background & purpose: the purpose of this research was to evaluate the quantity and quality of continuing medical education programs from the viewpoint of general medical practitioners in ilam province. methods: the research method was descriptive survey and the statistic sample was a group of 61 general medical practitioners who have been working in ilam during 2010-2011 and were chosen by sim...

abstract the aim of this study was to assess the affects of agricultural extension programs on the promotion of the efficiency, knowledge and technical expertise of farmers. the study also aimed to analyze the factors affecting the acceptance of agricultural extension programs with regards to process of agricultural development. a survey consisting of 137 samples was conducted between wheat far...

introduction: quality in higher education requires assessment and judgment of goals and strategies, executive policies, operational processes, products and outcomes. the context, input, process, and product (cipp) model is a comprehensive perspective to determine, obtain and prepare. it always tries to provide information in order to make the best decisions related to context, input, process an...

conclusions implementing the self-management program plus regular follow-up increased the perception of self-efficacy in patients with ms. similar self-management programs are recommended to be integrated in the regular caring of patients with ms. results no significant difference in mean scores of baseline self-efficacy was found between the control (52.90 ± 8.03) and the intervention groups (...

The gender gap in leadership positions is unjust and unproductive. In this paper, we focus on one solution – leader development. We leverage a content analysis of the top U.S. women’s development programs (WLDPs) literature provide seven evidence-based recommendations for WLDPs including: identify measurable objectives, increase access emerging leaders, cultivate paradox mindset around identity...

In the arid areas of river itself, direction flow is characterized by changes depending on its hydrological regime. As a result these changes, can be branched into several streams and distributed differently in terms quantity. passes through lightly washed soils, have different depths, hydraulic elements morphometry vary at intensities. Changes resistance as such affect water permeability strea...