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Donini, Antonio. "The far side: the meta functions of humanitarianism in a globalised world." Disasters 34 (March 11, 2010): S220—S237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01155.x.
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Garry, Tony, and Stuart Roper. "UK expat political connectivity and engagement: Perspectives from the far side of the world!" Journal of Marketing Management 27, no. 7-8 (July 2011): 762–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2011.592506.
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Albright, James, Phillip A. Towndrow, Dennis Kwek, and Aik-Ling Tan. "Identity and agency in science education: reflections from the far side of the world." Cultural Studies of Science Education 3, no. 1 (November 24, 2007): 145–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11422-007-9083-8.
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Liebersohn, Harry. "Reviews of Books:Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Weir, John Collee." American Historical Review 109, no. 1 (February 2004): 246–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/530274.
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Avramović, Zoran. "Spirit and Body in the World of Modern Technology." Physical Education and Sport Through the Centuries 5, no. 2 (December 1, 2018): 24–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/spes-2018-0011.
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Abstract Spirit and body of the man living in the world of modern technology are discussed in the paper. The entire life of modern man is under the pressure of rapid and far‐reaching changes in economy, organisation, education, self‐image. The relations between the spirit and the body on the one side and illness and health, money, media, narcissism, morality and national identity on the other side are studied in the article. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between the world of modern science and technology and the quality of life focusing on the mind and body. The fact emphazised in the conclusion is that the nature of Western ‐ European civilization has been changing with predominant turning to the SELF, to the absolute interest of an invidual in terms of materialism. The result of this civilizational turn is jeopardizing the spirit and the body of modern man.
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Humphrey, Caroline. "Inside and Outside the Mirror: Mongolian Shamans’ Mirrors as Instruments of Perspectivism." Inner Asia 9, no. 2 (2007): 173–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/146481707793646557.
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AbstractThis article explores the implications of the fact that shamans’ mirrors, and mirrors in general, have two quite different sides, one reflecting images and the other a dull blank or imagined as a teeming other world. It is argued that, for shamanists, the far side of themirror is conceived as the world of the dead, which is populated by spirits. Living people can, in certain circumstances such as divination, see ‘through’ the mirror into that world, and shamans when interacting with spirits in trance place themselves inside it. Two different perspectives, of the living and of the souls/spirits, are thus produced. The article ends with some speculations about the non-symmetrical character of these perspectives and concludes that the Mongols upholding these traditions are not post-moderns.
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Whitman, Jon. "The Other Side of Omnipotence: Anselm on the Dialectics of Divine Power." Harvard Theological Review 104, no. 2 (April 2011): 129–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0017816011000125.
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One of the features distinguishing the work of Anselm of Canterbury is the systematic attempt to coordinate linguistic nuances with logical distinctions. At times this effort promotes subtle but provocative shifts in perspective that pass far beyond the frameworks of language and logic in their own right. Such a shift in perspective, I believe, marks Anselm's approach to a long-standing problem in Christian theology regarding the power of God. In seeking to clarify the ambiguous terminology of divine omnipotence, Anselm develops an intriguing sense of the “other side” of divine power—the susceptibilities and capacities of this world—that anticipates some of the most important philosophic tendencies of the twelfth century. It seems to me that Anselm's position in this respect has not been adequately recognized, and in this essay I would like briefly to try to situate him in that historic turn.
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Scheurer, Timothy E., and Pam Scheurer. "The Far Side of the World: Naomi Novik and the Blended Genre of Dragon Fantasy and the Sea Adventure." Journal of Popular Culture 45, no. 3 (May 30, 2012): 572–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2012.00945.x.
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Sarovic, Srdjan. "The apple doesn’t fall far: A word on artistic method." Theoria, Beograd 64, no. 2 (2021): 161–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/theo2102161s.
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This essay represents an inquiry concerning the method in the arts; as such, it is intended for the affirmation of its significance. Firstly, the concept of artistic method will be explained in view of its relations with poetic impulse and the technical aspect of art creation, and then associated to Longinus?s understanding of the sublime. In between these two opposites, artistic method is seen as dependent from poetical impulse, while governing technical side of the creation process. Since it defines the manner of their selection and use, artistic method gives meaning to the medium and technical practices constituting the making of the artwork. On the other side, artistic method springs from the poetic impulse and has to be in accordance with it. Such proposed meaning of the concept of artistic method will be, in the second part of this essay, illustrated with examples of my own artistic practice, being its place of origin.
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Shah, Karan B., Bhavesh S. Shah, Supriya D. Malhotra, and Pankaj R. Patel. "Oseltamivir induced sinus bradycardia: an area of potential concern." International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 8, no. 1 (December 24, 2018): 162. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20185177.
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Oseltamivir was approved for the prevention and treatment of influenza in 1999 by the USFDA (US Food and Drug Administration). The use of Oseltamivir is increasing rapidly all over the world, especially after the 2009 “Swine Flu” pandemic. Less data is published as far as the cardiovascular side effects of Oseltamivir are concerned, but it could be associated with some serious cardiovascular side effects. This study presented a case series of 5 cases suspected to be suffering from seasonal influenza H1N1 (“Swine Flu”), who developed sinus bradycardia while they were on Oseltamivir therapy.
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Pustogarov, Vladimir. "Fyodor Fyodorovich Martens (1845–1909) a humanist of modern times." International Review of the Red Cross 36, no. 312 (May 1996): 300–314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020860400089890.
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In the history of humankind, no matter how far back we look into the past, peaceful relations between people and nations have always been the ideal, and yet this history abounds in wars and bloodshed. The documentary evidence, oral tradition and the mute testimony of archaeological sites tell an incontrovertible tale of man's cruelty and violence against his fellow man. Nevertheless, manifestations of compassion, mercy and mutual aid have a no less ancient record. Peace and war, goodneighbourly attitudes and aggression, brutality and humanity exist side by side in the contemporary world as well.
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KUITENBROUWER, FRANK. "The Darker Side of Museum Art: Acquisition and Restitution of Cultural Objects with a Dubious Provenance." European Review 13, no. 4 (October 2005): 597–615. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1062798705000839.
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Museums face what has been called an ethical crisis of illegitimate acquisitions and reluctant restitution. Some claims go far back (like the Elgin Marbles), others are of more recent origin, like those concerning so-called Holocaust Art. Claims often are not purely legal in nature but also have a moral aspect. The government of The Netherlands has chosen, for a policy-oriented approach to deal with claims from the Second World War, a third way of conflict resolution.
