Organizational structure of a state agency: concept, typology and directions of application to the system of the National Police of Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The author of the paper has analyzed the general theoretical approaches to determining the content and characteristics of the organizational structures of state agencies; has formulated the key principles for the formation of organizational structures. …”
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Manuel Сastells’ concept of the power of communication in the scientific discourse of digital sociology by M. V. Kibakin, M. M. Kryukova

“…Castells in the framework of a discursive analysis of the possibilities of their use in the further institutionalization of digital sociology, as a relatively autonomous set of scientific data of sociology. The author considers literary sources related to the scientific work of M. …”
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The Middle East Shiite Arc: A Real Threat or Geopolitical Chimera? by A. V. Sarabiev

“…Particularly, the author argues that since this concept is based on a dialectic method it cannot be regarded as an appropriate tool for assessing or forecasting the development of the regional processes. …”
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Gender and Authorship in Annals of Surgery: A nineteen-year review including the pandemic by Jane W. Liang, PhD, Marcello Chang, MD, MCS, Sharon L. Stein, MD, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD

“…Differences were examined between first-author gender, last-author gender, and first-author/last-author gender pairs using regression and chi-squared analyses. …”
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The Law as a Drawbar, or Judicial Arbitrariness: Recidivism = Repetition of Crimes in the Framework of Circumstances Aggravating the Punishment by Ya. H. Lyzohub

“…According to the author, these judicial authorities have formally taken the formulation of the content of the repetition of offences and recidivism, which are legally saturated in the current Criminal Code of Ukraine. …”
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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: History, Key Achievements and Development Prospects by E. S. Melkumyan

“…The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC) is one of the key regional organizations and its significance has only augmented in recent years. Meanwhile, the author emphasizes that both Russian and foreign academic literature on the topic lacks general works covering activities of the organization. …”
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Specific Features of Interaction between Criminal Police Divisions and Other Subjects within Counteracting Criminal Offenses against Morality by O. M. Yemets

“…The author has defined the peculiarities of the interaction of criminal police units with other entities in counteracting criminal offenses against morality, which should help to solve the problem of scientific provision of the activities of law enforcement agencies in this area. …”
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The 2019 Social Protests in Latin America: Global Context and Ecuadorian Case-Study by A. N. Pyatakov

“…As an alternative, the author suggests using the concept of ‘social singularity’. …”
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A brief essay on the administrative system of astrakhan kalmyks by Ivan Cherkasov: problem of authorship, reflection of the main stages of kalmyk history and features of public adm... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…However, an analysis of the text of the essay and references to sources and literature indicated in it suggest that the author was a contemporary of the 19th century. In this regard, the author, as it seems, is the Astrakhan historian of the 19th century — I. …”
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Specific Features of the Professional I-Concept of Patrol Police Officers Depending on the Availability of Previous Experience in the Ministry of Internal Affairs by Yu. V. Aleksandrov

“…To solve the problems, the author has used the following psycho-diagnostic techniques: “Personal differential”; Lyri method of diagnosis of interpersonal relations; “Career Anchors” by Edgar H. …”
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Anachronism in using the notion of “an entrepreneur” to refer to a mandatory participant of a public contract by E. V. Vakulovych

“…According to the author, some of the norms of civil law, in particular the provisions regulating the procedure for concluding a public contract are objectively obsolete. …”
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