Recently, few studies have investigated the relationships between advice seeking and giving network densities and IT system use. To fill the gap, this study explores IT system use by drawing on theories of advice networks, user adaptation and IT system use. Specifically, four types of user adaptation are examined, including IT adaptation, task adaptation, positive reappraisal and emotional vent...

background in addition to physical adaptation and psychosocial adjustment to chronic renal disease, hemodialysis (hd) patients must also adapt to dialysis therapy plan. objectives the aim of the present study was to examine the effect of roy’s adaptation model-based patient education on adaptation of hd patients. patients and methods this study is a semi-experimental research that was conducted...

This study aimed to identify strengths and resources associated with the adaptation of families from previously disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa following the diagnosis of a child with a developmental disability. Data was collected from parents (N = 40), as family representatives, using 7 self-report questionnaires and an open-ended question. The results showed positive correlations be...

Public sector reforms are commonplace in developing countries. Much of the literature about these reforms reflects on their failures. This paper asks about the successes and investigates which of two competing theories best explain why some reforms exhibit such positive deviance. These theories are called ‘solutionand leader-driven change’ and ‘problem-driven iterative adaptation’. They are use...

Changes in gene expression may represent an important mode of human adaptation. However, to date, there are relatively few known examples in which selection has been shown to act directly on levels or patterns of gene expression. In order to test whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect gene expression in cis are frequently targets of positive natural selection in humans, we a...

present study aimed to investigate the effect of cultural and emotional intelligence on performance of county employees working in tehran considering the mediator role of cross cultural adaptation. this study is a descriptive research. the study sample consists of managers (120) and county employees (700) working in private companies in the computer industry and mobile, given the limited number...