“…It gives us information about basic mechanisms of cell function and interactions needed for morphogenesis and organogenesis. …”

“…They argue that society should begin a more productive debate about whether to reduce the high rates of exposure to media violence, and delineate the public policy options that are likely be most effective. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Foreword; Dirk Hastedt -- 1 Introduction to Reliability and Validity of International Large-Scale Assessment; Hans Wagemaker -- 2 Study Design and Evolution, and the Imperatives of Reliability and Validity; Hans Wagemaker -- 3 Framework Development in International Large-Scale Assessment Studies; John Ainley and Wolfram Schulz -- 4 Assessment Content Development; Liz Twist and Julian Fraillon -- 5 Questionnaire Development in International Large-Scale Assessment Studies; Wolfram Schulz and Ralph Carstens -- 6 Translation: The Preparation of National Language Versions of Assessment Instruments; Paula Korsnakova, Steve Dept, and David Ebbs -- 7 Sampling, Weighting, and Variance Estimation; Sabine Meinck -- 8 Quality Control during Data Collection: Refining for Rigor; Lauren Musu, Sandra Dohr, and Andrea Netten -- 9 Post-collection Data Capture, Processing, and Scoring; Alena Becker -- 10 Technology and Assessment; Heiko Sibberns -- 11 Ensuring Validity in International Comparisons Using State-of-the-art Psychometric Methodologies; Matthias von Davier, Eugene Gonzalez, and Wolfram Schulz -- 12 Publishing and Dissemination; Seamus Hegarty and Sive Finlay -- 13 Consequential Validity: Data Access, Data Use, Analytical Support, and Training; Sabine Meinck, Eugene Gonzalez, and Hans Wagemaker -- 14 Using IEA Studies to Inform Policymaking and Program Development: The Case of Singapore; Hui Leng Ng, Chew Leng Poon, and Elizabeth Pang -- 15 Understanding the Policy Influence of International Large-Scale Assessments in Education; David Rutkowski, Greg Thompson, and Leslie Rutkowski…”

“…Holistic improvement of PHA production, applicable on an industrially relevant scale, calls for, inter alia, consolidated knowledge about the enzymatic and genetic particularities of PHA-accumulating organisms, an in-depth understanding of the kinetics of the bioprocess, the selection of appropriate inexpensive fermentation feedstocks, tailoring of PHA composition at the level of its monomeric constituents, optimized biotechnological engineering, and novel strategies for PHA recovery from biomass characterized by low energy and chemical requirements. …”

“…Readers will not only discover the demographics and diversity of lone parents, but also the variety of social representations and discourses about the changing phenomenon of lone parenthood. …”

“…Ce processus, inscrit dans le cadre d’une dualisation du système de formation, est apparu lui-même lié à la massification de l’enseignement supérieur et aux transformations économiques et sociales générées par l’application, à partir du milieu des années 1980, des plans d’ajustement structurel du FMI, synonymes d’élargissement progressif du secteur privé et d’ouverture à l’économie mondiale…”

“…C’est à cette échelle, celle des territoires construits et vécus par les acteurs, que ceux-ci peuvent se sentir partie prenante et innover, tant au niveau des modes de coopération qu’à celui des valeurs à adopter afin de modifier les comportements individuels et collectifs…”

“…Structured by the four themes ‘crossing boundaries', ‘travelling ideas', ‘social and economic movements' and ‘pious endeavours', this volume proposes three conceptual approaches to translocality: firstly, to trace how it is embodied, narrated, virtualized or institutionalized within or in reference to physical or imagined localities; secondly, to understand locality as a relational concept rather than a geographically bounded unit; and thirdly, to consider cross-border traders, travelling students, business people and refugees as examples of non-elite mobilities that provide alternative ways to think about what ‘global' means today. Mobilities, Boundaries, and Travelling Ideas will be of interest to students and scholars of the anthropology, history and sociology of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as for those interested in new approaches to Area Studies…”

“…As well, the APIEL program has field units to provide experience in problem solving, decision making, and participation, taking into consideration ecological, political, economic, social, aesthetic, and ethical aspects. Another characteristic feature of the program is that it promotes changes in attitudes and behavior that will help to solve existing environmental problems and to avoid a generation of new ones. …”

