level were calculated before and after adjustment f...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate the level of agricultural extension entrepreneurship in the process of sustainable agricultural development. the statistical population of the study was composed of agricultural extension experts (n=2882). the method of sampling was a systematic random sampling one. questionnaire was the means employed for data collection. questionnaire validati...

M-learning offers enterprises the ability to keep their employees engaged in ongoing learning activities that will enhance their productivity and effectiveness, while they work. Mlearning can deliver "just in time learning" to enable workers to solve immediate problems and remember the solutions. Because of its portability and low cost, this concept can also be applied to basic education in rur...

The main objective of this study was assessing the level of sanitation and hygiene information and identifying factors that determine its access and utilization by rural households in Alaba District, Southern Ethiopia. The study generated the required data from 162 respondents selected from four rural ‘kebeles’/villages using multistage sampling technique. Both qualitative and quantitative data...

one of the best ways to encountering administrative corruption is identifying the factors of its emersion, prevalence and control. this paper aims to determine and prioritize those mentioned factors in educational system. research results showed that economic conditions of educational personnel have most important impact on tendency to commit corruption. also, administrative and managerial mech...

I was asked to close this Workshop with some comments that can give a historical perspective of the series. I will therefore not attempt to summarize the talks that have been presented here. This series of workshops have been held over the span of about twenty years, and I happen to be the only one who has been to all eleven of them. The titles and contents of the workshops have varied over the...

Density Functional Theory (DFT) is one of the most widely used methods for “ab initio” calculations of the structure of atoms, molecules, crystals, surfaces, and their interactions. A brief undergraduate–level introduction to DFT is presented here — an alternative to the customary introduction, which is often considered too lengthy to be included in various curricula. The central theme of DFT, ...

this study aimed to examine key factors affecting rural female facilitators’ role in participatory rural development in tehran province. since the researchers intended to have a better insight into the facilitators’ role and employ inquiry as a learning forum for bringing about changes for all participants, they preferred to use a case study based upon an appreciative inquiry method. the study ...