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Mingers, John, and Eren Kaymaz. "Normalizing Book Citations in Google Scholar: A Hybrid Cited-side Citing-side Method." Journal of Data and Information Science 4, no. 2 (June 7, 2019): 19–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2019-0007.
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Abstract Purpose To design and test a method for normalizing book citations in Google Scholar. Design/methodology/approach A hybrid citing-side, cited-side normalization method was developed and this was tested on a sample of 285 research monographs. The results were analyzed and conclusions drawn. Findings The method was technically feasible but required extensive manual intervention because of the poor quality of the Google Scholar data. Research limitations The sample of books was limited and also all were from one discipline —business and management. Also, the method has only been tested on Google Scholar, it would be useful to test it on Web of Science or Scopus. Practical limitations Google Scholar is a poor source of data although it does cover a much wider range citation sources that other databases. Originality/value This is the first method that has been developed specifically for normalizing books which have so far not been able to be normalized.
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Valika, Taher S., Sarah E. Maurrasse, and Lara Reichert. "A Second Pandemic? Perspective on Information Overload in the COVID-19 Era." Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 163, no. 5 (June 9, 2020): 931–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0194599820935850.
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the globe in previously unimaginable ways, with far-reaching economic and social implications. It has also led to an outpouring of daily, ever-changing information. To assess the amount of data that were emerging, a PubMed search related to COVID-19 was performed. Nearly 8000 articles have been published since the virus was defined 4 months ago. This number has grown exponentially every month, potentially hindering our ability to discern what is scientifically important. Unlike previous global pandemics, we exist in a world of instantaneous access. Information, accurate or otherwise, is flowing from one side of the world to the other via word of mouth, social media, news, and medical journals. Changes in practice guidelines should be based on high-quality, well-powered research. Our job as health care providers is to mitigate misinformation and provide reassurance to prevent a second pandemic of misinformation.
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Stewart, Jane Alexander. "New Heroes for New Times inMaster and CommanderMaster and Commander, The Far Side of the World, 2004, Directed by Peter Weir , Screenplay by Peter Weir and John Collee , based upon Patrick O'Brian ,Master and CommanderandThe Far Side of the World, Aubrey/Maturin Series, New York, W. W. Norton, 1990." San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal 23, no. 2 (May 2004): 67–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/jung.1.2004.23.2.67.
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Rosset, Jean. "Entre la société et la forêt: voyage sur une interface (essai)." Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen 165, no. 8 (August 1, 2014): 216–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3188/szf.2014.0216.
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Forest and society: journey along an interface During the train journey to his work, the author looks through the windows on either side of the compartment. On one side, he sees the world of men, increasingly urban and technical, on the other, the forest. He notes that at the interface of these two worlds, the forester's work is becoming more and more complex and sensitive. He makes proposals about the scale of management of the forest, and the level at which the forester should become involved. He believes that today's generation is responsible for putting in place the framework necessary for the conservation of biodiversity, and proposes the creation of a specialised working group of the Swiss Forestry Society and a national centre of competence for this challenge. He notes the challenges for forest management and silviculture arising in connection with climate change and scarcity of energy. Finally, he concludes that because of a favourable politico-institutional context, the community of those responsible for forest institutions is morally obliged to act in an effective and far-sighted way to safeguard what has been achieved, while adapting to the evolution of our world and anticipating changes. The author concludes that the draft modification to the forest law at present being discussed by the federal parliament is a positive development, and calls on the forest community to unite in its support.
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Swartz, Paul, and Greg Madison. "Contributions to Psychohistory: XII. the View from Betwixt and Between: J. M. Barrie and Humankind." Perceptual and Motor Skills 65, no. 1 (August 1987): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1987.65.1.3.
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In the world of betwixt and between nothing is ever so firmly fixed that it may not desert its proper post in space and time. From the far side of manhood, where the way opens into boyhood again, Barrie evolved ideas of considerable psychological value. General constructions, such as the lost middle act of life, the surrogate self, and the unlikely second chance, counsel courage to control the innate enemy, human frailty. Courage is “the lovely virtue.” The entrancing life has self-mastery for its goal. “Go out and fight,” he argues.
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Monakov, M. S. "Yalta 1945: the Black Sea Straits and the War in the Far East." MGIMO Review of International Relations, no. 3(42) (June 28, 2015): 34–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2015-3-42-34-42.
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In the scientific literature on the Yalta conference of leaders of the three powers of the coalition there are no studies that reveal its naval aspects. Meanwhile, among the issues that had significance for the Soviet delegation, they held even if not the first priority, but were quite prominent. In the Russian historiography attention to these matters appeared only in the early 1990s, most likely because the Soviet side in negotiations had a negative impact on the formation of the post-war world order. Contemporary Russian historians are in line with the tradition, a feature of which was a lack of attention to the maritime policy of the Soviet Union, especially in the 1921 - 1955. It is clear, however, that projects of this scale, which required the mobilization of all resources of the Soviet state, creation of the most advanced shipbuilding and entirely new industries for the country and high-tech industries, could not arise in a vacuum. Behind this processes were certain political goals, and when the war began Stalin stopped work on the first "big shipbuilding program" though it did not mean that he refused them. This hypothesis is based and presented in this article.
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Kaplan, Jonathan. "MONUMENT 65." Ancient Mesoamerica 11, no. 2 (July 2000): 185–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0956536100112015.
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Monument 65, thus far the largest sculpture discovered from the almost completely destroyed site of Kaminaljuyu, has much to tell us about the enigma of this ancient city. Carvings on two sides of the flat tablet resonate with the most sacred concepts of the “Miraflores” people of Late Preclassic Kaminaljuyu. Partly because of the highly problematical picture further field archaeology can provide of Kaminaljuyu—a picture already problematical—but also because of the inherent value of a comparative orientation, I employ an explicitly comparative approach in order to speculate about the ideology encoded on the monument. According to such a comparative perspective, the depictions identify Kaminaljuyu rulers as conventional world- or cosmos-creators and sustainers, functions realized by the sacrifices of royal proxy victims or “twins” of the ruler. The captive scenes, shown on Side A, represent the duality of rulership expressed in a twinship of first, immortal “priest” or administrator—the ruler in his religious role—sacrificing a victim representing a first ideal man or “king,” and, by virtue of this, representing the ever-dying or magical fertility of the polity. On Side B, the creation seems to be manifested or metaphorized by the axis mundi.
