Background and objectives: Iran was reported in the high-risk group of World Food Security Map in 2008 .Identifying food insecurity is first step for executing interventions. Measuring household food security is its cornerstone. SAMAT System was designed to provide a variety of GIS-based reports to policy makers and managers in the field of food security. Methods and Materials: SAMAT system wa...

Information technology is currently taking center stage and transformed the whole world into a global village with a global economy, which is increasingly dependant on the creative management and distribution of information. The enormous advantages it has in easing the delivery of information around the world. The paper discusses the impact of information technology and role of libraries in the...

People have always been mobile. In the Middle Ages, masses moved because of pilgrimages. Today, these masses are called holiday travellers. People have never been more mobile than today. Because of increasing prosperity and the abolishment of many borders in Europe, "freedom" has become a new symbol. Freedom causes movement. We have yet to overcome the borders of the countries behind the former...

Khuzestan province and other western provinces of the country have been mostly affected by the impacts of the imposed war of Iraq against Iran and due to this impact have experienced special changes. As one of these changes, we could mention the phenomenon of the migration. These areas have experienced different forms of migrations such as exterior, interior, return migration and even the accep...

introduction dominant process in arid and semi-arid region is dynamic of wind that carries the sand and caused damage to several facilities and human settlements. there are many human settlements with low population and mostly small and scattered in different parts of foothills of dasht-e lut (lut desert), especially in mountainous margins of alluvial fans. residential and cultivation area of t...

The objective of this study is to understand the development of organic farmers' cooperatives in East China by exploring the introduction of an organic agriculture specialized farmers' cooperative in Jurong City, Jiangsu Province. This case study indicates that, with strong leadership and well-organized management, small farmerfl in China are able to become involved in organic farming. Deficien...

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,279 5.8 5 to 9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,318 6.0 10 to 14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,466 6.6 15 to 19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,176 5.3 20 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

In view of the galloping pace of globalization that is transforming the world into a global village, close international cooperation is essential in the detection , prevention, and control of communicable diseases.

Unemployment is a universal problem with which the political leadership of almost every country has to wrestle. Even the United States of America which has emerged as the dominant economy of the global village, is forced to invest considerable resources in job creation and economic development programmes aimed at reducing institutional unemployment. This matter has become so significant in the ...