“…Soumettre les écrits des juristes aux méthodes et questions habituellement réservées aux œuvres littéraires permet d’identifier les nombreux liens que la pensée juridique a établis avec les autres domaines de la culture antique afin de parvenir à une résolution équitable des conflits grâce à l’argumentation.Partant du point de vue des lecteurs antiques, l’ouvrage présente trois attitudes que le juriste pouvait adopter dans sa pratique : celle du philosophe, de l’historien ou de l’enseignant…”

“…The book also offers all the practical information that parties need to apply the SBR solutions in their own domain.It is now generally known that large-scale ICT programs are about much more than just technology. With Standard Business Reporting as a model of a domain in which information chains have been tackled thoroughly, The Chain has been challenged to be a not-to-be-missed manual for administrators and program managers who want to manage and account for a world full of ICT…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cristina González Campos, María Alejandra Mora Castillo, Pia Honores Mundaca, Patricia Tello Rojas, Darleing Tirado Mena, Simonne Marín Sarria y Allison Martínez Pérez -- Sastres para el desastre : la educación y la psicología como aportes a la recuperación de Copiapó / Lised Evelin Tacán Bastidas, Daissy Andrea Burbano Fajardo y Nancy MacCann-Alfaro -- Capacidades educativas para la resiliencia frente a desastres : el caso de las escuelas Diego Portales Palazuelos de Chañaral y Sara Cortés Cortés de Diego de Almagro / Sonia Pérez Tello, Rayén Alday Yévenez, Valentina Astudilla Farías, Fernanda Flores-Haverbeck y Andrés Saavedra Castro -- Conocimientos e información como pilares para la construcción de resiliencia / Paulina Aldunce Ide, Dania Mena Maldonado y Gloria Lillo Ortega -- Desafíos y propuestas de políticas públicas ante riesgos y desastres socionaturales / Paulina Vergara Saavedra, Daniela Ejsmentewicz Cáceres, Juan Pablo Araya Orellana y Xenia Fuster Farfán -- Epílogo / Profesora Ruth Carrizo Peña…”

“…À cette édition critique, s’ajoute une traduction française et un commentaire philologique et linguistique. …”

“…Among its conclusions: First, researchers must become better educated about these issues, particularly the differences between the concepts and terms. …”

“…A comparison between Western European Catholic monasteries and Russian Orthodox monasteries during the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period reveals their common roots in the Western and Eastern monastic traditions as well as similarities in the meaning and practical implementation of their shared early Christian heritage. The adopted social-historical perspective illustrates how the world of the monastery is connected to secular spaces Das Mönchtum undder Aufbau der Welt der Klöster gehören zum gemeinsamen Erbe von Ost- und Westkirche seit der Spätantike. …”

“…En Belgique, comme dans de nombreux autres pays, on s’accorde pour considérer que l’articulation entre vie professionnelle et vie familiale n’est ni une simple affaire privée relevant de choix individuels, ni une problématique qui concernerait uniquement les femmes. …”

“…Si la critique s’avère justifiée, elle ne doit cependant pas nous conduire à adopter sur ce tiers une position « objective » - ce qui le soustrairait à sa condition phénoménale -, mais à repenser l’articulation de la norme et du phénomène au sein d’un « paradigme situationnel » édifié à la croisée de quatre perspectives distinctes : une perspective grammaticale, une perspective éthologico-hiératique, une perspective eidétique et une perspective narrative. …”

“…Dans un contexte de marchés imparfaits, ces contrats permettent un ajustement flexible des facteurs de production. En mettant en évidence les logiques d'acteurs dans leurs configurations contractuelles, cet ouvrage réhabilite des pratiques longtemps considérées comme inefficientes ou dépassées…”

“…El 12 de agosto de 1800, Napoleón designó una comisión de cuatro miembros encargados de establecer las bases de la legislación civil: Tronchet (1726-1806), Portalis (1746-1807), Bigot de Préameneu (1747-1825) y Maleville (1741-1824). …”

“…In this process of synthesis, scientific and philosophical investigations enrich each other—with sciences informing philosophies about the best current knowledge of the world, both natural and human-made—while philosophies scrutinize the ontological, epistemological, and methodological foundations of sciences, providing scientists with questions and conceptual analyses. …”