The structural stability of different languages subject to the import of external elements is analyzed. We focus on the temporal side of the different processes interacting to produce a change in the structure of the language. That is, the rate of import and dissipation of new elements is seen...

This paper highlights the challenges and opportunities regarding the Environmental Education (EE) and solid waste themes from a perspective of supporting new demands, principles and guidelines of the National Policy for Solid Residues (PNRS) and the National Plan for Solid Residues, as well as...

The failure of the Somali state from 1993 to 2012 represents one of the world's most profound and prolonged cases of state collapse. Initially, education and other government services came to a standstill. With the halt of fighting in some areas, local communities with the support of the United...

The current peer review system suffers from two key problems: promotion of an in-crowd whose methods, opinions and innovations it protects; and failure to represent the opinions and interests of non-peer clients. As a result, whole disciplines orient themselves toward navel-gazing research...

We test the soccer myth suggesting that a particularly good moment to score a goal is just before half time. To this end, rich data on 1,179 games played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League are analysed. In contrast to the myth, we find that, conditional on the goal difference...

The public security field has a late insertion and is still under construction in the participatory institucionalities, such as councils and national conferences, presenting many challenges. This text discuss the legacy of the 1st National Conference on Public Security – Primeira Conferência...

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Dietrich Nöthens: Analyse und Bewertung der Anforderungen an das Sicherheitsniveau der Informationssysteme an einer Hochschule zur Ableitung der Sicherheitsstrategie ... 4 - Ulrike Mauritz: Offene Türen im Netz - Untersuchungen zur Gewährleistung der Sicherheit in den...