• Several international academic associations engaged in the study of technological innovation processes and innovation management have been consolidated: ALTEC (Asociación Latino-Iberoamericana de Gestión Tecnológica), IAMOT (The International Association for Management of Technology), ISPIM (The International Society for Professional Innovation Management), PICMET (Portland International Conf...

Authors Note: Some studies reviewed in the present study were discussed briefly in a previous and unpublished general paper entitled A Review of Arab Research Studies on Moral Judgment which was presented by the same authors at the Regional Convention of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Debrecen, Hungary, July 1991. Moreover, the present paper covers Arab research st...

This is part of a series guides that have been updated with permission from 4-H National Council. resource guide designed to be used by Extension professionals and after-school providers deliver positive youth development programs in underrepresented areas or populations. It includes information on identifying underserved audiences potential challenges their participation programming. Written V...

Introduction This module is the eleventh in a series of Extension materials designed to provide Extension agents, Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), consultants, and producers with pertinent information on nutrient management issues. To make the learning “active,” and to provide credits to CCAs, a quiz accompanies this module. In addition, realizing that there are many other good information sourc...

The PReventing Opioid Misuse In the SouthEast (PROMISE) Initiative team conducted a needs assessment to explore Mississippians' perceptions of emerging issue opioid misuse and identify ways Extension professionals can assist in prevention. this article, we describe process that included series community forums statewide electronic survey. Additionally, explain how used findings define participa...

there is strong and consistent evidence that eating disorders are prevalent in sport and especially in weight sensitive sports such as endurance, weight category and aesthetic sports as well as jumping events. these illnesses are not only common but lead to significant physical and psychological morbidity and impaired performances. sports organizations, and by extension the professionals whose ...

aligning financial incentives (fis) to health policy goals is becoming increasingly popular. in many cases, such initiatives have failed to deliver anticipated benefits. attributing this to the actions of self-interested and resistant professionals is not an entirely helpful approach. it is important to avoid simplistic assumptions to build knowledge of how and why schemes are implemented in pr...

objectives: this study aimed to assess and compare the perception of laypersons and dental professionals of smile esthetics based on two factors namely gingival display and alignment of teeth. materials and methods: a total of 32 females were randomly selected among dental students in the international campus of school of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences (tehran, iran) with no p...