In this section, we briefly present the formalism we use. This formalism aims at describing the state of a system and its dynamic behaviour in an algebraic framework [DG 94]. It was first introduced in a case study on a formal specification of the embedded safety part of an automatic subway pilot [DM 91], [Dau 92], [DGM 93], in order to cope with the large number of variables whose values made ...

Community sense of ownership for rural water infrastructure is widely cited as a key factor in ensuring sustainable service delivery, but no empirical investigation has evaluated the relationship between sense of ownership and sustainability outcomes. This study examines the association between system sustainability and sense of ownership among households and water committees, using primary dat...

Water Users Association (WUAs) is one of the methods of participatory water resource management whose success and efficiency requires the participation of farmers. Purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the solutions for farmers’ participation enhancing in WUAs. This exploratory article was carried out by the mixed methods design. The qualitative part of the study was conducted by...

the purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to determine problems and success factors among members of water user associations (wuas) in moqan, tajan and varamin areas in northern iran. the population consisted of farmers who were members of water user associations (n= 2,500). using simple random sampling procedure, 262 farmers were selected for the study. a researcher made structur...

conclusions the results of this study in terms of personality disorders and types of used drugs were in accordance with the previous studies results. it is necessary to design appropriate treatment plans for medical treatment of those with personality disorders. results there was a significant correlation between stimulant use and histrionic personality disorder (p < 0.001) and antisocial and n...

To date, the relationship between alcohol use and dating app has been investigated mostly in conjunction with sexual activities homosexual men. For this reason, aim of study was to explore association consumption among general population. A cross-sectional conducted including users, non-users, former users: 1278 respondents completed an online ad hoc questionnaire assessing use, motivations for...

Purpose: This paper intended to investigate the performance of water institutions using primary roles Water Resource Management.&#x0D; Design/Methodology/Approach: The study employed a qualitative research approach through multiple sampling techniques and stages. sample involved 70 respondents from basin villages registered in WUA model. Data were checked by content analysis descriptive statist...