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Childhood and education in the United States and Russia : sociological and comparative perspectives / by Bodovski, Katerina

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Foreign Aid: Analyses of Efficiency, Effectiveness and Donor Coordination.

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Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM A History of People, Events, and Communities / by Herakovich, Carl T.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Mechanics: An Engineering Science -- Brief History Of Mechanics -- The Giants Of Mechanics -- Ancient Greece (Bc) -- The Renaissance -- Industrial Revolution -- Paris And École Polytechnique -- Technological Revolution -- Major Developments In Mechanics -- Mechanics At Göttingen -- International Research Council -- The Innsbruck Conference -- International Applied Mechanics Congresses -- Mechanics In The United States -- Land Grant Colleges -- National Academy Of Sciences (Nas) -- First Flight -- National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics (Naca) -- National Research Council (Nrc) -- Immigrants To United States -- Other Immigrants To The United States -- Asme Applied Mechanics Division -- International Congresses - American Involvement -- International Union Of Theoretical And Applied Mechanics -- IUTAM General Assembly -- IUTAM Bureau -- USNC/TAM -- USNC/TAM Time Line -- The Independent Years -- A Committee Of The National Academy Of Sciences -- USNCTAM Constitution And Bylaws -- USNCTAM Member Societies -- USNC/TAM Members -- USNC/TAM Officers -- USNC/TAM Chairs -- Secretaries Of The USNC/TAM -- USNC/TAM In IUTAM Leadership Positions -- USNC/TAM Diversity -- Academic Genealogy -- Gender Diversity -- Ethnic And Racial Diversity -- Age Diversity -- Mechanics Specialty -- USNC/TAM Activities -- Meetings With Governmental Agency Representatives -- Scordim Reports -- U. …”
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Analyzing gender, intersectionality, and multiple inequalities global, transnational and local contexts /

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The Routledge Handbook of Conference Interpreting. by Albl-Mikasa, Michaela

Table of Contents: “…-- Conclusion -- Notes -- Disclaimer -- References -- 9 Conference Interpreting at the United Nations -- Introduction -- Historical Developments -- Working as an Interpreter at the United Nations -- Outreach Programme: Working With Universities -- Challenges of Interpreting at the UN -- Future Challenges -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Disclaimer -- Further Reading -- References -- Part III Regions -- 10 Conference Interpreting in the United States -- Historical Development -- Main Language Combinations -- Market Features -- American Sign Language (ASL) -- Trends -- Remote Simultaneous Interpreting -- The COVID-19 Pandemic -- English as a Lingua Franca -- Professional Associations -- Training Opportunities -- Research From the Region -- Looking Ahead -- Notes -- Further Reading -- References -- 11 Conference Interpreting in Russia -- The History of Interpreting in Russia -- From Old Rus' to the Russian Empire -- The Soviet Period -- Country-specific Features, Main Languages, and Language Pairs -- Professional Associations -- Market Conditions and Characteristics -- Low Earning Potential of Interpreting as a Business -- Volatility and Seasonality -- Reliance On Local Interpreters -- Gradual Inclusion of Languages of Ex-Soviet Republics -- Research in the Field of Conference Interpreting -- Training Opportunities -- Sign Language Conference Interpreting.…”
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