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Considering the plethora of research literature in this domain, we had the daunting task of selecting a limited number of key articles that increase knowledge and contribute to improving practice. We first had to acknowledge that culture and human diversity are related in complex ways and impacted by historical legacies that influence policy, practice, and research. We concentrated on selecting "Cultural and Human Diversity" articles within the three categories assigned: classic, research, and practice. Knowing how important and integral "Cultural and Human Diversity" is to child and youth work, we wanted to ensure that our selections would further benefit the field.

Standards provide harmonization insofar as they are agreed means of doing something. They define requirements for offering a service, specifications for data exchange, compatibility conditions, security measures, or process qualifications. Standards deal, then, with numerous activities where organizations and customers are involved. The translation and localization industry is also guided by standards, set by experts representing sellers, buyers, customers, associations, users or regulators. This special issue of Tradumàtica, co-edited by Willem Stoeller and Celia Rico, gathers contributions from some of these experts, addressing standards in translation and localization both from an academic perspective and the industry point of view.

Indian ports require substantial physical modernization, but their poor performance can also be attributed to administrative problems. Institutional change is both a necessary condition for privatization and one of its principal benefits.