The present article studies and analyses plan and planning in Iran with respect to parameters of the idea of formation, birth, objectives, strategy and its functioning. Iran has half-a-century record of planning, and has implemented 7 constructional and developmental plans so far (5 plans before and 2 plans after the Revolution). Right now, Iran is implementing her third developmental plan. Two...

The aim was to explore the implementation of individual care plans in municipal elderly care in relation to characteristics of staff. Data regarding characteristics of staff were derived through a questionnaire distributed to all staff working in the care for older people, (N = 908, n = 245) in four municipalities in Sweden. The number of care plans established during a one-year period was coll...

What is Medicaid HEDIS? HEDIS (Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set) is the performance measurement system for health plans developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The NCQA is an organization which accredits health plans as well as other types of health care organizations. The number of NCQA accredited managed care plans now exceeds 330, covering three quarter...

The year 2000 U. S. Census has been inundated by political and legal controversy. This talk will survey the current plans for Census 2000 from my perspective as a statistician. From this perspective the viability and desirability of these plans will be discussed. Some relevant evidence in this regard will be cited from the 1990 census and from the 1998 Dress Rehearsal census.

This document describes the research plans of the MRJ Semiconductor Device Modeling Program at NAS as of September 1997. The general motivation and approach for this work is presented first. Then, for each specific project in the program, the motivation, approach, and specific plans for the contract year are described.

the present article studies and analyses plan and planning in iran with respect to parameters of the idea of formation, birth, objectives, strategy and its functioning. iran has half-a-century record of planning, and has implemented 7 constructional and developmental plans so far (5 plans before and 2 plans after the revolution). right now, iran is implementing her third developmental plan. two...

The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences and other predictors of postgraduate plans among U.S. dental students. A national sample of dental students was surveyed in their first and fourth years of dental school. Female first-year students were less likely than male students to express interest in specialization in endodontics and oral surgery. Fourth-year students who had a d...

The Five-Year Plans are China’s most important macroeconomic and social management tool, setting goals directions for the national economic development vision. To date, China has implemented 13 periods of Plans. On March 12, 2021, Chinese government adopted its 14th Plan, which requires breakthrough key core technologies marine engineering cultivating expanding equipment industry. This research...

Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment has changed dramatically in 2011 as enrollment has shifted from private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans into preferred provider organization (PPO) plans. PFFS plans dominated the growth of the rural MA market from 2005 to 2010; however, a significant number of PFFS plans have left the market due to legislative changes that required plans to provide protections fo...