BACKGROUND Scholars in a variety of disciplines are interested in understanding the conditions under which social norms affect human behavior. Following the distinction made between descriptive and injunctive norms by the focus theory of normative conduct, the theory of normative social behavior predicts that the influence of descriptive norms on behavior is moderated by injunctive norms, outco...

The main purpose of the present study presents a new model of smart dynamically determine the validity and reliability survey of Internet users bank is using Fuzzy C-Mean model. In other words, the aim of this study is to provide a smart system to determine the behavior of Internet users bank is confidence, so that we can fit the points by the customer, providing banking services to defined lim...

OBJECTIVES To collect and describe information from providers of medication therapy management (MTM) services regarding (1) implementation strategies used for providing MTM services to patients/clients; (2) specific measures, if any, used to quantify the costs and benefits of MTM; (3) how the value of MTM services was tracked during 2007; and (4) barriers to offering MTM services to patients/cl...

The paper reports a descriptive survey of the referrals received by a new psychiatric liaison service in Rawalpindi in the first 2 years. The survey showed a rapid increase in use of the service, particularly by the emergency department. There was a lower proportion of referrals for self-harm and substance misuse than occurs in similar services in high-income countries but a higher proportion o...

This report presents descriptive data on total serum cholesterol levels by demographic and socioeconomic variables, and oral contraceptive use for women. Survey, a national probability sample survey of the civilian noninstitutiona lized population of the United States conducted in 1976-80. Total serum cholesterol levels of adults 20–74 years of age (Series 11, Data from the national health surv...

Knowledge of local antimicrobial resistance is critical for management of infectious diseases. Community hospitals' compliance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidance for creation of cumulative antibiograms is uncertain. This descriptive cohort study of antibiogram reporting practices included community hospitals enrolled in the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network. ...