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Biografie di paesaggi boschivi
No full textPublishedLungi dal rappresentare paesaggi “naturali”, i boschi italiani hanno alle spalle una densa storia. Per secoli le aree verdi hanno rappresentato una risorsa e sono state interessate da molteplici usi, diritti, sistemi produttivi che ne hanno condizionato nel tempo estensione, composizione e la stessa ecologia. Larici, faggi, ma anche pecore e ronchi: questo volume è un viaggio in tante storie locali di boschi alpini e appenninici. Unendo geografia, storia, ricerca di terreno e analisi cartografica, si propone un approccio biografico ai paesaggi boschivi per riscoprire i processi di biodiversificazione, gli effetti paesaggistici delle pratiche produttive e le eredità dei patrimoni storico-ambientali, per una ricerca geografico-storica che possa anche sostenere l’attuale programmazione ambientale sostenibile
Sexuelle Bildung in der Grundschule und der universitären Lehrer*innenausbildung
No full textSexual education is a highly relevant topic for primary schools. Young pupils are increasingly participating in social discourses (dealing with diversity, racism, children's rights) and, as a result, bring a wide range of questions and topics in the field of sexual education into the classroom. This edited volume provides an insight into the opportunities and challenges of sexual education through current research and practical perspectives. The contributions are primarily aimed at academics from university teacher training programmes and (prospective) teachers.Sexuelle Bildung ist ein hochrelevantes Thema für den Grundschulbereich. Junge Schüler*innen partizipieren zunehmend an gesellschaftlichen Diskursen (Umgang mit Vielfalt, Rassismus, Kinderrechte) und bringen damit verbunden vielfältige Fragen und Themen im Bereich der Sexuellen Bildung in den Unterricht. Der Sammelband gewährt mit aktuellen Forschungsarbeiten und Perspektiven aus der Praxis einen Einblick in die Chancen und Herausforderungen Sexueller Bildung. Die Beiträge richten sich maßgeblich an Wissenschaftler*innen aus der universitären Lehrer*innenausbildung und (angehende) Lehrende
Qualität in der wissenschaftlichen und künstlerischen Weiterbildung
No full textDie wissenschaftliche und künstlerische Weiterbildung gewinnt vor dem Hintergrund gesellschaftlicher Transformationsprozesse, technologischer Entwicklungen sowie individueller und beruflicher Qualifizierungsbedarfe zunehmend an Bedeutung. Hochschulen positionieren sich dabei als zentrale Akteurinnen auf einem dynamischen Weiterbildungsmarkt. Qualität in der wissenschaftlichen Weiterbildung wird zu einem entscheidenden Differenzierungsmerkmal, wobei sich eben jene Qualität in ihrer Mehrdimensionalität auf unterschiedliche Steuerungsebenen bezieht. Dieser Sammelband dokumentiert zentrale Beiträge und Erkenntnisse der Tagung "Qualität in der wissenschaftlichen und künstlerischen Weiterbildung: Akteur:innen, Organisationen, Gesellschaft", die im Dezember 2024 in Heidelberg stattfand. Die Publikation greift aktuelle Diskurse zur Qualitätssicherung und -entwicklung auf und reflektiert Fragen von Governance, Didaktik und institutionellen Strukturen in Theorie und Praxis. Dabei reicht das Themenspektrum von Fragen der Educational Governance über Programmplanung und Hochschuldidaktik bis hin zu Strategien zur Qualitätssicherung und Microcredentials. Der erste Teil der Publikation beleuchtet Organisation und Professionalisierung als Voraussetzung für Qualität. Im zweiten Teil stehen strategische, strukturelle und prozessuale Aspekte im Fokus. Teil drei bietet Einblicke in die Weiterbildungslandschaft in Medizin und Gesundheitsberufen. Der vierte Teil widmet sich innovativen Praxisbeispielen, u. a. aus dem Bereich künstlerischer Weiterbildung oder digitaler Lehr-Lern-Räume. Der Band bietet fundierte Analysen und praxisnahe Ansätze, die aktuelle Herausforderungen sowohl theoretisch als auch methodisch umreißen. Er leistet einen Beitrag zur Qualitätsentwicklung in der wissenschaftlichen und künstlerischen Weiterbildung und richtet sich an alle, die diese aktiv mitgestalten wollen
OSCE Insights 2025
No full textOSCE Insights: Leveraging a Broad Mandate 50 years after the signing of the Helsinki Final Act; Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to challenge the OSCE as a vital pillar of European security. However; the papers in this volume of OSCE Insights demonstrate how the OSCE; including the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly; has used its broad mandate to run activities even in the absence of cooperative security. Contributions discuss topics such as the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's experience in counter-terrorism; the OSCE's efforts to mitigate the risks of climate change; and conflict management options in Ukraine
Restoring Forests and Improving Livelihoods in Nepal
No full textThis book presents a comprehensive review of new research and practice-based insights from Nepal’s four decades of community forestry development, delving into when and how community-based management can lead to forest landscape restoration and equitable livelihoods. With over four decades of formal program history, Nepal’s community forestry is a rare case from the Global South showcasing the trajectories and outcomes of a community-based environmental management initiative. It offers historically proven lessons of what it takes to restore degraded forests in a way that empowers local communities to make decisions. The book showcases research and experiential insights of those who became part of Nepal’s community forestry movement from the early years to the current stage. Tracing stories of change from the era of "Himalayan degradation" in the 1970s to the globally hailed success of community forestry in the 2000s, the book demonstrates how the policy, political economy, and changing community dynamics have shaped the everyday practice of community forestry and its contribution to livelihoods and forest restoration. It reveals how small-scale work in the early years evolved into a complex system of community forestry, exposing the challenges associated with social exclusion, resource management, and policy environment. As such, it makes an important contribution to the global knowledge on community-driven forest landscape restoration in the Global South where forest ecosystems are inseparable from the everyday life and livelihoods of local communities. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners working on forest restoration and conservation, community development, environmental policy and planning, and sustainable development more widely
