Background and objectives: Salvia species are important because of their medicinal, traditional and economical uses. They are used traditionally for treatment of several diseases. The genus Salvia is represented in the Iranian flora by 61 species of which, 17 are endemic.  In the present study, the phytochemical and biological effects of two Iranian Salvia species hav...

Given the heavy Western metropolitan bias of the media in sub-Saharan Africa, the ideology of neocolonialism continues to exert a dominant influence on economic, social, political, and cultural life. This neocolonial influence is further reinforced by advertising that champions a consumerist culture centered around Western goods. The capital of multinational firms plays a crucial role in the ...

in recent years, patterns of consumerism have dominated body like other areas of human life in a way that people who belong to different classes of society pay much more attention to their appearance. so people (especially women) try to conform to advertised beauty patterns with respect to their body, face and physical appearance, or probably try to change such features. therefore, paying much ...

This paper addresses cross-cultural issues in Software Process Improvement (SPI). Cultural factors, which may have a bearing on successful adoption and implementation of Software Quality Management Systems, were identified during a field-study in five countries. A self-assessment model, called CODES, has been developed for use by organisations developing software in different parts of the world...

Abstract The main objective in this article is to study the issue of development and lasting competitiveness and to study its dimensions and also to acquainted with its related components and how to achieve it. In fact, to get acquainted with competitiveness is as a development that would prevent imposition of cultural, Economical, and social and/or environment damages on future generations. ...

The development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems towards materialization into e-Government applications is expected to tremendously change the ways governments deliver their core business services to citizens and how citizens can interact with their governments. There are also high expectations that these changes will play major roles in the socio-economic developments....

the human being attitudes, customs and their style of life are explained through their musical system design. so far the music is a part of the culture, therefore, to understand a culture one should also consider musical aspect of that culture. the human being attitudes, customs and their style of life are explained through their musical system design. so far the music is a part of the culture,...

Urban planning has a vital role in terms of social, economical, trading, political, transport and other services, cultural infrastructural performance urban. There are serious effects mega projects to urban as input output. Hence quality significant quantity too. In this context paper firstly development Istanbul is evaluated on the parallel specific samples. Then economical potential Turkey an...