Inteligência empresarial intermedia e a relação entre a orientação para o mercado e o empresariado

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of market orientation on business performance through the role of business intelligence intermediary in the EN bank. this research is a descriptive survey. The statistical population of this study is 250 people from the EN bank. Structural equation modeling and LISREL software were used to analyze the data. The results indicate that the dimensions of market orientation (customer orientation, and inter-task coordination) have a significant effect on business performance. However, the effect of customer orientation on the performance of the EN bank business is more than other factors. The results also show that market orientation has a positive impact on business performance through the intermediary variable of business intelligence. However, senior management of banks, based on business intelligence, must operate in a manner towards market orientation, which is part of corporate culture and bank values, and all executives and employees are committed in practice, and Release information about customer needs that lead to higher performance.El propósito de este estudio fue investigar el efecto de la orientación del mercado en el desempeño del negocio a través del rol de intermediario de inteligencia de negocios en el banco EN. Esta investigación es una encuesta descriptiva. La población estadística de este estudio es de 250 personas del banco EN. Se utilizaron modelos de ecuaciones estructurales y software LISREL para analizar los datos. Los resultados indican que las dimensiones de la orientación del mercado (orientación al cliente y coordinación entre tareas) tienen un efecto significativo en el rendimiento del negocio. Sin embargo, el efecto de la orientación al cliente sobre el desempeño del negocio bancario EN es más que otros factores. Los resultados también muestran que la orientación al mercado tiene un impacto positivo en el rendimiento del negocio a través de la variable intermedia de inteligencia de negocios. Sin embargo, la alta gerencia de los bancos, basada en inteligencia empresarial, debe operar de una manera orientada hacia el mercado, que forma parte de la cultura corporativa y los valores bancarios, y todos los ejecutivos y empleados están comprometidos en la práctica, y divulgar información sobre las necesidades del cliente que llevan a mayor rendimiento.O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o efeito da orientação do mercado sobre o desempenho dos negócios através do papel do intermediário de inteligência de negócios no banco EN. Esta pesquisa é uma pesquisa descritiva. A população estatística deste estudo é de 250 pessoas do banco EN. A modelagem de equações estruturais e o software LISREL foram utilizados para analisar os dados. Os resultados indicam que as dimensões de orientação para o mercado (orientação ao cliente e coordenação entre tarefas) têm um efeito significativo no desempenho dos negócios. No entanto, o efeito da orientação do cliente no desempenho do negócio do banco EN é mais do que outros fatores. Os resultados também mostram que a orientação para o mercado tem um impacto positivo no desempenho dos negócios por meio da variável intermediária de business intelligence. No entanto, a gerência sênior dos bancos, baseada em business intelligence, deve operar de forma orientada para o mercado, que faz parte da cultura corporativa e dos valores bancários, e todos os executivos e funcionários estão comprometidos na prática. maior desempenho

PRODUCTION OF POLYANILINE COMPOSITE CONTAINING Fe2O3 AND CoO WITH NANOMETER SIZE USING HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE AS A SURFACTANT

In this study, composite of polyaniline containing Fe2O3 and CoO with nanometer size was synthesized by a chemical method using hydroxyl-propylcellulose as a surfactant. The characteristics of products such as morphology and conductivity were studied. The results indicate that, the morphology and conductivity of product are dependent on the surfactant, the type and concentration of metallic oxide

Assessment of Pocket Depth Changes in Treatment with Arch Bars: A Prospective Clinical Study

Introduction: It is suggested that arch bars act as plaque-retentive ligatures and therefore exert effects on periodontal tissues health. The aim of the present study was to assess pocket probing depth prior to placing arch bars and following their removal.Materials and Methods: Pocket probing depths were studied in the subjects who had arch bars for one month due to condylar fracture. Pocket depths were measured before placing arch bars, one month and 12 months after removing them. The mean of pocket depth was measured for each tooth. Periodontal probing depth was measured in six sites of each tooth .The mean pocket depth was calculated by the division of the sum of the pocket depths by the number of teeth for anterior and the posterior teeth in all subjects. Results: Eleven males and nine females were included in this study. No significant pocket depth differences was detected among the anterior and posterior of the mandible and maxilla before and after placing the arch bars. Results demonstrated a significant pocket depth increase in the anterior and posterior of both jaws one month following removal of the arch bars .The pocket depths were decreased following 12 months which were indicative of relative improvement at the sites. Conclusion: Arch bars can affect periodontium and pocket depths increased one month after releasing the arch bars. However, a significant improvement was detected following 12 months that suggested a partial reversible change in the pocket depths

