The Bologna Declaration of 1999 is the basis for continuing reforms in higher education intended to support international mobility in employment within the European Union. This paper describes the standardised structure and nomenclature for courses that have been implemented, together with a credit transfer system, a quality assurance regime, and the ERASMUS and MUNDUS programmes that support i...

Welcome to this special issue of wireless personal communications. This special issue comprises a selection of best papers from the Third International Conference on Mobility for Life: Technology, Telecommunication and Problem Based Learning (TTPBL). This 4-day event provided a dynamic platform for experts, scholars, higher education policy makers and private sector parties from Europe, Asia an...

Torsten Eymann, 2-3 ECTS, "Philosophy of Science, Modelling and Simulation for Computer Scientists [29]" (June 17 26) (New) Ivan Rodero, 3 ECTS, "Research challenges and platforms for Complex Computational and Data-enabled Science and Engineering [30]" (June 25 July 12, Erasmus Mundus Scholar, EACEA Funded). (New) Jose Luis Larriba, 1 ECTS, "Workshop Graph Databases: from technology to analysis...

t g a 1 a c w ( a e c a e The compatibility of five insect growth regulators (IGRs), buprofezin, pyriproxyfen, fenoxycarb, pymetrozine, and kinoprene, were tested in the laboratory for compatibility with the whitefly parasitoid Eretmocerus eremicus Rose and Zolnerowich (Hymeoptera: Aphelinidae). The survivorship of adult paraitoids foraging on poinsettia leaves with residues 6, 4, and 96 h of a...

Bt-transgenic cotton has proven to be highly efficient in controlling key lepidopteran pests. One concern with the deployment of Bt cotton varieties is the potential proliferation of non-target pests. We previously showed that Bt cotton contained lower concentrations of insecticidal terpenoids as a result of reduced caterpillar damage, which benefited the aphid Aphis gossypii. It is thus import...

Two systemic neonicotinoids, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, are widely used for residual control of several insect pests in cotton (Gossypium spp.), vegetables, and citrus (Citrus spp.). We evaluated their impact on six species of beneficial arthropods, including four parasitoid species--Aphytis melinus Debach, Gonatocerus ashmeadi Girault, Eretmocerus eremicus Rose & Zolnerowich, and Encarsia ...