Tabla de Contenidos: “…The semantics of Englishes and Creoles: Pacific and Australian perspectives -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The "language" concept and its critics -- 15.3 Words and coding -- 15.4 Results -- 15.4.1 The Australia-Pacific Network -- 15.4.2 A case study in 'people' -- 15.5 Discussion -- 15.6 Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Table of contents -- Conventional signs and abbreviations -- Country tables -- Australia -- Table 1.a. Consolidated stocks, by instrument and by sector, Year 2014 -- Table 2.1.a. …”

“…The book includes contributions from Australia, England, Iceland, Portugal, and Scotland, as well as a number of chapters from the Irish context, mostly emanating from projects funded under Ireland's Higher Education Authority's Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH): Strand 1 - Equity of Access to Initial Teacher Education. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…In many OECD countries, profits have grown faster than wages, making an unusually large contribution to price pressures and reducing the labour share -- Data from Europe and Australia show that in the last year unit profits increased more than unit labour costs in several sectors beyond the energy one -- With no indication of a price-wage spiral in recent data, there is room to adjust wages at least for the most vulnerable -- 1.3. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 11 Cybercrime Task Force -- The Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program -- Cyber Fraud Task Force -- The DOJ's Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework -- Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce -- The EU's Proposed Digital Asset Legislation -- Notes -- Chapter 12 Money Laundering -- Shuttering of Bulgaria-Based BTC-e Bitcoin Exchange-FinCEN's First Action Against a Foreign-Located MSB and Second-Highest Penalty of 110 Million -- Suex, 2021 -- BitMEX -- Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong -- Helix13 -- Notes -- Chapter 13 Theft Hacking and Ransom Payments -- Notes -- Chapter 14 Cryptocurrency Bribes -- Notes -- Chapter 15 Corruption -- Notes -- Chapter 16 US Tax Evasion -- Bob Brockman -- John McAfee -- Notes -- Chapter 17 Intellectual Property Espionage and Cryptocurrency -- Notes -- Chapter 18 The US Government Implements Blockchain Programs to Improve Transparency and Efficiency -- The General Services Administration (GSA) -- Department of the Treasury -- US State Department -- Department of Defense (DOD) -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- Notes -- Chapter 19 Supply Chain Management with Blockchain Amid the COVID Pandemic -- Blockchain Adoption by US Federal Food and Disease Regulators -- Blockchain Adoption to Track Meat Supply Chain in Australia -- Operation Carne Fraca and Other Violations in the Meat Industry -- Blockchain for Tracking Corruption in Government Funds and Grants -- Tracing Fishy Risks with Blockchain Tech Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Seafood Industry-Related Malpractices -- COVID-19-Related Risks in Seafood Supply Chains -- Seafood Safety in the United States -- Seafood Fraud in the United States -- Mislabeling, Fraud, and Tax Evasion -- Price Fixing and Collusion -- Notes -- Chapter 20 Are NFTs Here to Stay? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Continuing our philosophy of student partnership: Working with student interns -- Policy implications and lessons learned -- Next steps and prospects -- References -- 14 Mexico: an innovative focus on evaluation of learning outcomes -- Mexican higher education: Socio-economic and cognitive disparities -- Digital realities exacerbate disparity -- Higher education in Mexico: a complex system -- Building access to and quality of higher education -- Evaluating learning outcomes -- Implementing the CLA+ testing -- Some results: Defiant disparities, once again -- Method of analysis -- Main conclusions about these findings -- What we learned from the CLA+ results -- References -- 15 CLA+ in Latin America: application and results -- Chile -- CLA+ outreach process in Latin America and Spain -- Policy context for CLA+ -- University W -- University X -- University Y -- University Z -- Process of implementation of the CLA+ -- University W -- University X -- University Y -- University Z -- Main results -- University W -- University X -- University Y -- University Z -- Policy implications and lessons learnt -- Another aspect is the length of the decision process in joining the study -- Next steps and prospects -- References -- 16 Assessing students' generic learning outcomes in Australia and New Zealand -- Introduction -- Policy context -- Technical and vocational education and training sector initiatives -- Higher education sector policy initiatives -- Qualification relevance to employability under question -- What about secondary school curriculum? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS) in Australia -- Description -- Scope and definitions -- Actors covered -- Decisions and public officials covered -- Types of activities covered -- Exceptions/exemptions -- Disclosure regime -- Initial registration -- Frequency of disclosures -- Specific obligations during voting periods -- Registry administration, compliance and enforcement -- Violations and sanctions -- References -- Annex C. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Taux moyen net d'imposition des personnes physiques -- Progressivité -- Familles -- Tableaux indiquant les impôts sur le revenu, les cotisations de sécurité sociale et les prestations en espèces -- Notes -- Partie II Informations détaillées par pays, pour 2021 -- Partie II Informations détaillées par pays, pour 2021 -- Australia (2020-2021 Income tax year) -- 1. Personal income tax system -- 1.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Informations détaillées par pays, pour2019 -- Australia (2018-19 Income tax year) -- 1. Personal income tax system -- 1.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Informations détaillées par pays, pour 2018 -- Australia (2017-18 Income tax year) -- 1. Personal income tax system -- 1.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Incertidumbre en la producción lechera de Australia, Nueva Zelanda y mundial en 2023 por escenario -- Figura 1.20. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- References -- 3 Are We Willing to Heed the Lessons of the Past? Nanomaterials and Australia's Asbestos Legacy -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Lessons of the past -- 3.3 Big problems with small materials -- 3.4 Controls and risk assessment -- 3.5 What needs to be done? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Long-term trends in labour taxation since 2000 -- Note -- Part II Country details, 2022 -- Part II Country details, 2022 -- Australia (2021-2022 Income tax year) -- 1. Personal income tax system -- 1.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Biotechnology -- Introduction -- Definition -- Transformation into New Products -- Agricultural Biotechnology -- Evolution of New Technologies -- Benefits Arising Out of Biotechnology -- Genetic Manipulation -- DNA -- New Food Products -- Genetic Engineering -- Recombinant DNA Technology (rDNA) -- Biotechnology and Medicine -- Research and Stem Cells -- Biotechnology and Vaccines -- Plant Biotechnology -- Commercialization of Biotechnology -- Patenting of New Inventions -- Safety Concerns About (GM) Products -- Ethical Concerns -- Biotechnology: Janus-Faced -- Developments in India -- GM Products in the USA -- Bio Products in EC -- Chapter 2: Biotechnology Laws and Practices in Some Countries -- The United States of America (USA) -- The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) -- Consumer Concerns -- Labelling of GM Products -- Environmental Concerns -- Commercialization in the USA -- European Union (EU) -- Labelling Requirements in the EUA -- Japan -- China -- The United Kingdom (UK) -- Canada -- Australia -- India -- The Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RDAC) -- The Instutional Bio Safety Committee (IBSC) -- The Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) -- The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) -- Agricultural Research and Biotechnology Research in India -- GM Crops in India -- Safety Concerns and Release of GMOs -- Chapter 3: Biotechnology and Patent Law -- Patenting of Substances Found in Nature -- Patent Law Requirements Blurred by the Advent of Biotechnology -- Patent Law in the USA -- United States Supreme Court's Decision in Chakraborty's Case -- Patenting 'the Harvard Mouse' -- The Utility Requirement -- Obviousness -- Case Law -- Sufficient Disclosure/Written Description -- Case Law -- Conception of a DNA Molecule and Sufficiency of a Written Description…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Assessed jurisdiction's comments on the assessment of effectiveness in practice -- Note -- Australia -- Overall findings -- AEOI legal framework -- Effectiveness of AEOI in practice -- General context -- Findings and conclusions on the legal frameworks -- CR1 Domestic legal framework: Jurisdictions should have a domestic legislative framework in place that requires all Reporting Financial Institutions to conduct the due diligence and reporting procedures in the CRS, and that provides for the effective... -- CR2 International legal framework: Jurisdictions should have exchange relationships in effect with all Interested Appropriate Partners as committed to and that provide for the exchange of information in accordance with the Model CAA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Integration of anticipatory practices into the mainstream practices -- Lack of time