“…Strongly correlated electron systems are among the most active research topics in modern condensed matter physics. …”

“…This book is certainly a small sample of the research activity on Medical Robotics going on around the globe as you read it, but it surely covers a good deal of what has been done in the field recently, and as such it works as a valuable source for researchers interested in the involved subjects, whether they are currently “medical roboticists” or not…”

“…The effect of various nanoparticles, such as GaF3, ZnF2, Zn(BF4)2 and Ga2O3 additions, on the activity of CsF-RbF-AlF3 flux and mechanical behavior of Al/Steel brazed joints is presented. …”

“…The most influential was the chemist Hans Palmstierna, who was both an active Social Democrat and a regular contributor to the nation’s leading morning paper. …”

“…Consumers are planning to maintain increased connections with their communities, and some will actively purchase from brands that provide a sense of community. …”

“…These changes have resulted in greater economic activity in the energy sector, increased renewable energy deployment, further market liberalisation and greater emphasis on energy efficiency in policy making. …”

“…It does so by reviewing the main findings in the literature and key issues involved in the valuation of biodiversity and ecosystems services, as well as key issues involved in linking loss of biodiversity and ecosystems services to economic activity. The report finishes by identifying the main opportunities and obstacles in including biodiversity and eco-system services into a dynamic general equilibrium framework…”

“…Drawing directly from the experiences from OECD Nuclear Energy Agency member countries, the report discusses effective methods to disseminate safety culture throughout the regulatory body, to build competence in safety culture, and to develop self-reflection and self-assessment activities. Finally, the report presents ten conclusions based on lessons learnt and best practices to inspire managers to continuously develop their regulatory body's safety culture…”

“…This publication provides an overview of the activities and recent accomplishments of TCPs. The 39 TCPs operating today involve about 6 000 experts from government, industry and research organisations in 51 countries around the world. …”

“…Panorama de l'aide pour le commerce 2019 analyse la manière dont le commerce peut contribuer à la diversification et à l'autonomisation économiques, en mettant l'accent sur l'élimination de l'extrême pauvreté, en particulier par la participation active des femmes et des jeunes ; et sur la manière dont le commerce peut contribuer à la réalisation de ces objectifs en remédiant aux contraintes qui pèsent sur l'offre et l'infrastructure commerciale, y compris pour les micro, petites et moyennes entreprises, en particulier dans les zones rurales L'analyse est basée sur les vues des 133 participants – dont 88 pays en développement, 35 donateurs, 5 fournisseurs d'assistance Sud Sud liée au commerce et 5 organisations régionales – à l'exercice 2019 de suivi et d'évaluation de l'Aide pour le commerce. …”

“…The NEA safety culture forum was created to gain a better understanding of how the national context affects safety culture in a given country and how operators and regulators perceive these effects in their day-to-day activities. The ultimate goal is to ensure safe nuclear operations. …”

“…It first provides an update on LNG market flexibility metrics based on a detailed assessment of recent contractual activity. It analyses the evolution of flexibility in LNG supply procured by traditional Asian buyers for their domestic markets, and how this flexibility could contribute to improving security of supply for fast-growing markets elsewhere in Asia. …”

“…Lower up-skilling in emerging economies would also slow-down the restructuring towards higher value-added activities in these emerging economies…”

“…One of the main environmental pressures is from the ever-increasing transport activity, especially the use of private vehicles. Although travelling in a private vehicle brings benefits to the individual using it, this entails costs to society as a whole. …”

“…However, the relationship varies with the taxed activity under consideration and the existence of an explicit mechanism to redistribute environmentally related tax revenues. …”

“…These gaps stand in the way of governments’ attempts to implement lifelong learning, active employability and social equity policies. …”

“…The Nordic countries are characterized by relatively compressed wage structures, implying that the incentives to offshore activities intensive in low-skilled labour might be particularly strong in these countries. …”

“…It concludes with a review of the links between a possible correction of housing prices and real activity. The main highlights from this analysis are as follows: 1) The size and duration of the current real house price increases; the degree to which they have tended to move together across countries; and the extent to which they have disconnected from the business cycle are unprecedented. 2) Overvaluation of real house prices may only apply to a relatively small number of countries. …”

“…Russia is in the process of one of the most ambitious electricity sector reforms ever undertaken, reflecting the importance of an efficient and reliable electricity sector for promoting economic activity, growth and community prosperity. However, the outcome remains uncertain at this stage. …”

“…There are also gaps in terms of the effect of mitigation actions and support provided and received for climate-related activities, including for technology transfer and capacity building. …”