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Converging evidence demonstrates a strong link between reading and mathematics: multiple cognitive processes are shared between reading and mathematics, including the representation and retrieval of symbolic information, attention, working memory, and cognitive control. Additionally, multiple brain networks are involved in both math and reading, and last, common genetic factors might influence both reading and math. Hence, it comes as no surprise that there are meaningful associations between (aspects of) math and reading abilities. Moreover, comorbidity rates between math learning disabilities (MD) and reading disabilities (RD) are high (up to 66%) and prevalence rate of the comorbid condition is reported to be more common than the prevalence rate of isolated math learning disabilities. Accordingly, the goal of the research topic is to explore the underline mechanisms of this overlap between reading and math. The research topic aims to include the following topics: • Genetics - it has been found that both RD and MD are based on genetic factors and run in families. Moreover, math problem solving shares significant genetic overlap with general cognitive ability and reading decoding, whereas math fluency shares significant genetic overlap with reading fluency and general cognitive ability. Hence, this topic will explore the shared and unique genetic risk factors to RD and MD, In addition to shared and unique genetic influence on reading and math. • Neural perspective - converging evidence from both structural and multiple functional imaging studies, involving a wide range of numerical tasks, points to the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) as a core region that involve in quantity manipulation. However, several additional brain areas, such as frontoparietal and temporoparietal areas were found to be involved in numerical tasks. Individuals with MD show deficits in a distributed, set of brain regions that include the IPS, fusiform gyrus in posterior brain regions and pre frontal cortex regions. Similarly, converging evidence indicate that the left hemisphere regions centered in the fusiform gyrus, temporoparietal cortex, and pre frontal cortex regions are strongly involve in typical reading and present lower activity, connectivity or abnormal structure in RD. Thus, there is a meaningful neural overlap between reading and math. Hence, the authors can submit empirical studies on the role of several of brain regions that are involved in math and reading (commonality and diversity) both in the typical and a-typical development. • Cognitive factors that play role in mathematics and reading, and comorbidity between RD and MD - There is a long lasting debate whether MD and RD originate from unique cognitive mechanisms or not. Multiple cognitive processes are shared between reading and mathematics. Therefore, impairments in any one of domain-general skills could conceivably play an important role in both pure and comorbid conditions. Moreover, it has been suggested that phonological processing has a significant role in some aspects of numerical processing such as retrieval of arithmetical facts. • Education - it will be interesting to look at the effect of interventions that aim to improve reading (such as phonological awareness) and there transfer effect on improving mathematical processing. Alternatively, it will be good to test whether math interventions will improve reading.

This volume provides researchers and students with a discussion of a broad range of methods and their practical application to the study of non-state actors in international security. All researchers face the same challenge, not only must they identify a suitable method for analysing their research question, they must also apply it. This volume prepares students and scholars for the key challenges they confront when using social-science methods in their own research. To bridge the gap between knowing methods and actually employing them, the book not only introduces a broad range of interpretive and explanatory methods, it also discusses their practical application. Contributors reflect on how they have used methods, or combinations of methods, such as narrative analysis, interviews, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), case studies, experiments or participant observation in their own research on non-state actors in international security. Moreover, experts on the relevant methods discuss these applications as well as the merits and limitations of the various methods in use. Research on non-state actors in international security provides ample challenges and opportunities to probe different methodological approaches. It is thus particularly instructive for students and scholars seeking insights on how to best use particular methods for their research projects in International Relations (IR), security studies and neighbouring disciplines. It also offers an innovative laboratory for developing new research techniques and engaging in unconventional combinations of methods. This book will be of much interest to students of non-state security actors such as private military and security companies, research methods, security studies and International Relations in general. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.routledge.com/Researching-Non-state-Actors-in-International-Security-Theory-and-Practice/Kruck-Schneiker/p/book/9780367141561, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Improving learning evidence and outcomes for those most in need in developing countries is at the heart of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG4). This timely volume brings together contributions on current empirical research and analysis of emerging trends that focus on improving the quality of education through better policy and practice, particularly for those who need improved 'learning at the bottom of the pyramid' (LBOP). This volume brings together academic research experts, government officials and field-based practitioners. National and global experts present multiple broad thematic papers – ranging from the effects of migration and improving teaching to the potential of educational technologies, and better metrics for understanding and financing education. In addition, local experts, practitioners and policymakers describe their own work on LBOP issues being undertaken in Kenya, India, Mexico and Ivory Coast. The contributors argue persuasively that learning equity is a moral imperative, but also one that will have educational, economic and social impacts. They further outline how achieving SDG4 will take renewed and persistent effort by stakeholders to use better measurement tools to promote learning achievement among poor and marginalized children. This volume builds on the second international conference on Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP2).* It will be an indispensable resource for policymakers, researchers and government thinktanks, and local experts, as well as any readers interested in the implementation of learning equity across the globe.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Antennenkalibrierwerte auf die Prozessierung eines regionalen GPS-Netzes untersucht. Dabei wird auf die Grundlagen der Kalibrierung eingegangen und deren Ergebnisse diskutiert. Ebenso werden die Resultate der Prozessierung eines regionalen Testnetzes vorgestellt.

