Federalism - Science topic

Federated learning supports privacy-sensitive applications that refashioned the path of AI models in various autonomous vehicles, traffic prediction, monitoring, healthcare, telecommunication, IoT, cyber-security, pharmaceutics, industrial management, industrial IoT, and healthcare and medical AI. Federated learning remains a comparatively new field with many research possibilities for accomplishing privacy-preserving AI.

One of the great strengths of the U.S. has been the dominant position of research universities. The Times Higher Education world rankings show that the U.S. has 7 of the top 10 institutions as well as 6 in the next ten. Currently Oxford University ranks first with M.I.T. and Harvard place second and third respectively. However over the last two months the Trump Administration has withheld federal funds leading U.S. universities.

Will the risk of having a faculty members research funds getting blocked, will human capital lead to a brain drain at U.S. schools as researchers relocate to high-quality institutions in other countries?

Hello, fellow researchers and professionals in the field.

I'm carrying out a study on risk management in Brazilian federal authorities and we know that it's a complex process in public administration, which still doesn't have a strong and consolidated culture on the subject, and I'd like to know what the best practices and methodologies are that are currently being applied. How can strategic risk management be implemented to mitigate the problems faced by federal authorities? Which frameworks or standards are most commonly used? In addition, I would like to understand how municipalities are dealing with the risk culture within their organizations and what challenges they have faced in implementing effective risk management. Thanks in advance for any insight or references you can share!

Mostly, the federal states have bicameral parliaments. To illustrate, Russia's parliament includes 2 houses (Federation Council and State Duma). Or US example of the Senate and the House of Representatives. While this fact exits, some states also have bicameral legislature even their territorial size is smaller enough for unicameral one (i.e Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and so on). How do you think, should Belarus-like smaller unitary countries transfer its parliament into a unicameral structure?

Should the monetary policy of the central bank be completely independent from the fiscal and budgetary policy of the government or should it be carried out with consideration of this policy or should both policies, i.e. monetary and fiscal policy, be coordinated, e.g. especially in times of financial and economic crises?

The debate about the relationship between the monetary policy of the central bank and the fiscal policy of the government revolves around the question of autonomy: should the bank act independently, striving for price stability, or coordinate its actions with the government, especially in crises? Independence protects the bank from political pressure, but coordinated action can mitigate crises more effectively. In stable conditions, autonomy is key, but in crises, cooperation becomes essential. Research studies analyse optimal coordination, confirming that the best approach depends on the economic situation.

I have written about the sources of the high inflation that has occurred since 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in the following article based on my research:

I have described the key aspects of the monetary policy pursued by central banks in recent years in the following article:

And what is your opinion on this topic?

What do you think about this issue?

Please answer,

I invite everyone to the discussion,

Thank you very much,

Best regards,

I invite you to scientific cooperation,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

I'm currently working on a PhD topic on the effect of window systems on thermal comfort levels in lecture halls of federal tertiary institutions. I need a simulation software to check these halls. Any suggestions

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I wanted to send a message to Luciana Benetti Marques Valio from Federal University of Rio Grande. She's on ResearchGate and i can read all her publications but I can't find her name when i want to send a message. Then I noticed that, in fact, I can't find anyone. Is there a bug?

I find some Federal and some State law that provides protection for certain medical professionals from tort liability. What about other volunteers who are not medical personnel? Also credentialing, and background checks can be time consuming and have cost. Should those types of things be done for everyone or only in certain cases?

As a student I appreciate the opportunity to ask questions! Thanks jlh

Being reflective about the genesis of concepts in today’s education, it is to be recognized the term “pedagogy of higher education” to be a sort of formal translation of an immanent Russian concept. But, in fact, if considering the today’s higher education like a sphere of massive school-like practices, including educational standards and processes, moral and spiritual education (which is often called “the upbringing”), stimulating activities of students and lecturers etc., we doubtless find out at universities a kind of “pedagogy for adults”. So, it seems to be necessary to proclaim, how such “pedagogy” should be constructed and substantialized.

Concentrating so many points of discussion in higher education, we may define just a few questions of great value, which may be stated as the fundamental ones, and responding them would give us a general view at the question entitled.

1. What is specific worldview towards higher education in the 21st century, given us by pedagogy; is this point of value and has it perspectives for development in the nearest future?

2. What are substantial correlates of pedagogy representations in social and humanitarian disciplines and practices? What methodology should back pedagogy ideas, rules and innovations?

