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Over the past forty years Europe has grown as a global presence and today it plays an important role in a variety of ways: politically, socially, economically, and culturally. European theologians have no choice but to take cognizance of this fact and respond to the broad social challenges by clarifying their views on God and being a prophetic voice in cultural, political and social decision-making. The authors in this volume take up four main contemporary global challenges, i.e. globalization, violence, gender, and the environment, and the volume provides its readers with first-rate theological reflections in Europe. The articles offered here are the result of an intensive workshop held in Leuven in September 2004 and are sponsored by the European Commission and the VLIR, as part of a three-year study program on the understanding of God in Europe.

Employees evaluate the fairness or justice of their workplace: Does one get what one deserves at work? Organizational scholars consider perceived workplace fairness to be a relevant factor in predicting and explaining organizational misbehavior. For instance, Treviño and Weaver found in their study that the more employees perceive that their organization is just, the less they perceive their colleagues to be engaged in behavior that harms the organization. This hypothesis was retested with an alternative measure of organizational misbehavior in 19 Flemish governmental organizations, and confirmation was found. Moreover, the effect holds when controlling for integrity policy, leadership, tenure, and gender.

BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful cultural practice that is predominantly documented in Africa, but also occurs in other parts of the world. Due to migration, women who have undergone FGM can also be found in the European Union (EU). Due to a lack of systematic representative surveys on the topic in EU, the prevalence of FGM and the number of women and children subjected to the practice remains unknown. However, information on the magnitude of the problem in the EU is necessary for policy makers to design and track preventive measures and to determine resource allocation. METHODS: Between March 2015 and May 2015, we performed a situation analysis consisting of a critical interpretive synthesis and SWOT-analysis of available at the time peer reviewed and grey literature document on national prevalence studies on FGM in the EU. Studies estimating the prevalence of FGM and the number of girls and women subjected to the practice in the EU were mapped to analyse their methodologies and identify their Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT). Distinction was made between direct and indirect estimation methods. RESULTS: Thirteen publications matched the prioritized inclusion criteria. The situation analysis showed that both direct and indirect methodologies were used to estimate FGM prevalence and the number of girls and women subjected to FGM in the EU. The SWOT-analysis indicated that due to the large variations in the targeted population and the available secondary information in EU Member States, one single estimation method is not applicable in all Member States. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest a twofold method for estimating the number of girls and women who have undergone fgm in the EU. For countries with a low expected prevalence of women who have undergone fgm, the indirect method will provide a good enough estimation of the FGM prevalence. The extrapolation-of-fgm-countries-prevalence-data-method, based on the documented FGM prevalence numbers in DHS and MICS surveys, can be used ...

"Over the past forty years Europe has grown as a global presence and today it plays an important role in a variety of ways: politically, socially, economically, and culturally, European theologians have no choice but to take cognizance, of this fact and respond to the broad social challenges by clarifying their views on God and being a prophetic voice in cultural, political and social decisionmaking. The authors in this volume take up four main contemporary global challenges, i.e. globalization, violence, gender, and the environment, and the volume provides its readers with first-rate theological reflections in Europe. The articles offered here are the result of an intensive workshop held in Leaven in September 2004 and are sponsored by the European Commission and the VLIR. as part of a three-year study program on the understanding of God in Europe."--Jacket

Der kommerzielle Anbau gentechnisch veränderter Pflanzen (GVP) muss gemäß der Gesetzgebung der Euro­päischen Union überwacht werden. Hier fassen wir die Diskussionen einer Arbeitsgruppe zusammen, die sich während des 4. Internationalen Workshops zum Anbaubegleitenden Monitoring von GVP vom 3. bis 4.Mai 2010 in Quedlinburg getroffen hat. Die Arbeitsgruppe hatte zum Ziel, die Notwendigkeit, das Ausmaß und den Aufbau eines Monitoring von gentechnisch veränderten herbizidtoleranten Pflanzen zu diskutieren. Der folgende Arbeitsgruppen-Bericht fasst die spezi­fischen Fragen, die sich bei einem solchen Monitoring stellen, zusammen und es wird versucht, die Frage zu beantworten, was überwacht werden sollte und wer eine solche Überwachung durchführen sollte. Zusätzlich werden die größten Herausforderungen bei der Überwachung von herbizidtoleranten GVP präsentiert, und es wird diskutiert, wie diesen begegnet werden könnte. ; According to European Union (EU) legislation, genetically modified (GM) crops released for commercial cultivation have to be monitored. Here we summarise the discussion of a working group that convened during the 4th International Workshop on Post Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) of Genetically Modified Plants in Quedlinburg from 3–4 May 2010 to discuss the necessity, extent and design of PMEM plans of genetically modified herbicide tolerant (GMHT) crops. The following workshop report summarises the questions specific to the monitoring of GMHT crops and seeks to answer what should be monitored and who should perform such a monitoring. In addi­tion, the main challenges when monitoring GMHT crops are presented and it is discussed how these challenges could be addressed.

