INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 497 I. THE EXISTENCE OF AN AGREEMENT CONTROLS WHETHER THE COMPETITIVE EFFECT OF MOST BEHAVIOR WILL BE ANALYZED ...................................................................................... 499 II. THE SUPREME COURT AND THE FICTION OF THE SINGLE ENTITY ........ 504 A. Wholly Owned Sub...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to examine factors associated with distributive injection equipment sharing and how needle exchange programs (NEPs) can help reduce distributive sharing among injection drug users (IDUs). METHODS 145 English speaking Canadian IDUs ages 16 years and over who had injected in the past 30 days were recruited for a cross-sectional survey. Participants were asked about ...

one of organizations requirements is knowledge sharing among organization persons in the era of learning. hence, the identification of factors affecting the implementation of knowledge sharing is very important. in this study, the relationship between the five factor model personality dimensions (extraversion, adaptation, consciousness, neuroticism, openness to experience) and knowledge sharing...

BACKGROUND Data of the Central Bureau of Statistic of Nepal from 2008 show a total of more than 46,000 illegal drug users, out of which 61% are injecting drug users (IDU). An injecting mix of medicines like opioids, benzodiazepines and antihistamines (the so-called South Asian cocktail) was prevalent. Furthermore, it is estimated that about 70,000 people are living with human immunodeficiency v...

Recent studies have reported on the utility of audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) in surveys of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors that involve a single assessment. This paper reports the results of a test of ACASI within a longitudinal study of HIV risk behavior and infection. Study participants (gay men (n = 1,974) and injection drug users (n = 903)) were randoml...

OBJECTIVE This qualitative study sought to explore the community and interpersonal (e.g., peer) influences affecting safer and unsafe injection drug use and sexual practices among injection drug users (IDUs) living in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia. METHODS Sixty semi-structured interviews were conducted with IDUs, and key themes were identified. Two focus groups were also conducted to obtai...

In this review recent advances made in the field of human leishmaniasis have been discussed with special emphasis on the parasite, and various serological and molecular methods of diagnosing the infection. The article also reviews various modes of parasite transmission including vector borne, blood transfusion, needle sharing, sexual and person-to-person. Microbiological methods including the b...

Hepatitis C infection has come to the top of virus-induced liver diseases in many parts of the world. In Iran, it seems that its prevalence in general population is less than 1%, which is much lower than in most of the regional countries. However, the infection is emerging mostly due to problem of intravenous drug abuse and needle-sharing in the country. On the other hand, an increase in number...

the aim of current research is to determine how factors of job attitude, subjective norms regarding knowledge sharing, and perceived behavioral controls affect knowledge sharing behavior, considering the role of organizational citizenship behavior as a mediating factor. to achieve this purpose, the research data was collected by providing research questionnaire in 384 members of the hospital st...