3. What are main dispositions in the pedagogy knowledge, i.e., who, how, by what means and under what restrictions can develop the pedagogy representations (so-called “pedagogical sciences”) in today’s world?

To enease the discussion, let me propose to you short presentations, which were used within a context of a short course, named “Pedagogy of Higher Education”, that has been delivered at the Southern Federal University (Rostov-on-Don) in November and December of 2024.

1. The First Lecture.

2. The Second Lecture.

3. The Third Lecture.

4. The Fourth Lecture.

5. The Fifth Lecture.

6. The Sixth Lecture.

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The combination of 中 (zhōng), 和 (hé), and 明 (míng) brings together concepts of centrality (balance), peace (harmony), and clarity (brightness). When combined, these concepts resonate deeply with Chinese philosophy and could be used to symbolize a new form of governance, reflecting balance, harmony, and enlightenment.

1. 中 (zhōng) – Centrality, balance, or middle:

Represents the center or middle in both a geographical and philosophical sense. In this case, it can symbolize balanced governance, the core of a federal system where no region dominates over others, and decisions are made from a balanced, central position.

2. 和 (hé) – Peace, harmony:

Implies peace, harmony, and cooperation. It is about achieving balance and unity through peaceful means. In the context of governance, it reflects collaborative leadership where regions work together harmoniously, contributing to the overall stability of the federation.

3. 明 (míng) – Clarity, brightness, enlightenment:

Symbolizes enlightenment, clarity of thought, and wisdom. It emphasizes that decisions should be made with clear insight, transparency, and understanding. Governance should not only be balanced and harmonious but also illuminated with foresight, creating policies that are wise and beneficial for all.

Incorporating the principles of Yin-Yang into this combination brings an even deeper philosophical meaning, where governance reflects the dynamic balance between opposing yet complementary forces:

Yin-Yang reflects the balance between opposites—light and dark, male and female, stillness and movement. In governance, this could symbolize the balance between:

Regional autonomy (Yin) and federal unity (Yang).

Tradition (Yin) and modern innovation (Yang).

Central governance (Yang) and local empowerment (Yin).

When integrated together with Yin-Yang principles, these concepts could symbolize a new federal philosophy where the political system maintains:

1. Balanced Centrality (中):

Governance operates from a middle ground, maintaining equilibrium between regional interests. It reflects a commitment to equitable representation, where the federal government acts as a stabilizing force without overpowering the autonomy of individual regions.

2. Harmonious Collaboration (和):

Governance is achieved through peaceful negotiation and collaboration, where regions cooperate in harmony rather than through conflict. It reflects the federation's philosophy of working together for common goals, despite the diversity in cultural, political, and economic interests.

3. Enlightened Governance (明):

Decisions are made with clarity, wisdom, and a focus on long-term benefits. Governance is transparent and illuminated by deep understanding, ensuring that all policies are fair, balanced, and beneficial to every part of the federation.

This reflects the Yin-Yang concept: Enlightened leadership understands the need for flexibility and balance, adapting policies to the changing needs of both central authority and regional autonomy.

i want to implement D2D communication in omnet++ with simuLTE. my topic is Distributed traffic offloading approach using Machine learning and content distribution in d2d network to reduce latency and power consumption. which technique is most suitable for my work? can i use Q learning? or how federated learning can be used in this work?

I'm currently working in college minor project and I want to make a federated learning model. I know the working of the federated learning. I have the basic idea of it but I don't know where to start coding for the same. Please help.

If anybody has a softcopy of this article "Horton, R. K. (1965). An index-number system for rating water quality. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation, 37 (3), 300–306". I searched everywhere for this article but could not find it. It will be very helpful if someone shares it here. I will remain thankful for your kind response.

My current research is a comparative analysis of the legal frameworks for oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria and Mexico

I am a graduate student in production engineering at the federal university of goiás and I need scientific articles to learn more about my profession

My current research is a comparative analysis of the legal framework for oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria and Mexico.

WFPHA: world federation of public health associations.

Core Area of Public Health.

The question is on how growers in different countries have access to active ingredients - commercial formulations - for use on their crops. Here in Brazil, to buy a pesticide a prescription - with indication of the crop the pest or disease is to be controlled - is needed, which can only be emitted/signed by an agronomist. The recipies are registered at state offices and the growers need to keep that recipe in file for at least two years - federal normative - for eventual future inpections. We are working on the inconsistencies on the emitted recipes at state level and would like to have some info on how are the procedures - how growers have access to pesticides - in different places. Many thanks for any insight.

