A Global Network of Science and Technology Advice in Foreign Ministries

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Diseño de un modelo de referenciación a personas en emergencia social víctimas del conflicto armado residentes en Bogotá

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Marine research in the Latitudinal Gradient Project along Victoria Land, Antarctica

Although echinoderms constitute some of the most conspicuous taxa of the Antarctic benthic communities, the echinoderm fauna of Terra Nova has not been described yet. The present study provides the first species list of echinoids, ophiuroids and asteroids from Terra Nova Bay (30\u2013500 m depth) and describes the depth distribution of these species. Preliminary observations of the summer reproductive condition of some of the species are also included

ICT for Development: Illusions, Promises, Challenges, and Realizations

In this chapter we will critically examining some of the illusions, promises, challenges, and realizations of the Information Society. Handed down from the past are specific myths that may create illusions in the present and promises for the future that in effect will hamper the realization of the Information Society in its most promising forms