The relationship between project management and sustainable development is rapidly gaining interest from both practitioners and academics. Studies on the integration of the concepts of sustainability into project management, approach this topic mostly from a conceptual, logical or moral point of view. …

In March 2012, an atrocity was committed in two villages in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. One night, an American soldier entered three houses and killed sixteen people, including women and children. In response to this violent outburst of one of its soldiers, the United States (US) authorities …

The benefits of collaborative purchasing are many, yet in the healthcare sector, in particular at hospitals, it is still uncommon. In this paper we identify major impediments for collaborative purchasing, resulting in a first component of our proposed collaborative e-purchasing model for hospitals; as …

Purpose Worldwide, there are 30 million people with dementia (PWD) in 2009 and 100 million in 2050, respectively.These numbers show the need for a change in care for PWD. Leisure is one of these care aspects. Leisure activities can support PWD in several ways: meeting basic needs, providing comfort and …

PURPOSE: Update of a clinical practice guideline for the physiotherapy management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease supporting the clinical decision-making process. METHODS: A systematic computerized literature search was performed on different modalities for improving physical exercise …

Obesity and lack of physical activity are risk factors for health problems. Dropout from physical activity interventions in overweight adults is considerable. Suffering and a poor quality of life have been demonstrated to be a cue to initiate exercise interventions. Our aim was to evaluate these variables …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) cannot be separated from today's business world. The ability for a business to reflect responsibility toward its stakeholders on its daily operation has becoming increasingly important in recent years as the pressure to implement is constantly higher. Consequently, …

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A study was undertaken on the sunflower value chain in Lira district of Uganda. The objective of the study was twofold: First to catalogue innovations that have been developed or introduced in the value chain over a 10 year trajectory (1998-2007). The second objective was to map the knowledge management …