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Yan, Yong, Hongxiang Wang, Tao Xu, Zhenyu Gong, Fan Hong, Xu Zhang, and Juxiang Chen. "Resection of a Meningioma at Craniocervical Junction through Far Lateral Approach: Two-Dimensional Operative Video." Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base 80, S 04 (October 23, 2019): S358—S359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1700509.
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Tumors located in the craniocervical junction region are significantly challenging for surgical resection. We shared our experience of a meningioma at craniocervical junction resected through far lateral approach in a 68-year-old female. The patient presented with intermittent headache with discomfort in the neck and shoulders for 3 years without any positive signs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a tumor of 3.6 cm × 3.0 cm × 2.5 cm lying at the ventral side of medulla oblongata, with T1 hypointensity, T2 hyperintensity, and a significant enhancement on T1-contrast image. The far lateral approach on the right side was planned to resect the tumor with a park-bench position. The patient underwent a standard craniotomy using a lazy S-shaped incision. The transposition of vertebral artery was performed carefully therein, followed by removal of part of the arches of atlas and axis. After exposure of the tumor, vertebral artery (VA) and posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) adhesive to the lesion could be seen operatively. Truncating the supplying blood vessels of the tumor was taken as the first step, followed by resecting the tumor mass in a piecemeal manner. While preserving VA, PICA, posterior nerves, medulla oblongata, and cervical cord, gross-total resection was achieved under the careful operation. The patient tolerated the procedure well without any neurological deficits. Histological examination confirmed the tumor as a meningioma (World Health Organization [WHO] grade I). Postoperative MRI scan depicted complete resection of the tumor. The patient remained symptom free without any evidence of recurrence during the follow-up period of 1 year. Informed consent was obtained from the patient.The link to the video can be found at: https://youtu.be/i9H-wS4fF10.
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Cartwright, Keith. ""Goin' tuh Zar … de other side of far": New Worlds of Writing and Reading about the South." Mississippi Quarterly 72, no. 1 (2019): 155–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/mss.2019.0006.
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Marra, Kim. "Elsie De Wolfe Circa 1901: The Dynamics of Prescriptive Feminine Performance in American Theatre and Society." Theatre Survey 35, no. 1 (May 1994): 101–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0040557400002593.
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Despite the many admirable qualities of Mr. Clyde Fitch's play, The Way of the World at the Victoria Theatre is not so much a dramatic entertainment as a social function. Any well-ordered comment upon it must take cognizance of the audience as well as of the mummers who perform on the far side of the footlights. They are as much a part of it as the stage setting, and the result of their presence is that the five-act drama and its four intermissions and final curtain form a continuous performance the like of which New York has never seen before.
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Koltay, Tibor. "The bright side of information: ways of mitigating information overload." Journal of Documentation 73, no. 4 (July 10, 2017): 767–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-09-2016-0107.
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Purpose The complex phenomenon of information overload (IO) is one of the pathologies in our present information environment, thus symbolically it signalizes the existence of a dark side of information. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the approaches on mitigating IO. Hence, it is an attempt to display the bright side. Design/methodology/approach Based on a literature review, the sources of IO are briefly presented, not forgetting about the role of information technology and the influence of the data-intensive world. The main attention is given to the possible ways of mitigating IO. Findings It is underlined that there are both technological and social approaches towards easing the symptoms of IO. While reducing IO by increasing search task delegation is a far away goal, solutions emerge when information is properly designed and tools of information architecture are applied to enable findability. A wider range of coping strategies is available when we interact with information. The imperative of being critical against information by exercising critical thinking and critical reading yields results if different, discipline-dependent literacies, first of all information literacy and data literacy are acquired and put into operation, slow principles are followed and personal information management (PIM) tools are applied. Originality/value The paper intends to be an add-on to the recent discussions and the evolving body of knowledge about the relationship between IO and information architecture, various literacies and PIM.
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Méndez Real, Maria, and Rubén Salvador. "Physical Side-Channel Attacks on Embedded Neural Networks: A Survey." Applied Sciences 11, no. 15 (July 23, 2021): 6790. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11156790.
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During the last decade, Deep Neural Networks (DNN) have progressively been integrated on all types of platforms, from data centers to embedded systems including low-power processors and, recently, FPGAs. Neural Networks (NN) are expected to become ubiquitous in IoT systems by transforming all sorts of real-world applications, including applications in the safety-critical and security-sensitive domains. However, the underlying hardware security vulnerabilities of embedded NN implementations remain unaddressed. In particular, embedded DNN implementations are vulnerable to Side-Channel Analysis (SCA) attacks, which are especially important in the IoT and edge computing contexts where an attacker can usually gain physical access to the targeted device. A research field has therefore emerged and is rapidly growing in terms of the use of SCA including timing, electromagnetic attacks and power attacks to target NN embedded implementations. Since 2018, research papers have shown that SCA enables an attacker to recover inference models architectures and parameters, to expose industrial IP and endangers data confidentiality and privacy. Without a complete review of this emerging field in the literature so far, this paper surveys state-of-the-art physical SCA attacks relative to the implementation of embedded DNNs on micro-controllers and FPGAs in order to provide a thorough analysis on the current landscape. It provides a taxonomy and a detailed classification of current attacks. It first discusses mitigation techniques and then provides insights for future research leads.
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Andrijasevic, Rutvica, Carl Rhodes, and Kyoung-Hee Yu. "Foreign workers: On the other side of gendered, racial, political and ethical borders." Organization 26, no. 3 (February 13, 2019): 313–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1350508419828583.
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While political issues related to migration and work have been explored in great detail from the perspective of, inter alia, industrial relations, international business, economics and of course migration studies itself, they have been notably absent from any real consideration at all in organization studies. This appears as an almost wilful omission of one of the most pressing political issues facing the post-globalized world, as well as one in which work organizations are centrally implicated. This article, and the Special Issue which it introduces, explores how what it means to be a ‘foreign’ worker is deeply influenced by and connected to sexuality, gender, politics and ethics. We consider individual differences, context-specific experiences and dynamic processes through which the sexed, gendered and classed category of the foreign worker is constructed, enacted and resisted. We find that class, race and gender serve to shape a sense of foreignness that is central to the meaning and experience of work. The machinations of power are never far away, as people’s differences come to be used as an axis of actual and potential oppression, coercion and exploitation.
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Panter, Sarah. "Neutral Spectators from a Distance? American Jews and the Outbreak of the First World War." Religions 9, no. 7 (July 18, 2018): 218. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel9070218.
