Acetamiprid is a first generation systemic neonicotinoid insecticide, routinely used for crop protection against sucking type insects. It is likely to be of low toxicity in mammals but severe poisoning may occur if ingested in large amount. A case of buffalo with accidental ingestion of acetamiprid was presented with severe gastrointestinal symptoms and respiratory distress. The patient w...

This paper describes research in progress to explore the role of culture in adoption of e-government at local government levels. The majority of research in electronic government highlighted cultural issues but they do not identify specific cultural traits influencing e-government adoption and use. From our literature review we identified four major cultural traits; adaptability, involvement, m...

Aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic progressive neurological diseases and is regarded as the non-traumatic cause of neurological disability in youth. The Multiple sclerosis patients need for family caregiver increasingly grows due to the progressive course of the disease, which worsens the symptoms over time. Family caregivers of this group of patients are subject to ...

sugar beet is an important crop from the point of production and consumption. in this case, fars province is one of the largest producers iniran. the purpose of this study was to determine the effective factors on sugar beet supply. accordingly, time series information of the crop was collected from 1990 to 2004 infarsprovince and were analyzed through nerlove partially adjustment model that is...

This paper proposes a relationship between IS performance and organizational culture, based on an examination of research literature. In order to test the research model, survey data were collected from 315 respondents in 13 organizations. Since all these organizations were government agencies or departments, our findings are particularly relevant for e-governance environments. Our results indi...

There is universality in the transactional-transformational leadership paradigm. That is, the same conception of phenomena and relationships can be observed in a wide range of organizations and cultures. Exceptions can be understood as a consequence of unusual attributes of the organizations or cultures. Three corollaries are discussed. Supportive evidence has been gathered in studies conducted...