LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION by Ivett STUMPF-TAMÁS, Marianna MÓRÉ

“…I am also concerned about the reasons for the difficulty of succession.…”
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Musings of a Political Neophyte by Dennis Bowie

“…As I stand outside the political realm, trying to make changes, whether in our local hospital, or at the provincial or national level, I am truly aware that there is a need for dialogue with governments and administrators to alter the system.…”
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Book review: Why love matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Sue Gerhardt. London, Routledge, 2008. 256pp, ISBN 9781583918173 by Irene Stevens

“…I was, however, encouraged to return to it after hearing Professor David Howe speak about the biological basis of attachment at the SIRCC national conference in Crieff this year….. and I am so glad that I did.…”

Affective Deception: Experiencing Genderplay in Louisa May Alcott by Ralph J. Poole

“…Little Men, Moods, “Enigmas ,” and “My Mysterious Mademoiselle” all feature scenes of cross-gender play and revolve around deception due to the play on stereotypical gender expectations. I am interested in how this deception affects the recipients, which includes besides the characters of the stories also the reader.…”
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NZMSA President report by Indira Fernando

“…Ko Indira Fernando toku ingoa. I am the outgoing %&%4 NewZealand Medical Students’ Association (NZMSA) President, and it has been my privilege to serve the NSMSA for the past four years. …”
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Celebrating two decades of inspiring medical student research and innovation: the New Zealand Medical Student Journal by Ibrahim S Al-Busaidi

“…Having witnessed the transformative impact of medical student journals (MSJs) in fostering academic growth and innovation, I am honoured to reflect on the pivotal role the NZMSJ — and MSJs more broadly — have played, and continue to play, in shaping the next generation of clinicians, researchers, and leaders in healthcare.…”
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Réplicas entre Cuba y Nicaragua. Relaciones destotalizantes en la región by Celia Irina González Álvarez

“…I am interested in analyzing the replica as a condensing element of the encounter scene between Cuban and Nicaraguan artists. …”
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Editorial Vol1 no1 by Andrew Kendrick

“…On behalf of the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) and the Advisory Board, I am delighted to be welcoming you to the first issue of the Scottish journal of Residential Child Care. …”

Epistemic Injustice in the Criminal Trial by Federico Picinali

“…And I provide the sketch of a theory of trial fairness, which I am currently developing elsewhere. …”
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Juhan Liiv’s Comprehension of Poetry by Tanar Kirs

“…So far, it has been underlined in Estonian culture that Liiv lacked any ties with world literature and thus world literature had no role to play in the birth of the innovation of Estonian poetry. In this article, I am showing that Liiv’s comprehension of poetry is closely tied to German poetic culture. …”
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Descartes as an Ethical Perfectionist by Frans Svensson

“…Descartes’s moral philosophy, as I understand it, thus constitutes a form of ethical perfectionism. While I am not the first to interpret Descartes as an ethical perfectionist, there is as of yet no detailed account in the literature of what his particular form of ethical perfectionism would then entail. …”
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Exclusion Spirometry: A Bad Idea by Andrew Mcivor

“…I, like my colleagues, visually conceptualize chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients using objective lung function testing. I am well aware that spirometry has neither been accepted nor widely performed outside of specialist practice (1). …”
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PEDAGOGICAL OPTIMIST OR PEDAGOGICAL PESSIMIST: WHO AM I? by A. S. Robotova

“…Disregard of this question becomes a hindrance in the development of pedagogical knowledge, in understanding of the educational situation, in finding an answer to the question: who I am as an author of a pedagogical text.…”
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Guest Editorial Vol2 no2 by Kirstie Maclean

“…After just over 3 years as Director of the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC), I am returning to work in the Social Work Services Inspectorate. …”

Étude des représentations sociales de la culture occitane chez les élèves de Calandretas by Grégoire Andreo-Raynaud

“…The goal is to understand social representations of Occitan culture which circulate in the students population, and their connections with cultural transmission mechanisms. In the first part, I am doing a small summary about the concepts of culture, language and heritage, and about the necessity to link these notions to analyse the sociolinguistic dynamic of Occitan language. …”
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Los niños de la Transición : nuevos paradigmas autobiográficos en la literatura española de la última década by Concepción Martín Huertas

“…Although in recent years many scholars talk about a period of « memory crisis », with the advent of the new century –and more noticeably since the last decade– there is a new stream in the field of Spanish literature in which personal and collective memories seem to be vindicated by the authors as a source of prestige. I am talking about the recent success of autobiographies and autobiographical novels that have been flooding publishing houses lately. …”
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Medieval Glosses as a Test Subject for the Building of Tools for Digital Critical Editions by Emmanuelle Kuhry

“…In this article, I document my approach to editing a digital corpus of philosophical glosses, and explain the tools I am using and customizing to make available to a larger public of digital scholarly editors, especially in the field of medieval studies.…”
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The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Education Committee Report by Ronald J Bridges

“…I am pleased to provide an update regarding the activities and future directions of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) Education Committee. …”
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La division du travail enseignant et ses effets sur les savoirs enseignés by Marie David

“…In high schools and at university, how do teachers to distribute classes and teachings among themselves? I am interested in an aspect of the division of teaching work, the distribution of services, but also to the results of this division on the definition of contents of learning. …”
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Bilan de quarante ans de recherches ethnobotaniques en Nouvelle-Guinée, dans la vallée du fleuve Sepik by Christian Coiffier

“…After spending a decade working on the conservation of ethnographic objects, I am bitterly aware of the insufficient recognition of the importance of ethnobotany for a better understanding of these objects, within some major museum institutions.…”
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