Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

«La metodología de investigación se comprende cabalmente en el proceso mismo del trabajo científico donde las consideraciones teóricas sobre el método se enfrentan a una situación concreta: la investigación científica en determinada área del conocimiento. De acuerdo con esto, puede decirse que ningún texto sobre metodología enseña a investigar, sino solamente puede indicar, en términos generales, el camino que hay que recorrer, y la forma de hacerlo, para tratar de obtener resultados fecundos para la ciencia. Sin duda, serán las características propias del objeto de estudio y el nivel de análisis que requiera alcanzarse, vinculado esto último con los objetivos de la investigación, los que modelarán la aplicación del método científico. De lo anterior se desprende que la metodología de investigación no es un conjunto de preceptos y procedimientos elaborados en forma definitiva susceptibles de aplicarse indistintamente a cualquier problema de investigación. El método científico se afina, se ajusta a los requerimientos concretos de la investigación y en su aplicación adecuada juega un papel de singular importancia la imaginación creativa, la cual ha sido un factor fundamental en el desarrollo del conocimiento y del mismo método científico». Dr. Raúl Rojas Soriano

Shape of H-1997 is the leaf of Skt. (lex.) kumudā-G. arborea; Ta. kumir̤ knob (as of wooden sandals), stud, pommel, hump of an ox; kumir̤ i boss, knob (as of wooden sandals); kuppi ferrule (e.g. on scabbard, horn of ox). Ma. kumir̤ knob, pommel; mushroom; Ta. kumir̤ coomb teak, small cashmere tree; kūmpal coomb teak, Gmelina arborea. Ma. kumir̤ , kumpiḷ G. asiatica. Ka. (Lush.) kumuḷe, kumbuḍi, kūḷe G. arborea. Koḍ. kummi, kumbïḷi id. Te. (Lush.) gummuḍu, gumuḍu G. arborea and asiatica; (Inscr.) kumaḍu G. arborea. (DEDR 1742, 1743) kumuda 'gmelina arborea leaf' rebus: kumuda 'silver' Pirak seal Pk-26-silver work; precursor of punch-marked symbol Harappa tablet H-1997-Daybook of Meluhha metalwork wealth Leaf of kumudā-Gmelina arborea Rebus: kumuda 'silver' Pk-26. Three kumir̤ 'mushroom' shafts emerging from centre rebus: kumuda 'silver' + three sets of joined round pebbles. (गोटा) gōṭā Spherical or spheroidal, pebble-form. (Marathi) rebus: goṭa 'laterite ferrite ore, goṭi 'silver' + dula 'two' rebus: dul 'metalcasting'.

Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, Volume 43 Issue 3: 385-395 (September 2024)

Diarrhoea is one of the top five causes of death among paediatric and geriatric population in India. Bacterial, viral and protozoal pathogens contaminating the food and water, or even opportunistic commensal microbes can lead to diarrhoeal infections. A number of anti-infective and antiparasitic agents are available for treating these infections. However, they come along with their distinct side effects. Alternative systems of medicine suggest treatments that come from natural sources like plants, minerals and animals. Bovine colostrum is one such animal-derived product recommended by Ayurveda to boost immunity and treat infections in human beings. is a rich source of immunoglobulins such as IgG1, IgG2, IgA and IgM. These antibodies along with other immune factors such as lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, lysozymes, lactalbumins, oligosaccharides present in colostrum provide an excellent passive protection against infections of bacterial, viral and protozoal origin. A long track record of safe use and several in vitro, preclinical and clinical studies have established bovine colostrum as a safe and effective remedy in the prevention and treatment of diarrhoea. We present a mechanistic review of application of bovine colostrum against primary and secondary diarrhoeal infections.

A talk on learning English by developing social media literacies and examples of activities that develop them

Annali n. 27 | Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra, 2019

A un secolo di distanza dalla sua conclusione, la Prima guerra mondiale è ancora parte integrante della memoria collettiva della società tirolese e continua ad essere estremamente presente nel discorso politico e sociale. L’autore indaga le caratteristiche del mito della guerra bianca, nato negli anni della guerra grazie alla propaganda e destinato a depositarsi nella memoria così come nella storiografia, a lungo rimasta prigioniera di stereotipi interpretativi affermatisi negli anni fra le due guerre. La narrazione si è costruita intorno all’immagine del popolo tirolese intento a combattere eroicamente contro un avversario soverchiante, alla concezione di in una battaglia ancora imperniata sulle qualità psico-fisiche del singolo soldato, alla figura mitica dell’eroico scalatore-soldato e a vicende esemplari come gli scontri sulle vette e la guerra di mine.

2024

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Performance in Mathematics by students has persistently been poor. This study sought to investigate the factors contributing to the poor performance and to establish the strategies that can be adopted to improve performance in Mathematics by students in secondary schools in Baringo County in Kenya. The study to determine the school based factors that affect students' performance in Mathematics in secondary schools, socio-cultural factors that affect them and their personal factors that affect performance in Mathematics, and established the strategies that can be adopted to improve performance in Mathematics. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The target population was 1876 respondents which comprised of Form Three secondary school students in Koibatek District, 132 Mathematics teachers and 9 head teachers. The data for the research was collected by use of three questionnaires; student, teachers and head teachers questionnaires. Factors contributing to poor performance include under staffing, inadequate teaching/ learning materials, lack of motivation and poor attitudes by both teachers and students, retrogressive practices. Improving on these factors and sensitization of the local community to discard practices which prohibit student's effective participation in learning mathematics could improve performance in Mathematics. It is anticipated that the findings of this study will give curriculum developers new insights into emerging issues on performance and influence the Ministry of Education on policy formulation. Students are also expected to benefit from the findings; because improved mathematics performance will give them opportunities to pursue science related courses in higher institutions of learning and middle level colleges.

2024

Over the past fifty years, have things been getting better or worse? Brian Martin sets out to address this big question by looking at a range of topics, from climate to feminism, from happiness to war, from deschooling to death. Along the way, he offers personal stories and assessments of key studies. This is an invitation to avoid excessive gloom and unwarranted optimism by thinking broadly about what’s been going on, examining driving forces and resistance to them.

Hagira - Israel Journal of Migration, 2019

This research-based article explores the “transnational life” of Israelis living in Mexico City by analyzing the practices of and relationships between individuals, family members, social groups and organizations, as reflected in 30 in-depth interviews and the results of an online survey. More specifically, it focuses on four dimensions of their transnational life: economic-labor-professional, civil-communal-societal, cultural and political. This study finds that in the case of Israelis in Mexico, the percentage of those living transnationally far exceeds that of other migrant groups worldwide and that the economic, social and cultural dimensions of their transnational living are more predominant than the political dimension. It concludes that the specificity of the Mexican Jewish diaspora affects the transnational living of Israeli migrants, shedding light on the connection between transnational migration and existing diasporas.