1 – introductiontourism is a powerful force of change in the economy in both the developed and in the least developed countries. due to the formation of the concept of sustainable development, tourism industry as well as like other industries has been seeking ways to further alignment with the concept. sustainable tourism as a form of alternative tourism, is seeking to improve the quality of li...

1997 continues China's long march toI + Enterprise bonds were issued by sevwards affluence. GDP growth was 8.7% in 1996, preceded by two years of 10% growth, and forecast to increase again in 1997. Patriarch Deng Xiaoping's death in early 1997 did little to stem the flow of bullish economic statistics. China's gross domestic product reached US$ 3.6 trillion at purchasing power parity1 or about ...

The United States is currently in the throes of fuel shortages and is facing a national debate on energy policy. Western Europe and Japan are dependent on supplies from the Middle, Eastern, and African nations. Collectively these developed nations, plus Canada and the United States, account for nearly three-quarters of the free world's petroleum consumption and their consumption is growing rapi...

the main challenge of developing countries, is achieving growth and development. review of economic growth literature shows that the quality of institutions and social infrastructure are important factors that influence the economic growth and development. also many analysts believe that between institutional factors, the rule of law is one of the most elements for appropriate system for invest...

PURPOSE In an era of increasing prostate cancer incidence and earlier detection, the assessment of clinical significance of prostate cancer is critical. Minimally invasive therapies are increasingly being investigated in localized prostate cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS In this review, we discuss the current status of magnetic resonance imaging targeted fusion prostate biopsy and focal therapy f...

Inverse Compton Scattering (ICS) is a promising approach towards achieving high intensity, directional beams of quasi-monochromatic gammas, which could offer unique capabilities in research, medical and security applications. Practicality implementation of ICS sources, however, depends on the ability to achieve high peak brightness (~0.1-1.0 ICS photons per interacting electron), while increasi...

HE USE OF CURRENCY in transactions is a regular part of our daily lives and a basic feature of our economic system. The importance of currency derives both from its obvious role in daily transactions and from the somewhat more subtle role of the currency system as the basis for our monetary and financial systems. The currency system is so fundamental to economic activity that we tend to give it...

the millennium development goals (mdgs) are eight international development goals and 21 targets that all countries have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. central asian countries have shown uneven progress in achieving these goals. this paper conducts a comparative study of the impact of economic integration of the regional countries into the world economy on uneven progress of central asian ...