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As the First World War broke out in 1914, American Jews seemed far away from the upheaval in Europe. Yet their role as neutral spectators from the distance was questioned right from the outset because of their diverse transcultural entanglements with Europe. Seen from a specific Jewish perspective, the war bore the potential of becoming a fratricidal war. In particular at the Eastern front it was a likely scenario that Jewish soldiers fighting on either side would have to face each other in battle. For Jews, depending on how one defined Jewishness, could be regarded as citizens of a particular nation-state or multi-ethnic empire, as members of a transnational religious community or as members of an ethnic-national diaspora community. Against this background, this article attempts to shed fresh light on the still under-researched topic of American Jewish responses to the outbreak of the First World War. Although American Jewry in 1914 was made up of Jews with different socio-cultural backgrounds, they were often regarded as being pro-German. The war’s impact and the pressures of conformity associated with these contested loyalties for American Jews did therefore not just unfold in and after 1917, but, as this article emphasizes, already in 1914.
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Stone, Merlin, Eleni Aravopoulou, Geraint Evans, Esra Aldhaen, and Brett David Parnell. "From information mismanagement to misinformation – the dark side of information management." Bottom Line 32, no. 1 (March 11, 2019): 47–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bl-09-2018-0043.
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Purpose This paper reviews the literature on information mismanagement and constructs a typology of misinformation that can be applied to analyse project planning and strategic planning processes to reduce the chances of failure that results from information mismanagement. This paper aims to summarize the research on information mismanagement and provide guidance to managers concerning how to minimize the negative consequences of information mismanagement and to academics concerning how to research and analyse case studies that might involve information mismanagement. Design/methodology/approach Literature review accompanied by conceptual analysis. Findings Information mismanagement is widespread in organizations, so all those involved in managing and researching them need to be far more aware of the damage that can be done by it. Research limitations/implications The research is based on the Western society (Europe and North America). The same research should be carried out in other parts of the world. Also, all the case studies could usefully be investigated in more depth to apply the taxonomy. Practical implications Managers should be much more aware of their own and others’ tendencies to mismanage information to their own benefit. Social implications Stakeholders in public sector activities, including citizens, should be much more aware of the tendency of the government and the public sector to mismanage information to justify particular policy approaches and to disguise failure. Originality/value The taxonomy on information mismanagement is original, as is its application to project planning and strategic decision-making.
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Singh, Krittika KD, and Anurag Jain. "A Review OAuth-based Authorization Service Architecture in IoT Scenarios." International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering 7, no. 8 (August 30, 2017): 335. http://dx.doi.org/10.23956/ijarcsse.v7i8.83.
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OAuth 2.0 protocol has enjoyed wide adoption by on-line Social Network (OSN) suppliers since its origination. Though the safety guideline of OAuth two.0 is well mentioned in RFC6749 and RFC6819, many real-world attacks because of the implementation speciVcs of OAuth 2.0 in varied OSNs are discovered. According to our information, previously discovered loopholes square measure all supported the misuse of OAuth and many of them deem supplier facet or application facet vulnerabilities/faults on the far side the scope of the OAuth protocol. It was generally believed that correct use of OAuth two.0 is secure. During this paper OAuth is studied with its varied aspects and characteristics.
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Leier, Mark. "Which Side Are They On?" International Review of Social History 36, no. 3 (December 1991): 412–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020859000110703.
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The debate over the labour bureaucracy has changed considerably since Robert Michels first argued that oligarchy was inevitable whenever humans organized. Recent work has tended to play down the notion of the labour bureaucracy as a body distinct from, and often in opposition to, the rank and file. Indeed, in the pages of this journal, Jonathan Zeitlin has maintained that “no clear line can be drawn between trade union officials and the ‘rank and file’”. Carrying this argument to its logical conclusion Zeitlin has urged that the “‘rank and filist’ paradigm is fundamentally unsatisfactory and should be abandoned rather than further refined”. Though others would not push the revisionist argument this far, the general tendency has been to agree that the earlier generalizations were over-blown and that it is difficult to distinguish between bureaucrats and members. Many of Zeitlin's earlier opponents now appear to be nearly indistinguishable from him, and few argue that the interests of the labour leadership differ in any important degree from those of the rank and file. I believe, however, that the reports of the demise of the labour bureaucrat have been somewhat exaggerated. This paper will argue that though the argument needs to be re-formulated, the paradigm of the labour bureaucracy remains a useful one. Such a reformulation must shift the focus from differences of ideology separating the leaders from the members and instead must turn to an analysis of the power relationship between the two. This paper will trace the recent twists and turns in the debate and will suggest ways in which it is possible to view the labour bureaucracy as a distinct layer of the union movement.
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Sushumna, I., R. K. Gupta, and E. Ruckenstein. "Effective dispersants for concentrated, nonaqueous suspensions." Journal of Materials Research 7, no. 10 (October 1992): 2884–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1992.2884.
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With the aim of identifying effective dispersants that would yield stable, high solids loading (≥60 vol.%) suspensions of oxides, carbides, or nitrides in nonaqueous carriers such as paraffinic oils, a number of dispersants were evaluated, using in most cases A16SG grade alumina from Alcoa as the filler. Among those evaluated were some common dispersants, such as menhaden fish oil and oleic acid, and commercial dispersants not commonly used in ceramic processing, such as polymeric fatty esters and petroleum sulfonates. More importantly, a few dispersants were synthesized and evaluated. The latter dispersants contained straight or cyclic (benzenic) side chains located far from the head group on 18 carbon main-chain fatty acid molecules. Among these, the dispersants with a 5–10 carbon side chain or with a benzenic side chain yielded very fluid suspensions (≥60 vol.%) compared to those with long polymeric or oligomeric side chains, or with no side chains, or the commercial dispersants; in some cases, for the same solid loading, the suspension viscosities were an order of magnitude lower with the synthesized side chain dispersants. These results indicate that molecules with an optimum side chain length located sufficiently far from the head group and an optimum backbone (main chain) constitute the most effective dispersants for concentrated suspensions. By combining the advantages provided by wider particle size distributions and by these effective dispersants, suspensions highly concentrated (up to 74 vol.%), and yet processable and “flowing” paste-like have been prepared.
