BACKGROUND Along with an increase in the generation of science and health research findings, like elsewhere, the mass media in Iran has continued more than before to disseminate the results. The scientific quality of promulgated news is not of a desirable status in terms of authenticity and accuracy. In recent years, some efforts, seemingly inadequate, have been undertaken to improve the status...

This study attempts to establish a framework for ubiquitous e-Services in the future then use a twodimensional cross analysis called the “awareness and want matrix” to explore people’s awareness and want for e-Services simultaneously, as well as to offer policy recommendations for the future adjustment of national digital services and technology. The study’s result shows that, currently, both t...

Although a recommendation for preconceptional folate supplementation was issued by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2000, and promotional efforts were made by various related academic societies, including the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) and the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (JAOG), uptake of folate supplementation has been insufficient....

This article examines how the nature of competition between brands in a therapeutic category changes after generic entry and provide a framework for analyzing the effect of generic entry on consumer welfare that takes into account the generic free riding problem. It demonstrates that changes in competition along dimensions other than retail price--such as competition in research and development...

This paper investigates the issue of an economic manufacturing quantity model for defective products involving imperfect production processes and rework. We consider that the demand is sensitive to promotional efforts/sales teams’ initiatives as well as the setup cost can be reduced through further investment. It also assumes that fixed quantity multiple installments of the finished batch are d...

In this paper, we explore the issue of coordination in a manufacturer-retailer supply chain where the manufacturer is socially responsible and invests in CSR activities. On the other hand, the retailer invests in promotional efforts and uses a periodic review order-up-to policy for replenishing items. First, the decentralized decision-making structure is modeled to calculate the minimum accepta...

Year after year, managers strive to improve financial performance and firm value through marketing actions such as new product introductions and promotional incentives. This study investigates the shortand long-term impact of such marketing actions on financial metrics, including top-line, bottom-line, and stock market performance. The authors apply multivariate time-series models to the automo...

BACKGROUND The Center for Disability Resources (CDR) Library is the largest collection of its kind in the Southeastern United States, consisting of over 5,200 books, videos/DVDs, brochures, and audiotapes covering a variety of disability-related topics, from autism to transition resources. The purpose of the library is to support the information needs of families, faculty, students, staff, and ...