How can federated learning be extended and optimized for scenarios with limited communication bandwidth or high-latency networks, such as IoT devices or edge computing environments, while still preserving privacy and security?

As Nepal has been practicing federalism in health system with dividing judiciary, executive role among all three levels of governments. In practice, it seems quite challenging. Do anyone have good experience/ publication regarding successful implementation and/ or early notice of failure of such provision?

As Nepal has been reviewing the roles of different government, this might be helpful.

Clarification about

The role of the Russian Federation in the UN Security Council

The role of the president (Vladimir Putin)

Do federal policies on climate change help reduce carbon emissions

I'm seeking example self-report survey items to measure the following constructs among a U.S. audience of adults. Thanks in advance for any tips, this is outside my research area and I'm not having much luck in my literature search on the topic. I'd like to measure: knowledge, and to a lesser extent attitudes and practices about:

1. Knowledge of what districts someone lives in (e.g., ability to name either one's elected representative or district number for federal, state, etc. levels)

2. Knowledge of what levels of government control different policy areas (state vs. federal vs. municipal, etc.). My hope is we could give examples of possible policies and determine if the respondent could identify the responsible elected official or level of government with jurisdiction over the topic area. My examples will likely be health and health equity related.

3. Knowledge about different ways to engage in different types of policy advocacy: a) contacting elected representatives; b) writing op-eds/letters to editor; c) forming and joining coalitions; d) creating & distributing sign-on letters; e) other forms of advocacy like phone / text banking etc.

4. Knowledge about the constraints and opportunities for government employees to engage in advocacy; namely differences between advocacy vs. lobbying; oppotunity to engage as a private citizen (vs. government employee) etc.

I want to use the survey to determine baseline knowledge, attitudes, & practices, and to measure change over time.

Thanks in advance!

Asian or European?

It would be a project report conducte by Dobbertin M, Jüngling E (2009) Totholzverwitterung und C-Gehalt. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, 3 p which is currently not available in the internet anymore.

As a consequence of a "bad" evaluation last year, when the outcome of the institute was judged between good and excellent, but not outstanding, the Senate of the Leibniz Association recommends that the Federal and State Governments terminate the joint funding of the Leibniz-Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS, previously known as the Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik) in Freiburg, Germany.

This would be dramatic for the solar physics community in Germany and in Europe, and in the long term for research in astrophysics and beyond. Therefore, the international research community is asked to sign the following petition to support the funding of KIS at an unchanged level:

1. Kupa′a I ke kahua o Hawaii: Stand Firmly Behind the Foundations of Hawaii

2. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander networks for community health in the Age of COVID-19: Results of a national survey of community-based organizations

3. Efficacy of Federal Data: Revised Office of Management and Budget Standard for Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders Examined

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How are the federal and state governments fostering the growth of millet-based value chains, including the creation of infrastructure, connections to markets, and financial aid for farmers and business owners? What are the main success criteria in developing millets' sustainable value chains?

Could you please discuss and send references that countries with successful examples and failure of dividing health authority into subnational governments (Provinces and Local level) after federalism?

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At the start of the week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell made clear that the Fed would continue rate hikes as year over year inflation, although down from its 9.1% peak remained stubbornly high at 6%. This is 4% above the Fed's target of 2%. The odds of a 50 basis point hike in the federal funds rate target seemed likely at the fed's next policy meeting. However, the collapse of SVB, the biggest bank failure in the U.S. since the 2008 financial crisis and concern about contagion to other banks, has raised the question of whether the Fed will revise its future rate increases downward in coming months in 2023. It also raises the question of whether a Recession in 2023 and 2024 has now become more likely.

Could you please discuss and send references that countries with successful examples and failure of dividing health authority into subnational governments (Provinces and Local level) after federalism?

Check out the Canadian federal Agency: Policy Horizon Canada

Are education systems "bribed" and extorted by the federal funding systems in place?

The centralized systems in education and federal funding appear to require political approaches to providing education.

Does this equate to extortion and forced propaganda in our education system, driven by a centralized force so powerful that the funding mechanism has created an indoctrination network?

Can a school/university get funding if it refuses to instruct the flavor of the day topics, such as CRT, Gender identification, and ESG?

Can students who have religious faiths choose to bypass indoctrination that violates their code of morality?

