The main purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting entrepreneurial motivations of agricultural students at Razi University. Statistical population of this study consisted of all agricultural undergraduate students (senior) (N=186), that 164 of them were selected as research sample using proportionate stratified sampling method. The main instrument in this study was questionnair...

This chapter traces theoretical and empirical progress in the study of human mating over the past few decades. Early pre-evolutionary formulations proposed that men and women were identical in their mating motivations. Most were simplistic, typically postulating a single motive for mating: the search for similarity, equity, or complementarity. Given the large sex differences in human reproducti...

Over the last three decades many authors have addressed the demographic transition from the perspective of evolutionary theory. Some authors have emphasized parental investment factors such as the costs of raising children, others have emphasized the effects of mortality and other forms of risk, and others have emphasized the biased transmission of cultural norms from people of high status. Yet...

The world is facing a series of changes that will modify the way we envisage transport planning in our cities. Demographic ageing as consequence higher life expectancy and lower fertility rates world-wide phenomenon. While indeed triumph scientific progress increasing longevity perceived one humanity’s greatest achievements, transition society needs to be managed. In urban context, any increase...

BACKGROUND More than 30% of pregnancies in Iran are unintended and most of them happen among the women who use various contraceptive methods. Results of Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (IMES) showed that the rate of innovative contraceptive use in Mashhad has been 41.5%-57% in different urban areas. This study was conducted to explore the process of making decision toward using fami...

CONTEXT The Creighton Model FertilityCareTM System (CrM) is a standardized approach for educating women about the biomarkers of their fertility. Couples can use this information for timing intercourse during "fertile" or "infertile" days in order to try to conceive or to avoid pregnancy. OBJECTIVES The study of Creighton Model Effectiveness, Intentions, and Behaviors Assessment (CEIBA) was co...

Abstract This paper addresses the fertility behavior of Turkish men in Europe from a context origin perspective. Men first and subsequent migrant generations are compared with “stayers” same regions Turkey. We pay special attention to men’s reasons for migration by distinguishing between work nonwork motivations migration. use data 2000 Families Study, which was conducted 2010 2011 Turkey weste...

Are politicians motivated by policy outcomes or by the perks of office? The answer to this question is central to understanding the behavior of office holders and the policies they produce. Despite the question’s importance, however, the existing literature is not well suited to provide an answer. To shed light on the issue of political motivations I exploit a basic fact: to hold office, one mu...