Influences on Professional Behavior of Agricultural Communications Staff

Social and political influences on agricultural systems

Agricultural systems are situated within social and political environments that have tremendous influence on how they operate. If agricultural systems are to be sustainable, it is critical to understand how they are influenced by social and political factors. An expert panel approach was used to identify and rank the importance of social and political factors on agricultural systems in the US a...

Hormonal Influences on Human Behavior

Human behavior is influenced by many factors; among these are hormones or other chemicals produced by various tissues or glands throughout the body. This paper reviews the current status of research relating hormones to human behavior. To provide background for this discussion, a brief history of this field and a primer in behavioral endocrinology are provided. Although, reproductive hormones, ...

Access to printed and electronic information sources as means of continuing professional development of Iranian agricultural staff

Introduction. The professional staff of agricultural organizations need to obtain information from multiple sources for their continuing professional development to communicate with their stakeholders effectively and facilitate agricultural development. Aim. This study examines the accessibility of professional printed sources and information and communication technologies for the development o...

Staff-patient communications in a chest hospital.

Of recent years the problems of human relations in hospital have attracted considerable concern, and one of the most discussed aspects of these relations is the giving of information to patients by medical and paramedical staff. The subject was discussed in detail by an international study group the proceedings of which are related by Barnes (1961), and various studies have reported that one of...

Out of Control: Visceral Influences on Behavior