Competing Partisan Regimes and the Transformation of the Voting Rights Act, 1965-2015 by Jesse H. Rhodes

“…Lingering liberal Democratic influence in Congress, coupled with conservatives’ fears of violating the norm of racial equality, obstructed Republican diminution of federal voting rights enforcement via legislation. …”
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An Analysis of the ANC’s Power at the 55th National Conference of 2022 by Naledi Modise

“…This paper adopts Booysen’s analytical framework to examine ANC Power at the time of the 55th National Congress held in 2022. Using the milestones indicated by the framework this paper argues that the ANC has weakened across three of the four indicators namely the ANC in the state, in relation to the people and electorally while it has strengthened organisationally. …”
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Le "petit monde" des géographes by Ali Bennasr, Claude Grasland

“…140 out of 1000 geographers present at the IGU Congress of Tunis (August 2008) has agreed to answer to a survey on their mental map of the World. …”
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Guidelines for Organic Handling Requirements for Citrus Packinghouses and Processors by James J. Ferguson, Mark A. Ritenour

“… In 1990, Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act, part of the 1990 Farm Bill, requiring the USDA to develop national standards for organically produced agricultural products. …”
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Geometry, Space, Configuration: a Meeting with Anna Sgrosso by Agostino De Rosa, Andrea Giordano

“… During the last Congress of the Unione Italiana per il Disegno, held in Naples, the 2017 UID Gold Medal was awarded to Anna Sgrosso with the aim of rewarding the complex of scientific and cultural activities promoted at the University of Naples Federico II over a long and prestigious career. …”
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Sweden Against Apartheid: A Historical Overview by Anna-Mart van Wyk

“…Such was the relationship between the African National Congress (ANC) and Sweden, that the latter became the first country outside of Africa to be visited by Nelson Mandela in 1990, after his release from decades of imprisonment. …”
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'I Can't Meet That Deadline': Implications of New Truck Driver Hours of Service Regulations for Florida Agriculture by Richard Beilock

“…In response to concerns about fatigue-related accidents, the U.S. Congress mandated studies in 1995 to determine how HOSR could be improved. …”
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'I Can't Meet That Deadline': Implications of New Truck Driver Hours of Service Regulations for Florida Agriculture by Richard Beilock

“…In response to concerns about fatigue-related accidents, the U.S. Congress mandated studies in 1995 to determine how HOSR could be improved. …”
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Events by Igor V. Karyakin, Elvira G. Nikolenko

“…The 13th Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network (ARRCN) Symposium and the 7th Taiwan Raptor Symposium will be held from April 26th to 28th, 2025, at Academia Sinica, Taipei. 8th Eurasian Ornithology Congress (IEOC) will be held on 19–21 May 2025 in Iaşi, Romania. 15th EOU Conference will take place at Bangor University, Wales (UK) from 18-22 August 2025.…”
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Introduction au dossier Regards sur le passé : 30 ans de la Société Francophone de Primatologie by Vincent Leblan, Victor Narat

“…This special section « Looks on the past » has been composed from a congress that was organized for the thirtieth anniversary of the French Society of Primatology. …”
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No Linear Path to Liberation: A Comment on the Political Biography of H. Selby Msimang by Bongani Ngqulunga

“…Following a trend that began in 2004, electoral support for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) declined and for the first time fell under the 60% mark. …”
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ST. THEODOSIUS PASSION. HOW AND WHY TH.G. DOBZHANSKY BECАME A NON-RETURNER by M. B. Konashev

“…In 1932, at the 6th International Genetic Congress in Ithaca, USA, N.I. Vavilov said that Dobzhansky’s decision was sound.…”
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De quelle nostalgie l’utopie andalouse d’Aragon est-elle le miroir ? by Stéphane Baquey

“…The representation of a dreamed Andalusia allows the writer, who is also a communist leader and ideologue, to deliver an indirect speech about the history of his time, mainly about the consequences of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and about the Algerian War. …”
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Permanently and retroactively eradicating certain offensive epithets from the scientific names of algae, fungi, and plants: ‘afr-’ is in by Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo

“…This meant that the proposal was not automatically rejected and that it would be put to a vote, following discussion, at the Nomenclature Section of the XXth International Botanical Congress that was held in Madrid, Spain, from 15 to 19 July 2024. …”
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Florida 4-H Horticulture Identification and Judging: Contest Rules and Glossary by Jeffrey G. Williamson, Sydney Park Brown, Tom Wichman

“…Williamson, Sydney Park Brown, and Tom Wichman, provides guidelines and information for Florida 4H members and Master Gardeners interested in horticulture and/or in participating in state contests held annually at 4-H Congress or the Master Gardener Annual Conference. …”
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Florida 4-H Horticulture Identification and Judging: Contest Rules and Glossary by Jeffrey G. Williamson, Sydney Park Brown, Tom Wichman

“…Williamson, Sydney Park Brown, and Tom Wichman, provides guidelines and information for Florida 4H members and Master Gardeners interested in horticulture and/or in participating in state contests held annually at 4-H Congress or the Master Gardener Annual Conference. …”
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The ANC and Apartheid South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program by Jo-Ansie van Wyk, Anna-Mart van Wyk

“… The African National Congress (ANC) was established in 1912 and banned by the apartheid government in 1960. …”
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Le ‘Gouffre du Colorado’ de Thomas Moran : Carrefour d’influences ou centre de diffusion ? by Wendy Harding, Jacky Martin

“…Drawing on actor-network theory, particularly as developed by Bruno Latour, this article situates Thomas Moran’s “The Chasm of the Colorado” (1873-74), in relation to contemporaneous events – notably Powell’s explorations of the Colorado River (1869; 1872) and Congress’s purchase of Moran’s painting (1874) – to show how it was taken up in the project of defining the territory of the young American republic. …”
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“In the interests of all of us…”: Theodore Roosevelt and the Launch of Immigration Restriction as an Executive Concern by Hans Krabbendam

“…He wrestled this authority from the hands of Congress and kept the balance between immigration policy and foreign policy while skillfully working public opinion to enable selection at the gate. …”
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The Pentagon Papers as History by Stephen J. Whitfield

“…The Supreme Court therefore had to resolve the conflict between the claims of the press under the seemingly unambiguous First Amendment (“Congress shall make no law . . .”) and the warning of the executive branch that the lives of American servicemen in Indochina were at stake because of the most enormous leak of secret government documents ever. …”
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