Iran is exposed to a wide variety of natural hazards. Dust storms mainly occur in the east of Iran. However, in June 2014, a powerful dust storm brought winds to Tehran, Iran. It killed 5 and injured 82 people in the capital of Iran. This brief incident report highlights the characteristics of...

Purpose – Efficient operation of supply chain management (SCM) software is highly dependent on performance of its data structures that are used for data storage and retrieval. Each module in the software should use data structures that are appropriate for the types of operations performed in...

The contribution of any specific sector to the development of a country evolves alongthe time. In some periods a country can move from a catching up towards a leadingposition with respect other countries. The factors explaining this change of position isrelated to the evolution of the system of...