Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Sir John Templeton -- Author's Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Making Tracks: The Industrial Revolution, -- Canals, and Railways -- Chapter 2 Breaking Out: The Story of the U.S. Railroads -- Chapter 3 Investing at the Speed of Sound: --...

Background: Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN), which includes 32 research institutes around the world, is a network of research and expertise to fight against infectious diseases. A scientometric approach was applied to describe research and collaboration activities of IPIN. Methods:...

This work attempts to examine how the global financial crisis has affected the education sector and more specifically, universities. So our paper examines the universities public funding especially in Europe, the mobility of teaching staff, students etc. Also the impact of the financial crisis...