According to European Union (EU) legislation, genetically modified (GM) crops released for commercial cultivation have to be monitored. Here we summarise the discussion of a working group that convened during the 4th International Workshop on Post Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) of Genetically Modified Plants in Quedlinburg from 3–4 May 2010 to discuss the necessity, extent and design of PMEM plans of genetically modified herbicide tolerant (GMHT) crops. The following workshop report summarises the questions specific to the monitoring of GMHT crops and seeks to answer what should be monitored and who should perform such a monitoring. In addition, the main challenges when monitoring GMHT crops are presented and it is discussed how these challenges could be addressed. ; Der kommerzielle Anbau gentechnisch veränderter Pflanzen (GVP) muss gemäß der Gesetzgebung der Europäischen Union überwacht werden. Hier fassen wir die Diskussionen einer Arbeitsgruppe zusammen, die sich während des 4. Internationalen Workshops zum Anbaubegleitenden Monitoring von GVP vom 3. bis 4. Mai 2010 in Quedlinburg getroffen hat. Die Arbeitsgruppe hatte zum Ziel, die Notwendigkeit, das Ausmaß und den Aufbau eines Monitoring von gentechnisch veränderten herbizidtoleranten Pflanzen zu diskutieren. Der folgende Arbeitsgruppen-Bericht fasst die spezifischen Fragen, die sich bei einem solchen Monitoring stellen, zusammen und es wird versucht, die Frage zu beantworten, was überwacht werden sollte und wer eine solche Überwachung durchführen sollte. Zusätzlich werden die größten Herausforderungen bei der Überwachung von herbizidtoleranten GVP präsentiert, und es wird diskutiert, wie diesen begegnet werden könnte.

This is the final version of the article. Available from Springer Nature via the DOI in this record. ; The true integration of electronics into textiles requires the fabrication of devices directly on the fibre itself using high performance materials that allow seamless incorporation into fabrics. Woven electronics and opto-electronics, attained by intertwined fibres with complementary functions are the emerging and most ambitious technological and scientific frontier. Here we pioneer graphene-enabled functional devices directly fabricated on textile fibres and for the very first time also attained by weaving graphene electronic fibres in a fabric. Capacitive touch-sensors and light-emitting devices were produced using a novel roll to-roll-compatible patterning technique, opening new avenues for woven textile electronics. Finally, the demonstration of fabric-enabled pixels for displays and position sensitivefunctions is a gateway for novel electronic-skin, wearable electronic and smart textile applications. ; We acknowledge financial support from: the European Commission (H2020-MSCA-IF-2015- 704963 and FP7-ICT-2013-613024-GRASP), the European Union Erasmus+ programme, the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (Grant no. EP/K017160/1, EP/K010050/1, EP/M001024/1, EP/M002438/1), the Royal Society international Exchanges Scheme 2016/R1, the Leverhulme Trust (Grant "Quantum Revolution"), the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), co-financed by FEDER (PT2020 Partnership Agreement), under contracts IF/01088/2014, BI/UI89/2015, and POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007679 (Ref. UID/CTM/50011/ 2013).

Trichinellosis is a rare parasitic zoonosis caused by Trichinella following ingestion of raw or undercooked meat containing Trichinella larvae. In the past five years, there has been a sharp decrease in human trichinellosis incidence rates in the European Union due to better practices in rearing domestic animals and control measures in slaughterhouses. In November 2014, a large outbreak of trichinellosis occurred in Belgium, related to the consumption of imported wild boar meat. After a swift local public health response, 16 cases were identified and diagnosed with trichinellosis. Of the 16 cases, six were female. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology or the presence of larvae in the patients' muscle biopsies by histology and/or PCR. The ensuing investigation traced the wild boar meat back to Spain. Several batches of imported wild boar meat were recalled but tested negative. The public health investigation allowed us to identify clustered undiagnosed cases. Early warning alerts and a coordinated response remain indispensable at a European level.