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U.S.-Iran engagement in science, engineering, and health (2000-2009) : opportunities, constraints, and impacts /

During the first decade of the 21st century, the National Academies, working with a number of partner organizations in Iran, carried out a program of U.S.-Iran engagement in science, engineering, and health (herein referred to as science engagement). This book reviews important aspects of the scienc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schweitzer, Glenn E., 1930- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Initiating engagement
  • Workshops
  • Exchanges, planning meetings, and special events
  • Impacts and future directions
  • Appendix A. Conclusions of the meeting of Academy leaders (2000)
  • Appendix B. Dialogue of U.S. and Iranian experts on food-borne diseases (2006)
  • Appendix C. National Academies expand cooperation with Iranian research and education centers (2007)
  • Appendix D. Suggested medical topics for cooperation (2008)
  • Appendix F. Joint statement on science, ethics, and appropriate uses of technology (2009)
  • Appendix G. Workshop proceedings and informal reports
  • Appendix H. Selected statistics : human development, research, and communications in Iran
  • Appendix I. Statistics on higher education in Iran.