BACKGROUND The costing method used can change the results of economic evaluations. Choosing the appropriate method to assess the cost of organ recovery is an issue of considerable interest to health economists, hospitals, financial managers and policy makers in most developed countries. OBJECTIVES The main objective of this study was to compare a mixed method, combining top-down microcosting ...

Abstract Organic mixed livestock farming offers a range of potential benefits for the environment. Due to diversification enterprises, this system can be associated with high workload, which means that it could socially unsustainable. The aim study was understand and explain work satisfaction farmers running an organic farm. Using mixed-method approach, quantitative qualitative data were collec...

Over the past several years, the growth of Web-based courses in the higher education sector has been explosive. E-learning based on a Web-based course provides the distributed learning environments that involve the active interactions between suppliers and users, and exchanges of information exclusively through the Internet. Most of the existing empirical research in e-learning is based on the ...

The present study demonstrates the use of mixed co solvency in the enhancement of solubility and estimation of ketoprofen, practically water insoluble dug and thus precludes the use of organic solvents. The selected solubilizers were sodium citrate (15%), PEG 400 (8%) and polyvinyl pyrolidine (7%). Beer’s law was obeyed in the concentration range of 2-20μg/ml at wavelength of 256nm. The solubil...

Risk is an inherent factor in the traveler's choice of destination. Tourism destinations differ in many aspects including their location, economic condition, cultural and political status and crime. Given such differences, the analysis of destination risk and its dimensions is of substantial interest. The current study explores the risk factors perceived about Iran as a tourism destination usin...

this study was an attempt to devise productive orientations of cattle herds in eastern high plains of algeria. in this regard, 165 farms randomly identified were investigated. the selection of breeders was based to existence of cattle on the farm, and the farmer proposed to investigation must have at least two cows. the approach taken was to identify all systems adopted by farmers in a region t...