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1 - The Entrepreneurial Spirit of Rural Women: An Example from Iran
مهدی نوری پور آذر اسکندری زینب شریفی

This study aimed to investigate the personality characteristics related to entrepreneurial spirit of rural women. The statistical population of the study included rural women in the central district of Nimrooz County in Sistan and Baluchistan Province (N=406). Krejcie a More

This study aimed to investigate the personality characteristics related to entrepreneurial spirit of rural women. The statistical population of the study included rural women in the central district of Nimrooz County in Sistan and Baluchistan Province (N=406). Krejcie and Morgan Table was used to determine the sample size. To this end, 186 participants were selected through stratified random sampling with proportional allocation. Data were collected by a questionnaire that validity was confirmed via face validity procedure and its reliability was measured by calculating a Cronbach's alpha coefficient. SPSS software was used to analyze data. The results showed that more than 50 % of rural women were strong in terms of balanced risk taking, internal locus of control, need for achievement, mental fluency, tolerance for ambiguity, daydreaming, and innovation. Yet, around 30 % of rural women were weak in terms of balanced risk taking, mental fluency, independence, and innovation. Furthermore, 17 % were weak in terms of daydreaming and challenging. The results of one sample t-test also indicated that 10 dimensions of rural women's entrepreneurial spirit were significantly higher than the average. Therefore, in order to increase rural women’s entrepreneurial spirit, it seems necessary to strengthen such characteristics as balanced risk taking, innovation, independence, mental fluency, challenging, and daydreaming. Manuscript profile
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2 - Ranking Rural Livelihood Capitals in the Central District of Dena county: the Application of Analytic Network Process (ANP)
زینب شریفی مهدی نوری پور

Sustainable Livelihoods Approach emerged in the 1980s as anew analytical approach in the field of rural development inwhich the rural livelihood capitals form the basis of the villagers'empowerment and their ability to get involved in their own individualand social dest More

Sustainable Livelihoods Approach emerged in the 1980s as anew analytical approach in the field of rural development inwhich the rural livelihood capitals form the basis of the villagers'empowerment and their ability to get involved in their own individualand social destiny. This study aimed to answer thequestion that how much the importance of each type of livelihoodcapitals is in the Central District of Dena County in an attemptto improve rural development interventions. The statistical populationof the study consisted of local experts of Central Districtof Dena County that involved village managers and villagecouncil members out of which 15 individuals were purposefullyselected based on their accessibility. Data were collected througha questionnaire which was developed to conduct pairwise comparisonsof livelihood capitals according to the ANP method.Super Decisions software was used in order to rank livelihoodcapitals and their sub-indexes. The results showed that fromamong the five types of capital, physical capital was at the firstpriority. In addition, human, natural and social capitals were atthe second, third and fourth priorities, respectively. Finally,financial capital was in the last priority. Therefore, in planningand investing to achieve sustainable livelihood in rural areas,physical and human capital should be taken into considerationmore than any other capitals. Manuscript profile
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3 - Assessment of the Quality of Academic Services at Yasouj University: Application of SERVQUAL Model
مهدی نوری پور زینب شریفی
20.1001.1.21595852.2020.10.4.3.4

The qualitative expansion of the higher education system, regardless of quality development, will have inappropriate outcomes. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the quality of academic services at Yasouj University using the SERVQUAL model. The statis More

The qualitative expansion of the higher education system, regardless of quality development, will have inappropriate outcomes. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the quality of academic services at Yasouj University using the SERVQUAL model. The statistical population consisted of 508 senior undergraduates at Yasouj University in 2018-2019. According to the Krejcie and Morgan formula, 220 individuals were selected as the sample through stratified random sampling in terms of their field of study. Data were collected through a two-part questionnaire including students' perceptions and expectations about the quality of educational, research, and welfare services. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by using the opinions of the relevant field experts after revising, and its reliability was estimated by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. The results showed that students had the lowest and highest satisfaction with the current status in terms of welfare services and educational services, respectively. Also, the greatest service gap was in welfare, research, and educational services, respectively. The results of the means comparison test revealed that the students' expectations of educational, research, and welfare services were significantly higher than their perceptions. Therefore, better provision of educational, research, and welfare services should be taken into consideration by the relevant authorities. Manuscript profile
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4 - Identification of the Applications and Obstacles of Industrial Development of Medicinal Plants in Boyer-Ahmad County
Mahdi Miri Mahdi Nouripoor Zeinab Sharifi

Due to the growing population and the use of pesticides and chemicals in food production, people's health has received more attention than ever before. The side effects of chemical drugs have led the world community to take medicinal herbs and drugs of natural orig More

Due to the growing population and the use of pesticides and chemicals in food production, people's health has received more attention than ever before. The side effects of chemical drugs have led the world community to take medicinal herbs and drugs of natural origin. On this basis, interests in the use of herbal remedies has become more prevalent among different societies, thus the 20th century is called the century of return to nature. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the applications and barriers of industrial development of Medicinal Plants in Boyer Ahmad County. The statistical population of the present study consisted of informed and knowledgeable people about Medicinal Plants of Boyerahmad region such as specialists, local experts and sellers of Medicinal Plants. Purposeful sampling was performed by snowball technique. Interview and semi-structured questionnaire with open questions were applied to collect the required information. The results indicated that the 65 most important Medicinal Plants consisted of Thyme, Anchovy, Yarrow, Corm etc. in three categories: medicinal, aromatic and spicy. The finding revealed that barriers to industrial development of Medicinal Plants included lack of government support, lack of infrastructures, lack of wild herbs, lack of academic experts, unwillingness of indigenous farmers to cultivate Medicinal Plants, and lack of financial facilities at low interest rates. Manuscript profile

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