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Vodovozov, Aleksey. "Clinical trials in the Coronavirus era: management of risks." Remedium Journal about the Russian market of medicines and medical equipment, no. 11-12 (2020): 18–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.21518/1561-5936-2020-11-12-18-24.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unique problems facing the clinical trials (CT) community both in terms of the rapid implementation of CTs of COVID-19 drugs and vaccines, and many ongoing non-COVID-19 CTs that are either suspended or adapted to new realities. The CT organizers have played a key role in decision making, risk assessment and adaptation of trial processes, working side by side with other members of the trial team. Regulatory authorities (FDA, EMA, Ministry of Health of Russia, etc.), which issued initial recommendations for adapting the clinical trial methodology to new conditions as far back as March 2020, and then later on, generalized the experience in the management for clinical trials. The recommendations made based on the reviewed experience can help all CT parties to cope with the risks associated with both COVID-19 itself and anti-epidemic measures in different countries of the world with minimal losses.
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Peterson, Bradley M. "Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project: A Leap Forward in Reverberation Mapping." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 12, S324 (September 2016): 215–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921316012680.
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AbstractIn 2014, a 179-orbit allocation of Hubble Space Telescope time anchored a massive reverberation-mapping program on the well-studied Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548. Supporting imaging and spectrophotometric observations were provided by Swift, Chandra, Spitzer, and a world-wide network of ground-based telescopes. Understanding the data remains a significant challenge, partly because the level of detail is far beyond what has been seen before and partly because the behavior of the AGN was not typical of its past behavior. Based on analysis to date, the following conclusions can be reached: (1) the AGN accretion disk has a temperature profile that is consistent with that predicted by the Shakura–Sunyaev model, but is about three times larger than expected; (2) at least part of the broad-line region appears to be a Keplerian disk seen at intermediate inclination, and (3) the broad-line emission response from the far side of the disk is weaker than expected.
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Piggott, Thomas William. "Globalisation, collaboration, and indigenous alcohol abuse." SURG Journal 4, no. 2 (March 11, 2011): 12–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.21083/surg.v4i2.1184.
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Alcohol abuse is attributed to four percent of the global burden of disease and associated with over 60 medical conditions. This burden is borne disproportionately by the indigenous peoples of our world. Two such indigenous populations, albeit far from one another, who are suffering from alcohol abuse are the San in Botswana and the First Nations in Canada. Both marginalised populations have high rates of alcohol abuse; however, there is a clear need for more research into the epidemiology. The public health response to alcohol abuse in indigenous populations is at a different stage in Canada and Botswana. In Canada, alcohol abuse among the First Nations has been on the agenda of public health since the release of the Indian Relations Paper in 1975. In Botswana, alcohol abuse among the San has yet to be recognized– the government response has been blind to ethnicity. This paper examines the similarities and differences between alcohol abuse issues, providing evidence that increased collaboration would lead to benefits for both populations. Neither side, those responsible for the public health of the San or First Nations, has an impeccable record – both sides could learn much from the successes and failures of the other, and other indigenous populations suffering from alcohol abuse globally.
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Chaudhary, Nandita, and Sujata Sriram. "Psychology in the “Backyards of the World”: Experiences From India." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 51, no. 2 (January 19, 2020): 113–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022119896652.
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The mind has been the subject of fascination since ancient times, and every cultural tradition has folk theories related to meaning-making, attributions, and explanations about being human. In this sense, the subject of Psychology is as old as humanity, although its rise as a global, scientific discipline is relatively recent, emerging from 20th-century Europe and America. Theoretical ideas and methods generated during the growth of the discipline were aligned with beliefs about human nature and scientific methods specific to Euro-American cultures. Although “preached” and practiced universally as a science, this culturally circumscribed and ideologically bound history of the discipline needs further examination. Rather than “thinking globally” and “acting locally,” the agenda of Psychology has been the reverse; “think locally and act globally,” as critics of mainstream Psychology have pointed out. The predominance of individual, intra-mental, laboratory-tested, quantifiable dimensions of human conduct are based subliminally on Western ideology. The alternative methods of approaching real-life experiences, literature, art, inter-mental phenomena, and other qualitative dimensions of human interactions remain relatively under-explored. The dominant mainstream Psychology is seen as an objective, measurable, and universal science that has had far-reaching consequences for ordinary people around the world. This somewhat sinister side of conventional Psychology is the subject of this article, where we argue that despite significant exceptions and scholarly dissent, the popularity and prevalence of experimental Psychology has marginalized “others” at the expense of its own progress. We use illustrations primarily from teaching, research and practice in Psychology in Indian Universities.
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Șimandan, Radu, and Cristian Păun. "The Costs and Trade-Offs of Green Central Banking: A Framework for Analysis." Energies 14, no. 16 (August 21, 2021): 5168. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14165168.
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The participation of central banks in the fight against climate change has recently been advanced in several academic articles and policy papers. Since the emerging consensus is that climate change poses financial risks, the envisaged green central banking has a responsibility to address environmental sustainability as a means of promoting financial stability—an increasingly accepted goal of central banks in the post-financial crisis world. Thus far, the pro side of the argument is well represented in the literature, though often the benefits remain implicit: with the help of central banks via monetary and macroprudential policies, a smooth transition to a low-carbon economy would be somehow beneficial to all of us. With this article, we aim to add to this literature by looking at the costs and trade-offs of this course of action in light of the observation that the con side of the proposal has been only marginally addressed. We put forward a framework for the analysis of the costs and trade-offs of green central banking and exemplify the applicability of this framework by studying three cases of central banks for which the transition to green operation has been advanced. We find evidence that if costs and trade-offs are taken into account, the case in favor of greening central banks becomes less straightforward than is currently conveyed in the literature.
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Trower, Shelley. "ON THE CLIFF EDGE OF ENGLAND: TOURISM AND IMPERIAL GOTHIC IN CORNWALL." Victorian Literature and Culture 40, no. 1 (March 2012): 199–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1060150311000313.
