Abstract Populism sees representative government as intrinsically elitist, preferring to think about democracy in terms of the will people, expressed through devices such referendums. However, this view is not one that can be made sense and seeking pursue people dangerous democracy. Citizen engagement important a democracy, but best conceived on model civil society organizations undertaking pra...

iranian popular films, as a type of national culture, are consumed vastly iran. although they are neglegted in common cultural studies is iran, according to recent culture theories , they are some cultural texts including the ideological cods that they have an important role in the constrution of collective social perception. therefore, a quastion that can be addressed is what the narrative and...

The study aims at awareness and ignorance of a common man towards oral hygiene in Mumbai. To evaluate awareness regarding oral hygiene practices a survey was conducted among 2000 people visiting a dentist. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information. Among various brands Colgate was found out to be the most popular toothpaste brand. 54.6% people do not know about the specialties ...

BACKGROUND Patient empowerment can enhance the outcomes of care such as metabolic control as well as quality of their life. This study evaluates the Iranian version for development of a valid and reliable diabetes empowerment scale. METHODS Validity and reliability of Iranian version of Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES-LF) were measured through a cross-sectional study. DES-LF was evaluated thr...