the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of moderate rhythm of music on perceived exertion and heart rate during different intensities of endurance training in young male athletes. 10 male athletic students (mean + sd age 21.6±2.60 years) were voluntarily selected. the present study was conducted in a crossover design with and without music. the results showed no significant differen...

This study explored the benefits of a hand-held fan as perceived by patients with chronic breathlessness and their carers.A secondary multimethod analysis was conducted of interview data collected in three clinical trials. Two researchers independently coded level of benefit qualitatively reported by each patient. Univariate and multivariate statistics were used to explore perceived benefit as ...

skin cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer in most of the countries and more than 90% of cancer cases are related to ultra violet rays of the sun. therefore protective behaviors against sunlight are considered the most essential measures for skin cancer prevention. this study has been conducted to determine the frequency of protective behavior against sunlight among female students of teh...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer has been considered as a major health problem in females, because of its high incidence in recent years. Due to the role of breast self-examination (BSE) in early diagnosis and prevention of morbidity and mortality rate of breast cancer, promoting student knowledge, capabilities and attitude are required in this regard. This study was conducted to evaluation BSE educati...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Sialendoscopy is a technique for investigating and managing obstructive salivary disease that avoids risks associated with the more invasive sialoadenectomy and other open surgery techniques. To date, surgeon-based outcomes have been reported, but only one report of patient-oriented outcomes has appeared in the literature. The objective of this study was to review our expe...

The responses of hearing aid users aged 65 to 80 years to a 64-item measure of perceived benefit afforded by hearing aids were collected in order to develop normative data concerning the perceived benefit afforded specifically to elderly patients. Across most of the listening situations evaluated, the elderly respondents reported less perceived benefit than the generally younger listeners from ...

Technology adoption theories propose that experience plays a major role in adopting or rejecting a new technology. This study analyses how the benefits of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) as a major technological innovation are perceived differently, according to the BPO adoption status of the manager responsible. A survey of Germany's 200 largest banks has been conducted (response rate: 36.8...

We built a research model based on a benefit–risk paradigm, and tested the moderating effects of trust propensity and gender in relationship to the impacts of perceived benefits and risks on user online behavior. Results showed that gender moderated the impact of perceived benefit on one’s intention to purchase. Trust propensity was found to moderate the relationship between perceived risk and ...