La hemoncosis, causada por el nematodo del abomaso de rumiantes Haernonchus contortus, constituye una de las enfermedades parasitarias más notables del ganado ovino en todo el mundo. Las infecciones provocan síndromes anémicos y de mala digestión/absorción que pueden causar la…

I would imagine that this year will be one of great change for many readers.  We have become used to the constant change of technology: hardware, software, networking, and new and different applications of graphics in almost every profession.  But…

"PUBLISH or PERISH"   We in academia have all been subject to the doctrine of "publish or perish".  It is a mist for promotion and tenure.  If you don't find a research area (preferably funded by grants) and write prolifically…

In this study I use critical discourse analysis to explore how one special education teacher who is informed by a sociocultural perspective of disability deconstructs disability in the way that she talks about her practice as a special educator and…

It is an unfortunate fact that two major issues including health and safety are not given as much importance as the issue persists. In this context road safety is also another important agenda for the developing countries and the situation…

The role of parents within special education teacher preparation programs has been widely recognized. Traditional approaches for preparing special educators to interact with parents of children with special needs have been mainly classroom based promoting a narrow view of the…

Las competencias representan el despliegue de una forma de razón que anula el "yo pienso" y "cómo yo explico" que debe darse en el diálogo de saberes como expresión intersubjetiva. En este contexto, el proceso tradicional de evaluación está vinculado…

Abstract. For a recurrent linear diffusion on the positive real axis we study the asymptotics of the distribution of its local time at 0 as the time parameter tends to infinity. Under the assumption that the Lévy measure of the…

The aim of this paper is to discuss the definition and the parameters of parental involvement. It looks at the psychological aspect of the term (i.e. from the point of view of the individual parent) while it recognizes the importance…

The Greek educational system is highly centralized and the communication between parents and teachers is considered as a marginal or a grey area in the school function. Educational legislation favours parents’ involvement rather than participation and implies an imbalance between…