Abstract Background: Different factors like age, sex, route of infection, initial viral load, levels of liver function tests and genotypes may affect response to treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of these factors in the treatment of these patients. Methods: From 2004 to 2012, different genotypes of chronic HCV (Hepatitis C ...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the variation of influencing factors of elearning continuance intention for different degrees of participation and to examine moderating effects of degrees of participation on influencing factors of e-learning continuance intention. Participants included 670 learners from an adult professional development website. Data was collected based on q...

The planning and development process of mobile services is highly dynamic due to emerging technologies and a high speed of innovation. In the planning process a comprehensive analysis of the relevant influencing factors on the design of mobile services is necessary. As a fundamental basis, there is a need for a scientific discussion about how to identify a balanced set of relevant influencing f...

it is dawn clear that empowered employees in public sector perform a critical role in their organizational service quality. by the same token, currently competitive advantages stem from employees’ high self-confidence and their commitment toward the goals rather than application of high technologies. this study summarizes twenty influencing factors on employees empowerment including information...

Background The main purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence healthcare quality in the Iranian context.   Methods Exploratory in-depth individual and focus group interviews were conducted with 222 healthcare stakeholders including healthcare providers, managers, policy-makers, and payers to identify factors affecting the quality of healthcare services provided in Iranian hea...

In terms of pellet mill operations, the conditioning process has greater influence on pellet quality than does die specification. A great deal of attention must be paid to steam quantity and control, moisture content, retention time and mixing action within the conditioner. In general, most feed manufacturers have not optimized the conditioning process but try to solve pellet quality issues usi...

This review gives an account of some of the factors affecting the transport of oxygen from the lungs until its final discharge in the tissues. The sequence of physiological and metabolic processes to be described may be considered collectively as the 'coarse adjust-ment' of oxygen transport. The 'fine adjustment' will be discussed in the succeeding chapter which surveys the local factors influe...