Internet has consolidated into a cohesive entity and amalgamated itself as a very powerful platform that has changed the way people do things. Social Networking Sites (SNSs) cannot be underestimated or jettison because no other communication medium which has given an international and globalized audience and dimension to the world like it. Facebook, Myspace, YouTube etc each of these and many o...

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) has now become a global medical challenge. At any time, more than 1.4 million people worldwide acquire infectious complications in hospitals [1]. Rosenthal [2] reported the rates of device-associated infections ranging from 8.2 to 16.1 per 1,000 device-exposed-days in developing countriesat least 3 to 5 times higher than international standards. In a rece...

Introduction: As beliefs of patients with hypertension can have significant differences among different people, therefore numerous researchers concluded that beliefs associated with adherence to treatment in different populations should be studied by objective methods, and then beneficial interventions should be developed. Hence, the present survey was carried out to test patient's beliefs abou...

In our dynamic environment with its accelerating technological progress, knowledge has become a very important asset through which firms can acquire competitive advantages. Most previous studies have focused on the influence of the technological perspective of knowledge management (KM) programs, neglecting the influence of the human side of the situation. The study aims to incorporate human, em...

Despite the extraordinarily high ownership concentration widely observed in emerging market firms as a result of institutional voids, there is little research on how this high ownership concentration affects the exporting behavior of emerging market firms. From principal–agent and institutional perspectives, we hypothesize that high ownership concentration has a negative relationship with expor...

PURPOSE Positive role modeling by clinical trainers is important for helping trainees learn professional and competent behavior. The authors developed and validated an instrument to assess clinical trainers as role models: the Role Model Apperception Tool (RoMAT). METHOD On the basis of a 2011 systematic review of the literature and through consultation with medical education experts and with...

INTRODUCTION Many internal and external risk factors in health care organizations make safety important and it has caused the management to consider safety in their mission statement. One of the most important tools is to establish the appropriate organizational structure and safety culture. THE GOAL The goal of this research is to inform managers and staff about current safety culture status...

Background: Evidence based medicine (EBM) is very crucial in physician’s decisions. Several studies have been conducted on EBM in Iran, but none have referred to barriers regarding EBM. Objectives: In order to address this issue, we conducted a study on physicians to determine their attitudes towards the barriers to EBM. Patients and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional analytical study. O...