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Iranian Health Transformation Plan In Physiotherapy Services: Comparison Of Household Based Financial Outcomes, Seyedeh Mitra Hosseini Malekroudi, Zahra Mohtasham-Amiri, Enayatollah Homaie Rad

Journal of Health Research

Background: Physiotherapy services are important because they help disabled patients to return to work and other social activities. High out-of-pocket payments of physiotherapy services are one of the major barriers to the utilization of these services. In 2014 a reform was implemented in Iran named as Health Transformation Plan aimed to improve Universal Health Coverage of Iranians. We tried to find the effects of HTP on the financial outcomes of physiotherapy services.

Method: Data of Iranian Household Income and Expenditures Survey (IHIES) before and after HTP was used in this study. Out of Pocket payments and utilization of physiotherapy services …

Morpho-Anatomical Characters Of The Floral Structures Of Erythrina × Neillii Mabberley And Lorence (Fabaceae) And Their Importance To Species Characterization, Salma Khaled Gabr, Riham Omar Bakr, Ahlam Mahmoud El-Fishawy, Taha Shahat El-Alfy

Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Erythrina (Coral tree, Family Fabaceae) is a genus of flowering plant worldwide cultivated for ornamental purposes. The flower of Erythrina species was widely used as a tranquilizer, sedative, and in dysentery and syphilis. Studies on the morphology of this genus are insufficient. This study aims to provide information on the morpho-anatomical characters of the E×neillii flowers and their usefulness in distinguishing this hybrid plant from other closely related species. Erythrina×neillii flower is characterized by a racemose compound panicle inflorescence, diadelphous androecium, superior gynoecium (monocarpellary) with marginal placentation, different type of stomata, rounded to triangular pollen grains with granular exine.

Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation In A Small Archipelago: The Role Of Ecotourism In Malta, Karl Agius

International Journal of Islands Research

The aim of this paper is to present the potential of ecotourism to develop into a niche contributing to climate change adaptation strategies whilst making the existing tourism industry more resilient. The paper provides an overview of mitigation measures adopted in Malta by the aviation, tourism and hospitality industry as well as policy makers in the archipelago to respond to major challenges that climate change poses for tourism. These changes are vital to lure ecotourists and to support ecotourism development. Six main themes emerged from the research in the context of the role ecotourism can play as an adaptation to …

Interfirm Network Analysis In Marginal Tourist Destinations: The Mediator Company In Business Relationships, Giovanni Ruggieri, Gaspare Varvaro, Salvatore Iannolino

International Journal of Islands Research

The literature on tourist destinations and the use of empirical approaches evidence the need to adopt this model to increase tourism economies. In model application, the enterprises, and local stakeholders, sometimes represent limitations or opportunities. This article opens the view to tourist destination networks, described as relational structures that can influence and determine the destination-building process. The Network Analysis methodology offers a better understanding of inter-firm relational dynamics when applied in a small context, and in this case, the application was undertaken on the island of Sicily, in Menfi town and its hinterland. Findings show the presence of a company …

A Relational Approach To Networks In A Tourism Destination: Business And Family Networks In San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, Giovanni Ruggieri, Salvatore Iannolino

International Journal of Islands Research

This article constructs a relational framework using the principles of the Network Approach to examining the business exchange structure of a tourist destination. Network Analysis is the methodology to analyse the metrics of collaboration and cooperation among destination companies. The model was applied in a remote tourist destination named San Vito Lo Capo on the island of Sicily, where tourism has significantly expanded in the last twenty years. The focus is on how groupings of small companies within family relations can govern and be responsible for tourism destination cooperation. As the main result, the existence was identified, of a relational …

The Nexus Between Tourism Demand And Regional Characteristics: The Case Of Japanese Islands, Kantaro Takahashi

International Journal of Islands Research

This paper explores the relationships between tourism demand and regional characteristics of the Japanese islands. A regression model was carried out for 113 islands designated by the Remote Island Development Act, which is one of the laws designed to promote rural areas in Japan. Results show that the transportation situation was related to the demand of arrival tourists, whereas the results were insignificant for the model with the response variable as lodging tourists. Meanwhile, location factors were significant for lodging tourists—that is, open sea areas have more lodging tourism demand than islands in inland sea areas. Furthermore, this study found …

Changes In The Development Of Social Policy In A Small Island Economy: Malta, Rose Marie Azzopardi, Joseph Azzopardi Dr, Maximilian Bonnici

