Grounded in self-determination theory, this study examined the explanatory role of teachers’ need-based experiences association between perceived social pressure (i.e., from principal, colleagues, and students) their personal adjustment motivating teaching style. In total, 482 secondary school teachers (M age = 39.9 years) participated questionnaire-based study. Teacher need satisfaction was pr...

BACKGROUND In order to plan and improve provision of comprehensive care in Huntington's disease (HD), it is critical to understand the gaps in healthcare and social support services provided to HD patients. Research has described utilization of healthcare services in HD in Europe, however, studies systematically examining needs for healthcare services and social support are lacking. This study ...

this study surveys the correlation between the level of mothers' knowledge of physical and psycho-social needs of their chemotherapied children and the way they meet their needs.   in this study 32 mothers visiting sayed-o-shohada hospital in esfahan were randomly selected samples over a period of 50 days. the data collection tool was a questionnaire organized in three parts. part one was ...

BACKGROUND In recent years, people who sought direct-to-consumer genetic testing services have been increasingly confronted with an unprecedented amount of personal genomic information, which influences their decisions, emotional state, and well-being. However, these users of direct-to-consumer genetic services, who vary in their education and interests, frequently have little relevant experien...

People access applications and services through different devices depending on location and needs. During a single day, people can use a smartphone, tablet, PC and a TV, sequentially or simultaneously, depending on the context of use. Even within a single task, people often start with one device, such as a smartphone, and continue with another device, such as a PC, as the task evolves. To provi...

With the introduction of a variety of desktop search systems by popular search engines as well as the Mac OS operating system, it is now possible to conduct keyword search across many types of documents. However, this type of search only helps the users locate a very specific piece of information that they are looking for. Furthermore, it is possible to locate this information only if the docum...

There is a strong need to automate the retail businesses in the emerging markets. Many PC based solutions exist to address the issues involved in automating retail businesses. However, none of these information and communication technology (ICT) based solutions have been able to provide a simple, user friendly and a cost effective solution. We aim to build a low cost, easy-to-use appliance that...