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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPersonal Characteristics Affecting Agricultural Extension Workers' Job Satisfaction LevelAli Asadi, Fereshteh Fadakar, Zahra Khoshnodifar et al.Problem Statement: One of the closely associated concepts with performance of an organization is job satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personal characteristics and job satisfaction. Approach: A survey of 52 extension workers was conducted in Fars Province, southern Iran. To collect data, a questionnaire including Bray field and Rothe Job Satisfaction Index was … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 8,242 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExtension Mechanisms to Support Sustainable Agriculture in Iran ContextMohammad Sadegh AllahyariSustainable agriculture, as a managerial philosophy has risen to meet environmental, economic and social complications. Agricultural extension as a source of information plays an important role for the achievement of sustainable forms of agriculture. In fact, conventional extension system cannot accomplish sustainability in agriculture. The objective of the study was to identify the most appropriate mechanism to support dimensions and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,741 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractParticipation and Decision Making Role of Rural Women in Economic Activities: A Comparative Study for Members and Non-Members of the Micro-Credit Organizations in BangladeshMahmuda Hoque, Yoshihito ItoharaThe study was aimed to know the present status of rural women's participation and decision making role in economic activities (called EAs from here) in Bangladesh. The sample of the study consisted of 92 farm women from Rampur village of Palashbari upazila under Gaibandha district. Necessary data for the study were collected with questionnaire by personal interviewing of the respondent … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 8,205 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMultiple Pulmonary and Multivesicular Interatrial Septum Hydatid Cysts in A Native Italian PatientA. Romano, S. Giordano, F. Follis et al.Multivesicular, pulmonary and cardiac hydatidosis are rarely observed and can give rise to serious complications. Cysts can remain asymptomatic for a long time, until they reveal themselves perforating into cardiac chambers and/or pulmonary arteries or the systemic circulation. A rare case of multivesicular interatrial septum hydatid cyst with multiple pulmonary involvement in a native Italian farm labourer is reported. Clinical, … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 6,897 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFirst Confirmed Case of Digital Dermatitis in GreeceP.D. Katsoulos, A. Minas, G. ChristodoulopoulosThe objective of the present study was to report the first confirmed case of digital dermatitis in Greece, emphasizing to the clinical appearance of the disease and to discuss some potential mechanisms concerning the entrance and the contagiousness of the disease in a new herd. The outbreak occurred in a new dairy farm of 60 primiparous Holstein cows in Thessaloniki … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2008 · 6,828 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImprovement Mechanisms of Wheat Consultant Engineers (WCEs) Project in IranAli Asadi, Morteza Akbari, Hossain Shabanali Fami, Amir AlambaigiThis article describes improvement mechanisms of Wheat Consultant Engineers (WCEs) project or Wheat Advisory Services (WAS) In Iran. A survey study was applied as a methodology of research work. Data were collected using structured questionnaires that addressed to evaluating extension expert and WCEs responses regarding to WCEs project improvement mechanisms. The result shown that the project was faced with many … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,557 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractE-Learning System Development using an Open-Source Customization ApproachH. Mohammadi, S. A. Monadjemi, P. Moallem, A. A. OlounabadiEducational organizations have different methods of deploying E-learning systems, of which is using and developing open-source e-learning systems. One should consider some criteria when choosing a suitable system includes: documentation, usage rate, structure, standards support and educational strategy. In this work an e-learning software system has been elected and five phases of modification has been done to domesticate it, which … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 5 · 31 May 2008 · 6,743 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Training on Skill Development of Agricultural Extension Workers in Bangladesh: A Case Study in Four Upazilas (Sub-district) Under Kishoreganj DistrictMohammad Jiaul Hoque, Koichi UsamiThis study was conducted to identify the contributing Off-the-Job Trainings (Off-JT) and determinant On-the-Job Training (OJT) for developing Agricultural Extension Workers' (AEWs) extension skills. Data on AEWs' skill levels on selected four extension skill areas (namely, working with group, organizing and running a demonstration, assessing farmers' problems, and work planning), attendance of Off-JT, and OJT practices were collected from 90 … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,581 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWomen Empowerment through Participation in Aquaculture: Experience of a Large-scale Technology Demonstration Project in BangladeshM. Hammadur Rahman, Kazi NaorozeThe paper investigated rural women’s empowerment through participation in aquaculture activities within a large scale demonstration project in Bangladesh. The paper is based on farm level data collected from 200 women in two districts of Bangladesh. A questionnaire was used for the purpose of data collection and data gathering spanned a period of four months, (September to December) in 2004. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 8,086 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSpraying Effects on Goat Welfare in Hot and Humid ClimateNazan Darcan, Fatin Cedden, Okan GuneyHeat stress is one of the major factors adversely affecting animal welfare and thus economic benefits of farms. This study was designed to determine the effects of three different spraying methods on goats for reducing heat stress. Thirty goats divided into three groups for the trial (One time sprayed a day: OTS, Two times sprayed a day TTS and Non-sprayed: … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,302 accessesView PDFCite