The concept of participation has a long and complex history. It is also inextricably linked to other cognate issues like the nature of universals, analogy, perfect being theology or the problem of evil. I envisage the mini conference as an exploration of the metaphysical tradition of ‘participation’ (i.e. in the sense of μέθεξις rather than κοινωνία). It is a central concept of Thomism and yet ...

for the past quarter of a century iran has advocated the setting up of a security regime in the persian gulf by littoral states that excludes foreign powers. this paper examines the reasons behind iran's opposition to foreign participation in persian gulf security arrangements; the steps iran has taken to gain the support of other littoral states for its scheme, and the prospects for iran&...

The article is devoted to the consideration of question how staff St. Petersburg (Petrograd) Women’s Medical Institute participated in fight against epidemics from beginning century 1920s. use Institute’s laboratories and participation cholera are considered. contribution professors D. K. Zabolotny S. I. Zlatogorov was noted.

The increasing occurrence of hepatotoxic cyanobacterial blooms in fresh waters is one of the most serious risks to human health in the 21 century. Therefore, proper management of waters contaminated with cyanobacteria requires elaboration of the appropriate methods to remove cyanobacterial hepatotoxins-microcystins (MCs) from the environment. Many chemical and physical procedures have been prop...

Canadian industrial development in the twentieth century, has been spearheaded by foreign (largely American) direct investment in manufacturing and resource exploitation. Up to 1970, that process met with little resistance. When C.D. Howe stated, in 1954, that "Canada has welcomed the participation of American and other foreign capital in its industrial expansion", he was reiterating opinions e...

The problem of experimentation involving subjects whose mental condition prevents them from understanding information and providing proper informed consent has been addressed in various codes, declarations, conventions, treaties and regulations adopted by national, international and supranational institutions and authorities. This article summarizes the basic ethical criteria these documents pr...

The Expansion of Higher Education and Time-Consistent Taxation This paper analyzes educational choices and political support for subsidies to higher education in the presence of a time-consistency problem in income redistribution. There may be political support for so generous subsidization that it motivates the median voter to obtain higher education. As a result of increasing own income, the ...

In the educational scenario, Project-Based Learning appears as the main teaching method addressed to develop active learners by developing symbolic learning and critical thinking by adapting students to the current challenges of society. This adaptation supposes to develop many cognitive processes that influence on the development of language and thinking which are considering 21st century skil...

This paper aims to theoretically discuss the emergence of the ‘post-modern’ professionals out of the ‘modern’ professionalism in the second half of the twentieth century, and how their adoption and intense use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly mobile and wireless technologies, potentially shapes and is shaped by the emerging professionals’ work practices. For th...

New pedagogies are developing with the digital age which reflect collaboration, internalised thinking, reflection and iteration rather than the concept of the taught lesson, however the internet is still regarded by many as a convenient mechanism for delivering traditional materials online. Whilst a “content push” model is often the norm, opportunities for participation by the learner are often...