Deep Learning in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
No full textThis Reprint aims to provide readers with an extensive insight into the latest developments in image processing technology. As images are the main method by which humans acquire and exchange information, the application of image processing is inevitably involved in all aspects of human life. Currently, image processing technology holds a prominent role in the aerospace, public security, biomedicine, industrial engineering, and business communication fields. Recent years have seen the rapid development of image processing, especially with the application of deep learning, enabling it to become the most successfully applied intelligent technology. Pattern recognition is an important research field in image processing and includes image preprocessing, feature extraction and selection, classifier design, and classification decisions. Focusing on these elements, this Reprint covers advancements in thirteen research directions, including image preprocessing, features and selection of images, pattern recognition in image processing technology, image processing in intelligent transportation, hyperspectral image processing, biomedical image processing, image processing in intelligent monitoring, deep learning for image processing, deep learning for image processing
Effects of Early Nutrition on Premature Infants
No full textMalnutrition, both intrauterine and extrauterine, has long been recognized as a significant factor in changes in brain development, leading to delays in the development of children and adolescents. The link between growth and development is well established, and the prevalence of malnutrition is increasing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This trend is often due to socioeconomic challenges such as inadequate prenatal care, insufficient vaccination, low caloric and protein intake, and prematurity. In developed countries, intrauterine malnutrition is also a concern, primarily due to pregnancy-related issues like assisted fertilization, multiple pregnancies, and pre-eclampsia. Additionally, low intake of essential nutrients necessary for proper brain development affects individuals in both affluent and affected countries. Malnutrition is a pressing global public health issue that exacerbates the gap between poor and rich nations in terms of somatic growth and neurodevelopment. To address this, it is crucial to conduct further research into the consequences and prevention of malnutrition, with a particular focus on its nutritional effects on this vulnerable population
Chapter Social mobility, economic growth and inequality in the late medieval Crown of Aragon (Aragón, Catalonia, Valencia and Mallorca, 13th-15th centuries)
No full textThis paper examines social and economic mobility in the Crown of Aragon in the long term. It is divided into three main sections. The first deals with the processes of social mobility linked to both the colonisation of territories taken from the Muslims in the 12th and 13th centuries and the impact of the Black Death and other calamities in the second half of the 14th century. The second section addres¬ses both the shorter-range migrations, especially from the countryside to the city, and the dynamics of social mobility in rural world and urban society. Although related to the latter, we wanted to highlight, as a separate section, the case of the converts from Judaism, as an original and important phenomenon both quantitatively and qualitatively, and for both its success and failure, in the Crown of Aragon and the other Iberian states. Finally, the third section is devoted to some questions of approach and methodology, in particular political (from the lists of families who held public offices in certain cities) and economic (from tax records or wealth registers) ones
The Experience of ‘Defending’ the Doctoral Dissertation
No full textThis volume describes, compares, and analyses the experience of ‘defending’ the doctoral dissertation in a final oral examination in universities and traditions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond. Forming the basis for a comparative study of the different traditions, 11 case study chapters include analysis of the regulatory framework; semi-structured interviews with candidates, examiners, and supervisors; and ethnographic observations of the defence. Cases are drawn from universities in Bulgaria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, the USA, and China. Further chapters analyse comparatively the findings in the case studies and explore crucial themes such as the nature and purpose of the defence, the composition of examining committees, the role of supervisors, and the idea of the defence as ritual and performance. Providing unprecedented levels of detail into a process often perceived as hidden from academic debate, this book will enrich the experience of both new and existing candidates as well as examiners and supervisors, and will be of further interest to researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students working on the study of higher education, international and comparative education, and assessment in higher education
Plants, Lichens, Fungi and Algae Ingredients for Nutrition and Health
No full textThis Special Issue reveals important information on the possibility of using plant ingredients and by-products to enhance the nutritional and functional value of various staple foods. Furthermore, the use of such ingredients in animal nutrition to achieve superior meat quality will be discussed. This Special Issue highlights the experience of the authors with respect to the utilization of plant ingredients as a sustainable way to enhance the nutritional value of foods, with many benefits such as diminishing nutrient deficiencies, or the manufacture of food for people with dietary requirements such as those with gluten intolerances. The properties of the ingredients used, the manufacturing technologies, and the opportunity to incorporate fruit, vegetable, yeast, and lichen components are key factors for obtaining enriched food products. In addition, current concerns regarding the development of novel food products which exert some health benefits on consumers were also discussed in this Special Issue