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The final chapters of Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) are set in a house on the “very verge” of a cliff in Cornwall, the peninsula located at the far south west of England. The narrator, Malcolm Ross, travels overnight from London to Cornwall, then describes his first sight of the house, and a little later the position of the dining-room, its walls hanging over the sea: We were all impressed by the house as it appeared in the bright moonlight. A great grey stone mansion of the Jacobean period; vast and spacious, standing high over the sea on the very verge of a high cliff. When we had swept round the curve of the avenue cut through the rock, and come out on the high plateau on which the house stood, the crash and murmur of waves breaking against rock far below us came with an invigorating breath of moist sea air . . .We had supper in the great dining-room on the south side, the walls of which actually hung over the sea. The murmur came up muffled, but it never ceased. As the little promontory stood well out into the sea, the northern side of the house was open; and the due north was in no way shut out by the great mass of rock, which, reared high above us, shut out the rest of the world. Far off across the bay we could see the trembling lights of the castle, and here and there along the shore the faint light of a fisher's window. For the rest the sea was a dark blue plain with here and there a flicker of light as the gleam of starlight fell on the slope of a swelling wave. (195–96; ch. 17) In this liminal place, there is a confusion of categories: the sea not only crosses the boundary into land (the sound of its “murmur” and its moistness in the air) but seems itself to become land (a “dark blue plain”). The actual land is in contrast invisible from the house, being shut out by a mass of rock that rears high above. From the far distant shore, on the other side of the bay, the lights vibrate across both land and sea, further collapsing the sense of a distinction between them: from the “trembling lights” of the castle to the intermittent “flicker of light” on the waves.
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Matraszek-Gawron, Renata, Mirosława Chwil, Paulina Terlecka, and Michał M. Skoczylas. "Recent Studies on Anti-Depressant Bioactive Substances in Selected Species from the Genera Hemerocallis and Gladiolus: A Systematic Review." Pharmaceuticals 12, no. 4 (November 25, 2019): 172. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph12040172.
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Herbal therapy is a potential alternative applied to pharmacological alleviation of depression symptoms and treatment of this disorder, which is predicted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be the most serious health problem worldwide over the next several years. It has been well documented that many herbs with psychotropic effects have far fewer side effects than a variety of pharmaceutical agents used by psychiatrists for the treatment of depression. This systematic review presents literature data on the antidepressant activity of representatives of the genera Hemerocallis (H. fulva and H. citrina Baroni, family Xanthorrhoeaceae) and Gladiolus (G. dalenii, family Iridaceae) and on biologically active compounds and their mechanisms of action to consider the application of herbal preparations supporting the treatment of depression.
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Barrell, Ray, Robert Metz, and Rebecca Riley. "Recent UK Growth: A Comparison with France, Germany and the US." National Institute Economic Review 187 (January 2004): 53–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00279501041871005.
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During the second half of the 1990s the UK economy enjoyed a sustained period of strong and stable growth. Since then the slowdown in the world economy that accompanied the collapse in equity markets has served until recently to moderate growth both domestically and abroad. But, in comparison to other major economies, the UK has so far emerged relatively unscathed. This could be the result of good fortune, well directed stabilisation policies or reformed institutions. Part at least of the relatively good growth performance displayed by the UK economy comes from stronger domestic demand. It is of course difficult to disentangle strong demand growth from the impacts on income of improved supply performance. We attempt to isolate those elements that are most clearly demand side stimulants.
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Frith, Paul. "‘It was good to get out into the fresh air after seeing this film’: Horror, Realism and Censorship in Post-Second World War Britain." Journal of British Cinema and Television 14, no. 1 (January 2017): 98–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2017.0354.
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Existing research on British cinema during the 1940s has often assumed an opposition between realism and fantasy or, as it is also known, ‘realism and tinsel’. However, through an analysis of contemporary critical reception and censorship discourses, it becomes apparent that this division was nowhere near as clearly defined as is often argued. While the ‘quality’ realist film of the 1940s demonstrates a concern with verisimilitude and the reproduction of the surface appearances of reality, when confronting the darker aspects of reality, realism was deemed to be far more closely associated with the horrific. Following a number of decisions made by the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) which were heavily criticised by the local authorities and the press, the Board became increasingly wary of these horrific confrontations with the everyday. The release of The Snake Pit (1948) in the UK sparked a series of debates in the press, with one side questioning the suitability of a film dealing with the particularly sensitive subject matter of mental illness for the purpose of shocking and horrifying audiences, and the other side championing the maturity shown by Hollywood when dealing with an important social issue. This article therefore looks beyond traditional perceptions of 1940s British cinema in order to demonstrate a shift in the role played by both realism and horror in the post-war period.
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TROSHINA, Tatyana I., Olga M. MOROZOVA, and Nadezhda A. VOROBYEVA. "Transformation Processes and Nutrition Factor in the Far North Residents' Resilience System." Arctic and North, no. 43 (June 24, 2021): 190–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.43.190.
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One of the global challenges of our time is the conflict of man and human communities with the rapidly changing world order, which has an aspect lying at the intersection of culture and human physiology — the conformity of food behavior to lifestyle and the environment. The vitality and resilience of modern humans is subjected to special challenges. Comfortable conditions of existence in the modern world have a reverse side, expressed in diseases associated with sedentary lifestyle, psychotraumatization, violation of the usual nutrition pattern. These changes are especially noticeable on the example of indigenous peoples of the North, who have lived in relative isolation for a long time, as well as on the example of migrants forced to work in unusual natural and climatic conditions and, in general, abruptly and for a relatively short period of time (which does not allow "launching" the adaptation mechanisms) to change the whole habitual way of life. These categories of population are of special interest for researchers, including in connection with the reactions of body to changes in the food model. The idea of optimal food for the human body, formed in the course of nutriological studies, often contradicts the food traditions of peoples living in conditions far from being favourable. Since the end of the 19th century, balanced consumption of fats, proteins and carbohydrates was perceived as a civilization sign of mature modern society, and any deviations were treated as primitive practices. Over time, the approach to studying the lifestyle of traditional societies evolved from the perspective of the mechanism of human adaptation to different habitats. Traditions, including eating habits, are regarded as an optimum point of survival with the highest level of food, fuel and other material resources available in a given habitat. In addition to the problems of traditional and modernized food supply, the article focuses on the painful conditions associated with the disruption of the habitual way of life, work and nutrition of various groups of northern residents — in historical retrospect and at the present stage. Archive and literary sources, results of modern medical and social research and own field material (ethnosociological and biomedical) were used for the analysis. As a result of the generalization of the data set, which includes the authors' own research, it has been concluded that, in addition to ensuring the supply of basic foodstuffs, preventive medicines and high-quality preventive medicine for permanent residents and temporary workers in the Arctic, it is advisable to take into account the survival practices of indigenous peoples that have been developed over the centuries, creating the conditions for new settlers for assimilation. The credibility of these traditions is given by their high viability and their focus on the ethnic survival of indigenous people in the North.
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Kaminski, Antoni Z., and Joanna Kurczewska. "Letter From Poland." Government and Opposition 26, no. 2 (April 1, 1991): 215–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.1991.tb01134.x.
