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Knowledge-driven actions: Transforming higher education for global sustainability
With 2030 less than a decade away, it is paramount to think critically and act urgently if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to contribute to the social, economic and environmental transformations that are required to tackle the world's most pressing issues. This report thoroughly discusses the role of higher education institutions in contributing to the 2030 Agenda, through a focus on three interrelated themes: 1) the need to move towards inter- and transdisciplinary modes of producing and circulating knowledge; 2) the imperative of becoming open institutions, fostering epistemic dialogue and integrating diverse ways of knowing; and 3) the demand for a stronger presence in society through proactive engagement and partnering with other societal actors.
Heparanase
Written by internationally recognized leaders in Heparanase biology, the book’s eight chapters offer an opportunity for scientists, clinicians and advanced students in cell biology, tumor biology and oncology to obtain a comprehensive understanding of Heparanase’s multifaceted activities in cancer, inflammation, diabetes and other diseases, as well as its related clinical applications. Proteases and their involvement in cancer progression have been well addressed and documented; however, the emerging premise presented within this book is that Heparanase is a master regulator of aggressive cancer phenotypes and crosstalk with the tumor microenvironment. This endoglycosidase contributes to...
Matrix Pathobiology and Angiogenesis
In the vasculature, the extracellular matrix (ECM) is involved in the regulation of angiogenesis, vascular mechanosensing, and blood vessel stability. This book aims to provide the reader with an overview of the various roles of the ECM during angiogenesis and covers its important role for the maintenance of vascular integrity, capillary and arterial morphogenesis, as well as lymphangiogenesis. Furthermore, aspects of regulation of endothelial cell and pericyte functions by the ECM under physiological and pathological conditions are discussed. In addition, the reader will learn more about different approaches to exploit ECM molecules for designing therapeutic approaches or as biomarkers to improve therapeutic decisions. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Matrix Pathobiology and Angiogenesis is a valuable resource for experienced researchers and early career scientist alike, who are interested in in learning more about this exciting and developing field. The series Biology of Extracellular Matrix is published in collaboration with the American Society for Matrix Biology and the International Society for Matrix Biology.
Handbook Transdisciplinary Learning
What is transdisciplinarity – and what are its methods? How does a living lab work? What is the purpose of citizen science, student-organized teaching and cooperative education? This handbook unpacks key terms and concepts to describe the range of transdisciplinary learning in the context of academic education. Transdisciplinary learning turns out to be a comprehensive innovation process in response to the major global challenges such as climate change, urbanization or migration. A reference work for students, lecturers, scientists, and anyone wanting to understand the profound changes in higher education.
The Oracle of Night
*THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* What is a dream? Why do we dream? How do our bodies and minds use dreams? These questions are the starting point for this unprecedented, astonishing study of the role and significance of dreams, from the beginning of human history. An investigation on the grand scale, encompassing literature, anthropology, religion, and science, it articulates the essential place dreams occupy in human culture, and how they functioned as the catalyst that compelled us to transform our earthly habitat into a human world. From the earliest cave paintings - where the author finds a key to humankind's first dreams, which contributed to our capacity to perceive past and future - to ...
Super-Heróis da Ciência
Miguel Nicolelis criou um controle remoto ativado pela mente. Helena Nader descobriu uma importante função do açúcar no nosso corpo. Carlos Chagas descreveu – adivinhe! – a doença de Chagas e Bertha Lutz catalogou novas espécies de rãs enquanto lutava pelos direitos das mulheres. A trajetória desses e de muitos outros cientistas brasileiros notáveis, suas descobertas científicas incríveis e seus trabalhos pra lá de inovadores são contados com muito bom humor neste livro infantil de ciência pelas apresentadoras do canal Nunca Vi 1 Cientista, Ana Bonassa e Laura Marise, e por Renan de Araújo, do grupo Via Saber. Em textos descontraídos, acompanhados por ilustrações coloridas, o leitor conhecerá as histórias inspiradoras por trás de grandes descobertas, como tratamentos para doenças, soro contra venenos de cobras e medidas para preservar o meio ambiente. E ainda vai aprender, com um passo a passo detalhado, como se tornar um cientista!
