OBJECTIVE Group-based physical training interventions have been shown to be effective in increasing quality of life in cancer survivors. Until now, however, the impact of cohesion within the group on intervention outcome has not been investigated. METHODS We examined self-reported individual group cohesion ratings collected in the first half of a 12-week rehabilitation programme for cancer su...

We discuss some ambiguities associated with the phrase \direct search method" and propose a formal deenition.

the aim of the present study was to compare the power resource ofcoaches and athletes' team cohesion from the viewpoints of male and femalecoaches and athletes in south khorasan province. the method of this studywas descriptive which was conducted as a field study. the statisticalpopulation consisted of all coaches (n=120) and athletes (n=800) in fourteam sports. based on morgan table, 92 ...

The assessment of the changeability of software systems is of major concern for buyers of the large systems found in fast-moving domains such as telecommunications. One way of approaching this problem is to investigate the dependency between the changeability of the software and its design, with the goal of finding design properties that can be used as changeability indicators. In the realm of ...

Notwithstanding the prominence of so-called Standard Model Military Group Cohesion (SMMGC), important parts model are understudied: both conceptually and empirically. In this article we, first, synthesize previous research to conceptualize measure overlooked institutional cohesion dimension. Second, we test validity proposed full four-dimensional SMMGC using a survey an Italian Alpini battalion...

BACKGROUND Authentic leadership (AL) is a kind of leadership that inspires and promotes positive psychological capacities, underlining the moral and ethical component of behavior. The proposed investigation studies the relations among AL, cohesion, and group identification in security and emergency teams. METHOD A cross-sectional research design was conducted in which participated 221 members...

We have to thank the authors for their well-taken comments [1] on our manuscript [2]. In the following, we want to comment on their remarks. First of all, we want to remind them that our new dissectometer device is originally invented to evaluate the aortic wall cohesion just in time during open heart surgery. Therefore, this additional tool might directly influence the decision-making process ...

application of modern irrigation and drainage canals for efficient use of water resources is necessary. thus , identifying the factors influencing farmers ’ attitudes toward participation in irrigation and drainage projects (idp) is essential. the purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting attitude toward participation in idp in syakh darenjan, fars province , iran. stratified rando...