We review past studies on how scientists view the public, the goals of communication, the performance and impacts of the media, and the role of the public in policy decision-making. We add to these past findings by analyzing two recent large-scale surveys of scientists in the UK and US. These analyses show that scientists believe the public is uninformed about science and therefore prone to err...

Tweaking citizen participation is vital in promoting Smart City services. However, conventional practices deficit sufficient realization of personal traits despite socio-economic promise. The recent trend of IoT-enabled smart-objects/things and personalized services pave the way for context-aware services. Eventually, the aim of this paper is to develop a context-aware model in predicting parti...

the findings of model proves the effects of educational levels as the most important factor on the probability of urban women's participation in the labor market .it is predicted , the increase of women's share with higher education (university degrees) will result in an annual increase equal to 0.5 percent in the rate of urban women's participation in the coming years. also, del...

• Latest Census data: This Issue Brief closely examines the level of participation by workers in public-and private-sector employment-based pension or retirement plans, based on the U.S. Census Bureau's March 2007 Current Population Survey (CPS), the most recent data currently available. • Sponsorship rate: About 56 percent of all working-age (21–64) wage and salary employees work for an employ...

Performance and age of elite marathoners is well known. Participation and performance trends of elderly marathoners (75 years and older) are not well investigated. This study investigated participation and performance trends in elderly marathoners older than 75 years competing during 2004-2011 in four races (Berlin, New York, Chicago and Boston) of the 'World Marathon Majors' using mixed-effect...

E-Learning is an adaptable technology that can be used to cover different areas of interactive or live learning as well as training needs. It makes skills available through newer technologies and reduces the learning time even for complex topics. E-Learning is a changing trend in education that no longer limits the education to the four walls of a class room. Measuring the efforts to improve th...

A new trend in environmental policy has emerged in the 1990’s. This trend is the voluntary participation of business in environmental protection and problem-solving. So-called environmental management system principles and standards are being developed and certified in many countries. A reasonable number of corporations have already introduced this system. Voluntary agreements between industry ...