All societies are a product of their age and in turn create their age. We live today in a period of extraordinary transition. We are trapped between two worlds, an old world and a new world. The industrial age was dominated by the myth of unending material progress and the image of the machine. The new age remains unnamed because it is as yet unformed. Regardless of how we label it—information ...

" A comparative study of the heights, weights, and chest measurements of boys of 13, 14 and 15 years of age in Industrial and Public Schools."

for the past 3 decades, creating industrial clusters have been considered as an approach for the development of most small and medium enterprises. the goal of this programme is that all small and medium enterprises locating in a certain geoghraphic area can concentrate on cluster approach to collaborate in market research, production design, training and other activities that are not economical...

Present study was designed to evaluate the effects of chemicals used in textile dyes on the health of occupationally exposed workers. The various blood biochemical parameters of a total of 62 male textile workers (2045 years of age) involved in the dyeing processes for a period of six months to 20 years and 50 non-industrial workers were compared to assess the health of industrial workers. The ...

Received 19 March 2013, Revised 26 June 2013, Accepted 29 June 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract The aim of present study was to determine the lead (Pb) distributions in blood and prevalence of elevated Pb exposure among children, age ranged (5–10 years), residing near industri...

The shift away from mass production industries to new informationintensive industries is leading to speculation on what will supersede the Fordist model of industrial organization. This article outlines alternative models advanced as potential replacement for Fordism, and presents a new post-Fordist future, based upon exploration of the post-war evolution of Japan. Fujitsuism is posed as a pote...

Industrial clusters have received considerable attention from economists and industrial analysts. The main purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the driving forces behind the growth of industrial clusters. Another core viewpoint anchored in this paper is that national competitive advantages can be achieved by industrial clusters. We examine the impacts of and determine ...

The transition from the industrial age to the information age has happened and is still happening in our society (Duffy, 2009). However, our current educational systems still operate based on the needs of the industrial-age society (Watson, Watson, & Reigeluth, n.d), making them among the least impacted organizations (Reigeluth & Joseph, 2002). This misalignment between schools and society take...

Background: Due to the importance of industrial accidents in workplaces, the current study aimed at epidemiologically investigating occupational accidents in some industrial sites in Semnan, Iran. Materials and Methods: The current descriptive-analytical study was conducted on all accidents taking place from 2014 to 2016 in some industrial sites in Semnan. The data were extracted from the Depa...