In June 2007, at the Annual General Meeting in Mexico City, IASPM discussed and approved the creation of an online journal with the aim of offering an alternative to recognized academic journals, as practical confirmation that the organization is a…

This research aims to provide a preliminary approach on to what extent linguistic and situational contexts are conducive to successfulvocabulary recognition in discrete-item testing in the context of a language teacher education program in Bogotá. This study resorted to the…

This research-based article presents an interpretive qualitative study with pre-service teachers of Social Studies, who construct their ownmeanings from social-studies texts through their roots of knowledge, their shared assumptions, and the intertextuality which are collectively relatedto the core category: Habitus.…

Pancreatitis remains the most common severe complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and typically develops in 5-7% of patients. Although most post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) is mild, severe pancreatitis and its complications can occur, and in rare cases death can result.…

We propose in this work a general procedure to
efficient EM-based design of single-layer SIW interconnects,
including their transitions to microstrip lines. Our starting point
is developed by exploiting available empirical knowledge for
SIW. We propose an efficient SIW surrogate…

The lack of effective communication about climate risk has contributed to improper interpretation of scientific findings pertaining to climate change and to poor mobilization of vulnerable groups for developing appropriate response actions. This article describes communication efforts undertaken in Ghana,…

The press is generally regarded as a reliable source of information with however the capacity to propagate ideologies, social conceptions and beliefs. In this regard, it seems evident that the social role of the press can by no means be…

A concept of pedagogical process knowledge (PPK) is introduced to partner pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). This concept arises from observing the learning of teachers engaged in a course supporting them in introducing more inquiry-based methods into their practice. This course…

Background: Intra-urban inequalities in mortality have been infrequently analysed in European contexts. The aim of the present study was to analyse patterns of cancer mortality and their relationship with socioeconomic deprivation in small areas in 11 Spanish cities. Methods: It…

The purpose of the research was to assess the impact of the process of professional development of English foreign language teachers in Israel who participated in the Explicit Multisensory Phonics Intervention Programme. Previous research focused on changes in knowledge, practices,…