Policy Advice between Ambition and Reality by Armin Steinbach

“…Abstract Evidence-based policy remains an unfulfilled ambition given political constraints. On one hand, academic policy advice is widely acknowledged as indispensable, with policymakers stressing the relevance of external policy advice for policy formulation. …”
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Raymond Williams by Richard Wyatt

“… This paper highlights the continued relevance of the working-class academic Raymond Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) to today’s students and academics. …”
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Preface by I. D. Mothoagae

“… From text: The articles published in this issue of Acta Theologica were subjected to a rigorous blind peer review process in accordance with the required academic standard set for this journal. Authors of the African continent have contributed to this special issue that emerged partly from the Black Theology conference: “Lineages of Black Theology of Liberation and the aftermath of decolonization, post-liberation: Reflections on the present and the future” hosted by the University of South Africa, from 3 to 5 October 2012. …”
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Teen Binge Drinking by Suzanna Smith

“…There are many reasons to be concerned: Youth who use alcohol are at greater risk for unprotected sexual intercourse, coerced sexual activity, use of marijuana, and poor academic performance.” This 2-page Family Album Radio transcript was written by Suzanna Smith and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, August 2012. …”
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Multiplicative Isometries on Classes Mp(X) of Holomorphic Functions by Yasuo Iida, Kazuhiro Kasuga

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Teen Binge Drinking by Suzanna Smith

“…There are many reasons to be concerned: Youth who use alcohol are at greater risk for unprotected sexual intercourse, coerced sexual activity, use of marijuana, and poor academic performance.” This 2-page Family Album Radio transcript was written by Suzanna Smith and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, August 2012. …”
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THE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPETITIVENESS OF RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES IN WORLD RANKINGS by Svetlana S. Donetskaya

“…Every university in this group is well known in Russia and has a high reputation among Russian academic and business community. At the same time, these universities have different starting positions and unequal possibilities for successful competition in the global educational space. …”
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Linguistique queer, sexualité et analyse du discours by William L. Leap

“…Queer linguistics is a relatively recent academic formation, but one that has quickly become firmly embedded in the current conversations about language, gender, and sexuality. …”
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L’écriture comme analyseur des tensions identitaires dans une formation professionnalisante à l’université by Valérie Guillemot, Michel Vial

“…This article intends to show how written academic study works contribute to increase the speed of such a change. …”
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CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CAREER WEB PORTFOLIO OF STUDENTS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS by Aleksey M. Gostin, Svetlana V. Panyukova

“…The article is devoted to students’ web-portfolio technologies, which enable to present the results of students’ academic activities to employers and to monitor job placement and career development of graduates. …”
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Un compte rendu épistolaire by Sarah Carton de Grammont

“…– The world-as-theatre metaphor is nice, but actually putting anthropology on stage is a tough challenge;– Should academic genres not be sabotaged or stripped down from time to time, to remind ourselves that we got here out of… curiosity?…”
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Founding Editorial — Atmospheric Systems and TheScientificWorld by Peter Brimblecombe, John G. Watson

“…Thus, the relevance of a science of global issues is not merely of academic interest. The tide of environmental concern, a vision of limits to growth, and a desire for sustainability have fostered an unprecedented interest in global sciences.…”
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Estudos culturais latino-americanos: configurações de um sintagma by Alfredo Cordiviola

“…Between common interests, points of convergence, contrasts and antagonisms, the tensions that chara cterize the two parts of a phrase such as „Latin American Cultural Studies‟ served to rethink the field of study, the practices and knowledges and also the ways in which ideas circulate and academic policies are set in a context marked by the diversity of enunciative locus and by the reworking of epistemic categories.…”
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A Transcultural Experiment: U.S. Latino Studies at UTS by Paul Allatson

“… In 2001, shortly after I joined as a newly minted academic the Institute for International Studies at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the then founder and Director of the program, Professor David Goodman, approached me to canvas the possibility of a Latino USA Major in the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BAIS) degree. …”
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Improving Savings, Health, and Happiness by Making Small Modifications to Your Home by Randall A. Cantrell

“…Intended for an academic audience, this 7-page fact sheet introduces readers to the concept of overall home performance and offers suggestions of minor conservation measures, maintenance items, and family operations that could help the family improve the overall home performance. …”
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Konstruktywizm edukacyjny – niejednoznaczność, kontrowersje, dylematy by Dorota Klus-Stańska

“…This text undertakes to identify those reasons whose roots lie in the nature of pedagogical science and in the related peculiarities of the relationship between academic theory and teaching practice. …”
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Powerful Intellectual Resources of the Russian Foreign Policy (A Reliable Resource of the Foreign Policy Review) by V. I. Mizin

“…The article describes the activities of the Institute of International Studies of MGIMO-University which are devoted to the research and academic support of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation.…”
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Sophia or Transvena Parasitic Wasp (suggested common name) Encarsia sophia Girault and Dodd (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) by Erich N. Schoeller, Vivek Kumar, Cindy L. McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne

“…These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.  …”
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Editorial by Crystal Fulton

“… Welcome to 2025 and a new year in Information Research. 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Information Research, a major milestone in the life of an academic journal founded to provide a forum for research in Information Science (please watch our website for our call for submissions to a 30th anniversary special issue!). …”
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Some Personal Reflections on the “Mentorship Paradox” by Mike Savage

“…I reflect on how mentorship is necessarily an affective and caring relationship which thereby poses risks and challenges, but also offers the possibility of enhancing academic professional standards in general.…”
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