« La plupart des hommes ont de la poésie une idée si vague, que ce vague même de leur idée est pour eux la définition de la poésie ». Au commencement de notre réflexion, nous étions tentés de transposer ces vers de Paul Valéry à la stratégie.Mais la stratégie est souvent œuvre de l'ombre, conçue de sorte que la lumière puisse n'éclairer qu'une part de la réalité. Elle ne s'annonce pas toujours au grand jour.Parfois, elle se trouve là sans qu'on y prête attention.Notre humble ambition, au travers de ce colloque, est de porter la lumière sur ce qu'est la stratégie et comment elle s'associe avec le droit. De la formulation du sujet au choix des contributions, nous nous sommes efforcés de garder à l'esprit une idée: celle du pluralisme. Nous avons été portés par notre curiosité pour découvrir, au travers des brillant(e)s intervenant(e)s, de nombreux domaines et approches différents. C'est cette curiosité que nous partageons à l'occasion du colloque annuel de l'Association des Doctorants et Docteurs du Centre de Droit des Affaires.La stratégie ressemble quelque peu au droit : elle ne tolère pas d'être absente.Elle entretient avec lui des rapports ambivalents : elle l'utilise, le contourne, s'y heurte.Il fallait percer à jour les relations qu'entretiennent stratégie et droit. À l'évidence, cet enjeu appelait tant des chercheurs que des praticiens de multiples horizons.Nous les remercions d'avoir répondu à notre appel.

I met Guido thirty-seven days before the start of the third millennium, after presenting at the VAST congress in Arezzo in November 2000. Our collaboration was born in the cold of a parking lot, with the attempt to start my car. A meal in Florence consolidated that bond which then evolved over time. Through rapid technological advances such as photogrammetry and artificial intelligence, we have maintained focus on their practical application in archaeology. After more than twenty years, Guido’s team in Florence has achieved autonomy in photogrammetry, while in Marseille we have deepened technical discussions on archaeology. That article aims to explore technological evolution and its impact on archaeology, while also predicting future changes in the field.

This chapter focuses on programming. It describes a pedagogical research-creation ecosystem in which students (trainee teachers) develop skills in action to engage their students in computational thinking. Guided by an experiential approach, the environment proposed by the trainer is filled with challenges and resources, but above all with spaces for peer interaction enabling collaboration and creativity to touch on complex thinking through these varied interactions. From a methodological point of view, the researchers use student project portfolios to measure levels of competence in complex thinking, applied to co-creative programming.

The studies collected in this volume reflect, in general, upon food given its extraordinary cultural and identity value. With different approaches to food heritage, whether from a linguistic perspective, or from a more literary or cultural analysis, with a due historical, social and spatial framework, the set of papers highlight the importance of this topic, from classical antiquity up to the present day. In fact, food and everything that goes with it lead us on a journey revealing man’s way of life and his relationship with nature and other living beings. The thirty-four contributions of this volume are gathered in the following chapters: 1. Food: intangible heritage; 2. Food and literary heritage; 3. Food and linguistic heritage; 4. Food: health and wellbeing; 5. Food: society and culture; 6. Food and intercultural dialogue. With this volume it is also intended to open up perspectives on new research areas of food heritage as an essential source of knowledge for today.

Our understanding of biology has undergone a revolution in the past 20 years, driven by our ability to capture, store, interrogate and analyze the ever-increasing volumes of ‘omics’ data. Computational Biology, an integrated approach employing high performance computers, state-of-the art software and algorithms, mathematical modeling and statistical analyses have enabled us to unravel the seemingly impenetrable complexity of biological systems. This book draws together many of the latest cutting-edge developments in the field of Computational Biology. Each chapter draws on the expertise of leading researchers in the field to highlight the utility of specific technologies. The breadth of the text is impressive - from integrative biology in human diseases through the various branches of epigenomics, metabolomics and proteomics to biological sequencing and deep learning. Computational biology approaches for image-based analysis of multicellular spheroids, feature selection using entropy and cellular cryo-electron tomography structural pattern mining are covered. In addition, the key role of statistics in the analysis of high-dimensional multiset omics data and RNA sequencing are discussed in dedicated chapters. This book would have broad appeal to anyone with an interest in cutting edge computational biology.

