... medium-term research and development program and Slovenia's development strategy. Technology Network is an instrument that combines industry and public research potentials in relation to their core competencies, knowledge and technology. 1. Innovation Mechanisms 1. Technology Platform Technology Platforms are a mechanism of development policies established by the EU. They faced challenges of individual fields and the ... economy (especially environmental technologies). Research centers of excellence in particular, contribute to the realization of the following goals for developing the in...

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... old. This now poses the greatest dilemma for the proponents of the Shroud. The Shroud cannot be explained in a medieval context, because it presupposes medical, artistic. And historical knowledge of crucifixion practices totally unknown in the Middle Ages. It also contradicts other documentation pointing ! to a Middle East origin between 29 to 33 AD. The validity of the ... that the image is a negative one like a photographic negative in which light areas appear dark and dark areas appears light. Before the discovery of photography (in about 1840), knowledge of negative images was limit...

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... the strategy works and knowing the strategy works. In the same manner, Higgins' study (2000) concluded that students see value in learning through problem solving in which collaboration; discovery, reasoning and communication are encouraged. The study of Yang, Yeo, Loh, Lad and Sahar (2003) revealed similar finding. The focus for routine exercises has shifted to problem ... epistemology assumes that students learn from their interactions with their environment. According to constructivist theory, learning is an active process that individuals construct meaning and interpret situations f...

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... theory from an unscientific one is the principle of refutability." This simply means that no research is set on concrete. One researcher might come up with a discovery which another researcher refutes or falsifies years later. This has been the tradition in scientific advancement. Ethical Principles: A good research must follow the ethical principles outlined by ... recount or reenact past events.). There are six steps usually used in the process of conducting historical research: Recognising a historical problem or identifying a need for certain historical knowledge. Gathering as much r...

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... as an object from which the observer is separate. This perspective, known as positivism, asserts that knowledge is based on scientific facts which have been experimentally investigated. Positivists argue that what exists does so outside our knowledge of it, and thus an objective discovery is 'real' in that it is not subject to the values and beliefs of the ... ethical issues surrounding quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. A key consideration in conducting ethical research is the notion of informed consent. This is problematic for quantitative research as participant...

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... observer entertains a set of tentative hypothesis; data is collected through observation over a period of time for the purpose of tracing/determining a pattern of activities/behavior. This led to an inductive discovery, which further makes the level, the way for deductive theory building. Advantages of Observational Studies I. Data is more reliable and free from respondent biased II. Easier to find the effects ... and respondent so that the required data is collected and the required questions/discussions take place in a congenial environment. Status and Nature of the Respondents - Fore...

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