The purpose of this research was analyzing knowledge of rural cooperatives managers in Khouzestan province toward electronic commerce, Iran. The research method was correlative descriptive. The population of this study included rural cooperatives managers in Khuzestan province. The total number of members was 101 people. Due to the limited population, census method was used. Questionnaire relia...

Cold drawing process is one of the most used metals forming processes in industries for forming seamless tubes. This process of plastic deformation of metals occurs below the recrystallization temperature and is generally performed at room temperature. When metal is cold worked, upon the release of forming force, the springback occurs. In this paper, the springback effect of the seamless tube t...

abstract background: one of the most important challenges of iranian health care system is “quality of care,” and it is assumed that motivated nurses are more ready to provide better care. there are limited studies investigating iranian nurses’ motivations; however, factors which motivate them have not been studied yet. identifying the motivating factors enables nurse managers to inspire nurses...

The study analyzed the contribution of visual arts to sustainable livelihoods people living in Tabaka and Manga areas. was guided by livelihood framework, which is built on belief that need assets (natural, social, human, physical financial) achieve a positive outcome. utilized explanatory research design where sample 207 respondents used. While two stage cluster sampling used select for questi...

The paper examined the relationship between social media and purchase intention mediation role of brand equity within Ghana’s fashion industry. study was quantitative employed survey methodology to sample views 500 customers. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) structural equation modelling (SEM) technique were used using AMOS software version 22.0 determine hypothesized relationship...

background according to several studies, diabetes mellitus has been recognized as one of the main risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb). objectives the main purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (tb) in patients with diabetes. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted from april 2010 to december 2011 in ali asg...

The social capital concept has been proposed alongside other capitals such as human capital, financial and economic capital. aim of this research was to evaluate the in streets, which are among most dynamic urban public spaces. They provide physical connections for interactions consequently can enhance To aim, four central crossroads city Sanandaj, Iran were selected a case study. This study is...

  Purpose: To compare early maladaptive schemas and coping styles in drug dependent and non-dependent prisoners of Zahedan city.   Materials and Methods: This was an ex post facto study. The population of the study consisted of all men prisoners of Zahedan prison in 2013. The participants were 240 prisoners among which 120 prisoners were selected by convenience sampling method and the rest by s...

BACKGROUND Macrophages are important cells for the innate immunity. Circulating monocytes are attracted to tissues by chemotactic factors and become macrophages under the influence of their microenvironment. Several studies suggested that local and systemic upregulation of fibrogenic cytokines and downregulation of antifibrotic cytokine are central to the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis...