introduction: much of activities in today's world are based on information and less time is dedicated to gain experience and knowledge. therefore, different organizations compete based on their knowledge. in such a situation, knowledge management provides necessary tools to improve the performance of human resources and creates competitive advantages. this paper sought to determine the relation...

Infertility is defined as failure to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse(6 months for women over 35). The prevalence of infertility appears to be increasing; many women are postponing childbearing for social, professional, financial, or psychological reasons. The current evidence indicates a 9% prevalence of infertility (of 12 months) with 56% of couples seeking medical care. 80% o...

regarding the fiscal constraints and management difficulties of public hospitals, several countries have usedpublic private partnership model to improve their health facilities. public private partnership enables using public resources and private investment and expertise in a combined structure. moheb hospital is the first iranian hospital managed according to public private-partnership. the p...

the aim of this study was to examine potato growers' perceptions of risk sources and risk management strategies and their risk management behavior. a survey research method was used in this study. the data originated from a sample of potato growers (n= 128) of ardabil province in the cropping year of 2013. the respondents were divided into two groups of less risk-averse (lra) and more risk-aver...

the performance of women agribusiness cooperatives in oyo state, nigeria was assessed in this study. the study employed a multi-stage sampling technique to select 6 women cooperative groups (aggregating to 175 individuals); 36 individual women; and 4 institutions across 6 lgas in two agricultural zones of the state. findings show that majority (55.6%) of the respondents belong to processing org...

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abstract:ramadan fasting has received a lot of attention given the long periods of fasting and the theoretically imposed risk in patients with diabetes. many recommendations have been published, however physician’s knowledge and practices did not comply with these recommendations in many occasions. objectives: to explore physician’s opinions and attitudes towards management of diabetes during r...