background: toxocariasis is the clinical terms applied to infection of human with ascarid nematodes in the order ascaridida, named toxocara canis and t. cati . because in recent years in iran many people desire to keep pets (cats and dogs), and lacking of seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis in mashhad, we decided to determine the seroprevalence of toxocariasis among people who own cats an...

the secret of success for organizations is the discovery and application of their employees' “talent.” yet, the most important matter is for individuals to discover their own top talent. research findings show that each individual has his or her own unique inborn and acquired feature, including special temperament instinct and innateness. humans’ temperaments and instincts actualize natura...

entrepreneurship has long history in human life and related studies have been conducted primarily in scientific circles by industrialized countries. however, this topic has been discussed recently in our country. the main objective of this study was to assess the behavioral and personality characteristics of entrepreneurship in order to identify entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs of dairy catt...

Before a forest operation Swedish forest owners need to fi ll in a registration form. Since 1994, when a new Swedish Forestry Act came into force, intended nature conservation measures can also be noted on the form. I evaluate 1) if the self-reported nature conservation intentions displayed any trends from 1995 to 2000, and 2) if the intentions were implemented. All forms from these years, in o...

Efficient and equitable dispute resolution is key to avoiding systemic disturbance in the use and valorization of top level domain names (TLDs). Such dispute resolution is also important given the increasing number of clashes between TLD providers and managers and between trademark owners and generic (gTLD)-related registrants. ICANN policies/rules form the basis of gTLD-related second level do...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have found the prevalence of lameness in working horses to be 90-100%. Risk factors for lameness in this important equine population, together with risk-reduction strategies adopted by their owners, are poorly understood. The objective was to uncover risk factors for lameness and limb abnormalities in working horses, by associating clinical lameness examination findi...

the effects of agricultural information on the technical knowledge of the greenhouse owners in south khorasan province are dealt with in this study. research a descriptive-correlational methodology was ployed, and in terms of time, it was limited to the activities of the elements of knowledge and agricultural information as obtained from greenhouses during 2009. the study population consisted o...

abstract mohammad mehdi javaheri is undoubtedly the greatest arab poet of contemporary classical poetry. he came to iran several times and was astonished by its beauty. this led to describe the nature of iran. but this part of his poetry, like his other poems, has not been considered by researchers. therefore, this study aims to analyze his poems on the iranian nature.  the important findings o...

We study the effect of ownership structure on executive pay and succession in Japanese corporations. We find differences in the effects of domestic and foreign ownership that are based on the nature of owners' relationships with mana gers. Foreign ownership reduces executive pay and enhances the likelihood of executive succession when firms underperform. Domestic ownership has no effect. Our re...