The Egyptian government's national Gold Star programme to improve the quality and usage of family planning was conducted from 1995 to 2000. Data from the 2004 Egypt Service Provision Assessment survey were used to assess whether the certified Gold Star facilities had sustained higher quality services than non-Gold Star facilities 4 years after conclusion of the programme. A nationally represent...

The main pupose of this research is to survey of effective factors on Strategic human resource planning Implementation in National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (N.I.O.P.D.C). In order to this survey, lee  & Gough & Moses & Sinelane theories and for survey of effective factors on HR, Stainer and Christopher theories have been used with ten phrases as theorical framework.Statistical ...

The current longitudinal study examined the relative impact of symptoms and appraisals as well as contextual and demographic factors on women's subsequent readiness to leave a relationship following intimate partner abuse. An ethnically diverse sample of women (N = 177) completed measures assessing posttrauma appraisals, symptoms, dependence on the perpetrator, and abuse characteristics. One ye...

Socrates said that in order to lead a balanced life one must, "know thyself." In two fMRI experiments, the present study examined the mechanisms mediating two ways in which the self can be known: through direct appraisals (i.e., an individual's own self-beliefs) and reflected appraisals (i.e., an individual's perception of how others view him or her). Experiment 1 examined the common and distin...

Individuals may appraise internal states positively or negatively. Positive appraisals involve desiring or pursuing the state or experience, while negative appraisals involve dreading or avoiding the experience. The extent to which individuals make extreme positive or negative appraisals of high, activated, energetic states might determine whether they experience symptoms of high or low mood. T...

Real-world data can be used in the classroom to stimulate the learning of important statistical principles. A recent study with pre-service primary/elementary teachers highlighted that even when teachers were supplied with a suitable statistically rich example, some did not identify its affordances, and struggled to bring out the significant ideas in their planned lesson. This paper examines so...