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Shipping list no.: 2005-0086-P. ; "The Air Force, from its very beginnings as the Army Air Corps, has contributed significantly to all aspects of powered flight that have not only enhanced the defense capabilities of the United States, but also produced a broad spectrum of non-military applications that have improved the quality of life throughout the world. Consequently, to celebrate the centennial of flight, a one-day symposium was held on September 17, 2003, in which the stories of some of the contributions, and of the people who made them, were told. The objective of the symposium was to present technological developments that have produced new capabilities or opened new ways for achieving objectives. Each paper is the result of a collaborative effort of historians, who have placed the contribution in its historical perspective; technologists, who have described the essence of the scientific or technological contribution; and Air Force senior officers, who have shared their personal experiences on how that technological development affected operations or missions"--Introd. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-254). ; Mode of access: Internet.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One The Early Church to Aquinas -- Two The New World to the Present -- Three Pastoral Accompaniment and Consolation -- Four Solidarity -- Five Social Sin -- Six Reconciliation and Catholic Nonviolence -- Seven Desire for Peace -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009In this important text, Ellen Annandale provides a comprehensive and persuasive analysis of the contemporary social relations of gender and women's health, outlining what an adequate feminist analysis of women's health might look like.

AbstractIn 1972, Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger, a renowned American social scientist produced his classic work The principle of normalisation in human services. The principle has become a cornerstone of Government funded services to intellectually disabled children in Victoria. This article presents developments in Wolfensberger's most recent thoughts on normalisation.

In December 1984 the Equality Directive 79/ 7/EEC on Statutory Social Security schemes came into force. Since then, this Directive has forced changes to the social security systems in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands. This article argues that, in the main, these changes have achieved the removal of bars on certain categories of women, married women and women cohabiting with male partners, from claiming benefits. Inequalities facing women in building up individual entitlements to social security benefits are of greater com plexity, however, than simply bringing about 'formal equality' between men and women. The article argues that these inequalities stem at least in part from the limited recognition in social security systems of unpaid caring work, such as bringing up children, and the care of elderly and sick persons, in establishing entitle ment to social security benefits. In the face of these problems the Directive has been con siderably less effective. The European Court of Justice has not prevented all four countries from cutting back on social security provision, even in ways which adversely affect women to a greater extent than men. Rules and con ditions such as earnings thresholds for con tributory benefits, or requirements of certain levels of previous income, both act to exclude part-time workers, most of whom are women, from social insurance systems. It is doubtful whether the Directive could be used to chal lenge these rules, partly because of the caution of the European Court of Justice in matters of equality in social security. The Directive, it is argued, is also unable to counter forms of dis crimination against women in social assistance benefits, despite the reality that greater num bers of people across the European Union are relying on these benefits. The article concludes on a note of measured enthusiasm for the ef fectiveness of this Directive in achieving sub stantial change for women.

There is increasing interest in the significance of social policy in the management of welfare and risk in the developing world. This volume provides a critical analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing social protection systems in the global south, and examines current strategies for addressing poverty and welfare needs in the region. In particular, the text explores the extent to which the analytic models and concepts for the study of social policy in the industrialised North are relevant in a developing country context. The volume analyses the various institutions, actors, instrum

This study shows for eight science-based industries that the citation impact of research collaboration is higher for international collaboration than for national and regional collaboration. A further analysis of institutional affiliations shows that university-industry-government collaborations profit from being organized at the regional scale only in the cases of biotechnology and organic fine chemistry. The alleged importance of physical proximity for successful interaction between university, industry and government thus is not robust across industries. We discuss the policy implications that follow.

This study shows for eight science-based industries that the citation impact of research collaboration is higher for international collaboration than for national and regional collaboration. A further analysis of institutional affiliations shows that university-industry-government collaborations profit from being organised at the regional scale only in the cases of biotechnology and organic fine chemistry. The alleged importance of physical proximity for successful interaction between university, industry and government thus is not robust across industries. We discuss the policy implications that follow.