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Purpose- Existing literature shows that women, especially rural women, play a prominent role in the development of small and medium-sized businesses; however, few studies have explored factors affecting the perceptions and entrepreneurial tendencies of rural women in developing countries, especially in Iran. The present study was conducted to investigate the determinants of entrepreneurial tendencies of rural women, who are members of microcredit funds, in western Iran (Kermanshah province).Design/methodology/approach- This is an applied study of a correlational-descriptive nature with a quantitative approach that uses a survey method for data collection. The study population consists of all female members of microcredit funds in Kermanshah city (n = 626 people). Using Bartlett et al.'s table, 201 people were chosen as the research sample using a stratified random sampling method. They were selected by proportional assignment. The main data collection instrument was a questionnaire whose validity and reliability were confirmed using content validity, convergent validity, combined reliability and Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and Smart PLS software.Findings- According to the results, the latent variables of social capital, recognition of opportunities and entrepreneurial skills had a positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial tendency of rural women who are members of the microcredit fund; however, the positive and significant effect of entrepreneurial education on the entrepreneurial tendency of rural women was not confirmed. In addition, the findings showed that social capital has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial tendency through opportunity recognition.Originality/value- The findings of this research have theoretical and practical implications for the development of entrepreneurship among rural women. That is while enriching literature on the subject, it helps policy makers focus on communication and social interactions, strengthen entrepreneurial skills and introduce entrepreneurial opportunities to develop entrepreneurship among rural women.

This research aim is to identify the dynamic and thermodynamic patterns of heavy and widespread rainfall in northwest of Iran in the period 2000-2019. The percentile method was used to determine heavy rainfall. In dynamic and thermodynamic patterning of heavy rains, factor analysis and hierarchical clustering methods were used. After determining heavy rainfall patterns, two representative days were selected and 500Hpa atmospheric maps were drawn and interpreted. Then, in the GIS software, the heavy rains in the northwest of Iran were zoned. The results showed that in the first pattern, the main factor of air ascent and the occurrence of heavy and widespread rainfall in the northwest of Iran is the Mediterranean cyclone. The presence of a short front in the studied area has increased the intensity of instability, and the establishment of blocking in the mid-level of the atmosphere has caused the strengthening and continuation of precipitation. The results also showed that the main sources of moisture supply for heavy rainfall in the northwest of Iran are the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The synoptic maps of the representative day of the second pattern showed that the primary cause of the rise of moist air and the occurrence of heavy rain in the northwest of Iran is the merging of the Sudanian cyclone and the Mediterranean cyclone. The existence of a short front and the blocking has caused the creation of a baroclinic atmosphere and, as a result, the rise of air in the studied area.