The Study and Comparison of Pastoral Elements in the Works of Mahmoud Dolatabadi and Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Climate literature is a type of literature that is an outcome of climatic and geographical conditions. Climate literature, in Iran, contains a number of branches, including the climate literature of the south (the School of Khouzestan), the climate literature of the north (the School of Gilan), Isfahan's climate literature (the School of Isfahan), Khorasan's climate literature (the School of Khorasan), and rural literature. It is essential to remember that these schools usually find their meanings through fiction. An important part of climate literature is rural literature. The cultural and social developments of the 40s (Land Reform, arguments on Westernism, and the need to return to the simple and traditional way of rural life) made the authors take a new look at rural problems and led to a new approach which was entitled rural literature. Rural literature started seriously with the monographs of Jalal Aleahmad and Gholamhossein Saedi, but Gholamhossein Saedi was the actual leader of rural literature in Iran. Most of his stories have a rural theme. Azadaran-e-Bayal, Toop and Tars-o-Larz gain their themes from his journeys and research throughout different parts of Iran. Another one of such active authors is Mahmoud Dolatabadi. Although paying attention to rural issues, especially those of the rural parts of Azerbaijan, is seen in the works of Samad Behrangi and Amin Faqiri, the extensive and focal aspect of this type of literature has revealed its echos in numerous works of Mahmoud Dolatabadi.Keywords: Garcia Marquez, Rural Literature, Dolatabadi. IntroductionThe literary work is a full-view mirror that reflects the personality of the author, his thoughts and ideas, and the obvious and hidden angles of his society; in this way, the reader can enter the author's inner world. In fact, knowing the literary work is, to a large extent, equal to knowing the author and his views and social conditions. Comparative literature is also a way to know other nations and establish an intellectual and cultural relationship with them. In short, we will discuss the comparative literature of history and the novel, the emergence of its goals, and the tools it needs. Comparative literature is a branch of literature that apparently examines the literature of different countries around the world, or, in other words, the topic is the discussion of the relations and literary influence of two countries. In fact, comparative literature was formed when communication between nations expanded and travel increased.Mahmoud Dolatabadi is one of the contemporary Iranian writers who has his own writing style. Considering the environment of his childhood, he attaches great importance to rural literature, and his novel Missing Soluch has also benefited a lot from this type of literature.Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist. Márquez won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. He is known more for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, published in 1967, which is one of the best-selling books in the world in the style of magical realism.Mahmoud Dolatabadi is one of the writers who paid a lot of attention to the village, and in all his works, the native elements of the villages of Khorasan province, especially around Sabzevar, which is the author's hometown, can be seen. This author, in the way of realism and sometimes magical realism, has dealt with the features of life in the village, customs, love, marriage, and the interaction between lord and serf.Gabriel García Márquez has also revived the native components of his living region in Latin American literature. He lives among people whose women are very superstitious and believe in supernatural forces. The influence of these people can be clearly seen in Márquez's life and writings. One of the important issues in Marquez's works is love, marriage, and romantic friendships, which are clearly different from the customs of other regions.Comparing the works of Dolatabadi and Marquez is very important since they are facing two different cultures. Because on the one hand, their climatic conditions are different, which is clear in the works, and on the other hand, the difference can be seen in the social customs, beliefs, and way of life of the characters. Literature ReviewSince the present research compares and contrasts climate literature and its reflection in the works of two famous Iranian writers (Mahmoud Dolatabadi and Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez), it is therefore necessary to give a background to the first two categories, although the research conducted in different fields iscomprehensive and relevant.Analyzing the cognitive style of Mahmoud Dolatabadi, Hossein Hosseinpour, Alashti Persian Language and Literature Magazine, vol. 8, 2005, p. 221. In this article, the language of Dolatabadi's stories is analyzed from the point of view of stylistics, whose combination of ancient and native vernacular forms with special syntactic structures and extensive sensory similes in a special syntactic context form the most important stylistic indicators of the language of his stories.A comparative study of the novel "Missing Soluch" by Mahmoud Dolatabadi and "Short Stories" by Maroun Abboud from the perspective of climate literature: Khaghani Esfahani, Mohammad Najafi, Hassan; Kavosh-Nameh Journal of Comparative Literature (Autumn 2013, No. 15 Scientific Research 23 ISC from 25 to 47) two authors, despite not having any connection due to the time and place distance, but due to their coexistence with the people of a particular region and being influenced by the environment, have provided the readers with an almost comprehensive and complete picture of the natural and human geography of the region. MethodologyThe analysis of the information is based on the components of climate literature and the beliefs and customs included in the works of two authors. In this way, by reading the works of two authors, native components are extracted, and while analyzing, they are compared with each other, and the result is shown in graphs. The method of content analysis is used due to the fact that the content of the works is of interest, and we compare them based on the content and themes. Content analysis is a technique through which the special features of messages can be systematically and objectively identified. (Chava Frankford, 2011: 469)"Barden" also considers content analysis as a set of communication analysis techniques that are used to describe the content of the message and systematic objective methods (Barden, 1374: 38). It should be a systematic procedure to check the content of recorded information. (Rajerdi, 2004: 217) "Barden" also considers content analysis as a set of communication analysis techniques that are used to describe the content of the message and regular objective methods (Barden, 2014: 38). It can also be any systematic procedure that is recorded in order to check the content of the information. (Rajerdi, 2004: 217) ResultsComparing the native characteristics of two stories from two different regions can show the effect of climatic conditions on customs, personal and social relations, and beliefs. For this reason, it is necessary to compare the works of prominent writers from different countries and examine their cultural similarities and differences.In this research, the works of Mahmoud Dolatabadi and Gabriel García Márquez were compared in terms of climatic characteristics. Dolatabadi is one of the writers whose fictional locations are mostly villages, but Marquez's fictional locations include cities and villages. The effects of the environment and geography, the way a writer deals with issues, as well as the climatic conditions and the writer's lifestyle, along with his rhythm and tone, create his style. The main subject of most of Dolatabadi's pieces is the description of the problems of the common people in the villages of Khorasan. In Márquez's pieces, the impact of society's context can be clearly seen, along with magical realism as a recurring element. In these works, we come across climatic similarities, which show the cultural and social similarity of rural communities. Some elements that are inevitable in rural life can be seen in the works of both authors, including some occupations such as working on the land, keeping animals, travel equipment, and transportation. The style of naturalism can be seen in Dolatabadi's works, while Márquez is more realistic, and even in One Hundred Years of Solitude, which is written in the style of magical realism, we can see realism in many cases, and in some cases, he has included naturalistic scenes in the story.Dolatabadi's description of places is accompanied by feelings and emotions, and the narrator enjoys the scene along with the characters. This feature does not exist in Marquez's works, and the narrator's closeness and his feelings towards the place are not felt. The sense of belonging of the characters in the story is one of the similarities between these works

