From Communion services to potluck suppers, food becomes the language of deep faith convictions, revealing complex and shifting understandings of "ritual, community, hospitality and justice".
As climate continues to change, and population demographics shift, understanding these systems will become of even greater importance to society and decision-makers.
These developments helped to shift understanding of the scope of international health from its historic emphasis on tropical disease and cross-border infection control.
They exemplify the time lag between scholarship that demolishes historical myths and the more slowly shifting public understanding of the past.
The focus is also shifting to understanding how urban activities and interpersonal relationships shape travel behavior.
This business model reflects a shifting organizational understanding of how the design of products made with information processing is not limited to computer manufacturers.
And you might just be making people think a bit differently or subtly shifting their understanding of an issue.
Research is shifting towards understanding organisms as systems of interacting parts.
Attention now appears to be shifting towards understanding the origins and management of interruptions.
Biomedical research is shifting towards understanding the functional importance of many such variations and their association with human diseases.
