Studies summarized by the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development show that companies in developing countries face problems executing e-commerce strategies. To determine which barriers might be transitional and which might be persistent, a longitudinal study was conducted of companies in five Caribbean countries. Interviews were conducted with 23 companies in 2004. Interviews were re...

We demonstrate the utility of multimodal coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy for the study of structured condensed carbohydrate systems. Simultaneous second-harmonic generation (SHG) and spectrally-scanned CARS microscopy was used to elucidate structure, alignment, and density in cellulose cotton fibers and in starch grains undergoing rapid heat-moisture swelling. Our result...

BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) contributes to the epidemic of diabetes and obesity in mothers and their offspring. The primary objective of this pilot study was to: 1) refine the GDM Management System (GooDMomS), a web-based pregnancy and postpartum behavioral intervention and 2) assess the feasibility of the intervention. METHODS In phase 1, ten semi-structured interviews wer...

abstract the move toward modernism along with the cultural globalization and the rise of consumer culture make fashionism and also permanent surveillance and focusing on the visible characteristics of the body a common phenomenon in contemporary societies.nowadays, modern people with the use of fashionable things and through paying extreme attention to cloth and appearance construct personal im...

conclusions the findings indicated that society associates reproductive health issues with sexual relations, which in turn shapes the stigma and places limitations on unmarried women for using reproductive health services. thus, while reproductive health services are planned and provided to unmarried women, strategies are demanded for overcoming this stigma. objectives this paper explores the c...

BACKGROUND Health promotion is critical for community and family health. Health-promoting behaviours provide solutions for maintaining and promoting health. Although several studies have addressed the frequency and different types of health-promoting behaviours in women, little information is available about their experiences. This study aimed to explore the experiences of women of reproductive...

background and aim: despite growing body of literature regarding marital adjustment of infertile women, to our knowledge, there is no study to address the role of religious and spiritual beliefs in adjusting marital relationships in infertile women. considering the significance of marital cohesiveness and commitment in the long and stressful journey of infertile women, this study was designed t...