“Use in Architectural Design” by Daniel Pinson

“…Highlighting the fact that these concepts have become the poor cousin of architectural theory, Daniel Pinson shows the significance that ‘use’—a modern term covering societal goals that are richer and better understood today thanks to the social sciences—has every right to reclaim in a modern democratic society.…”
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Contribuições ao debate sobre autonomia e liberdade de expressão em tempos de convergência e Educação Aberta by Andrea Cristina Versuti, Marco Aurélio R. da Cunha e Cruz, Carlos Costa

“…To achieve this end, this text focus on the importance of re-reading of freedom of expression as a democratic enlargement vehicle and plural of other freedoms; the impact of the Internet and other emerging thinking in the development of the autonomy of the subject; the characterization of the current scenario of convergence culture with its possibilities for Open Education that stimulates collective intelligence and participatory culture.…”
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(Il)lisibilité du mélodrame américain au xixe siècle : The Gladiator (1831) de Robert Montgomery Bird et Jack Cade (1841) de Robert Conrad by Ronan Ludot-Vlasak

“…Robert Montgomery Bird’s The Gladiator (1831) and Robert Conrad’s Jack Cade (1841)—two plays that were awarded the Edwin Forrest Prize—are no exception and champion a democratic and patriarchal ethos that echoes the political ideal fostered by Andrew Jackson. …”
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Ideología, política y bienestar público en España (2008-2014) by Antonio Robles Egea

“…The consequences have been harmful for those most in need within the population and also for the stability of the democratic system.…”
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CONTRIBUTION OF PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE KIPALA SHALE (CENTRAL BASIN, DRC) TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ITS POTENTIAL AS A HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCK by DJONIVE MUNENE ASIDI, FLEURY SIMBUNGU ANGBOKO, THOMAS KANIKA MAYENA, RUTH ILUNGA MULAJI, ANGE THIJENIRA LOKETO, FREDERIC MAKOKA MWANZA, LEVESQUE MAKUKU MBO, RACHIDI OPULUKU, JEAN IYOLO LUNGEMBO

“… A geological study of the Kipala region, in the "Cuvette Centrale" of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has identified two groups of shales: the dark greasy facies, interbedded with the brownish-gray facies. …”
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World Religions in the World by David Chidester

“…Yet, the notion of ‘world religions’ has been enthusiastically embraced by advocates of inclusive citizenship in democratic societies and by advocates of indigenous empowerment in postcolonial societies. …”
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Humoriste, journaliste et artiste engagé by Farida Souiah

“…It also analyzes the commitment of those who draw political cartoons in a non-democratic context. First, this article explores the history of caricatures in Algeria in a direct link with the development of comics and press. …”
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L’innovation sociale, outil de renouvellement de la production de services de mobilité by Nicolas Louvet, Anaïs Rocci, Camille Le bris

“…It also essential to point out abuses of such mechanisms beyond, in all or in part, the control of public power and its democratic legitimacy, and to lead the conventional mobility actors to consider, appreciate, encourage and/or frame these dynamics.…”
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Portrait of Lithuanian Striking Teachers by Rūta Žiliukaitė, Irena Stonkuvienė

“…Cultural theories of political action, which emphasise the importance of pro-democratic value orientations, also are important explaining the behaviour of striking teachers. …”
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Un panthéon martyrial censuré par Isabelle II : enquête sur l’estampe « Víctimas de la causa popular » by Pierre Géal

“…Particularly innovative, the lithograph « Víctimas de la causa popular », designed by Victoriano Ametller and Louis Charles Legrand, dated 1853, implements a graphic and textual discourse that is both complex and highly effective, which aims to bring together beyond of the Republican-Democratic camp. Its impact is confirmed by the reaction it provoked from Isabella II, who tried to censor it.…”
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60 ans d’Union Indienne ? by Dalal Benbabaali

“…After 60 years of Independence, India is projecting herself as a symbol of « unity in diversity ». Though the democratic institutions, the developmental efforts and the policy of reservations have promoted national integration, the rhetoric of Indian unity, rooted in the freedom movement, tends to ignore the factors of divisiveness created by social and regional inequality. …”
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From deliberation to acclamation: how did Twitter’s algorithms foster polarized communities and undermine democracy in the 2020 US presidential election by Gustavo Morales, Gustavo Morales, Augusto Salazar, Diego Puche

“…The rise of these platforms has sparked debate with split conclusions over whether they are enhancing or undermining democratic processes. Rather than keep digging within this unsolved discussion, this study moves the focus of inquiring toward how ICT affects the very existence of subjects in democracy. …”
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How coach leadership behavior influences athletes’ performance: the chain-mediated role of the coach-athlete relationship and psychological fatigue by Rui Liu, Shanshan Wang, Jun Li

“…The “coach-athlete” relationship and psychological fatigue can serve as both simple mediators and chain mediators between democratic leadership behavior, autocratic leadership behavior, training and instruction behavior, social support behavior, positive feedback behavior, and athlete performance.ConclusionThis study systematically explored the complex relationships among coach leadership behavior, the coach-athlete relationship, psychological fatigue, and athletes’ sports performance. …”
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Local government in Kazakhstan: an attempt to create a national model by Nikolay Yuvitsa

“…It is being radically reformed on a democratic basis in order to increase the self-organization of the population within the framework of the model of the national structure and political system of society. …”
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The emergence of an independent Polish state and the problem of national minorities by G. G. Dedurin

“…Finally, it should be considered that the vast majority of Poles were supporters of the concept of the nation-state promoted by the National Democrats, which envisaged the assimilation of national minorities.…”
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Oral Health Status of the Elderly at Tonga, West Region, Cameroon by Yotat Michele Lolita, Agbor Ashu Michael, Ntumba Hubert, Djachechi Florence, Bolenge Jacques

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The US liberal political and academic establishment on national-territorial transformation of Russia in 1917–1922 by V. V. Romanov

“…During that period the US diplomacy was focused on developing and implementing its own ambitious program for the liberal-democratic reorganization of the post-war world with particular focus on issues of national self-determination. …”
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Los conflictos del documental español: el caso de Basilio Martín Patino by Manuel de la Fuente

“…Martín Patino’s discourse has been critical with mainstream industries and narratives throughout his career and thus has been sidelined within the different cultural systems both in dictatorships and democratic regimes.…”
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Les origines du triomphe de Donald Trump by John Komlos, Hermann Schubert

“…Donald Trump won in 2016 largely because enough voters in three states, all in the Rustbelt, which had voted for Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012, switched their electoral votes from Democratic to Republican. Economic dislocations played a crucial role in these states to induce them to support an “anti-establishment” candidate. …”
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The measure of the contribution of multiculturalism in constructing the current Brazilian Constitutional text by E. R. Hogemann

“…With the help of the legal-descriptive method, through bibliographic review, legislative documents and analysis of examples, the relevance of the contribution of the theory of multiculturalism to the affirmation of human rights and the guarantee of a democratic legal state has been demonstrated.…”
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