Development of Contemporary Issues Courses: Pitfalls and Opportunities

Cell Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Opportunities and Pitfalls

Today, stem cell transplantation is a hot topic in scientific circles as a novel therapeutic approach to repair the structure and function of central nervous system. The safe and neuroprotective effects of cell therapy in models and traumatic brain injury patients were evaluated in many experimental and clinical studies in recent decade and somewhat promising results were provided to the scient...

Globalization Issues Regarding Contemporary Architecture of Iran

The term Globalization undoubtedly has affected all parts of humanity life in current century. Globalization as a comprehensive phenomenon has influenced economical, political, social and cultural aspects of our societies. Contemporary architecture as a multidimensional category is depended on various factors and needs to be pursued in different fields, in order to reach to a perfect comprehend...

Model Driven Development: Research Issues and Opportunities

Software engineering aims at techniques for producing better software products with limited resources. This encourages the reuse of the existing resources which are mostly available in terms of modules. Model Driven Development (MDD) is an approach which facilitates the reuse of existing models. Moreover, models are developed not only with high level of abstraction but also with better provisio...

Leadership development and school improvement: contemporary issues in leadership development

There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the twenty-first century. This is because of the widespread belief that the quality of leadership makes a significant difference to school and student outcomes. In many parts of the world, including both developed and developing countries, there is increasing recognition that schools require effective leaders and managers if...

Teaching Child Development Via the Internet: Opportunities and Pitfalls