This case-control study evaluated the factors influencing volunteering in the Islamic Republic of Iran's Women's Health Volunteer (WHV) programme, which is implemented in 150 centres in Khorasan-e-Razavi Province. We recruited 145 cases (volunteers) and 146 controls (non-volunteers) from the centres. Data were collected by questionnaire. Sociodemographic variables included were: length of resid...

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of entrepreneurial characteristics of members of technical and engineering companies and agricultural advisory services on their willingness toward entrepreneurial activities. Entrepreneurship development plays an important role in job creation process which can eventually lead to the achievement of sustainable development goals in ag...

© 2016 Joule Inc. or its licensors CMAJ 1 Competing interests: Mandar Jog reports honoraria from Merz Pharmaceuticals, Allergan and AbbVie; and grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute, AGE-WELL Networks of Centres of Excellence, Merz Pharmaceuticals and Boston Scientific. He occasionally serv...

OBJECTIVE There are no specific data available regarding paediatric endoscopy provision in the UK and anecdotal experiences suggest that such provision varies widely between the units. The aim of our study was to identify the current provision of paediatric endoscopy services in the UK, the number of endoscopies performed in each unit, the number of operators performing these endoscopies and wh...

This article describes the make-up and activities of the Technical Vaccination Committee (CTV) that serves as the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) in France. Comprised of a variety of technical experts, the CTV makes recommendations concerning vaccination. The committee functions as an independent expert advisory committee, and its proceedings are confidential, although it...

the project was undertaken to study the evaluation of effectiveness of crop advisory services and suggested measures for filling the gap in aurangabad district of maharashtra in india. the survey was carried out in 2010. the data was collected with the help of a specifically designed and pre-tested questionnaire. the project carried out in catchment area of advisory services has given substanti...