cooperation between companies in the supply chain of different industries is essential to achieve ultimate customer satisfaction, but according to several studies that have been conducted, many cooperation projects will not be successful. one of the most important reasons for this is the lack of attention to issues of cultural differences in the creation of partnerships between organizations. c...

Background: Health technology assessment (HTA) is a tool utilized for efficient dissemination of technology. For the purpose of encouraging decision-makers to utilize this tool, at first, we need to identify the obstacles in the processes of preparation, utilization, and implementation of HTAs. This study aims to define these barriers and offer solutions for effective utilization of HTA reports...

background: the purpose of the present study was to investigate the frequency of getting such health screenings as mammography and breast self-examination among a group of women and also to identify the role of health beliefs in predicting mammography practice. method s: the data were collected from a convenience sample of 113 female staff at the university of shiraz and shiraz university of me...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate experts’ perceptions of barriers to organic farming in ministry of agriculture. the population of this survey consisted of the experts in department of horticultural products, ministry of agriculture in 2008-2009 (n= 160). using of kerejcie and morgan table, 113 experts were selected through stratified random sampling method. validity of the ins...

In the context of the scope, time, cost, and quality constraints, failure is not uncommon in project management. While small projects have 70% chances of success, large projects virtually have no chance of meeting the quadruple constraints. While there is no dearth of research on project risk management, the manifestation of barriers to project risk management is a less dwelt topic. The success...

the paper describes an investigation about the application of the new multiple-impedance discontinuities model for optimizing profile diffuser barriers. the new multiple-impedance discontinuities model is much faster than the numerical method, thus it is used in an optimization process. the a-weighted insertion loss was used for the traffic noise spectrum. the result of optimization, which is d...

Background: Iron deficiency in the body is the main cause of anemia, and iron supplementation is probably the best option for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in women and young children. This study aimed to explain the challenges of national iron supplementation in female school’s base on the perspective of the stakeholders. Methods: This study was a qualitative study of content ana...

Background: Accurate knowledge of barriers and solutions for faculty memberschr('39') research empowerment programs will lead to the promotion and development of universities. This study aimed to explore components, barriers, and solutions for faculty members’ research empowerment programs in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences based on the context, input, process, and product (CIPP) mode...

the purpose of the study was assessing rural tourism’s development barriers in soltanieh, zanjan province. a descriptive–correlation survey approach was used in this study. the study population consisted of local people, government experts and tourists. data was collected by eight section closed questionnaire. reliability and validity of questionnaire were determined by investigating the at...