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Multicultural Efforts and Affirmative Action in Brazil: Policies Influencing Education in the Americas

Description: This article explores the intercultural movements toward social justice in education in the Americas, most particularly, North America, and how U.S. multicultural movements and policies influence countries like Brazil.
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth & Auxiliadora Lima Dias da Silva, Maria
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Partner: UNT College of Education
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The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

Description: This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany,… more
Date: October 23, 2013
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Latin America: Terrorism Issues

Description: Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, U.S. attention to terrorism in Latin America has intensified, with an increase in bilateral and regional cooperation. This report discusses the issue in relation to the U.S. State Department's April 2009 Country Report on Terrorism; Colombian President Hugo Chávez's sympathies with terrorist groups and lack of cooperation on antiterrorism efforts; growing U.S. concern over activities of terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas i… more
Date: February 23, 2011
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Latin America: Terrorism Issues

Description: Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, U.S. attention to terrorism in Latin America has intensified, with an increase in bilateral and regional cooperation. This report discusses the issue in relation to the U.S. State Department's April 2009 Country Report on Terrorism; Colombian President Hugo Chávez's sympathies with terrorist groups and lack of cooperation on antiterrorism efforts; growing U.S. concern over activities of terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas i… more
Date: October 26, 2010
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rio+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, June 2012

Description: This report discusses the purpose of the June 2012 United Nations (U.N.) Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or “Rio+20”) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It looks at issues that could be addressed during the conference as well as how this conference may differ from the last U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio in 1992.
Date: June 18, 2012
Creator: Leggett, Jane A. & Carter, Nicole T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

Description: This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germa… more
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of Macrophyte Functional Diversity on Taxonomic and Functional Diversity and Stability of Tropical Floodplain Fish Assemblages

Description: Multiple dimensions of biodiversity within and across producer and consumer guilds in the food web affect an ecosystem’s functionality and stability. Tropical and subtropical aquatic ecosystems, which are extremely diverse, have received much less attention than terrestrial ecosystems in regards to the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. We conducted a field experiment that tested for effects of macrophyte functional diversity on diversity and stability of associated fish assembl… more
Date: August 2015
Creator: Treviño, Jessica Marie
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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Brazil-U.S. Relations

Description: This report analysis Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the world and its relationship with the United States.
Date: July 29, 2011
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
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Brazil in Crisis

Description: This report examines the current political and economic climate in Brazil, which is in the midst of severe economic and political crises that are closely intertwined and unlikely to be resolved quickly.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
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A Formação Continuada dos Bibliotecários do Ministério Público de Santa Catarina, Brasil: Contribuições Do Centro De Estudos e Aperfeiçoamento Funcional (CEAF)

Description: Paper presents the librarian’ continuing education of Ministério Público de Santa Catarina, Brazil’ and the contributions of the Centro de Estudos e Aperfeiçoamento Funcional (CEAF) for them.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: Carrier Mendonça, Thais & Silva, Andrea Aparecida
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Competências Segundo o World Economic Forum: Estudo com Gestores de Startups Residentes em um Laboratório de Inovação Aberta.

Description: Paper attempts to map and identify the innovation competences pointed out by the World Economic Forum in managers of startups residing in an open innovation laboratory in the city of Florianópolis.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: Martins, Gisely Jussyla Tonello; Costa, Rejane & de Sa Freire, Patricia
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Paradigma das Estruturas Tarifárias em Saneamento

Description: Paper presents the paradigm breaking of the current Brazilian tariff system in the light of changes made to the pricing structure in some sanitation companies.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: de Mello, Ricardo Alexandre; Alves, Custódio; de Ramos, Mário César; de Almeida Pires, Marcos Henrique & Zschornack, Thiago
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Proposta de um Instrumento para Análise dos Processos e Ações de Melhoria nos Núcleos de Educação Infantil da Rede Municipal de Florianópolis

Description: Paper describes research analyzing how the large-scale assessment of Toddler Environment Rating Scale Revision Edition (ITERS-R) contributed to the improvement of the quality of the environments in the Early Childhood Education Centers of the Florianópolis Municipal Education Network.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: Becker, Tagma Angélica Nilson; Zanella, Andreia & de Sa Freire, Patricia
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A Utilização de Ambientes Virtuais de Aprendizagem para Disseminação de Conhecimento Pelo Governo Federal - Poder Executivo

Description: Paper analyzes distance education initiatives fomented by the federal executive power in Virtual Learning Environments in Brazil.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: dos Santos, Caio Alvarez Marcondes; Techio, Leila Regina; da Rosa, Luziana Quadros; da Silva Cândido, Gabriela & Souza, Marcio Vieira de
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