This article aggregates empirical evidence of the main barriers to and facilitators of the implementation of different strategies at organizations in Brazil. It is a theoretical study that uses as its starting point those studies that regard strategy as a…

The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2004 the International Year of Rice under the concept "Rice is Life". The largest nutritional problems occurring globally are protein-energy malnutrition, Ca, Fe, I, Zn and vitamin A deficiencies. Being rice the…

According as the international definition of Flexible Scope, a laboratory must demonstrate face with the accreditation body that it has the knowledge, experience and competence to work within the full range of its flexible scope, as well as possessing suitable…

Mycotoxins attract worldwide attention because of the significant economic losses associated with their impact on human health, animal production and both domestic and international trade. Those mycotoxins that are currently considered to be worldwide  importance are aflatoxins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, fumonisins,…

Mycotoxins have been defined as "fungal metabolites which, when ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin, cause lowered performance, sickness or death in man or animals, including birds"( Pitt, 1996). The ability of some mycotoxins to compromise the immune system…

The changes that have taken place during the modern era have threatened the overall authority of the ‘ulamā’ as transmitters of knowledge. The ‘ulamā’ nevertheless retained their status by adapting their past discursive forms. Based upon interviews and content analysis,…

The educational policies of the Singapore government are driven by the needs of a modern knowledge-based society and economic development, with the state advocating modernity while the Muslim minority, arguably, appeared to be caught in tradition and holding on to…

Aim: To disclose scientific knowledge about hydroarsenicism in Latin America, as well as to determine the presence of arsenic in water used for human consumption in risk areas of Costa Rica, specifically at the Central, Oreamuno, Paraíso and Alvarado counties…

Como educadores sabemos que  em educação nada é rápido, nada se dá de uma hora para outra, as mudanças são contínuas, mas lentas, pois trabalhar com pressupostos educativos exige de quem se envolve no processo, observação, estudo, reflexão, para  depois…

A emergência da web tem tido um impacto profundo a níveis diferentes da nossa sociedade. A web tem vindo a mudar a forma como os indivíduos interagem, partilham informação, aprendem e trabalham. Na economia do conhecimento actual, a ‘participatory media’…