the aim of this article is to investigate the structural relationship between social influence, motivation and facilitating conditions with the use behaviour of teleworking technology, considering the moderating effect of behavioural intention to utilize teleworking. the research is done according to descriptive method with correlational type. statistical population is public organizations and ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compensates 13 percent of the nation’s military veterans for service‐related disabilities through the Disability Compensation (DC) program. In 2001, a legislative change made it easier for Vietnam veterans to receive benefits for diabetes associated with military service. In this paper, we investigate this policy’s effect on DC enrollment and expenditures...

To effectively support interaction with humans, embodied agents should be implemented using cognitively plausible models such as task models. Even so, these embodied systems should not bear the entire burden for making domain-specific interactions cognitively tractable for humans. Further, embodied systems need not model their users directly; only the necessary and relevant consequences of user...

BACKGROUND Current research suggests that women married to military service members may experience difficulty during the transition to motherhood attributable to the additional stressors of military life and inability to access traditional support systems. OBJECTIVE To test the effects of a nursing intervention on prenatal and postpartum maternal role adaptation among military wives. METHOD...

Several studies have indicated that scientists are likely to have an outlook on both facts and values that are different to that of lay people in important ways. This is one significant reason it is currently believed that in order for scientists to exercise a reliable ethical reflection about their research it is necessary for them to engage in dialogue with other stakeholders. This paper repo...

In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of challenge course programs and activities, including low-element challenge courses, as interventions in clinical treatment facilities, as well as a treatment approach for adolescents with behavioral and social problems (Johnson, 1992), an approach to encourage personal growth (Herbert, 1996; Nassar McMillan & Cashwell, 1997), and as a met...

BACKGROUND Despite improved survival of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), higher rates of unemployment and work-related problems are seen, especially among younger adults. This study was performed to gain insight into current barriers and facilitating experiences at work among young adult patients with CHD. METHODS This qualitative study consisted of semi-structured face-to-face int...

Political theorists likeAlexis deTocqueville have long recognized the importance of citizen associations for the practice of democracy. Through participation in associations, citizens both receive an education in public affairs and create centers of political power independent of the state. Essential to participation in an association is participation in a forum, a communication space that allo...