Efficient market hypothesis predicts that capital markets are beset with cer-tain biases which result from wrong estimation, and negatively influence shareholders’ expectations for higher returns, which in turn affects invest-ment efficiency, financial constraints and corporate performance efficacy in competitive markets, and eventually mitigates firm value. The present study aims at examining ...

the purpose of this current study was to investigate the influence of perceptual-motor trainings on motor skills of girls with trainable mental retardation. so 20 girls with trainable mental retardation in the town of marivan welfare organization with the average of 8/3 ±1/11 years and iq of 39/14±6/84 with purposive sampling method were studied. all girls were pretested. then samples based on ...

background:  physical activity is a complex behavior. to designing the effective intervention, qualitative researches may be allowed for greater understanding of the reasons behind the adolescences’ physical activity‑related behaviors’. methods: using the grounded theory approach, including semi‑structured focus group discussions  (fgds) and in‑depth interviews, we conducted a quantitative stud...

introduction: teaching is one of the main components in educational planning which is a key factor in conducting educational plans. despite the importance of good teaching, the outcomes are far from ideal. the present qualitative study aimed to investigate effective teaching in higher education in iran based on the experiences of best professors in the country and the best local professors of i...

introduction: the integration of behavioral and social sciences (bss) into the curriculum of medical students in order to equip them with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes is an essential issue, emphasized in many researches. our aim is to investigate the barriers to integrate bss into the general medicine curriculum as well as the recommended strategies to overcome such barriers th...

context this literature review mostly emphasizes on the challenges and barriers for acceptance and implementation of electronic health records (ehrs) in developing countries. although the willingness of developing countries for acceptance and implementation of ehrs is rising, they will face some challenges and barriers which can slow down their progress due to the multidisciplinary and complexi...

OBJECTIVE To explore how hand hygiene observer scheduling influences the number of events and unique individuals observed. DESIGN We deployed a mobile sensor network to capture detailed movement data for 6 categories of healthcare workers over a 2-week period. SETTING   University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic medical intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS We recorded 33,721 time-stamped health...

The ultimate purpose of this work is to reconstruct photogrammetrically a distinguished building in the centre of Athens, which has been torn down years ago. Five old photographs were available taken apparently with the same camera, the nominal calibration parameters of which could be somehow ‘guessed’. As a first step, it was decided to employ our own bundle-adjustment software, which works wi...