Introduction. This paper compares public access to information about two controversial coastal developments in North-east Scotland: the construction of a gas terminal by the British Gas Council and Total in the 1970s, and the current development of 'the world's greatest golf course' by the tycoon Donald Trump. Method. Data has been collected from a range of sources, including: the records of lo...

“The ‘digital divide’ is real. It is actually several gaps in one: a technological divide in infrastructure, with 70 percent of the world’s Internet users living in the 24 richest countries, which contain just 16 percent of the world’s people; a content divide, with nearly 70 percent of the world’s Websites in English /../ and a gender divide, with women and girls in many countries, rich and po...

The protocols are designed for use in a variety circumstances. They are formulated in this way because access to information differs significantly according to local circumstances—in particular, local security dynamics. Some studies may be able generate detailed background information on the trade in ammunition and report on patterns of acquisition by specific groups. Other studies may only be ...

Copyright © 2008, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. oRGaNIzaTIoN BaCkGRouNd It can be recognized as a recent trend that national and European governmental organizations, as well as supranational organizations such as “Brussels,” put priority on the improvement a public customer service, that is, strongly anti...

according to recent achievements in nano technology we can see its effects in different engineering fields. in nano manufacture process the first essential step is modeling coordinately in order to make it available different software are developing for this propose.  in this paper nano modeling for two papers is developed first understanding structure in nano and micro size and second simulati...

T he cell therapy industry (CTI) is no longer a cottage industry; it is a distinct and sustainable component of the global healthcare sector (1). Today, CTI prospects are strong, with annual revenues exceeding US$1 billion/year, supported by improving investor sentiment and public support (1–3). The next phase of CTI growth — toward a multibillion-dollar global industry — will depend on the bio...