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WE STARTED WRITING THIS LETTER ON 22 DECEMBER 1990, the day that Lech Walesa was sworn in before the Polish Sejm as the first President of Poland ever elected in national elections. Even during this memorable ceremony, some MPs could not hide their deep dissatisfaction. They shared with a large portion of intellectuals of the world the conviction that Mazowiecki, a journalist, would be a far better president for Poland than Walesa the shipyard - worker.Having followed with some curiosity the Western coverage of the Polish elections, and of the political struggles that preceded it, we have the impression that the coverage was biased, and often misleading. Commentators repeated misleading stereotypes, identifying themselves with one side in the political conflict in Poland. They presented a black-and-white picture of the conflict. Tadeusz Mazoweicki symbolized stability, democracy, tolerance, open-mindedness, ‘true’ pluralism, etc.; while the ‘terrible Lech Walesa’ represented dictatorship, obscurantism, anti-Semitism, populism, and chaos. Subtle references were made to Walesa's working-class background, to his lack of poise and education. We find such journalistic bad manners outrageous.
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Graeber, Daniel, Christoph Schmidt-Petri, and Carsten Schröder. "Attitudes on voluntary and mandatory vaccination against COVID-19: Evidence from Germany." PLOS ONE 16, no. 5 (May 10, 2021): e0248372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248372.
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Several vaccines against COVID-19 have now been developed and are already being rolled out around the world. The decision whether or not to get vaccinated has so far been left to the individual citizens. However, there are good reasons, both in theory as well as in practice, to believe that the willingness to get vaccinated might not be sufficiently high to achieve herd immunity. A policy of mandatory vaccination could ensure high levels of vaccination coverage, but its legitimacy is doubtful. We investigate the willingness to get vaccinated and the reasons for an acceptance (or rejection) of a policy of mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 in June and July 2020 in Germany based on a representative real time survey, a random sub-sample (SOEP-CoV) of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Our results show that about 70 percent of adults in Germany would voluntarily get vaccinated against the coronavirus if a vaccine without side effects was available. About half of residents of Germany are in favor, and half against, a policy of mandatory vaccination. The approval rate for mandatory vaccination is significantly higher among those who would get vaccinated voluntarily (around 60 percent) than among those who would not get vaccinated voluntarily (27 percent). The individual willingness to get vaccinated and acceptance of a policy of mandatory vaccination correlates systematically with socio-demographic and psychological characteristics of the respondents. We conclude that as far as people’s declared intentions are concerned, herd immunity could be reached without a policy of mandatory vaccination, but that such a policy might be found acceptable too, were it to become necessary.
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Dorohov, Vyacheslav Zh, and Vladimir V. Sinichenko. "Military Mobilization Work in Far East Internal Affairs Agencies: 1962-1970." Herald of an archivist, no. 3 (2020): 848–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2073-0101-2020-3-848-861.
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The article is devoted to an unexplored topic – the military mobilization component of the internal affairs bodies. The relevance of the topic stems from the importance of the tasks assigned to law enforcement agencies in emergencies or in pre-war period, which, as the recent world events have shown, have proved to be an important tool in localization of the COVID-19 pandemic for many states. Application of various methodological approaches, principles and methods of research has ensured not only an objective reconstruction of the events, but also their maximum verification. Among these methods are historical-genetic, comparative-historical, structural-functional. They have made it possible to conduct a deep analysis of the events of Soviet history, both national and regional, both in national and foreign policy. Application of the principles of scientific objectivity, historicism, system-historical analysis have contributed to careful analytical work on synthesis of data from many documentary sources, directives, instructions, orders, instructions found in central and regional departmental and in state archives. Retrospective study of the topic in the 1960-1970s has made it possible to identify strengths and weaknesses of the law enforcement agencies, both in preparing the introduction of the "special period" and in its practical implementation within the framework of the Soviet-Chinese conflict in the Far East. As the study has shown, a sharp deterioration in relations between the USSR and China provided a powerful incentive for the development of military mobilization thread in the internal affairs bodies. While in the early 1960s there was a shortage of operational communications, vehicles, weapons, protective equipment, and bomb shelters in the region, by the early 1970s “thanks to” China the situation changed dramatically. The internal affairs bodies of the Far East received the maximum priority in their development. Their personnel, logistics support, and image strengthened, which significantly increased the level of combat readiness. In general, the study has not just introduced new archival sources into scientific use, but also assessed the events that took place on the Soviet-Chinese border in the 1960-1970s from the yet unknown side.
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Ikeogu, Nnamdi M., Gloria N. Akaluka, Chidalu A. Edechi, Enitan S. Salako, Chukwunonso Onyilagha, Aida F. Barazandeh, and Jude E. Uzonna. "Leishmania Immunity: Advancing Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development." Microorganisms 8, no. 8 (August 7, 2020): 1201. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8081201.
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Parasitic diseases still constitute a major global health problem affecting billions of people around the world. These diseases are capable of becoming chronic and result in high morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, millions of people die each year from parasitic diseases, with the bulk of those deaths resulting from parasitic protozoan infections. Leishmaniasis, which is a disease caused by over 20 species of the protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Leishmania, is an important neglected disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 12 million people are currently infected in about 98 countries and about 2 million new cases occur yearly, resulting in about 50,000 deaths each year. Current treatment methods for leishmaniasis are not very effective and often have significant side effects. In this review, we discussed host immunity to leishmaniasis, various treatment options currently being utilized, and the progress of both immunotherapy and vaccine development strategies used so far in leishmaniasis. We concluded with insights into what the future holds toward the fight against this debilitating parasitic disease.
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del Valle, Ikerne, and Kepa Astorkiza. "Institutional designs to face the dark side of total allowable catches." ICES Journal of Marine Science 64, no. 4 (May 1, 2007): 851–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm060.
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Abstract del Valle, I., and Astorkiza, K. 2007. Institutional designs to face the dark side of total allowable catches. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 851–857. Setting total allowable catches (TACs) is an endogenous process in which different agents and institutions, often with conflicting interests and opportunistic behaviour, try to influence policy-makers. Far from being the benevolent social planners many would wish them to be, these policy-makers may also pursue self-interest when making final decisions. Although restricted knowledge of stock abundance and population dynamics, and weakness in enforcement, have effects, these other factors may explain why TAC management has failed to guarantee sustainable exploitation of fish resources. Rejecting the exogeneity of the TAC and taking advantage of fruitful debate on economic policy (i.e. the rules vs. discretion debate, and that surrounding the independence of central banks), two institutional developments are analysed as potential mechanisms to face up to misconceptions about TACs: long-term harvest control rules and a central bank of fish.
