the increasing amount of scientific collaboration has led to an increase  in the quality of scientific publications. the goal of this article is to analyze the co-authorship patterns and networks in sbums’s scientific publications in wos from 2009 to 2013. hence, the co-authorship indicators and ratio of national to international collaborations are determined. this research is a descriptive sur...

collaboration is a central aspect of research, with variable impact on research output and quality. its assessment is commonly based on citation count, but this is an inadequate measure in biomedical research. the aim of this preliminary study is to determine the impact of collaboration at three levels on the quality of dental therapy research using a valid and reliable instrument. ninety-nine ...

it is found for the last two decades that there has been a rapid rise of ppps across the world. a government in developing countries like india is using ppp arrangements for improved delivery of infrastructure services and social services. public private partnerships which are an integral part of the new paradigm of good governance policy is the most recent addition in the world of society and ...

inter organizational collaboration has been considered as a novel concepts in supply chain management by many researchers. in this paper two groups of internal and external factors were examined in relationship with inter-organizational collaboration in iran khodro supply chain. internal factors consist of organizational strategy and technology and inter-organizational factors refers to trust a...

Background The current literature proposing criteria and guidelines for collaborative health system research often fails to differentiate between: (a) various types of partnerships, (b) collaborations formed for the specific purpose of developing a research proposal and those based on long-standing relationships, (c) researcher vs. decision-maker initiatives, and (d) the underlying drivers for ...

Interactions between physicians and nurses are regarded as an indicator to present the desirable care for the patient. The present study was conducted with aim of clarifying the status of communication and collaboration of nurses and physicians as well as the correlation between these two factors from the nurses' viewpoint. This research was a descriptive - analytical study of the cross-sect...

This randomized controlled study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program entitled 'Capacity building for community leaders in a healthy living environment,' and to assess the usefulness of a participatory style of education and the applicability of an intersectoral approach in the educational process. An intervention group and a control group (consisting of 150 and...