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The article deals with the actual problem of crises, their prevention and mitigation of possible negative consequences. Problems of prediction of social contradictions and crisis management relations are investigated. Possible measures... more
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The author has been studied modern Mongolian-Russian political relations since the beginning of the 1990s when the world political situation changed dramatically and the Soviet Union collapsed. Mongolian-Russian relations during the... more
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Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET) is an effective treatment for combat-related PTSD. We summarize the outcomes of a VRGET pilot study with 12 participants who completed one to multiple combat tours in support of the War on... more
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      PsychologyStudiesPost traumatic stress disorderVirtual Reality
Many scholars have argued that unequal socioeconomic distribution constitutes a threat to democratic survival. However, the evidence in support of this claim has been contradictory. We argue that this incon-sistency derives from the... more
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      EconomicsSocial WorkPolitical ScienceEconomic Development
Globalization and digitalization have dramatically changed higher education more than any other sphere of social or economic life. Constant flow of information and free access to all possible data, news, and topics, valuable and fake... more
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Health care is a growth industry that is relatively immune to economic cycles. Over the years, the health care sector has been driving employment growth in the national economy, and considering such factors as the health care worker... more
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This symposium addresses the role of wars and crises as mechanisms of international change. Over the past two decades, the international system has undergone a number of remarkable transformations, from the end of the Cold War to the... more
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      Legitimacy and AuthoritySocial WorkInternational Relations TheoryPolitical Science
The aim of the paper is to quantify the impact of public research and development (R&D) expenditure on economic growth. The empirical evidence focuses on the 20 selected EU member states in the period of 1995-2013. The research is based... more
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Over the last forty years, Noam Chomsky's views on US foreign policy and of the role of the news media in manufacturing public consent for it have earned him a committed minority following among the public, journalists and academics... more
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Four new species, Aspergillus eucalypticola, A. neoniger, A. fijiensis and A. indologenus are described and illustrated. Aspergillus eucalypticola was isolated from Eucalyptus leaf from Australia, and is related to A. tubingensis and A.... more
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One of the hotly debated questions in socioeconomic literature is the one pertaining the rise of the middle class in China and its potential influence on political and social structures. This paper is a study of the perceptions of Chinese... more
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Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET) is an effective treatment for combat-related PTSD. We summarize the outcomes of a VRGET pilot study with 12 participants who completed one to multiple combat tours in support of the War on... more
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      StudiesPost traumatic stress disorderVirtual RealityLibrary and Information Studies
It is well known that the cognitive cost of programming motor movements in writing can be considerably high if execution is not automatized. However, it is not clear how this cost might affect the on-line production of a written text,... more
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is an important alternative for students not likely to participate in semester-long or yearlong international study abroad programs. The authors present an assessment of their short-term study abroad program, Environmental and Cultural... more
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      EducationEnvironmental EducationSocial Studies EducationService Learning
Nordic city regions are increasingly taking part in an international competition for skilled workers and mobile knowledge. Throughout the last decades there has been a growing awareness of the cities' role as an impetus for innovation and... more
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Performance of different summer fodders as intercrops in cotton was studied at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Cotton was planted in 80-cm apart single rows and 120-cm spaced double row... more
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This article identifies tax policy that both speeds recovery from the current economic crisis and contributes to long-run growth. This is a challenge because short-term recovery requires increases in demand while long-term growth requires... more
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An indifference to the affective domain and an allegiance to the education of the rational autonomous subject and public citizen are at the heart of formal education. The impact of Cartesian rationalism is intensifying with the... more
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The current study aims to assess the effect of board of directors' composition on the profitability of Indian pharmaceutical companies. The analysis is based on 82 companies, analyzed over ten years, from 2008 to 2017. The least squares... more
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S. Kuznets wrote that structural changes are the central element in the process of development and the most important part of the growth model. They can hinder the growth, if carried out too slowly or inefficiently, but they can also... more
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The breakdown of the Soviet Union surprised most scholars of international relations, comparative politics, and Soviet politics. Existing explanations attribute the breakdown of the Soviet Union to the reformist leadership of Gorbachev,... more
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The efficacy of those food preservatives in terms of antibacterial activity potential has not been dealt with in an elaborate manner. This study focuses on the quantitative antibacterial activity potential analysis of 2 food preservatives... more
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This article deals with the literature of perestroika and focuses on the post-Soviet period. From the period of perestroika onwards, Russian literature, in its three avatars as official Soviet literature, dissident literature in the... more
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What follows is a manuscript with an unusual history1. The chapters have been written by the members of an academic seminar called Anthropology 620 Anthropological Perspectives on Industry: Participatory Action Research2 and... more
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      Program EvaluationAnthropologyAction ResearchHigher Education
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      PhysiotherapySports MedicineHuman Anatomy (Biological Anthropology)Sports Performance
Th e concept of place brand building and managing is largely discussed in literature on the subject and more and more frequently put into practice. Th e key element which determines eff ective implementation thereof is to defi ne brand... more
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At no time since the Middle Ages has higher education been more international 1 in nature. Indeed, we face profound changes as universities adapt to the new international era. Internationalization is absolutely inevitable. It is a... more
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Global measurements have become foundational for understanding gender equality as well as for directing resources and policy development to address gendered inequalities. We argue in this article that attempts to quantify gender... more
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I critically examine the existing literature on the security dilemma in ethnic conflict, thus laying part of the foundation for constructing a dynamic and integrative theory of ethnic conflict. I show that many attempts to apply the... more
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      International RelationsPolitical ScienceEthnic Conflict and Civil WarStudies
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ABSTRACTCellulose poultices are frequently used in stone and wall painting conservation for the purposes of soluble salt extraction, consolidation and cleaning. They have the reputation of being easy and pleasant to work with, have a... more
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... Inattentional blindness: looking without seeing. ... These scenarios are examples of what psychologists call inattentional blindness (IB; Mack & Rock, 1998). ...
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Computer Aided Process Engineering is one sector in the field of Process Engineering defining all what is process related and computer assisted. It starts from the molecular modelling and passes through computation of physical or chemical... more
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      Data MiningSustainable DevelopmentMathematical ModellingStudies
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      Postcolonial StudiesPostcolonial TheoryPostcolonial LiteratureCinema
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Please note: Given the nature of the course and of the examinations, you are strongly urged to do all reading in advance, as assigned on the reading list. Failure to do so will impede your ability to profit from the lectures, and to... more
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Cette bibliographie de base des études sur Jues Verne est divisée en quatre parties. Les bibliographies et ouvrages de référence, les études générales (avec quelques thèses de doctorat), les études sur des romans spécifiques, et un choix... more
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      Science FictionStudiesJules VerneNautilus
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      ReligionLiturgyJewish HistoryStudies