This article presents and discusses how mediatisation as a theory can be used to analyse two commercial videos, one promoting the organisation Catholics Come Home and the other Coca Cola. A core question in the current debate on mediatisation and religion concerns if and how mediatisation changes not only the social forms of communication about religion but also the meaning of religion in society. The issue in focus for the analysis is whether these videos mirror attributes and roles traditionally associated with men and women within religious institutions or offer an alternative to these. By using gender as a lens, we can see that mediatisation challenges religious institutions to adapt their narratives and symbols to commercial media culture, but that also within this new setting some traditional female gender norms seem to remain or even become reinforced.

Depuis des siècles, le cours de l'Epte marque la limite entre la Normandie et l'Ile-de-France. Actuellement encore, la rivière est frontière départementale et régionale. Quelle est pour les hommes d'aujourd'hui le sens de cette limite ? Le Vexin entre l'Epte et l'Andelle mérite-t-il son qualificatif de « normand » ? La première partie de l'ouvrage est consacrée à l'analyse des paysages et de leur signification. Une bonne partie des aspects actuels du pays reflète sa nature physique et ses fonctions. Néanmoins, les transformations progressives des paysages agraires de l'Epte jusqu'à l'Andelle n'ont pas une signification entièrement fonctionnelle. Comment les expliquer ? La deuxième partie de l'ouvrage porte sur l'étude de la vie de relation. L'influence de Rouen n'est vraiment sensible qu'au niveau de la distribution du commerce de gros et de l'attraction de son centre commercial lors d'achats exceptionnels. Elle s'arrête d'ailleurs en deçà de l'Epte. L'influence de Paris la relaie dans les marges orientales du pays, et la capitale contrôle l'essentiel des activités économiques dynamiques. La troisième partie s'efforce de comprendre comment les paysages se sont élaborés et comment la vie de relation a évolué vers une perte de contrôle de Rouen sur sa région et un accroissement de l'influence parisienne. On y entrevoit aussi quelles seront les évolutions probables.

Diaspora and transnationalism are widely used concepts in academic as well as political discourses. Although originally referring to quite different phenomena, they increasingly overlap today. Such inflation of meanings goes hand in hand with a danger of essentialising collective identities. This book therefore analyses diaspora and transnationalism as research perspectives rather than as characteristics of particular social groups. The contributions focus on conceptual uses, theoretical challenges and methodological innovations in the study of social ties that transcend nation and state boundaries. This volume brings together authors from a wide range of fields and approaches in the social sciences, as studying border-crossing affiliations also requires a crossing of disciplinary boundaries. This title is available in the OAPEN Library - http://www.oapen.org.

The book Honey Analysis has 15 chapters divided into two sections: one section that is dedicated to the analysis of bioactive, physicochemical, and microbiological compounds and another that addresses techniques for the detection of residues and heavy metals. We have been able to compile a book with chapters by authors from nine countries (Brazil, Chile, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey) and at least three continents (South America, Europe, and Oceania). The topics discussed here are physical-chemical analysis of honey, new methods for amino acid analysis, chemical residues, heavy metals, phenolic content and bioactive components, microbiological analysis, antimicrobial activity, and honey as functional food. Also there are notions of trade and characterization of honey in these countries, presenting the reality of the local market of these countries and their perspectives so that we can know more about the techniques used as well as the importance of this activity for each country. This may facilitate the use of innovative techniques that may enable increased competitiveness and the world honey trade.

The XVI International Numismatic Congress, held in Warsaw, Poland, in September 2022, was a landmark event, drawing the largest number of participants in its history. With over 550 papers presented during thematic sessions and round tables, this congress showcased the latest advancements and research in the field of numismatics from leading experts and scholars in their field. A curated selection of papers from the conference have now been drawn together into peer-reviewed conference proceedings, representing a comprehensive spectrum of numismatic studies from antiquity to modern times. Each paper is meticulously illustrated with high-quality images, often of unique specimens, along with detailed diagrams, maps, and die/typological chains. Topics covered include coins and coin finds, medals, tokens, banknotes, the history of collections and collecting, and cutting-edge chemical analyses and technologies used in coin examination. This volume, the second in four thematic volumes, focuses on Roman coinage. Divided into two separate volumes, covering respectively forty-four chapters on coinage and forty on circulation, the contributions gathered here explore not only Rome and the Imperial mints, but also local phenomena from Spain to Asia Minor, including graffiti, imitations, and copies of Roman coinage.