background: hadjelia truncata is a nematode that causes lesions in the gizzard lining of pigeons, which may even lead to death. the aim of this study was to introduce alphitobius diaperinus as a new intermediate host for hadjelia truncata . methods: h. truncata infection was identified in a pigeon flock in ahvaz city, khuzestan province, iran by performing fecal examination and autopsy. adult a...

in the current studies, organization and management is of the opinion that the concept of spirituality and spirituality in work would be the answer and solution to reduce the negative functions such as stress, turnover and political behavior in organizations and lead to the favorable consequences, such as increased commitment and satisfaction the job entails. in this regard, there some factors ...

introduction: the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between servant leadership with job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment by considering the mediating role of psychological empowerment and organizational justice in an industrial company. method: this study used a correlative research method through structural equation modeling (sem...

Key Data Findings. (1) From March 2012 to March 2013, rural enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other prepaid plans increased by over 200,000 enrollees, to more than 1.9 million. (2) Preferred provider organization (PPO) plan enrollment increased to nearly one million enrollees, accounting for more than 51% of the rural MA market (up from 48% in March 2012). (3) Health maintenance organiz...

Entering into the third millennium and current information age, organizations andpeople are increasingly using technologies and networks. In recent decades,technological progresses have rapidly dominated the world. In this vein, theemergence of the Internet in different aspects of life is considered to be the greatestdevelopment of the 21st century. The Internet, along with technologicaladvance...

test method facet is one of the factors which can have an influence on the test takers’ performance. the purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of two different response types, multiple-choice cloze and multiple-choice test, on the pre-intermediate and intermediate test takers’ reading comprehension performance. to this end, 40 pre-intermediate and intermediate learners par...