In many developed countries like the United States, the percentage of women earning a bachelor’s degree in computer science (CS) is relatively low. In contrast, in many developing countries like India there has been a significant increase in the number of women pursuing a bachelor’s degree in CS. This is despite the prevalence of patriarchy in India. This paper uncovers why women in India are a...

The role of energy in development is crucial. Energy fuels economic growth and is therefore of paramount concern for all countries. This was one of the main themes at the world summit on sustainable development (WSSD) held in South Africa in 2002. The Johannesburg plan of implementation highlighted the role of energy service to promote sustainable development and to facilitate the achievement o...

1 The practice of histopathology is still in the early evolutionary phase in many developing countries including Pakistan. As depicted vividly by Zubair et al. a vast preponderance of lesions which should be biopsied are actually never biopsied in this part of the world, and even many surgical specimens removed from the patient are not subjected to histopathological evaluation. Worse even, if t...

The ICT is one of the main determinant factors of e-commerce industry such as tourism industry in developing countries like Iran. For this purpose, the main objective of this paper is to investigate the long-run relationship between ICT indices such as internet users, government expenditures on ICT to the GDP and mobile cellular in Iranian economy during the 1976-2014. The empirical model has b...

E conomic integration among countries has continued to deepen over the past decade. This is especially visible at the regional level, with the escalation of Regional Integration Agreements (RIAs) ranging from Free Trade Areas (FTAs) to Customs Unions (CUs). Nowadays, many developing countries have entered a new regional integration agreement with developed and developing countries. S...

Nowadays intimacy or intimate relationship is very familiar and widely used term all over the world. The term 'Intimacy' generally denotes a close interpersonal relationship or feeling of being in a close personal association and belonging together from both physical and mental point of view. It also denotes very close and effective connection with one another which may exist for whole life or ...

The increasing number of aging people around the world, especially in developing countries, and its economic, social, and health consequences demonstrate the necessity of studies focusing on the elderly. The results of the studies can provide ways for solving the existing and future problems that are associated with the aging population. Although research studies on elderly are conducted in Ira...

 Background: Recto-vaginal colonization of Group B streptococcus (GBS) has been known as an important issue in mother and newborn’s health, which is getting frequent in developing countries. Screening test have been introduced and utilized in many countries and is recommended by many researchers. However, due to lack of information in prevalence of GBS, especially in Iran, there are doubts and ...