the aim of this study was to examine dimensions of tax exemptions in iran sport from viewpoints of managers of sport clubs and sport experts. the research method was descriptive and correlation. statistical population included the managers of sport clubs and sport experts in three provinces of tehran, isfahan and fars. sample of managers were equal to the statistical population (n=n=25) and the...

the safety of sport halls in physical education faculties is important from two perspectives: first, students spend a long time in these sport halls to learn a sport filed; second, they should learn sport safety standards as the future experts. the aim of this research was to study physical education students’ viewpoints on safety in sport halls of physical education faculties of universities i...

the aim of the present study was to investigate coaches and young athletes' self-efficacy andyoung athletes' enjoyment from physical activity. the study examined the effect of self-efficacy on enjoyment from physical activity in young athletes using structural equation model (sem) and lisrel software. results showed thatcoaches' self-efficacyhad no significant effects onstudents&...

BACKGROUND Notification of tuberculosis (TB) but not nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is mandatory in Taiwan. Partly due to the strict regulation on TB notification, several patients infected with NTM were notified as TB cases. Notification of patients infected with NTM as TB cases can trigger public health actions and impose additional burdens on the public health system. We conducted a study...

BACKGROUND Outbreaks of influenza-like illness (ILI) are common in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and result in significant morbidity and mortality among residents. OBJECTIVES We describe patterns of reported ILI outbreaks in LTCFs in Winnipeg, Canada, and examine LTCF and outbreak characteristics that influence the clinical outcomes of these outbreaks. METHODS We analyzed the electronic...

CONTEXT Exposure of children to pesticides and overt poisoning are an increasingly important problem in South Africa. OBJECTIVE This study describes the profile of acute paediatric pesticide exposures and poisonings presenting to Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) in Cape Town South Africa from 2003 to 2008, identifies those poisonings due to illicit pesticides sold on the st...

In 2011, a large outbreak of entero-hemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) occurred in Germany. The City of Hamburg was the first focus of the epidemic and had the highest incidences among all 16 Federal States of Germany. In this article, we present epidemiological characteristics of the Hamburg notification data. Evaluating the epicurves retrospectively, we found that ...

The participation of women in sports, and in particular elite sports, is a relatively recent phenomenon starting at the turn of the twentieth century. Shortly after the establishment of women’s competitions in the Olympic Games, a few participants who were later found to be biologically male competed in these events. These instances led to efforts to police the entry criteria to the women’s eve...

BACKGROUND The geographical distribution of tuberculosis in England and Wales and changes since 1983 were examined using data from the 1988 and 1993 national surveys of tuberculosis notifications. METHODS Notification rates for England and Wales in 1988 and 1993 were calculated for geographical areas using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid year population estimates. Those for the stand...

the aim of this study was to examine sport commitment model in women participating in sport activities. the population of this study consisted of all women (n=6000) who participated in sport activities in mashhad municipality. 526 subjects were studied as the sample. the demographic and sport commitment model (scanlan, 1993) questionnaires were used to collect the data. findings indicated that ...