The International Tobacco Growers’ Association is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation founded in 1984 by tobacco growers’ organisations from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Malawi, the U.S.A. and Zimbabwe. The ITGA was created with the objective of providing a collective voice for growers from all over the world. In 1999 the ITGA’s head-office moved to Castelo Branco, Portugal, where the ...

objectives: increasingly people are using the internet to find information about medical and educational issues and one of the simplest ways to obtain information is internet. persian cued speech is a very new system to iranian families with deaf child and the professionals and a few educators have enough knowledge about it, so the purpose of this study was to introduce persian cued speech webs...

background : despite its inevitable significance, the effect of in-service english education on medical professionals has rarely been studied longitudinally. the reason can be issues such as physicians’ heavy workload, commuting problems, inappropriate class times, and inexperienced teaching staff. methods : a needs assessment worksheet was administered   to faculty members of shahid beheshti u...

This paper introduces EtherCAT, an Ethernet-based fieldbus system. EtherCAT sets new performance standards. Handling is straightforward and similar to a fieldbus, thanks to flexible topology and simple configuration. Moreover, since EtherCAT can be implemented very cost-effectively, the system enables fieldbusses to be used in applications where fieldbus networking was not an option in the past...

Geomagnetic indices are basic data in Solar-Terrestrial physics, and for operational Space Weather activities. The International Service of Geomagnetic Indices (ISGI) is in charge of the derivation and dissemination of geomagnetic indices that are acknowledged by the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA, an IUGG association). Institutes which are not part of ISGI started...

IATBR International Association of Travel Behavior Research Die IATBR (www.iatbr.org) ist eine internationale Forschergruppe, die die Zusammenhänge zwischen Aktivitäten, Informationsweitergabe und individuellem Reiseverhalten untersucht. Die Mitglieder treffen sich jährlich auf den Tagungen des Transportation Research Board (www.trb.org) in den U.S.A., sowie auf der European Transport Conferenc...

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) followup refers to the activities undertaken during the post-decision stages of the process to monitor, evaluate, manage and communicate the environmental outcomes that occur in order to provide for some follow-up to the environmental impact statement. This article presents the key findings of a workshop on EIA follow-up conducted at IAIA’00 Back to the Fut...

A keynote presentation to the 'Pushing the Boundaries' international conference organised by Career Services Rapuara and the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance.