To continue to improve timely access to intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) for more patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS), barriers to treatment are being addressed and new processes are being introduced. Two recent articles have highlighted how implementing new processes to improve access to, and timeliness of, thrombolysis can lead to economic as well as soc...

Conventional agriculture systems of production often lead to environmental degradation, economic problems and even social conflict. The efficacy of agriculture systems conducive to the economic, environmental and social sustainability of farming operations has been demonstrated, yet the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices is not widespread. This study evaluates the barriers of sustai...

BACKGROUND Parents are integral to the implementation of obesity prevention and management recommendations for children. Exploration of barriers to and facilitators of parental decisions to adopt obesity prevention recommendations will inform future efforts to reduce childhood obesity. METHODS We conducted 4 focus groups (2 English, 2 Spanish) among a total of 19 parents of overweight (BMI >o...

conventional agriculture systems of production often lead to environmental degradation, economic problems and even social conflict. the efficacy of agriculture systems conducive to the economic, environmental and social sustainability of farming operations has been demonstrated, yet the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices is not widespread. this study evaluates the barriers of sustai...

the current study aims to identify the effective factors and barriers to loyalty in electronic banking services in the private banks customers. for this purpose, a survey was done with a questionnaire sampling from 420 customers of private banks in golestan province, who have used electronic banking services in 2011. the results indicated that seven factors including preference, customer satisf...