Can it be asked without condemnation, or are we now in a police state globally where asking these questions creates a digital profile that classifies the one asking as a threat to those in power?

Modern censorship, cutoff of access to social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Meta, etc. are real and relevant examples of abuse of power already taking place.

It seems that federal funds are currently used, not to assist in financing a well-educated society, but rather, to extort institutions into programming a conformist society of minions to centralized command and control authoritarian rule.

I find this to be a troubling signal that shows that the education system has already fallen victim to being the frog in a pot of water that slowly becomes boiling water to kill the frog, with the frog never even knowing it.

The average American has always had a love-hate relationship with the IRS-with hate predominating. The so-called Exit tax kicks in the moment you think of expatriating from the U.S. The current maximum capital gains rate is 23.8%, which includes the 20% capital gains tax and the 3.8% net investment income tax. Why its unfair? Currently, federal income tax brackets range from 10% to 37%. Nearly half of the American population pays taxes and in fact, the top 50% account for nearly the entire federal income tax. So the question of levying an exit tax on Americans relinquishing their citizenship really means I am going to get what I can from you before you make a break for it. In other words, the IRS ensures that the relinquishing citizen would never feel grateful for giving and doing his bit for the great country. The current threshold is so less ($12,550 and $28,500.) that almost everyone who holds a reasonable job pays his federal taxes by filing an income tax return each year. Then consider that inflation in the millennium year was around 3.3% whereas today it's over 8%, so where has real income disappeared? Then when someone decides to head west (after paying all his legal dues of a lifetime), IRS slaps him or her with the Exit Tax. Hence the question.

Biden administration instructs all US agencies to require immediate access to federally funded research after it is published, starting in 2026. US government reveals big changes to open-access policy (nature.com)

Can anybody guide me, on how I could implement an ML regression model(for prediction and forecasting) with Federated learning, A repository, code, or something like ...

Everywhere import tensorflow_federated as tff this is being used but when I am writing this in google colab, it's not working. It's showing type error. What could be the problem?

In order to tackle complex challenges we need collaboration across sectors (between state and society) as well as between ministries and administrative levels (e.g. often innovative initiatives are local, but the federal level has littles possibilities to empower their creativity and learn from them). Often gov.labs impact just one ministry or administrative level, and has no mandate to transform the political system as such. Do you know of any successful gov.lab in this regard?

Thanks and best wishes, Patrizia Nanz

"A U.S. federal judge has ordered the OMICS International publishing group to pay $50.1 million in damages for deceiving thousands of authors who published in its journals and attended its conferences. It's one of the first rulings of its kind against one of the largest publishers accused of so-called predatory tactics."

Hello, does anyone know of an article or database that has information that compares how much is spent annually (federal vs non-federal) on anti-poverty programs in the US? I can find the information on the federal programs, but I'm having difficulty tracking down the non-federal numbers. Essentially, I'm trying to make the argument that federal spending on anti-poverty programs far exceeds non-federal spending, but I need the data/citation. Thanks!

I am looking for suggestions where can I find documents about slavery during the Nazi regime. National federal archives? State archives? Municipal archives? Archives of big companies? other in Germany? Elsewhere?

Ongoing peer reviewed scientific research at the US state and federal levels has shown that US tobacco policy has never been punctuated as has been claimed in public policy-oriented punctuated equilibrium theory. Falsifiability is a key feature of scientific research including the testing of scientific current theories. When a current scientific theory is found to be false in whole or part, the proper protocol is to update the scientific theory or even replace it with a new scientific theory (subject to scientific testing). Has this happened in the case of punctuated equilibrium theory related to tobacco policy research and why or why not?

Can federated learning and edge computing be combined? The answer is yes. So what should we do? To improve the data security and privacy protection in the modeling of each participant (terminal).

Hi, I'm looking for chemical monitoring databases for soil, groundwater, sediment, drinking water, air and surface water in Spain. It seems that there are many federal and regional government and institutional sources that might be relevant but there are so many of them I don't know where to begin searching. Is there anybody out there familiar with Spain that can point me in the right direction?

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David

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This questionnaire is part of the project aiming to analyze the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy, comparing developed and developing countries, at a macro level (nations, regions, cities). The project is a partnership between the University of Brasilia (Brazil) and several other universities (University of Bologna (Italy); University JAUME I (Spain), University of Aalborg (Denmark); Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil); Federal Technological University of Parana (Brazil); Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (Pakistan); Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (Pakistan), coordinated by Professor Patricia Guarnieri (University of Brasilia).