Optimal and Objective Placement of Sensors in Water Distribution Systems Using Information Theory

Optimization-based deployment of contamination warning system in water distribution systems has been widely used in the literature, due to their superior performance compared to rule- and opinion-based approaches. However, optimization techniques impose an excessive computational burden, which in turn is compensated for by shrinking the problem’s decision space and/or using faster optimization algorithms with less accuracy. This imposes subjectivity in interpretation of the system and associated risks, and undermines model’s accuracy by not exploring the entire feasible space. We propose a framework that uses information theoretic techniques, including value of information and transinformation entropy, for optimal sensor placement. This can be used either as pre-selection, i.e. pinpointing best potential locations of sensors to be in turn used in optimization framework, or ultimate selection, i.e. single-handedly selecting sensor locations from the feasible space. The proposed framework is then applied to Lamerd water distribution system, in Fars province, Iran, and the results are compared to the suggested potential locations of sensors in previous studies and results of TEVA-SPOT model. The proposed information theoretic scheme enhances the decision space, provides more accurate results, significantly reduces the computational burden, and warrants objective selection of sensor placement

A dermatopathic Juvenile Dermatomyositis; An Unexpected Case in Childhood

Abstract Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory disease which usually presents with skin rashes along with muscle weakness. We report a case of JDM in a 10- year-old girl with no skin manifestations.She was presented with progressive muscle weakness and fatigue. Further laboratory investigation along with a muscle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Adermathopathic Juvenile Dermatomyositis. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin, corticosteroids, methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, pamidronate, and Rituximab.Following treatment, patients symptoms subsided and she gained normal muscular strength over the course of a year