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Geng, Longlong, Xiaozhong Deng, Hua Zhang, Shaowu Nie, and Chuang Jiang. "Theory and experimental research on spiral bevel gear by double-side milling method." Mechanics & Industry 22 (2021): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/meca/2021032.
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In this paper, a double-side milling method on spiral bevel gear is proposed. First, according to the tooth taper processed by double-side milling method, the influence of dedendum angle on the tooth taper was researched. Taking cut parameters into comprehensive consideration, the geometric parameters were designed through the inclination of root line and modified mean point in which machine setting parameters calculated was selected. Only the modified mean point met the meshing equation, and the error of pressure angle would increase as far away from the modified mean point in tooth line. The error would lead to bias in contact. A helical correction motion was introduced and the influence of helical motion coefficient on tooth surface topology was studied. Based on the meshing performance, a suitable coefficient was calculated. Finally, an example was illustrated. The experimental results were consistent with the theoretical analysis. The validity of the proposed method is verified.
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Novak, Marko, Andraz Perhavec, Katherine E. Maturen, Snezana Pavlovic Djokic, Simona Jereb, and Darja Erzen. "Leiomyosarcoma of the renal vein: analysis of outcome and prognostic factors in the world case series of 67 patients." Radiology and Oncology 51, no. 1 (December 23, 2016): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/raon-2016-0051.
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Abstract Background Leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumour. Some cases of leiomyosarcoma of the renal vein (LRV) have been reported in the literature, but no analysis of data and search for prognostic factors have been done so far. The aim of this review was to describe the LRV, to analyse overall survival (OS), local recurrence free survival (LRFS) and distant metastases free survival (DMFS) in LRV world case series and to identify significant predictors of OS, LRFS and DMFS. Methods Cases from the literature based on PubMed search and a case from our institution were included. Results Sixty-seven patients with a mean age of 56.6 years were identified; 76.1% were women. Mean tumour size was 8.9 cm; in 68.7% located on the left side. Tumour thrombus extended into the inferior vena cava lumen in 13.4%. All patients but one underwent surgery (98.5%). After a median follow up of 24 months, the OS was 79.5%. LRFS was 83.5% after a median follow up of 21.5 months and DMFS was 76.1% after a median follow up of 22 months. Factors predictive of OS in univariate analysis were surgical margins, while factors predictive of LRFS were inferior vena cava luminal extension and grade. No factors predictive of DMFS were identified. In multivariate analysis none of the factors were predictive of OS, LRFS and DMFS. Conclusions Based on the literature review and presented case some conclusions can be made. LRV is usually located in the hilum of the kidney. It should be considered in differential diagnosis of renal and retroperitoneal masses, particularly in women over the age 40, on the left side and in the absence of haematuria. Core needle biopsy should be performed. Patients should be managed by sarcoma multidisciplinary team. LRV should be surgically removed, with negative margins.
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Raza, Kaisar, Manish Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Ruchi Malik, Gajanand Sharma, Manmeet Kaur, and O. P. Katare. "Topical Delivery of Aceclofenac: Challenges and Promises of Novel Drug Delivery Systems." BioMed Research International 2014 (2014): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/406731.
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Osteoarthritis (OA), a common musculoskeletal disorder, is projected to affect about 60 million people of total world population by 2020. The associated pain and disability impair the quality of life and also pose economic burden to the patient. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely prescribed in OA, while diclofenac is the most prescribed one. Oral NSAIDs are not very patient friendly, as they cause various gastrointestinal adverse effects like bleeding, ulceration, and perforation. To enhance the tolerability of diclofenac and decrease the common side effects, aceclofenac (ACE) was developed by its chemical modification. As expected, ACE is more well-tolerated than diclofenac and possesses superior efficacy but is not completely devoid of the NSAID-tagged side effects. A series of chemical modifications of already planned drug is unjustified as it consumes quanta of time, efforts, and money, and this approach will also pose stringent regulatory challenges. Therefore, it is justified to deliver ACE employing tools of drug delivery and nanotechnology to refine its safety profile. The present review highlights the constraints related to the topical delivery of ACE and the various attempts made so far for the safe and effective topical delivery employing the novel materials and methods.
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Matz, Johan. "Sweden, the United States, and Raoul Wallenberg's Mission to Hungary in 1944." Journal of Cold War Studies 14, no. 3 (July 2012): 97–148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jcws_a_00249.
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This article provides an in-depth examination of the U.S. government's role in the case of Raoul Wallenberg, the courageous Swedish envoy who died mysteriously in the Soviet Union after being arrested by Soviet occupation forces at the end of World War II for unknown reasons. The article recounts how U.S. officials, particularly the diplomat Herschel V. Johnson, tried to alleviate the plight of Hungarian Jews after German forces occupied Hungary in 1944. A key part of this policy was their effort to work with Sweden in enlisting Wallenberg's help. The U.S.-Swedish relationship was never particularly close, and the mistrust that officials in each country felt toward the other side impeded any coordinated action. The article discusses the bureaucratic impediments on the U.S. side and highlights some of the obstacles that Johnson strove to overcome. The article builds on the report produced by the Eliasson Commission documenting the Swedish government's handling of the Wallenberg case. Although the Swedish authorities bore by far the greatest amount of blame for doing nothing in the face of Soviet stonewalling, Matz argues that U.S. officials also made significant misjudgments that may have exacerbated the situation.
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Mihailovic-Vucinic, Violeta, Mihailo Stjepanovic, Jelica Videnovic-Ivanov, Branislav Gvozdenovic, Snezana Filipovic, and Aleksandra Dudvarski-Ilic. "Nonsteroid therapy of sarcoidosis." Medical review 66, suppl. 1 (2013): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/mpns13s1060m.
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Introduction. Corticosteroid therapy used to be considered a common treatment for sarcoidosis patients. Discussion and Review of Literature. It is known that corticosteroids have many side affects, and that knowledge called for other possible treatments, non-steroidal agents that would allow prolonged treatment of chronic sarcoidosis and avoid side effects of steroids on metabolism, glicoregulation, increase in body weight, osteoporosis, Cushing syndrome etc. There is a wide range of medications that can offer alternative to corticosteroid therapy. So far, none of the agents has been absolutely perfect. Conclusion. Therefore, it can be concluded that every clinician should choose the best possible treatment for each sarcoidosis patient.