for alternatives exploration due to misalignment of the Government Programme and budget development -- Medium-term strategic planning with a system thinking approach -- Identifying and addressing emergent issues -- Cross-sectoral tools for dynamic monitoring and evaluating -- Spending reviews for dynamic evaluation -- Rapid cross-sector analysis -- Pilot case findings and key considerations -- References -- Notes -- 11 Child well-being in Finland's welfare service counties -- Introduction -- Child well-being: A uniquely anticipatory domain -- The changing nature of childhood -- Changing policy and measurement considerations for childhood -- Uncertainty and complexity in child well-being policy -- Existing anticipation for child well-being in Finland -- National Child Strategy -- Reform of healthcare, social welfare and rescue services (SOTE reform) -- Child-oriented budgeting pilot -- Itla -- Finland's national foresight system -- Report to Parliament by the Ombudsman for Children 2022 -- National Social and Healthcare Innovation and Strategy Network -- Family Centres and One-Stop Guidance Centres -- International cases -- Foresight and anticipatory approaches to well-being -- The Netherlands -- Whole government approach -- Scotland -- Ireland -- New Zealand -- National-local co-ordination -- Australia -- Norway -- Overall findings from international cases -- Gap analysis -- Lack of systematic ways of working -- Implementation difficulties -- Silos and fragmented knowledge -- Connection with actors and users -- Opportunities for action -- Objectives -- Stronger sense of companionship -- Coherent and concerted action -- Purpose-driven anticipation with a well-being focus -- Better situation awareness and context -- Mechanisms…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Relationships of Climatic Patterns to Vegetational Patterns -- SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS -- Hierarchical Organization -- Ecosystem Persistence -- Long-Term Species Replacement Dynamics: Evolutionary Implications -- REFERENCES -- 9 The Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic History of Vegetation and Climate at Northern and Southern High Latitudes: A Comparison -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PALEOGEOGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK -- SUMMARY OF HIGH-LATITUDE VEGETATIONAL CHANGES -- Northern Cretaceous -- Albian-Cenomanian and Arrival of Angiosperms -- Turonian-Coniacian-Santonian -- Campanian-Maastrichtian -- Southern Cretaceous -- Albian-Cenomanian and Early Angiosperms -- Turonian-Coniacian-Santonian -- Campanian-Maastrichtian -- Northern Cenozoic -- Paleocene -- Eocene -- Oligocene-Miocene-Pliocene -- Southern Cenozoic -- Paleocene -- Eocene -- Oligocene-Miocene-Pliocene -- COMPARISON OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HIGH-LATITUDE VEGETATION -- Cretaceous Evolutionary Trends -- Northern and Southern Floras: Deciduous Versus Evergreen -- Cenozoic Vegetational Changes -- Possible Future Changes -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 10 The Impact of Climatic Changes on the Development of the Australian Flora -- ABSTRACT -- UNIQUENESS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM -- GEOLOGICAL AND PLATE TECTONIC SETTING -- MODERN VEGETATION OF AUSTRALIA -- FACTORS AFFECTING VEGETATION AND TAXON-BASED CHANGES -- MAJOR TERTIARY CLIMATIC CHANGES -- PLANT MEGAFOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR CLIMATIC CHANGE -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 11 Global Climatic Influence on Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LAND MAMMAL FAUNAS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO CLIMATIC CHANGE -- Chronofaunas and Turnover Pulses -- Importance of Immigrants -- Recognition of Land Mammal Biomes -- MAMMALIAN FAUNAL SUCCESSION IN NORTH AMERICA -- Paleocene Chronofauna: Tropical Forest…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Introduction -- Theorizing Contemporary Working-Class Masculinities and Social Change -- Masculinities in Higher Education -- The First-In-Family Males Project -- Findings -- Becoming Themselves: Acclimatizing to University Life -- Being Themselves: Connecting at University -- Experiences With Class Prejudice -- Discussion and Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Funding -- References -- 3 Gendered Precarity, Intersectionality and Barriers to Higher Education for Women Seeking Asylum in Australia -- Introduction -- Gendered Precarity and Intersectionality -- Precarity -- Intersectionality -- Gender -- Background of the Study -- Methodology -- Co-Researchers - Women Seeking Asylum -- Guided Conversations and Collaborative Analysis -- Gendered Precarity Among Women Seeking Asylum -- Existence -- Status -- Gender Roles: "[There Is] Still a Man Behind" -- Time -- Family Responsibilities: Extra Burden On Women…”