Search academic resources

There are several reasons why English language teachers may embark on the endeavor to develop teaching and learning materials for the EFL population in rural schools. This book presents some of those reasons by means of ...

Interculturality in Language Teacher Education: Theoretical and Practical Considerations contributes to the ongoing discussions about the need to move towards an intercultural orientation in language teacher education; h...

The book, ADVANCES IN BUILDING ENGINEERING RESEARCH, has been conceived as a result of the efforts of some of the most relevant researchers in the field of building engineering at a national level. The work, well structu...

Esta antología es un homenaje a la Obra del maestro Orlando Fals Borda. Se trata de una selección de textos representativos de los grandes temas y problemas que formaron el objeto de sus rigurosos trabajos de investiga...

Within the European context, there are many initiatives for PhD supervisory training already in existence, but a more systematic approach to this task would be needed. In this landscape, we took the initiative of organiz...

The European chemical industry is key to economic development and wealth. It creates modern products and materials, and provides virtually all sectors of the economy with technical solutions. The European chemical indust...

From the configuration of Empire in the colonial period to the multiple facets of modern coloniality, this book offers a challenging approach to the developments and effects of imperial domination and neocolonial rule in...

A well-functioning and efficient financial system (a network of institutions, instruments, and markets whose aim is to channel savings from savers to economic agents with investment opportunities) is required for the dev...

Agro-industrial waste production represents an environmental problem, andits processing results in the obtainment of by-products that are rich sources of bioactivecompounds. Apis mellifera are social insects that create ...

Eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol) is a naturally occurring phenol present in many botanical extracts, such as clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg essential oils. The beneficial properties of this compound have been extensively i...

The present chapter explores how the distinctive characteristics of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), particularly when at different interfaces, account for many novel potential applications in the oil industry. According t...

El Desarrollo de Software Dirigido por Modelos (MDD en su acepción en inglés “Model-Driven Development”) es una disciplina que está generando muchas expectativas como alternativa sobresaliente a los métodos conve...

La aplicación de biocarbón al suelo es un enfoque prometedor para el desarrollosostenible agrícola. Aquí, se evaluó el efecto de biocarbones de estiércol y leñoso sobreel C del suelo, rendimiento del Sorgo y emisi...

Ornithophily has evolved several times among flowering plants, characterized by a passive transferring of pollen and by offering a reward primarily in the form of nectar. The use of floral structures as a reward to attra...

Synthesis of new drugs, their rational design, or isolation from natural sources has decreased, and these facts lead to the use of currently marketed drugs. Some of them, extensively used, show unfavorable properties rel...

One of the most challenging aspects when analyzing the stratigraphic architectures ofancient basins is to constrain the extent and dynamics of the sedimentary systems involvedin its record. Especially when considering cl...

Los suelos volcánicos de la provincia del Chubut evidencian cambios oeste-este en el régimen de humedad edáfico (údico-xérico) y en la génesis de arcillas (alofano-imogolita-haloisita), generando un gradiente Andis...

An expanding world population and a planet limited in natural resources are two of the main reasons that have propelled the development of scientific and technological solutions that enable the efficient, sustainable, an...

Subjects / keywords: Primary commodities; Developing countries; Case studies; Raw materials; Mineral industries; Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Electronic books

Subjects / keywords: Economics; Ecuador; Sociological aspects; Indigenous labor; Indigenous peoples; Material culture; Community development

Subjects / keywords: Materials management; Sustainable development; Business logistics; Energy conservation; Economic development; Environmental aspects; Electronic books

Subjects / keywords: Acquisitiveness; Moral and ethical aspects; Consumption (Economics); Environmental aspects; Social aspects; Personal belongings; Sustainable development; Material culture; Electronic books

This research emerged from the need of consolidating a meaningful bilingual methodology for children from three- to five-years-of-age from low socioeconomic backgrounds belonging to the public education system, where the...

Subjects / keywords: Educación; Métodos y Materiales Educativos; Lengua y Literatura