The occasion of the first meeting in Canada of the International Association of Gerontology (LAG) provides the Canadian Journal on Aging with a unique opportunity to review the state of the fields of gerontology and geriatrics in our country and to place that review in an international context. In this introduction to this special supplement of the Canadian Journal on Aging, we briefly overview...

this study examined the accuracy between extension professionals and farmers regarding their perceptions of privatization and commercialization of agricultural extension services. the study was carried out in delta state, nigeria and it had a sample size of 224 respondents comprising of 134 extension professionals of the delta state agricultural programme (dtadp) and 90 farmers that were random...

Aligning Financial Incentives (FIs) to health policy goals is becoming increasingly popular. In many cases, such initiatives have failed to deliver anticipated benefits. Attributing this to the actions of self-interested and resistant professionals is not an entirely helpful approach. It is important to avoid simplistic assumptions to build knowledge of how and why schemes are implemented in pr...

background and objectives: pharmacovigilance is central to the control of the menace of adverse drugs reactions. despite the fact that development of policy and practice framework to improve patients’ safety partly rely on availability of authentic data on pharmacovigilance activities, knowledge about pharmacovigilance activities among healthcare professionals in nigeria is limited. to help fil...

Clarke, R.C. 1995. Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Cultivation in the Tai'an District of Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China. Journal of the International Hemp Association 2(2): 57, 60-65. This paper summarizes the history of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivation and traditional use in the Tai'an District of Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China, and investigates the cultivatio...

The purpose of this study was to create an evaluating model to measure innovation of the educational reform in a High School Emerging Technology Curriculum in Taiwan. A CIPP model was served as a foundation for both formative and summative evaluations. The core concept is based upon innovation is the target of curriculum reform. In Taiwan, science educators are seeking ways of copying emerging ...

Van der Merwe M-T, MBChB, FCP(SA), PhD Director: Netcare Bariatric Centers of Excellence Prof. (Hon): Dept. Endocrinology, Univ. Pretoria. Secretary (Hon): IASO (International Association for the Study of Obesity) President of SASOM (SA Society for Obesity and Metabolism) Correspondence to: Prof. M-T van der Merwe, e-mail: [email protected]

This is the first of a proposed series of Special Issues of Hydrological Sciences Journal meant to give state-of-the-art overviews of the sciences covered in the different Commissions and Committees of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). The International Committee for Remote Sensing and Data Transmission (ICRSDT) organized this first Special Issue to cover the curren...

We present a first analysis of auction markets for specialty food products. We identify auction prices, trade volume and value for domestic and foreign origin specialty ham with geographical indications (GIs) which were actually sold in online auctions in Germany within a one-month period. Applying hedonic modeling, we examine potential factors that may influence online bidding behavior and fin...

Fairs and expositions are nowadays fundamental tools for providing industrial exhibits and demonstrations. According to the International Association of Fairs & Exposition (IAFE), over 3 200 fairs are currently held in North America each year. The European Major Exhibition Centres Association (EMECA) estimates that more than 36 million visitors and upwards of 330 000 exhibitors take part in rou...