compassion is a complex process that is innate, determined in part by individual traits, and modulated by a myriad of conscious and unconscious factors, immediate context, social structures and expectations, and organizational “culture.” compassion is an ethical foundation of healthcare and a widely shared value; it is not an optional luxury in the healing process. while the interrelations betw...

With the development of location-based social networks, an increasing amount of individual mobility data accumulate over time. The more mobility data are collected, the better we can understand the mobility patterns of users. At the same time, we know a great deal about online social relationships between users, providing new opportunities for mobility prediction. This paper introduces a novelt...

background: social health is considered as a significant dimension of health and, hence, its assessment is vital in health planning. within this context, this study aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale for measuring individual’s social health in iran. to do so, an exploratory sequential mixed method was used. methods: to establish the item pool and primary scale, 30 interviews with exper...

political participation is considered to be one of the major indicators of development. women as a part of the human capitals of every society can play a determinant role in running the country with their political participation. the purpose of the research is to examine some of the factors affecting the rate of political participation of women in the society. research method in the investigati...