(b) supporting the participation of indigenous women in decisionmaking (for example, during the constituent assembly process in Ecuador, UNIFEM supported a proposal by an alliance of indigenous women to improve
These principles have influenced the attitudes of all peoples in the Russian Federation as well as their language habits, where the Russian language has always been seen as the principal language of communication, especially by people of higher social status or edu- cational background, and as ...
The “international” collection is a static archive consisting of 43 constituent data sources previously included in GHCN version 2. The collection includes a variety of global, hemispheric, continental, and national-scale sources spanning the years 1697 to 2008. Data sources were acquired using a ...
He suggested that instead of the choline constituent that was present in lecithin, cephalin contained an alternative nitrogenous base, originally called colamine (now known as ethanolamine). Thudichum (1829–1901) was a German biochemist and physician who, in 1884, published a book entitled A ...
The housing movements and other actors from civil society demanding urban reform came together as the National Movement for Urban Reform (Movimento Nacional da Reforma Urbana, MNRU) with the aim to elaborate a legal proposal that could be presented to the National Constituent Assembly. Although not...
46 M. SCHULTZE-KRAFT 3.2 Historical Memory Against the background of the above discussion of the contentious rela- tionship between history and memory, the term historical memory risks coming across as a paradox or tautology of questionable analytical utility. How can memory be or become "...
3.1. Historical background O Barqueiro Bridge, located in Galicia, northwest of Spain, is a riveted steel arch bridge that crosses the Sor river, linking the municipalities of O Mañón, in the province of A Coruña, and Vicedo, in Lugo. O Barqueiro Bridge greatly impacted society because...
On May 2, 1968, a walkout of 4,000 workers occurred at the Hamtramck Assembly Plant which stemmed from a gradual speed-up of the production line. The facts show production soared from 49 units to 68 units an hour within the short period of a week. The mobility of the worker was ret...
The following is a guest post by Brandon Addison. Brandon has been visiting Called To Communion since 2008 and commenting here on occasion since 2010. He was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, and then attended Providence Christian College, graduati
Background Sweden is a long-standing and significant contributor to overseas development aid. This commitment to global health and development is part ofSverigebilden, or the view of Sweden in the world that is formally promoted by the Swedish government. Sweden is seen by many in the global he...