“…Over the last few decades the prevalence of studies about probiotics strains has dramatically grown in most regions of the world. Probiotics are specific strains of microorganisms, which when served to human or animals in proper amount, have a beneficial effect, improving health or reducing risk of getting sick and the probiotics are used in production of functional foods and pharmaceutical products. …”

“…Using a wide selection of newspapers, journals, monographs, and school textbooks from different regions of the country, the book examines the sensitive issue of the changing perspectives – often shifting 180 degrees – on several events discussed in the new narratives of the Stalin years published in the Ukraine since the late Gorbachev period until 2005. …”

“…China’s re-emergence in International Relations and recent positioning regarding globalization frames its current geopolitical approach in the relationship with several states and regions. This book aims at guiding the readers’ understanding of China towards the framework of the contemporary international system, presenting its political, economic and social challenges…”

“…This open access book considers the stories of adolescents and young adults from different regions of the world who use digital media as instruments and stages for storytelling, or who make themselves the subject of storytelling. …”

“…An interested reader will find in the book the description of properties and possible applications of excitons, as well as the methods of fabrication and analysis of operation and the regions of application of modern excitonic devices…”

“…Traveling from Zimbabwe to New Zealand and on to Ghana and the United States, the voices of higher education are presented in a way only scholars from these regions can fully articulate and understand. The changing world of higher education challenges all of those involved in very unique ways. …”

“…"The rise of China is changing the strategic landscape globally and regionally. How states respond to potential threats posed by this new power arrangement will be crucial to international relations for the coming decades. …”

“…"Los CHA publican trabajos inéditos y originales, en idioma español, portugués, francés e inglés, de historia del arte y la cultura regional, nacional e internacional, con un énfasis especial en torno a las problemáticas y tensiones que proponen los enfoques del arte latinoamericano e hispanoamericano. …”

“…L'Institut d'Etude Politique et Sociale d'Aragon (IEPSA) et le département Carrières Sociales de l'IUT Michel de Montaigne ISIAT sont associés au sein d'un programme inter-regional Aragon-Aquitaine depuis 2008. Ce programme a pour vocation de mettre en œuvre une stratégie de coopération étroite entre les deux instituts dans le champ de la professionnalisation du secteur de l'animation…”

“…The third edition of this important, useful and well-received book maintains the original aim of providing a thorough synthesis of information on cages and cage aquaculture practices with data and examples encompassing all major world regions. Fully updated, the book's comprehensive contents include details of the origin and principles of cage aquacultu…”

“…The cement industry provides an especially suitable framework within which to analyze the spatial efficiency of Soviet planning because of its size and rate of growth, which are among the highest in the economy; its relatively simple cost structure and limited scale economies; the widespread distribution of its raw materials, resulting in narrow and predictable regional production cost variation; and the homogeneity of use of its output, as an input into construction, which makes its demand easier to anticipate than is the demand for many other industrial materials, simplifying the problem of location and facilitating retrospective analysis…”

“…Based on recent case studies that illustrate the different facets of the relationship between tourism, culture and regional attractiveness, and the policy interventions which can be taken to enhance the relationship, this publication shows how a strong link between tourism and culture can be fostered to help places become more attractive to tourists, as well as increasing their competitiveness as locations which to live, visit, work and invest…”

“…In Korea, the review has looked at the range of institutions and bodies involved in employment and skills policies, focusing on local strategies in the Bucheon and Busan regions…”

“…Round Table 93 considered different modes of transport and their respective contributions to economic growth, regional development, social relations and needs for mobility. …”

“…Changes in national and global demand offer further opportunities for US agri-food products, although climate change and other resource constraints could create additional challenges, in particular in some regions. Maintaining high productivity growth, while improving the sustainable use of resources will require further innovation. …”

“…It shows data for over 100 non-OECD countries and regions, including developing countries and economies in transition, Central and Eastern European countries and the former USSR. …”

“…It is now widely accepted that the contribution of SMEs to new jobs, exports, innovation and regional development is vital to national development. …”

“…Detailed tables cover2004 and 2005 for all OECD countries and related regions. Historical tables covering selected years from 1960 onwards summarise production, trade and final consumption data as well as key energy and economic indicators. …”

“…It first analyses socio-economic trends and the environmental performance of the city and the county of Stockholm; then it reviews urban policies for land use, transport, buildings, waste, energy and water that contribute to economic growth and reduce pressure on the environment; thirdly assesses Stockholm’s green innovation potential in areas such as cleantech, ICT and university to business linkages; and finally it examines local, regional and national institutions, including horizontal and vertical coordination mechanisms that strengthen cross-sectoral and multilevel governance for green growth…”

“…Contains detailed and comprehensive annual data of gas supply, demand, trade and consumption by end-use sector for the OECD countries individually and for the OECD regions. Trade data are reported extensively by origin and destination. …”