It will be great to have your participation in our research, mainly because we would like to get the opinion from experts and stakeholders involved in the transition towards a circular economy and sustainability studies. Please share with your contacts

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Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement, Deep learning, and federated learning (FL) are classical and contemporary techniques of machine learning. Each technique has its own advantages and disadvantages. FL does not exchange the local data samples across the edge devices, instead, it shares the model with other participating devices. Moreover, the Security and privacy of the network are also key factors in a wireless network. Therefore, Choosing an ML technique that also provides security and privacy is the need of the hour. My question is related to the security provided by federated learning. Is Federated learning secure as compared to other Machine learning techniques?

Should the Federal Reserve Bank in the US be the main institution shaping and leading pro-growth active state interventionism?

In principle, YES, but it should be specified precisely the framework for a possible anti-crisis launch and implementation of the policy of active state intervention. The Federal Reserve Bank should continue to fulfill its current functions. In this respect, it is the most important institution in the US in terms of maintaining financial stability in the banking system and indirectly in the entire financial system. In addition, indirectly supports inter-branch, transactional, market, business and cross-border trade and capital flows. As the Federal Reserve advises on the issue of maintaining financial stability, it also translates into the entire US economy and also to a large extent on the entire global economy while the economy The US is recognized as a key global player. On the other hand, the Federal Reserve Bank, using its monetary policy instruments and the possibility of buying back lost commercial loans and junk securities, should focus on stabilizing the situation on the financial markets rather than on actively stimulating demand for securities, which may generate another global one in the long run. financial crisis. I examined this problem and described it in my scientific publications.

In view of the above, the current question is: Should the Federal Reserve Bank in the US be the main institution shaping and leading pro-growth active state interventionism?

Please, answer, comments.

I invite you to the discussion.

Dear Friends and Colleagues of RG,

I invite you to discussion and cooperation.

Best wishes

I'm going deeper about the class actions in American law system.

I've started analyzing Rule 23 of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure and then I've tried to deepen the law and economics approach on class action.

Could someone recommend me an article, a review or a textbook that deals with the relationship between class action and instrumental theory of tort law? It would be great also to consult some text concerning the social function of class action and its effects, both economic and social

Hi everyone,

I am trying to look for the maximum trace element concentrations that are allowed in soils in the USA. Do you know if such a regulation exist at the federal level?

Thank you immensely,

Xavier

Wherever I searched, I only found the formula and the notations. I also couldn't download "Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation, 37(3)" where the article was published.

150 apoios no site do Senado Federal para a Fotografia Forense como disciplina da Ciência Forense Brasileira.

A votação segue até 26 de março de 2019. São necessários 20 mil apoios para que a ideia legislativa seja discutida entre os senadores.

O trabalho foi publicado na #RevistaBrasileiradeCriminalística #RBC e apresentado na #InterForensics2017.

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A fotografia precisa de representação legal em auxílio à justiça.

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I'm looking for a recent evaluation of the US federal efforts to prevent disease outbreaks, specific to the US public health system. I see some old (15-16 yr old) reports, anyone done anything comprehensive and current?

I am trying to analyze cost of desalinated water (LCOW) collectively for a few regions in California using a solar desalination technology. Treating this as a system to be actually producing water for real consumption, I would like to apply all possible incentives such as rebates, tax credits or tax deductions and any other incentive available at state and federal level, as a public utility (small scale desalination plant <100 m3/day).

I found 20% rebates for solar thermal technology and solar PV but nothing on solar / renewable desalination plant. Can anyone please share available materials that I can add to cost models for more accurate picture of cost of water produced?

Thank you.

There is a trend on applying federated learning in healthcare domain. What the potentials and challenges in your opinion?

Does World Hemophilia Federation recommended any management plans OF covid 19 in patients of bleeding disorders? As they mostly are immunodeficient already.

State-owned enterprises means enterprises as those owned by the

government (central, federal, local or regional) and those in which the state has significant control through full, majority, or minority ownership.

Is there a model for SOE's budgeting. For example How SOE's budget include in government budget? what is the budget classification of SOEs? what is the budget process (prepare and approval) of SOEs?

In the U.S., Executive Order 13905( Federal Register : Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services) signed 02-12-2020, ordered several federal agencies to conduct vulnerability assessments related to critical infrastructure. I'm looking for qualified opinions / research on the potential for degradation or loss of access to GPS / GNSS to potentially impact critical infrastructure at hydro-electric dams.

