OBJECTIVE Food insecurity, or lack of access to sufficient food for a healthful lifestyle, has been associated with many aspects of poor health. While the economic struggles among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been documented, it is unknown how commonly this population struggles to afford food. Our purpose was to document the prevalence and correlates of food insecurity amon...

As cost of living rises and people’s wages / salaries do not cover their basic food and dietary needs, interest in parttime farming has risen. Part-time farming activities are being practiced by different people as a food security strategy from vulnerable households. But these part-time farms have had limited success in providing food/nutrition security, increasing incomes and improving well-be...

nonfarm activities play an important role in the determination of rural household income, consumption expenditure, and household food security. however, much less studies have been devoted to the factors that influence nonfarm income diversification by farm household in developing countries. using cross-sectional data and a probit model, this study attempts to determine the factors influencing ...

application of antagonistic agents in the rhizosphere of plants is an important approach in control of soil-borne pathogens. establishment and persistence of biocontrol agents in the soil is a major concern in biological control. this study aimed to determine the effect of plant debris of oak forests on activity of pseudomonas fluorescens and trichoderma vierns against meloidogyne javanica in t...

the article examines the relationship between tort damages for personal injury and social security benefits in iranian law with a comparative view on english and french law. amongst four potential policies (cumulation, reduction, election and recoupment), the statutory provisions of iranian law have chosen the latter one. but in practice these texts have paradoxically lead to a fifth excessive ...

The most important requirement of the family after food and clothing is housing. It also plays an important role in providing safety and security etc. for the family. Security is important therefore it is placed among other human physiological needs like food, shelter and sanitation. Security feeling is one of the main factorsin stability of urban spaces. It can be said that secure enviro...

threats are one of the most fundamental problems of our modern societies that daily will affect citizens in urban spaces. this becomes more problematic when the people in their everyday living spaces encounter with behaviors that cause lack of security and should have been feel comfort and their families used these spaces freely. this causes many problems for citizens. in today cities because o...