Vaccine registers – experiences from Europe and elsewhere

Recent Experiences from Central and Eastern Europe

Mathematics Registers in Indigenous Languages: Experiences from South Africa

Through reporting on an initiative in South Africa that aimed to provide epistemological access to teachers and learners of mathematics (and science) through translating mathematical concepts into two indigenous languages, this paper argues for the urgent development of mathematical registers in indigenous languages for mathematics and science. The pilot research reported on in this paper indic...

Twin registers in Europe: an overview.

This paper is the first in a series that aims to give an overview of existing twin registers worldwide. A short description of 16 registries in nine European countries is presented. These registries have access to over 350000 twin pairs and are a major resource for genetic-epidemiological research.

Formation and Dissolution of Monetary Unions: Evidence from Europe, and Lessons for Elsewhere

With the establishment of the euro, many commentators have drawn positive lessons from European monetary union for monetary integration in other parts of the world. This paper argues that the European experience of the 1990s is richer than a simple story of the inevitability of monetary integration. The dissolution of the Yugoslav, Czechoslovak and Soviet currency areas between 1991 and 1993 me...

ESCAPEing from bad-quality air: a cleaner air, from Europe to elsewhere.

There are many areas of life we don’t fully understand: how do babies learn to speak? Why do we sometimes laugh while reading? Why did Peter Sellers never receive an Oscar? Making the connections is not always easy. In a similar way, seasoned respiratory experts often say there are two types of respiratory research that are intrinsically difficult: anything related to tobacco, and environmental...