In recent decades, analyses on spatial change have addressed mountains as specifc and crucial places for resilience and global sustainable development pathways. Comprehensive studies have recognized the complexity of "mountain" research issues at local to global levels. This article takes stock of the emerging shift in priorities across European research towards analyzing interactions …
Seit mehreren Jahrzehnten ist die Religionslandschaft der Schweiz Gegenstand intensiver empirischer Sozialforschung. Hierbei ist eine Tradition entstanden, in welcher seit 1989 im Abstand von ungefähr zehn Jahren quantitativ orientierte Studien zur religiösen Lage der Schweiz erscheinen. Dies ist das bisher vierte Buch in der erwähnten Reihe.
This stimulating open access volume details the innovative work of the Pan Institution Network for Global Health in creating collaborative research-based answers to large-scale health issues. Equitable partnerships among member universities representing North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe reverse standard cross-national dynamics to develop locally relevant responses to health challenges as …
Buku akses terbuka ini membahas kemajuan terkini dalam eksperimen yang menggunakan lingkungan superfluida yang sangat dingin dan sangat lemah yang disediakan oleh tetesan nano helium untuk studi spektroskopi, struktural, dan dinamis resolusi tinggi dari molekul dan gugus sintetis. Studi infra-merah, UV-Vis terkini dari radikal, molekul, gugus, ion, dan biomolekul, serta studi dinamika laser dan…
Buku Akses Terbuka ini menganalisis masa lalu, masa kini, dan masa depan universitas teknik sebagai institusi independen dengan satu fakultas. Titik tolaknya adalah pandangan tentang realitas akademis yang berubah, yang melaluinya identitas sebagai universitas teknik ditantang dan dibentuk kembali. Lebih khusus lagi, buku ini menghubungkan pengembangan universitas teknik dengan perubahan dalam …
Fragen der Versorgungsqualität gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung. Das gilt auch für die pflegerische Versorgung. Der Pflege-Report, der jährlich in Buchform und als Open-Access-Publikation erscheint, beleuchtet im Schwerpunkt 2023 die Versorgungsqualität von Langzeitgepflegten. Bereits im Jahr 2018 stand das Thema „Qualität in der Langzeitpflege“ im Fokus des Pflege-Reports. Viel ist sei…
This open access book addresses communicative aspects of the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as the epidemic of misinformation from the perspective of argumentation theory. Argumentation theory is uniquely placed to understand and account for the challenges of public reason as expressed through argumentative discourse. The book thus focuses on the extent to which the forms, norms and function…
As explored in this open access book, higher education in STEM fields is influenced by many factors, including education research, government and school policies, financial considerations, technology limitations, and acceptance of innovations by faculty and students. In 2018, Drs. Ryoo and Winkelmann explored the opportunities, challenges, and future research initiatives of innovative learning …
This open access book takes an original view on the social production of knowledge in and across space. It explores how people build and transfer proficiency within and beyond the bounds of social groups. Social groups, such as professions, epistemic communities, or academic disciplines, collectively organize to help individuals gain understanding of and knowledge about specific subjects of exp…
Across the country, our children are beginning life from very different starting points. Some have aspirations and believe they can be achieved. For too many others, aspirations are tempered, if not dashed, by the sobering realities of everyday life. These different starting points place children on distinctly different trajectories of growth and development, ultimately leading to vastly differ…