In what follows, we develop a conceptual argument for expanding current visions of performance assessment to include the following three ideals: that performance/assessment addresses the value-laden decisions about what and whose science is learned and assessed and include multiple worldviews, that performance/assessment in science simultaneously emerges in response to local needs, and that the...

Interpretation: Achievements and Perspectives

Persistent high food prices have drawn renewed attention to the role of China in world food markets. There is concern that China will be unable to keep expanding its food supply to meet growing demand for meat, becoming more dependent on world food markets and driving prices even higher. This article reviews achievements made by China’s agriculture and highlights key challenges faced by that co...

This paper on scientific and technological achievements transformation of Chinese colleges and universities of problems existing in the income distribution has carried on the profound elaboration, and through the survey analysis, comparison research method, according to China's relevant policies of colleges and universities, the disposition and distribution of scientific and technological achie...

battlefield. Some twenty-five hundred years ago, Sun-Tzu taught us that if you knew the enemy and yourself, you would never be in danger in hundreds of battles. Sun-Tzu’s words, “Know your enemy,” mean knowing the enemy leader’s intentions. Sun-Tzu thought that if we knew the enemy's intentions, we could win a victory without war against the enemy. However, it is very difficult to find out the ...

This paper presents an overview of the different research areas investigated in the Integrated Project End-to-End Reconfigurability (ER II) project, highlighting the main achievements of the consortium. ER II is a partly funded project that follows the successful achievements of the first phase and addresses the core of the Strategic Objective "Mobile and Wireless Systems and Platforms Beyond 3...

Most vaccines for human use are complex biological mixtures consisting of one or more vaccine antigens and an adjuvant product to enhance the immune response. Consequently, vaccine batch release is based on extensive statutory required quality control emphasizing final lot testing. Traditionally, this area of research and testing requires large numbers of animals while levels of pain and suffer...

Smoking is the most preventable and controllable health risk. Therefore, all health care professionals should give their utmost attention to and be more focused on the problem of smoking. Tobacco is a highly profitable product, because of its large-scale production and great number of consumers. Smoking control policies and treatment resources for smoking cessation have advanced in recent years...

George Kollias has pioneered genetic approaches to study the function of cytokines in animal models of human diseases, with specific focus on Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF). He is renowned for providing the scientific basis for TNF function in arthritis and for establishing the human TNF transgenic mouse model, which mimics the human disease. His discoveries led to the successful introduction of b...

MPEG-21 is an open standards-based framework for multimedia delivery and consumption. It aims to enable the use of multimedia resources across a wide range of networks and devices. We discuss MPEG-21's parts, achievements, ongoing activities, and opportunities for new technologies. Publication Details This article was originally published as: Burnett, I, Van de Walle, R, Hill, K et al, MPEG-21 ...