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A world run by women would follow different rules...

Mr.Teemu Seppälä and his colleague Mr. Antti Aarnio executed an interview survey that resulted in the report Technology Transfer and IPRmanagement in SA Universities in December 2008, which is downlo

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Learning for All means ensuring that all children and youth—not just the most privileged or the smartest—can not only go to school,but also acquire the knowledge and skills that they need to lead hea

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