“…Teacher feedback has a developmental focus, with many teachers reporting that it leads to improvements in their teaching practices, and other aspects of their work. …”

“…Networks of illicit trade in counterfeits use many modern solutions, including e-commerce, a tool that offers numerous advantages for consumers and businesses. …”

“…Using newly assembled data on regulation in several sectors of many OECD countries, we provide substantial and robust evidence that various measures of regulation in the product market, concerning in particular entry barriers, are negatively related to investment. …”

“…Despite increased funding and many reforms, most education systems are still seeking ways to better prepare their students for a world in which technological change and the digital revolution are changing the way we work, live and relate to one another. …”

“…Many Latin American countries are undertaking projects, in line with practices disseminated by PEB, to share school facilities with the local community, to adapt traditional schools for students with disabilities, and to collaborate with private companies to finance educational buildings. …”

“…Walking is the most natural form of mobility; however cities have not always evolved to accommodate the needs of pedestrians and walking has in many cases been neglected in the development of transport systems. …”

“…Design of the school environment has a direct impact on teaching and learning, activities which can be supported or frustrated by many building elements. Through a collaborative process, evaluating new and existing facilities can benefit all those involved in educational building, from the school users, to the local authority, to designers…”

“…Gender equality has been virtually achieved in many fields of study, especially in social sciences and services but significant gender differences persist in computing and engineering (maledominated) and in health and welfare and education (female-dominated). …”

“…Recent studies have shown that knowledge-based capital (KBC) is an important source of economic growth in many of the world’s advanced economies (much more so than R&D alone) and is positively correlated with real GDP per capita in a cross-section of these economies. …”

“…Analysis shows that while differences in immigration policy play a significant role, there are many other variables which affect educational attainment in immigrants, such as the education level of the parents, source region and home language…”

“…Public expenditure control has become a central element of economic policy in many countries. This report analyses budget practices and some recent innovations from the point of view of senior public servants in the central budget offices of nineteen OECD Member countries. …”

“…Six contributions resulting from as many research paths, coordinated by Gaetano Aiello, Marco Biffi, Simone Guercini, Giuseppe Lotti, Saverio Mecca, Carlo Sorrentino and Luca Toschi, aimed at analysing the institutional identity of the University, its reputation in the various <i>stakeholders</i>, the paths of defining a clear coordinated image, the appropriateness of the language used…”

“…As elsewhere in microbiology, this is a fast-developing field, and the proposed special issue of Frontiers highlights many of the more recent advances that have been made in this area. …”

“…As a reaction to the strong call of many funding agencies pushing for more open access, this journal will be your first choice for publishing research in compliance with funders' mandates and for keeping up with the latest developments in energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution, applications, ecology, climate, water, environment, policy, and the related societal impacts…”

“…The contents of this book should be of help to many scientists and engineers…”

“…Differential geometry is a very active field of research and has many applications to areas such as physics, in particular gravity. …”

“…In the last 40 years, the microstrip antenna has been developed for many communication systems such as radars, sensors, wireless, satellite, broadcasting, ultra-wideband, radio frequency identifications (RFIDs), reader devices etc. …”

“…Every employee is different, but unfortunately many leaders use a one-size-fits-all approach to leading. …”

“…The models are able to estimate throughput for many alternative designs in a relatively short amount of time. …”

“…It is, in effect, a guide to country participation in the many activities of the OECD…”