D iabetes mellitus affects 28.5 million people in the United States with another 79 million people having prediabetes at high risk for developing diabetes mellitus, 1 despite current preventive efforts using lifestyle or antidiabetic agents such as metformin. 2 Because cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death and disability in diabetes mellitus, and its impact on health remains ...

The Special Initiatives Team of the Mental Health Programs Branch, Indian Health Service, was formed to provide crisis and prevention consultation to American Indian/Alaska Native communities in response to violent behaviors: suicide, homicide, domestic violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, elder abuse, and other forms of family and community violence. The team incorporates cultural and hi...

Background: Nowadays, several factors are involved in the way organizations operate; therefore, identifying and using these factors plays a crucial role in the survival of organizations. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of reputational capital and ethical atmosphere of the organization on the relationship between organizational DNA and organizational performance. Metho...

Despite the importance of the business model in implementing strategy, this issue is less addressed than strategy. This important issue regarding banks' business model has received less attention, and research in Iran and other countries has caused a deprivation of knowledge. In addition to the scientific pathology of the business model in Iranian commercial banks, the present article seeks to ...

Background: Organizational health is one of the basic concepts in the organization and has a direct and close relationship with the growth of moral values ​​in the organization. Both of these components grow in different contexts, including organizational culture. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to model the set of cultural factors that are effective in creating health and growth of m...

Summaries – Résumés The effect of chronic renal failure and hemodialysis on carbohydrate metabolism By Hampers, C.L.; Soeldner, J.S.; Doak, P.B. and Merrill, J.P.: J. clin. Invest. 45: 1719 (1966). In an attempt to better define the carbohydrate intolerance of uremia, five patients with abnormal glucose tolerance and chronic renal failure severe enough to require hemodialysis were investigated....