A brief review is first given of the available studies (upto 1984) related to the Mexican Volcanic Belt (MVB). A synthesis is then presented of the most important results of the papers included in the Special Volume on the MVB…

Faced with a shortage of skilled labour, more and more companies invest in training and education of their personnel. Organizational managers are confronted with the problem how to assess and compare employee’s advantages and disadvantages with its competitors, which criteria…

This paper presents the results from the second phase of a case study exploring home-school relationships in Cyprus based on parents’ perspectives. Interviews with parents indicated that they understood that home-school co-operation might benefit children’s attainments, emphasising the family’s role…

This paper intends to evaluate the features, peculiarities and possibilities of virtual person. A person, who constantly uses social-economic information, creates human and other features of virtual person. Individuals and companies communicating in virtual space are conceivable as virtual person.…

Los vegetales han acompañado e influenciado estrechamente la historia del hombre. Por su gran diversidad de usos y funciones en la cotidianidad, se plantea que en gran medida su presencia ha sido vital y determinante para el desarrollo e la…

This paper empirically examines the role of social networks in welfare participation. Social theorists from across the political spectrum have argued that network effects have given rise to a culture of poverty. Empirical work, however, has found it difficult to…

This qualitative study focused on exploring the knowledge and beliefs of university faculty, staff and students regarding: the effects of multicul- turalism and immigration on their professional lives; the influence of cultural issues within the university setting; and, finally, the…

The main aim of the paper is to create a model of the key elements affecting the use of innovation in marketing management on base of detailed analysis of literature and conducted research. This model should be supported by designed…

Aquest article presenta un estudi de cas que analitza la interacció a l’aula en l’ensenyament-aprenentatge de llengua catalana a quart de primària. Concretament, l’anàlisi se centra en l'actuació discursiva oral d’un mestre novell des del punt de vista de les…

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