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The paper deals with how a developing country like Iran can prevent socio-economic impacts of demographic and disability transition. This period started between 1991 and 1996 with a rapid decline of fertility and mortality rates and still continues today. This demographic stage constitutes the window or bonus of the best opportunity for Iranian policy makers to do their plan for rapid aging of population...
While society is partly responsible for a feeling of isolation among children with learning disabilities, this isolation is exacerbated by the child's inability to adjust psychosocially. The authors hypothesize that social inclusion will be a natural outcome if technology can restore or assist the ability of basic self-expression and self-growth. One of the most promising methods of expression for...
Plant-derived vaccines may soon displace conventional vaccines. Assuming there are no major technological barriers undermining the feasibility of this innovative technology, it is worthwhile to generate quantitative models of regulatory burden of producing and diffusing plant-derived vaccines in industrialized and developing countries. A dynamic simulation model of technology diffusion, and the data...
Nearly 40 million people worldwide are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), with just 12% of those who urgently need treatment receiving it. South Africa (SA) has one of the highest cases of HIV infections in the world. Intervention efforts have not kept pace with the spread of HIV/AIDS, and a knowledge divide has been identified as a major factor...
This paper discusses innovations for older people in health and in wellness. This article presents the opportunity for intelligent technologies in the home, identifies today's apparent innovation gap indicated by the slow diffusion of existing smart technologies, and describes an integrated consumer-centric approach that may offer promise in translating inventions into innovations in people's lives...
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