“…From her Canadian perspective, Relke focuses on Star Trek's uniquely American version of liberal humanism, extends it into a broader analysis of ideological features, and avoids a completely positive or negative critique, choosing instead to honour the contradictions inherent in the complexity of the subject."…”

“…Old models of investigation that artificially isolated "folk medicine," "complementary and alternative medicine," and "biomedicine" as mutually exclusive have proven too limited in exploring the real-life complexities of health belief systems as they observably exist and are applied by contemporary Americans. Recent research strongly suggests that individuals construct their health belief systmes from diverse sources of authority, including community and ethnic tradition, education, spiritual beliefs, personal experience, the influence of popular media, and perception of the goals and means of formal medicine. …”

“…Folklore/Cinema will be of interest to scholars from many fields---folklore, film studies, popular culture, American studies, history, anthropology, and literature among them---and will help introduce students in various courses to intersections of film and culture…”

“…What begins with a look at Swift's satiric writings ends up being a fascinating study of Colonialism and post-Colonialism--ever a subject of interest--allowing thoughtful and provocative insights into Irish and American history…”

“…The scope of concerns is wide: the perspective of the American philosopher S. Cavell who makes a very original reception of the heritage of Austin and Wittgenstein; Sartre's phenomenological perspective in dialogue and conflict with that of Lacanian psychoanalysis and the reconceptualisations of ideology made by Louis Althusser; the constitution of the subject in tension between the subjection to power and the possibilities of resistance according to the perspective of Judith Butler; a rereading of the implication of structure and subject in the structural perspective opened by Saussure and continued by Lévi-Strauss, Benveniste and Lacan, subject that receives a treatment circumscribed to the thought of the Argentine Ernesto Laclau, in which different stages are distinguished; the implications that the fundamental events of the history of the 20th century bring for a conceptualization of subjectivity in the perspective of Theodor Adorno and the limitations that the conceptualization of the work of art as a game in Gadamer's work imposes on the modern conception of the subjectivity…”

“…Naval History (North American Society for Oceanic History)…”

“…<br><br> Als rector magnificus van de Universiteit Utrecht heeft Bert van der Zwaan met tal van collega’s in Azië, Europa en Noord-Amerika gesproken over de ontwikkelingen binnen de stelsels van hoger onderwijs in hun land. …”

“…This book conveys the rich possibilities of the German perspective for those who employ American and French critical techniques and for students of contemporary critical theory…”

“…The mechanism-based approach then guides the twelve chapters on social policy developments in different Asian, African, European and Latin American countries. Based on these findings, the concluding chapter provides a structured compilation of causal mechanisms and outlines how a mechanism-based approach can further strengthen research on the global development of social policies, especially in a comparative perspective. …”

“…Topics were selected based on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education's Coding Systems for Colleges of Pharmacy and the 2016 American College of Clinical Pharmacy's Pharmacotherapy Didactic Curriculum Toolkit. …”

“…Tax revenues at 20% of GDP remain low compared to other Latin American countries and the OECD average and tax evasion is pervasive. …”

“…However, this border effect is substantially smaller than the one found in previous estimates focusing on European and North American cities, which were based on the comparison of much broader price indices such as the consumer price index ..…”

“…Le second expose le travail en cours pour améliorer le Complexe des sciences à l’Université du Québec à Montréal. …”

“…Le rapport examine les éléments qu’il conviendrait de développer davantage, ou de modifier, pour améliorer la confiance des consommateurs dans ce domaine…”

“…L’expérience d’un certain nombre de pays de l’OCDE montre aujourd’hui comment l’utilisation des écoles en dehors des heures de classe peut améliorer les résultats des élèves en leur donnant davantage de temps pour étudier, enrichir le programme scolaire par des activités hors programme, donner aux adultes des possibilités de développement personnel ou de formation et offrir à la population en général un cadre bien situé qui puisse être le centre de la vie collective. …”

“…Les fonds issus d’un emprunt obligataire voté en novembre 2009 serviront à construire de nouveaux bâtiments scolaires et à rénover le parc immobilier existant en vue d’améliorer l’efficacité de l’enseignement public et de redynamiser la ville de Detroit…”

“…La Section II décrit les mesures adoptées par les tribunaux arbitraux et le Centre international pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements (CIRDI) pour améliorer la transparence du système au niveau gouvernemental. …”

“…Des dépenses militaires excessives compromettent l'avenir des pays en développement. . Améliorer la transparence des informations et renforcer les structures multilatérales de sécurité doivent constituer des objectifs prioritaires. . …”

“…While there are factors beyond the health-care system itself that contribute to this gap in performance, there is also likely to be scope to improve the health of Americans while reducing, or at least not increasing spending. …”

“…Le système de santé -Principales caractéristiques du système -Performances et coûts du système -Les problèmes que pose le système de santé canadien -L'amélioration du système : les réformes à ce jour et les stratégies futures IV. …”