Dear Colleagues,

How do you analyze the availability of drug care?

In the Russian Federation, accessibility analysis is usually based on two components:

1. Content analysis of the State Register of Medicines. All medicines registered in the country may be available to patients in any hospital. However, this method alone is not enough, since

A) Some expensive drugs may have low hospital margins.

B) Generic policies, procurement under an international name may have an impact on the availability of expensive branded drugs.

2. In-depth interviews, work with focus groups. Ask patients, doctors, experts - about the availability of certain drugs.

How do you determine the availability of medicines in your country? What methods are used?

National Association of Psychologists of Ukraine (valid member of European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations) Division «Psychoanalytic psychology and psychotherapy»

invites psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic psychotherapists and psychoanalytic psychologists to participate in an online-conference

«Life and death of psychoanalytic societies: lessons from history and new perspectives for unions» January 23-24, 2020

What are the main difficulties and the main opportunities for psychoanalytic societies to stay alive, developing and productive? Which examples from history and these days are illustrative for the mentioned phenomena?

Types of participating: submitting a paper (will be translated and published in Ukrainian in an open access electronic book) recorded and sent before the conference date video report (will be translated into Ukrainian and showed to the participants of the conference) online-report (will be translated by our interpreter)

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Red Compartida or Whole Shared Network is a project headed by the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) of the Government of the Republic, in coordination with the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT). Its development contemplates the coverage of Magical Towns like Artega, Coahuila.

The adoption of federalism in Iraq subsequent to 2005 and its practical application in legal context was the result of Iraqs transition from unitary state to a federal state.

Dear Colleagues!

The main focus of me and the Department, i am honoured to lead at the Southern Federal University (Rostov-on-Don, Russia) is a development of the Teacher Education as well as Teacher Educators at the on-going conditions, resources and restrictions. We try to comprehend, what can a Department of Education and Educational Studies do to respond the 4 main challenges:

1. What are Education, Teacher and all the Metaphysics of European and Russian Cultures in the context of the XXI Century?

2. What should be a Teacher Education Curriculum, and moreover, what principles should be chosen to make it up?

3. What are Technologies to stimulate continuous professional advance of teachers? Are they obviously IT and AI, or should we treat this concept in a more broad way?

4. How can we treat the management system in general and teacher education to get it a factor of development, not a detention?

We will have discuss these and many other important questions at the platform "Urait" on 13th of January, (15.00 by MSK, 13.00 by CET). Registration is already open here: http://urait.ru/events/1714

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Where can I find free electric vehicles driving cycle datasets to download like Dynamic Stress Test(DST), Federal Urban Driving Schedule(FUDS), New European Driving Cycle(NEDC) etc. ?

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Extension is still a crisis in Nepal and being limited to subsides on agricultural inputs and there is need of reformation in approach and the system under federal context.

Historically, the American federalism has centralized. However, the public agenda has zigzagged from centralization to decentralization creating political changes. But, what about rural America?

As we have TFF and PySyft which are most commonly being used for testing FL algorithms, which one goes better with IoT devices?

In federal or descentralized countries with great regional diversity, such as Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and others, should foreign service recruitment policy applies domestic regional representation when choosing new diplomats? If the answer is yes, why? What kind of benefits a regional, state, provincial representation can bring to the country's foreign policy? Does it garantee a domestic equal vision and practice on how the state will or could act in foreign policy?

One of the core functions of a federal state is to create a nation-state out her heterogeneous population while preserving/ respecting their diverse identities. Identities could be describe as the cultural, philosophical, religious, ethnic, geographical, racial or social attachments

I'm looking for any kind of legislation, zoning, best practices, etc. either required or recommended by the state, the EU/other federation or local government.

Hello, Mr. Oken! I am a professor at Universidade Federal da Paraíba - Brazil, specializing in spirituality and health, and I am beginning to research in the field of physical healing through spiritual or mental intervention. Your Project research sounds very interesting; do you or your team recommend a research group of your acquantaince for me to contact and share knowledge, results, or even projects? Thank you in advance!

Recent disclosures during hearings in the US have shown that civil servants and NGO's appear to believe that they have more authority than the elected president. This suggests not only a violation of the laws, but more importantly, a view that they are above the laws. Does this suggest that the NGO's are being used as subterfuge to get federal funding, which may be used for policies and actions that also violate the laws.