In 2012, people aged 65 or above accounted for nearly one-fifth of the population of the European Union [1] and this figure is expected to reach 30 % by 2060 [2]. In other words, we are witnessing a demographic shift: the number of seniors who need support is growing whilst there is a decline in the percentage of the working population contributing to their support. This disproportion and the r...

The goal of this paper is to offer a detailed description of sentences like (1), which I will label ‘minimal ne. . . que realizations’. It is a description in the sense that I make explicit the makeup of this structure: it contains hidden material, and I show what this material is (Section 2). It is also a description of the many theoretical problems posed by ne. . . que: the core problem arise...

OBJECTIVE To describe the history, origin, objectives, characteristics, implications, the questions of the evaluation form and some examples of the Professional Masters (MP), to differentiate the Academic Master, and identify the challenges for the next quadrennial assessment. METHODS The CAPES site on Professional Masters and documents and meeting area of ​​reports from 2004 to 2013 of Medic...

In 2023, the global economy is going through a number of challenges. The imposition sanctions on Russia, as result Ukraine-Russia conflict, has unleashed and fostered new globalization cycle paradigm, with important implications for business. This paper explores one consequences this paradigm that unfolding—the expansion BRIC group, “BRIC Plus”, its challenges opportunities. increasing fragment...

Arthur Lewis’s seminal 1954 paper and its emphasis on dualism appeared at a time when neither the work of Keynes and Harrod–Domar nor the later neoclassical production function of Solow seemed relevant for developing countries. As a consequence, his model, rooted in the classical tradition, plus its many extensions, generated an extensive literature at the center of development theory. The appr...

Arthur Lewis’ seminal 1954 paper and its emphasis on dualism appeared at a time when neither the work of Keynes or Harrod-Domar nor the later neoclassical production function of Solow seemed relevant for developing countries. As a consequence, his model, rooted in the classical tradition, plus its many extensions, generated an extensive literature at the center of development theory. The approa...

Thanks to the many people from EPSRC ICT SAT, UKCRC Ubiquitous Grand Challenges, UK-UbiNet and others who have provided input to this.

It is especially appropriate to address in this publication questions concerning the complex relationship between religious traditions and intellectual life. Too often such traditions are still viewed as providing fixed and final answers to questions whose force and meaning do not depend on these traditions. This overvalues traditions in one respect and undervalues them in another. As a set of ...