“…In turn, the identification of the deceased to be celebrated daily in the church of São Bartolomeu de Coimbra and the property bequeathed by them, for the maintenance of the funeral ceremonies, allows us to observe that parish, its space and its population, for over two hundred years…”

“…The point is that if we consider an oscillation of data points in a weather pattern and plot a mean through it, extreme weather can be observed as a perturbation in a distribution of climatic events over time. …”

“…An unlikely cocktail of science, diplomacy and popular geography, the Arnhem Land Expedition put the Aboriginal cultures of the vast Arnhem Land reserve on an international stage…”

“…The many prophetic and prognostic works that followed Europe's earliest known printed book---not the Gutenberg Bible, but the Sibyl's Prophecy, printed by Gutenberg two years earlier and known today only from a single page---over the next century were perennial best sellers for many printers, and they provide the modern observer with a unique way to study the history and inner workings of the print medium. …”

“…ThisSpecial Issue “Sex Hormone Receptor Signals in Human Malignancies” coversvarious aspects of the potential role of sex hormone receptors and related signalsin prostate cancer, breast cancer, and other neoplastic conditions by depictingpromising findings derived from in vitro and in vivo experiments as well as theanalyses of surgical specimens. The current observations described may thusprovide a unique insight into novel or known functions of sex hormone receptorsand related molecules…”

“…In many respects, however, the discussions have reached an impasse: Whereas some observers tend to depict Confucianism as a panacea for all kinds of political and social ills in East Asian and Western societies, others consider it to be a mere vestige of the Chinese tradition which lacks any relevance for contemporary discourse. …”

“…Every day brings not only new shifts in political orders of various countries but also clearly observable metamorphoses of labour patterns, family forms, and modes through which we participate in political life, communicate, and which are related to each other. …”

“…Students of religion and interested observers of politics in Africa will cherish this book for providing a thorough analysis of the origin and politics of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). …”

“…Drawing on methodologies and approaches from anthropology, cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies, history, literature, media studies, and sociology, each chapter presents the results of research based on some combination of original archival research, careful textual analysis, ethnographic interviews, and participant observation. Building on more than four decades of scholarship on feminisms in Japanese and English, as well as decades more on women's history, this book offers a diverse and multivocal approach to scholarship on Japanese feminisms unmatched by existing publications. …”

“…En s’appuyant sur l’observation de conflits d’appropriation au sein du Village Shaugnessy à Montréal et de la Goutte d’Or à Paris, cet ouvrage interroge les logiques qui organisent la régulation des espaces publics dans des quartiers péricentraux et à vocation résidentielle. …”

“…With the considerable advances made in the quality of sensors on board commercial observation satellites, information gained from them not only became widely available, but very useful for the verification of a number of arms control treaties including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (the NPT). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: Macro, Submicro and Symbolic Representations and the Relationship Between Them: Key Models in Chemical Education -- The Challenges Faced in Teaching and Learning About the Representational Triplet -- Learning at the Sub-micro Level: Structural Representations -- Micro–Macro Thinking in Chemical Education: Why and How to Escape -- Towards a Better Utilization of Diagrams in Research into the Use of Representative Levels in Chemical Education -- Learning at the Symbolic Level -- Improving Existing Pedagogy in Respect of the Triplet Relationship -- Learning at the Macro Level: The Role of Practical Work -- Linking the Macroscopic, Sub-microscopic and Symbolic Levels: The Case of Inorganic Qualitative Analysis -- The Efficacy of an Alternative Instructional Programme Designed to Enhance Secondary Students’ Competence in the Triplet Relationship -- Linking the Macroscopic and Sub-microscopic Levels: Diagrams -- Classroom Solutions to the Challenges Posed by the Triplet Relationship -- Structure–Property Relations Between Macro and Micro Representations: Relevant Meso-levels in Authentic Tasks -- Historical Material in Macro–Micro Thinking: Conceptual Change in Chemistry Education and the History of Chemistry -- The Roles of Multimedia in the Teaching and Learning of the Triplet Relationship in Chemistry -- The Application of a ‘Model of Modelling’ to Illustrate the Importance of Metavisualisation in Respect of the Three Types of Representation -- Action Research to Promote the Formation of Linkages by Chemistry Students Between the Macro, Submicro, and Symbolic Representational Levels -- Towards a Coherent Model for Macro, Submicro and Symbolic Representations in Chemical Education…”

“…This indelible trace is observed as both changes in behavior and changes in neuronal structure and function. …”

“…Sa République de Platon offre au spectateur d’observer l’œuvre originale au travers du prisme contemporain, alimenté par les évolutions et révolutions politiques survenues au cours de l’histoire, plaçant ainsi la république au cœur du Festival d’Avignon…”

“…La culture matérielle du Moyen-Orient, de l'Europe occidentale et de la Mésoamérique, depuis le Néolithique jusqu'au début de l'époque moderne est ici au centre des observations, exprimant aussi bien les formes d'adaptation à un environnement que les transmissions des formes et des fonctions dans l'espace et dans le temps…”

“…For instance: a number of mammalian peptide hormones and neuropeptides have been originally identified in fish or amphibians; studies conducted in a sea slug founded the cellular and molecular basis of learning and memory; observations of neurogenesis in the forebrain of songbirds led to the discovery of adult neurogenesis in the mammalian brain. …”

“…A unified framework for understanding financial markets The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets brings a fresh perspective to today's major questions surrounding financial policy.Influenced by his term as Governor of the Federal Reserve, Frederic Mishkin offers students a unique viewpoint and informed insight into the monetary policy process, the regulation and supervision of the financial system, and the internationalization of financial markets. …”

“…It also summarizes five views on dialogue as offered by leading theorists, offers a series of practical observations based on these views, and presents some examples of how dialogue has been incorporated into the work processes of organizations…”

“…Building upon an extensive ethnographic study of players' emotional practices in video games, including participant observation in online games, qualitative interviews, an analysis of YouTube videos and gaming magazines since the 1980s, this Element provides new insights into the complexity and diversity of player experiences and the pleasures of playful virtual violence. …”

“…Common Law, Civil Law, and Colonial Law builds upon the legal historian F.W. Maitland's famous observation that history involves comparison, and that those who ignore every system but their own 'hardly came in sight of the idea of legal history'. …”