in this study, first we estimated the poverty line of household and poverty indices in rural areas between1999 to 2004. stochastic dominance test is applied to compare the extent of poverty in the beginning year and the end year of third- socio economic development plan of iran. the most important feature of this technique is providing comparative comparison of poverty in two years or different...

The 12th Five-Year Plan outline (2011-2015) of the National Economy and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China is referred as 12th Five-Year Plan. This paper analyzed and summarized the approved funded projects on approval of acupuncture and moxibustion science by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC) including the total number of the funding projects, the distr...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association of a three-tier pharmacy benefit plan with prescription drug spending and utilization, employee health status, and short-term disability (STD) absences in a large financial services corporation. METHODS Retrospective observational study of approximately 17,000 employees enrolled in the company's pharmacy benefit plan in anyone year from 2000 to 2004. Pharm...

We assess all 4 of our major learning objectives/outcomes every year according to the assessment plan established in addition to assessing our mission, philosophy, goals, curriculum plan, students (admission requirements, progress, successful retention, success on the national licensure examination, outcomes), faculty, and clinical faculty. We established our assessment plan with the developmen...

background: tangential irradiation of intact breast is one of the most common procedures performed in any radiotherapy center. this method is performed by using 2d and 3d treatment planning. the aim of this study was to compare 2d with 3d plans in breast conserving radiotherapy. homogeneity of isodose, and lung received dose were compared. materials and methods: twenty patients with breast canc...