PURPOSE Our goals were to rigorously document and explore the interrelationships of various parameters in the aftermath of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), including patient characteristics, clinical scores, satisfaction levels, and patient-perceived improvements. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire addressing sociodemographic factors, levels of satisfaction, and "wished-for" improvements was...

background: failure in reaching the predetermined goals of education can be considered as one of the most important problems of educational systems. today, it is believed that active teaching methods are more effective than lecturing which lead to effective teaching. participation of students in education is one of the major factors of active learning. the purpose of the present study is to det...

In Knowledge Supply Chain, The fuzzy uncertainty of knowledge requirement will expand gradually. It will have a huge impact on the quality and stability of knowledge dissemination in the transfer process of the supply chain, so does the product research-development and customer satisfaction . To address this question, a knowledge dissemination model is established in the paper, and the analysis...

OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study aimed to explore job satisfaction among healthcare staff in Guangdong following the health system reforms in 2009, and to investigate the association between job satisfaction and work stress, work-family conflict and doctor-patient relationship. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING The Fifth National Health Service Survey was carried out in Guangdong,...

conclusions the present study showed that heat stress had a negative effect on job satisfaction; also there were no significant effects on job stress and job performance. results the results showed that job satisfaction had a negative correlation with wbgt index (r = -0.42, p < 0.001) and hssi (r = -0.49, p < 0.001). also, there was no statistical correlation among occupational stress and job p...

We consider the asymmetric A-distance though it is not a metric due to the asymmetry in a rigorous sense. However, it reflects on an actual situation of urban areas that time from the demand point to the facility depends on the passing direction and in some places slopes and so it is asymmetric. Further, most residents in urban areas hope that even the city office should not be so near and so f...

supply chain network   receding horizon control demand move suppression term   supply chain networks are interconnection and dynamics of a demand network. example subsystems, referred to as stages, include raw materials, distributors of the raw materials, manufacturers, distributors of the manufactured products, retailers, and customers. the main objectives of the control strategy for the suppl...

purpose: to assess patient satisfaction with ophthalmologic services at labbafinejad medical center. method: the present study was a cross-sectional study conducted during the summer of 2008. patients with ophthalmic problems were selected by systematic random sampling according to the admission list. a trained investigator interviewed patients in the hospital or clinic. the data collection too...