Introduction Over the past decade, it has almost become a truism to say that the mathematics in school and the mathematics in everyday settings are considerably different, and often incommensurable. However, it is much less evident what the competencies are people bring to (implicit or explicit) mathematical tasks in everyday situations. In the following episode, Nadine, a beginning mathematics...

www.nalp.org Most large law firms are very sensitive to pedigree, though you would be hard pressed to find any hard empirical evidence why the kid who went to Harvard is a better bet than someone who went to, say, Boston College, Illinois, or the University of Houston. Although the performance benefits of One of the advantages of going to an elite law school is the presumption that you are a ve...

The Henderson Apparatus has been in use for many years for the study of infectious disease transmission by the respiratory route. It is a simple, inexpensive apparatus for exposure of small animals to dynamic aerosols. This report presents detailed information concerning necessary equipment and techniques for conducting this type of experiment in a safe manner. References are made to commercial...

Article history: Received 31 May 2011 Received in revised form 12 January 2012 Accepted 31 January 2012 Available online xxxx Editor: G. Henderson

The 'jewel in the crown' from the MIT90s [Management in the 90s] program is undoubtedly the Strategic Alignment Model (SAM) of Henderson and Venkatraman.

Article history: Received 5 December 2012 Received in revised form 3 July 2013 Accepted 16 July 2013 Available online xxxx Editor: G. Henderson