SMECTRA - An European network for online counselling on the application of new media in enterprise t
This communication introduces the objectives and the innovative approaches proposed in the frame of the Leonardo da Vinci pilot project SMECTRA: "Small and Medium Enterprises Counselling and TRAining network for the efficient application of new media". More specifically, it focuses on the evaluation of the status of vocational training and e-Learning in Small and Medium Enterprises emphasising that the technology and the content are not sufficient to implement successful e-Learning programmes, b
Networked Management Learning for Managers of Small and Medium Enterprises
This paper argues that networked management learning might have specific relevance for SME management development since this model recognizes the importance of social relations and the associated relational dialogue that underpin knowledge and innovation in specific business contexts. Indeed NML reinforces the centrality of networking entrepreneurs and other relevant actors at the local level to increase the effectiveness of their actions and also helps integrate the different components of the
Is support really necessary within educational games?
Games can be powerful learning devices because of their interactive and multimedia capabilities, and their abilities to keep students motivated, active, deeply immersed and engaged for sustained periods of time. Yet the extent to which this translates into more effective knowledge and skill acquisition is not clear from the research reported so far. Several researchers have stressed that support tools should be added to game environments to ensure that learning takes place. In this paper we will
How To Use GRID Technology for Building Next Generation Learning Environments
Grid technologies promise to improve the way we think about e-learning allow-ing wide-scale learning resources sharing in heterogeneous and geographi-cally distributed environments consenting, in this way, the implementation of distributed learning spaces where different organizations and individuals are able to cooperate in pursuing similar and complementary learning and training objectives. But is the e-learning ready for this evolution? In this paper we try, starting from an existing e-learni
GC books
This site contains a list of books about gas chromatography with their tables of contents. Potentially useful for practictioners or research students needing an introduction to GC. Some links (such as those to spectroscopy, NMR, and LC) do not yield any useful information.
CHEM 121 - Quantitative Analysis
Lecture notes, presentations (HTML and PDF), sample exams and their solutions for an introductory quantitative analysis and an instrumental analysis course.
Mrs. J. E. Spiller and her daughter selling flowers from her car at the Tucaloosa curb market
Caption: "Mrs. J.E. Spiller and daughter. At Tuscaloosa curb market, the Spillers sold $240 worth of flowers planted on 1/10 acre. Also sold fruit, vegetables, dairy, poultry worth over $2000." April 13, 1928.,JPEG from black-and-white photograph
L'Océanographie et la pêche
Présente les poissons et les espèces marines comestibles (hareng, sardines, maquereau, germon, morue, merlu) même s'il existe plusieurs autres espèces dont la biologie n'est pas encore élucidée. une étude sur les poissons saisonniers et la constitution des différentes concentrations de poissons migrateurs...
Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs through Collaborative Journaling: A Qualitative Case Study of Japanese
This qualitative case study was implemented to describe, interpret, and document
preservice EFL teachers’ learning processes through collaborative journaling and
gained awareness for all participants (including myself as a participant-observer). Four
preservice EFL teachers in Japan (two males and two females) participated in the study.
At the time of the investigation, they were all undergraduate students studying in an EFL
teacher education program at a Japanese university. To investigate th
Τεχνολογικά μέσα για την προστασία των δικαιωμάτων πν
Στην παρουσίαση αυτή σε πρώτη φάση πραγματοποιείται κατηγοριοποίηση των τεχνολογικών μέσων για την προστασία των δικαιωμάτων πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας ψηφιακού περιεχομένου σε κλειστά και δημόσια συστήματα.Τα εργαλεία υδατογράφησης που ανήκουν στα δημόσια συστήματα κα
Wedding vase
"Joy Navasie, also known as "Frog Woman," is among the most famous of the Hopi-Tewa potters. She was an active potter from 1935-1995. Her mother, Paqua Naha, (ca. 1890-1955) was the first Frog Woman and it was Paqua who taught Joy to make pottery. Joy began signing her pots with a hallmark Frog design around 1939. She drew her frog signature with webbed feet while her mother drew the frog with short toes. Joy worked in a style called black and red on white. She credits her mother Paqua with deve
Title: non-imperial textile, Hundred Boys
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbur
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Title: Beijing opera headdress
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Vi
Description: Peking opera headdress, with three metal ornaments in the shape of dragons, two in profile, one with moving tongue and eyes, two springs and bells attached to the ends. Each panel at the front is decorated with pink and blue flowers. Jade tassels either side at the front and yellow chenille fringe around sides and back.
Title: porcelain dish
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Description: Finely potted porcelain saucer dish with slightly rounded sides, an everted lip and a slender foot-ring. The dish is covered inside and out with a high qulaity monochrome yellow glaze except for the base and inner side of the foot-ring, which are both white. There is a six-character Zhengde reign mark in a blue double ring on the base.
Description Source: Legeza, I.L. 1972. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Malcolm Macdonald Collection of Chinese Cerami
Title: green and white enamelled saucer dish
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury
Description: Thinly potted porcelain dish of saucer shape with rounded sides and everted lip standing on a slightly splayed foot-ring. The dish is covered in white glaze and decorated with incised designs painted with green enamel. At the centre of the interior of the dish is a five-clawed imperial dragon chasing a flaming pearl, surrounded by a pale green band; there is a second pale green band near the rim of the dish. On the exterior of the dish are two similar dragons and a faintly i
Title: statuette of a Dehua judge
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for
Description: Dehua blanc de Chine figure of an Immortal, seated on a rock with legs crossed at the ankles. He wears a long, flowing robe with his belly exposed. His right hand rests on his right knee and his left arm is supported by an arm-rest with three masked bird-legs, the front leg rests on his left knee and the other two rest on the rock. He holds a ruyi sceptre in his left hand.
The figure is hollow and glazed inside and out with a milk-white glaze which has a slight green tint
Title: tomb figure of an official
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for
Description: Hollow-moulded light buff earthenware figure of a standing civil official, made as a tomb figurine.
The man stands with a tablet for imperial petition held in both hands to his chest. He wears a tall hat and flowing robes tied at the waist over a tunic; the robes have very long, flowing sleeves into which his hands are tucked. The figure is glazed in sancai style except for the head, which is left unglazed. The robes are covered in an amber glaze with blue lapel and cuffs
Title: recumbent buffalo
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual A
Description: Recumbent buffalo carved from a single piece of nephrite jade.
The buffalo reclines with its four legs tucked underneath its body and its head turned to the right and raised slightly. Below the chin is a tuft of hair. The tail curls over the right hind leg and ends in incised lines to resemble the tuft of hair. The eyes, mouth, nostrils and the lines from the back of the head to the shoulders are finely incised as is the star design between the curved horns. The body of t