Sleep Disturbance in Travelers

Sleep has biological and circadian rhythms and a complex pattern. When it obeys the biological clock, one’s body adapts to the circadian cycle. The quality and quantity of sleep are important. Insufficient sleep causes impaired attention and alertness, reduced learning, and high stress. Loss of sufficient sleep may cause increased anxiety and hypomania. Traveling through several time zones causes jet lag. In other words, circadian rhythms adjust slowly and maintain the original biological schedule for few days or even weeks. It is important to remind that among immigrants, acculturation is associated with poor sleep quality in host countries. Several factors influence immigrants, such as background of one’s culture (e.g., early life risk factors, diet); factors resulting in the immigration (compulsory or voluntary); factors during the process of immigration; and socioeconomic factors of host country (such as poor socioeconomic conditions or lack of social status)

Nanohydroxyapatite Silicate-Based Cement Improves the Primary Stability of Dental Implants: An In Vitro Study

Objectives. Insufficient cortical bone volume when placing implants can lead to lack of primary stability. The use of cement as a bone fill material in bone defects around dental implant could result in better clinical outcome. HA has shown excellent biological properties in implant dentistry. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of nanohydroxyapatite powder (Nano-HA) in combination with accelerated Portland cement (APC) on implant primary stability in surgically created circumferential bone defects in a bovine rib in vitro model. Materials and Methods. Sixteen bovine rib bones and thirty-six implants of same type and size (4 mm × 10 mm) were used. Implants were divided into six groups: no circumferential bone defect, defect and no grafting, bone chips grafting, Nano-HA grafting, APC grafting, and Nano-HA mixed to APC grafting (Nano-HA-APC). Circumferential defects around the implants were prepared. The implant stability quotient (ISQ) values were measured before and after the grafting. Results. APC exhibited the highest ISQ values. A significant increase of ISQ values following the grafting of Nano-HA-APC (18.08±5.82) and APC alone (9.50±4.12) was achieved. Increase of ISQ values after 72 hours was 24.16±5.01 and 17.58±4.89, respectively. Nano-HA grafting alone exhibited the least rise in ISQ values. Conclusions. Nanohydroxyapatite silicate-based cement could improve the primary stability of dental implants in circumferential bone defect around implants

Pain Coping Strategies and Their Relationship with Unpleasant Emotions (Anxiety, Stress, and Depression) and Religious Coping in Cancer Patients

Background: Coping strategies affect patients’ perceptions of pain severity, their ability to tolerate pain, duration of daily activities, and emotions. This study aims to determine the relationship between pain coping and unpleasant emotions, and religious coping in cancer patients. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey study. Sampling was conducted from June to December 2016. During that period, 363 cancer patients referred to Omid Hospital in Mashhad city, Iran and 22 Bahman Hospital in Neyshabur city, Iran. Data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire, religious coping scale, pain severity scale, Coping Strategies Questionnaire, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. The dataset was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics that included chi-square and one-way ANOVA with SPSS v.16 software. Results: The majority of cancer patients (231; 63.6%) used the strategy of praying and hoping as their coping mechanisms. There was a significant difference between religious coping and pain coping strategies (P=0.02). Patients with mild depression most frequently used the praying and hoping strategy, whereas those with moderate depression more frequently used the catastrophic strategy (P>0.05). Conclusion: Designing and performing educational programs for coping with pain can be an effective solution for patients to improve their pain management, as well as control and cope with their illness. These programs would help increase patient quality of life and disease self-management, as well as decreasing psychological and communication problems

Comparison of analgesic effects of intravenous and intranasal ketorolac in patients with mandibular fracture-A Randomized Clinical Trial

Similarity of pharmacokinetics of intranasal ketorolac to the intravenous form and other advantages have promoted its application. This study compared the analgesic effects of intravenous and intranasal ketorolac in patients undergoing mandibular fracture surgery. In this clinical trial study, Sixty-four patients with unilateral mandibular fracture were divided randomly into two groups. In group 1, 30 mg of intravenous (IV) ketorolac was injected every 8 hours and in group 2, intranasal (IN) ketorolac spray was used as a 100-µL puff in each nostril (31.5 mg) every 6 hours. After each patient regained consciousness, pain intensity was measured based on visual analogue scale for 48 hours. Finally, the total dose of the opioid analgesic agent (pethidine) and the time for the first request for an analgesic agent were recorded for each patient, and their means were compared in each group with proper statistical tests. Mean pain intensity of patients at baseline was significantly higher than that at other intervals and then, it decreased significantly (P0.05). Application of intranasal ketorolac spray decreased pain after mandibular fracture surgery, especially at 8-hour interval after surgery, decreasing the need for opioids