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Morteza Arab-Zozani, Zahra Vahdatimanesh, Edris Kakemam, Mobin Sokhanvar, Djavad Ghoddosineghad, Edris Hasanpoor. Ph. D. Student of Health Policy, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of management and medical informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ; MSc of Health Economics, Performance Monitoring and Budgeting Center, Hamedan university of Medical...

OBJECTIVE Due to the development of medical education in the past decade the role of teachers has changed and requires higher didactic competence. Student evaluation of teaching alone does not lead to considerable improvement of teaching quality. We present the concept of "Integrative Teaching Consultation", which comprises both the teacher's reflection and own objectives to improve their teach...

THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC OPTIMISM ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTIN FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Our paper addresses firm size as a driver of systematic credit risk in loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Key contributions are the use of a unique data set of SME lending by over 400 German banks and relating systematic risk to the size dependence of regulatory capital requirements. What sets our sample apart is its comprehensive coverage of the particularly rich and well developed ...

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Department of Ophthalmology, Student Research Committiee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Research Center for Non-Communicable Diseases, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences,...