objectives: cerebral palsy is the most common type of permanent movement and posture disorder in children leading to activity limitations. children's participation is influenced by their functional ability, skills, interests, and environmental factors. the objective of the study was to describe parent perception of environmental barriers to participation of children with cerebral palsy. me...

background: iran is one of the countries with considerable road traffic injuries.  pre-hospital interventions have an important role in preventing mortalities and disabilities caused by traffic accidents.the present study aimed to explore the barriers of pre-hospital care in traffic injuries in tehran, iran. methods: a qualitative content analysis approach was conducted based on 21 semi-structu...

background:  physical activity is a complex behavior. to designing the effective intervention, qualitative researches may be allowed for greater understanding of the reasons behind the adolescences’ physical activity‑related behaviors’. methods: using the grounded theory approach, including semi‑structured focus group discussions  (fgds) and in‑depth interviews, we conducted a quantitative stud...

introduction: teaching is one of the main components in educational planning which is a key factor in conducting educational plans. despite the importance of good teaching, the outcomes are far from ideal. the present qualitative study aimed to investigate effective teaching in higher education in iran based on the experiences of best professors in the country and the best local professors of i...

introduction: the integration of behavioral and social sciences (bss) into the curriculum of medical students in order to equip them with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes is an essential issue, emphasized in many researches. our aim is to investigate the barriers to integrate bss into the general medicine curriculum as well as the recommended strategies to overcome such barriers th...

context this literature review mostly emphasizes on the challenges and barriers for acceptance and implementation of electronic health records (ehrs) in developing countries. although the willingness of developing countries for acceptance and implementation of ehrs is rising, they will face some challenges and barriers which can slow down their progress due to the multidisciplinary and complexi...

OBJECTIVE To explore how hand hygiene observer scheduling influences the number of events and unique individuals observed. DESIGN We deployed a mobile sensor network to capture detailed movement data for 6 categories of healthcare workers over a 2-week period. SETTING   University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic medical intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS We recorded 33,721 time-stamped health...

The ultimate purpose of this work is to reconstruct photogrammetrically a distinguished building in the centre of Athens, which has been torn down years ago. Five old photographs were available taken apparently with the same camera, the nominal calibration parameters of which could be somehow ‘guessed’. As a first step, it was decided to employ our own bundle-adjustment software, which works wi...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the major barriers to application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) technologies in sustainability of livestock by ranchers of Meshkinshahr. A sample of 120 farmers was selected by using proportional random sampling method. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire. Validity of questionnaire was determined through Agricultural Jihad ex...