Managing Fan Relationship after a Doping Scandal by D.E. Costin, D.L. Diaconescu, G.M. Popa, L.D. Pasarin, M.C. Popescu, V.A. Sandu, L. Velez Colon

“…What is doping and why is it banned in sports? The present paper offers a brief description of the doping phenomenon, a small review of the most famous doping cases in the history of sports, the consequences of such failure and how it influences the athlete's life, and finally a short study related to this phenomenon.…”
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Challenges of Early Modern Diplomacy by Jonas Bechtold

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Cabo Verde: dilemas étnico-identitários num território fluido by Cláudio Alves Furtado

“…Moreover, such a profusion tends to demonstrate the complexity of the issue rather than its depletion. This paper does not intend to exhaust the debate on this matter. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS OF RUSSIAN SPIRITUAL ACADEMIES’ TEACHERS OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY by M. A. Ershova

“…The paper deals with the analysis of philosophical and theological creativity of Russian theological academies’ teachers of the early 20th century. …”
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Badges of (Dis-)Honour: Manifesting the ‘Conquest’ of Uluṟu via Wearable Material Culture by Dirk H. R. Spennemann, Sharnie Hurford

“…Given that climbing Uluṟu as a tourist activity has become an event of the past, this paper will examine the nature, materiality, and potential heritage value of the portable material culture associated with the climb. …”
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Petrology and Tectonic Geophysics of Massive and Foliated Eclogites in the North Qilian Orogenic Belt: Changes in Mineral Composition, Oxygen Fugacity, and Fabric during Exhumation by Feng Wang, Daorong Zhou, Xunhua Zhang

“…Eclogites record the entire history of subduction zone metamorphism and later exhumation. …”
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Economic consequences of the First World War by Nikolić Srboljub, Mihajlović Milan, Epler Igor, Milanović Nikola

“…The First World War (1914-1918) marked the beginning of the 20th century as one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. This paper analyzes the economic consequences of the war, focusing on the costs, both material and in terms of human losses, the major economic crisis, as well as the mortgage and agricultural crises. …”
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Estimation of Inelastic Interstorey Drift for OSB/Gypsum Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Structures under Collapse Level Earthquakes by Xiangbin Liu, Hanheng Wu, Liurui Sang, Lu Sui, Congcong Xu

“…In order to estimate the inelastic interstorey drift of cold-formed steel (CFS) framed structures under collapse level earthquakes, the deflection amplification factor ηp is employed in this paper to compute the maximum interstorey drift ratio (IDRmax) from an elastic analysis. …”
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AMERICA IN THE WORLD AFTER HEGEMONY by A. Y. Borisov

“…One literature explores the rise and decline of the great powers and the international orders that they establish and dominate. This paper explores the evolution of the international system in historical perspective with particular emphasis on the role of the United States before and after the end of the Cold War against a backdrop of broader global context. …”
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An internationalization framework for Brazilian higher education and the role played by languages by Liliane Assis Sade

“…In this direction, this paper aims to provide a brief history of the internationalization of Brazilian Higher education, highlighting the language ideologies and policies that underlie the different historic moments, in order to establish the groundwork to propose a successful internationalization plan which is able to answer the demands of the present challenges faced by the Brazilian higher education institutions. …”
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Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review by Muhammad S. Khan, Najmi Shahbaz, Hassaan A. Zia, Muhammad Hamza, Henna Iqbal, Ahmed Awab

“…PPF is a rare disease. This paper indicates that acute cardiac tamponade in patients with history of alcoholism and chronic pancreatitis could be a sign of an existing pancreaticopericardial fistula and early surgical intervention could be life-saving.…”
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Transition of farmland use system towards urban-rural integration: From localization to de-localization by FENG Dedong, LONG Hualou

“…The construction of the conceptual concept system and theoretical framework for the transition of farmland use system oriented towards urban-rural integration is of great significance for improving the discourse system of land system science research in China. [Methods] This paper employs the literature research method, inductive deduction method, and logical deduction method to conduct the research. …”
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ASEAN Defence Ministers MeetingPlus: Institutional structure, specific features, and evolution (2010–2022) by K. G. Muratshina

“…The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of the key multilateral structures in Asia-Pacific. Throughout its history, the organization has established a system of external partnerships. …”
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Peace through Institutions: Woodrow Wilson and the Paris Peace Conference by Burak Küntay

“…The efforts to build and sustain a global order ensuring peace and cooperation in the international community - which ultimately failed with the beginning of a Second World War—constitute telling and timely lessons for world politics today. This paper looks critically at America’s role in World War I, diplomatic talks preceding the signature of the treaty of Versailles, and domestic and international reactions to President Woodrow Wilson’s signature idealism.The paper begins with a historical overview of how World War I began in Europe in an effort to contextualize the entrance of the United States in 1917, two and a half years after the war began. …”
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Old Russian spiritual and moral values in N.M. Karamzin's short story 'Poor Liza' by N.G. Komar

“…The present paper aims to analyze the poetics of N.M. Karamzin's short story “Poor Liza”. …”
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International education and diplomacy: Education of Serbian students in internship in the 21st century by Vasojević Nena A.

“…The education of scholarship students abroad throughout Serbian history was conceived as a key factor that contributed to the development of the country of origin after the completion of education. …”
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(Meta)verse as the next escaper from competition public enforcement by Luca Megale

“…To front this scenario, competition public enforcement, as it is today, might not be enough. The paper claims that a regulatory intervention is needed to avoid history repeating itself: while regulators have no clear idea on what and how to regulate the digital platforms, Big Techs continue their power climbing. …”
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Development of the US Plans for Post-War Japan during World War II by A. A. Sidorov

“…The first section of the paper outlines the challenges faced by the State Department when it came to planning the post-war architecture of the Far East. …”
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Numerical Simulation Study of Fines Migration Impacts on an Early Water Drainage Period in Undersaturated Coal Seam Gas Reservoirs by Xiaolong Peng, Suyang Zhu, Zhenjiang You, Zhimin Du, Peng Deng, Chaowen Wang, Mingwei Wang

“…Finally, the production history of a CSG well in the Qinshui Basin, China, is utilized for history matching in a field case study. …”
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D.A. Shepelev’s house in a range of baroque constructions by T. V. Ivantsyk, A. M. Salimov

“…Introduction. The paper is devoted to one of the objects of cultural heritage forming the architectural appearance of the Musin-Pushkin Estate at the intersection of Dobroslobodskaya and Spartakovskaya Streets in Moscow (now the complex of buildings of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering) — the main house of the ensemble. …”
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