in order to estimate economic values of productive traits (meat, milk and wool) in taleshi native sheep breed of iran, records from economic parameters and performance of local taleshi flocks were used. the economic values of traits were used to select the maximum profit estimation also to study the sensitivity rate of the model the effects of 20 percent increase / decrease in the price of milk...

BACKGROUND Today, indexes regarding longevity and life expectancy have increased; the most important issue now is how to spend time loving or in other words quality of life. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed to evaluate effective indexes on quality of life related to health in western Iran in 2013. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional research, 918 families were selected among differ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to measure knowledge and attitude about aging and life satisfaction among older Korean adults and to examine the influence of attitude and knowledge about aging on these adults' life satisfaction. METHODS A cross-sectional and correlational design was used. A total of 405 older adults were surveyed using a written questionnaire at six elderly welfare cent...

Developed an integrated intellectual computerized system of ecological-economic monitoring, modeling, and managing the life cycle of the products of technogenic enterprises of transport engineering, which is presented in the form of a 3-equation structure, functioning in conditions of instability. The proposed paradigm system life cycle management applicable to any other control system of large...

Late-life depression is a leading cause of disability in older adults and is associated with significant economic burden. This article draws from the existing literature and publicly available databases to describe the relative importance of the indirect costs associated with late-life depression. The authors found that unpaid caregiver costs represent the largest component of the indirect cost...

background: this study explored the relationship between socio-economic characteristics at the individual and neighbourhood levels, and wellbeing and lifestyle behaviours of young iranian women. methods: cluster convenience sampling was used to select 391 iranian women participated in this cross-sectional survey in shiraz, iran in 2013. a scale adapted from the british general household social ...

Economic Conditions at the Time of Birth and Cognitive Abilities Late in Life: Evidence from Eleven European Countries With ageing populations and a stronger reliance on individual financial decision-making concerning asset portfolios, retirement schemes, pensions and insurances, it becomes increasingly important to understand the determinants of cognitive ability among the elderly. Macro-econo...

The costs of COPD are enormous. The economic burden upon the health care system, society at large, and affected patients and their families is staggering. Costs, both economic and human, associated with medical and auxiliary care, loss of livelihood, diminished quality of life and reduced life expectancy cannot be estimated. As knowledge of the pathophysiology of COPD expands, as awareness of t...

this. First, the well-known methodological difficulties in cross-national studies of elderly suicides (Shah et al., 2007) may be important. Second, life-long adversity has components other than economic adversity and includes education, housing, employment, status in society and access to healthcare and social welfare. These variables were not measured in this study. Third, measures of economic...