As the vision of ubiquitous computing becomes reality smart devices are embedded into our surroundings and domestic appliances providing services transparently. The nature of such smart computing environments is open and dynamic; therefore the use of predefined security associations between all of the participating devices is particularly difficult. Our proposal, called ÆTHER, defines a securit...

introduction: a career development consists of jobs that a person passes in order to reach a professional goal. career development management results in job satisfaction, professional commitment and higher effectiveness. the purpose of this study was to determine different dimensions of career development among the staff of shiraz university of medical sciences.   methods: this study was a cros...

Dear Editor, I refer to the paper by Walsh on the future of e-learning in healthcare professional education [1]. The paper aptly states that the e-learning has moved from simple text based learning to more interactive, multimedia social learning resources. While e-learning has been around ever since the internet was formally established, advanced techniques in e-learning, such as digital game b...

OBJECTIVES Pharmacists provide a wide range of professional services to support the appropriate use of medicines by patients. This study aims to conduct an international, comparative analysis of remuneration models for pharmaceutical professional services. METHODS Information about remuneration models was derived from a literature review and a semi-structured questionnaire completed by expert...

In this paper we discuss progress in the development of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and mechanisms which provide a comprehensive set of security services to application developers. The APIs, though similar, are designed for distinct environments: the session API (“GSS”) is aimed at the on-line real-time messaging environment; the store-and-forward API (“IDUP”) is particularly suited t...

This paper seeks to present the challenges and obstacles faced by academics from within universities as they attempt to reconcile humanities-based objectives with the pressing need expressed from the profession for translation students adequately prepared in technologies, including for localization projects. The global economy and globalization, in which information and knowledge and their tran...