Electronic Commerce is touted as a panacea for business growth and expansion in relation to both small and large firms irrespective of their geographical locations. Past research in the area shows that there is an acute lack of theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence to understand how developing country firms realise e-commerce benefits amidst their national constraints. This paper sets o...

От переводчика С разрешения авторов мы перевели первую главу их книги, и один из них (В. В.) смог найти время и просмотреть первые семь страниц перевода. Текст главы оказался весьма непривычным, а потому трудным для перевода, и мы совсем не уверены, что в нём не осталось ошибок. Надеемся, что В. В. сможет со временем просмотреть и исправить оставшуюся часть перевода, после чего можно будет данн...

background & aim : prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in males and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in palestine. although, many studies were conducted in de- veloped countries to evaluate quality of life (qol) in survivors of prostate cancer, the researchers could not find any study that was conducted in a developing country including palestine. therefore, the p...

background: health technology assessment (hta) is a tool utilized for efficient dissemination of technology. for the purpose of encouraging decision-makers to utilize this tool, at first, we need to identify the obstacles in the processes of preparation, utilization, and implementation of htas. this study aims to define these barriers and offer solutions for effective utilization of hta reports...

background: to evaluate the frequency, clinical presentation and cardiac involvement of children with rf in the north-east of iran. methods: a case series analysis was conducted on 80 patients with acute rheumatic fever (arf), who were hospitalized   at ghaem hospital in mashad between 1994 and 2000, were studied. laboratory tests and results from echocardiographic examinations, and clinical fi...

of about 40 million people with epilepsy, who live in developing countries, the majority do notreceive appropriate treatment. nonetheless, there are striking disparities among the so-called developing countries,however generally speaking, access to and availability of epilepsy management programs in developingcountries are very limited and therefore, the issue of developing epilepsy centers in ...

Decentralization of decision-making is among the most intriguing recent school reforms, in part because countries went in opposite directions over the past decade and because prior evidence is inconclusive. We suggest that autonomy may be conducive to student achievement in welldeveloped systems but detrimental in low-performing systems. We construct a panel dataset from the four waves of inter...