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Most recent cross-country analyses of economic growth have neglected physical geography as a determinant of economic growth. This paper reviews the distinctive development challenges faced by economies situated in tropical climates. Using geographic information system (GIS) mapping, the paper presents evidence that production technology in the tropics has lagged behind temperate zone technology...

Social scientists strongly believe that cultural norms and values shape, stimulate, direct, influence all activities of human societies. This study attempts to provide a sociological analysis components, in particular the content proverbs included Dehkhoda’s Amsal va Hekam (Proverbs Parables) their role Iran’s underdevelopment. book was chosen because it is by far most comprehensive this regard...

Our modern society is filled with stressful stimuli that impact our daily lives, and lead to problems that eventually threaten our mental and psychological wellbeing. Expanding urban life and urbanizing people's interactions have drastically increased and resulted in more stressful circumstances. Unfortunately, the role of nature and nature-based design in our urban societies as an alternative ...

Solving environmental problems we face a double problem: so far unknown dimensions of uncertainty and at the same time lost possibilities of solution. The first aspect focuses on specific patterns of risk perception and the problem of an increasing lack of knowledge in terms of what we should know in order to make decisions. The second aspect focuses on what follows from basic features of moder...

extract   modern societies in comparison to the past have more expectations from nurses. nowadays beside the nursing care, nurses have other roles such as use of capabilities in providing knowledge to nursing students. understanding the kind of treatment, nurses would be succeeded in their nursing care. professional nurses are responsible to accommodate their knowledge with the developing nursi...

(*) Karl Jaspers Centre for Advanced Transcultural Studies, Universität Heidelberg [email protected] (**) Cluster of Excellence «Asia and Europe in a Global Context», Karl Jaspers Centre for Advanced Transcultural Studies, Universität Heidelberg, [email protected] (***) Institute of Egyptology, Universität Heidelberg [email protected]...