International Journal of Islands Research

This paper analyses the development of social policies in Malta, with a particular focus on events which have impacted on the country’s growth and subsequently on its social security system and policies involving housing, health, education migration and employment. In recent decades, with costs to sustain an ever-growing web of social services becoming more demanding, governments have tried to encourage more self-help and to lessen the heavy dependence on aid structures within the system, pushed at times by recommendations from regional and international institutions. The smaller the economy the more open it is likely to be. Consequently, it is impacted …

Ijir Title Page And Table Of Contents Vol. 3, Kevin A. Griffin, Giovanni Ruggieri, Patrizia Calò, Razaq Raj

International Journal of Islands Research

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Physiological Responses To Speed-Matched Running On Non-Motorized Assault Airrunner Versus Traditional Treadmills In Active Females: A Pilot Study, Noelle Morrow, Kayla Mitchell, Hannah Weighart, Diana Alonzo, Stephen Ives

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(4): 1262-1273, 2022. Treadmills are utilized as a training tool to improve aerobic fitness, but precise understanding of intensity and the corresponding physiological strain is critical for optimizing exercise prescription and associated adaptations. Running on non-motorized, curved treadmills may result in greater oxygen uptake (VO₂), increased heart rate (HR), and increased rating of perceived exertion (RPE) compared to traditional motorized treadmills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological responses on non-motorized versus traditional motorized treadmills during speed-matched running. Participants were 4 college-aged, recreationally active females. HR, VO₂, respiratory …

Intelligently Leveraging Mental Wellness State In Cognitive Collaboration Workflows, Bhavik Shah, Chidambaram Arunachalam, John Groetzinger

Defensive Publications Series

A person's mental wellness plays a critical role in determining how efficiently a complex task that requires cognitive abilities is successfully completed. However, current solutions do not offer a mechanism for detecting an individual’s mental wellness in a real-time and proactive manner. To address that lack, techniques are presented herein that leverage a range of information including electroencephalography (EEG) signals (e.g., as captured from an EEG headset); real-time health parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, etc. (e.g., as captured from health monitoring devices such as wearable physical fitness monitors); etc. Such information may be processed by an online communication …

The Mortgagee Looks At The Commercial Lease, Seneca B. Anderson

Florida Law Review

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Rehabilitation Of The Insolvent Wage Earner Under The Bankruptcy Act In Florida, Charles Elihu Nadler

Florida Law Review

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Secured Creditors In Bankruptcy Under Florida Law, Harold Friedman

Florida Law Review

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Why We Need The Uniform Commercial Code, Karl N. Llewellyn

Florida Law Review

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The Presentment Problem In The Collection Of Checks Through Banks, Dexter Delony

Florida Law Review

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Banks' Liability In Handling Accounts Of Decedents And Fiduciaries, Richard M. Lund

Florida Law Review

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Severance Damage In Eminent Domain Proceedings, Aubrey V. Kendall, Sheldon J. Plager

Florida Law Review

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The Foreign Corporation, An Elusive Defendant, James E. Cobb, Edwin Presser

Florida Law Review

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Florida's Streams—Water Rights In A Water Wonderland, Frank E. Maloney, Sheldon J. Plager

Florida Law Review

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Proper Payment Under The Florida Mechanics' Lien Law, Irwin R. Ludacer, William F. Simonet

Florida Law Review

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The Validation Of Erroneously Located Boundaries By Adverse Possession And Related Doctrines, James W. Day

Florida Law Review

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Former Testimony Under The Uniform Rules Of Evidence And In Florida, Mandell Glicksberg

Florida Law Review

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Trusts: The Totten Trust In Florida, Arthur E. Roberts

Florida Law Review

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Criminal Law: Responsibility Of Felon For Death Of Co-Felon, Robert L. Seeley

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Pleading: Amendments To Conform To The Evidence, Allen K. Mccormick

Florida Law Review

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Segregation In Interstate Transportation, Stephen C. Mcaliley

Florida Law Review

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Levy And Attachment Of Corporate Stock, Robert P. Smith Jr.

Florida Law Review

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Constitutional Law: Liability Of Administrative Officers Acting Under Unconstitutional Statutes, Lester C. Lintz

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Florida's New Water Resources Law, Frank E. Maloney

Florida Law Review

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The Federal Tort Claims Act And The "Discretionary Function" Exception: The Sluggish Retreat Of An Ancient Immunity, Fleming James Jr.

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.