Negotiations on a Ceasefire in the Process of Resolving an International Conflict: Theory and Practice by Sergii Tolstov

“…Of course, constructive efforts by external actors can significantly contribute to the resolution of the contradictions that led to the war. However, given the experience of the RussianUkrainian war ongoing since February 2022 it seems appropriate to separate the phase of cessation of hostilities in the sense of achieving a sustainable truce and the phase of political settlement. …”
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Interethnic relations between Belarusians and Poles under the conditions of the new state identity development in 1921–1939 by N.A. Markelov

“…The theoretical basis of the research is formed by the works of Russian academic authors, who developed the theory of frontier applicable to the Eastern European cases. The contradictions between Polish jurisdiction that neglected the basic national rights of minorities (the paper demonstrates its manifestations in education, religious life, and policy pursued by the authorities against any nation-identifying non-Polish cultural activities) and natural pro-Russian orientation of the Belarusian population (especially of the Orthodoxy adherents) led not only to the ethnic conflict, but to the appearance of a stronger regional identity, which was not subjected to the direct persecution. …”
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Post-recession business growth:impact on ROE in the long and short term by Vladislav Spitsin, Marina Ryzhkova, Lubov Spitsina, Victoria Leonova

“…Our approach reconciles these contradictions and shows that sustainable long-term growth allows firms to achieve higher profitability. …”
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Cathelicidins: Opportunities and Challenges in Skin Therapeutics and Clinical Translation by Lenka Dzurová, Edita Holásková, Hana Pospíšilová, Gabriela Schneider Rauber, Jitka Frébortová

“…Additionally, the emergence of bacterial resistance, which contradicts initial claims of non-resistance, further complicates their development. …”
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Enlightenment and Totalitarianism A Book Review of Critique and Crisis, Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society by Behnam Joodi, Majid Tavassoli Roknabadi

“…The Enlightenment succumbed to a Utopian image which, while deceptively propelling it, helped to produce contradictions that could not be resolved in practice and prepared the way for the Terror and for dictatorship. …”
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Uprising in Tashkent in October 1917 according to memoirs of S. V. Sazanov by E. A. Vorobyeva

“…At the same time, they do not contradict either the sources of 1917 (materials of the local press), or the post-Soviet historiography. …”
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Unveiling the Emerging Role of Xanthine Oxidase in Acute Pancreatitis: Beyond Reactive Oxygen Species by Chenxia Han, Yaling Wu, Juan Rong, Qing Xia, Dan Du

“…This review summarized the benefits and contradictions of using XO inhibitors in animal models, offered mechanisms other than ROS, and discussed the difficulties faced in clinical trials. …”
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Khayyam and Russian Poets (Reviewing Khayyam’s Position and Research on Khayyam in Russia) by Marzieh Yahyapour, Janolah Karimi-Motahhar, Tatiana Vladimirovna Maltsea

“…Investigating the poems studied in the article indicate that Khayyam’s quatrains opened the mysterious doors of the universe to most Russian thinkers and readers and let them taste the wine of the universe, although some of them had different interpretations of Khayyam’s poems due to contradictions in his poems.…”
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Party Autonomy in The Regulation of Transfer of Title: Comparative Analysis by M. A. Oleynikov

“…The absence of a unified material legal regulation of the transfer of property rights is determined by the presence of fundamental contradictions in the approaches of various legal systems to this issue. …”
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Why issue green bonds? Examining their dual impact on environmental protection and economic benefits by Di Zhou, Alexios Kythreotis

“…This finding raises concerns about potential greenwashing, suggesting that entities issuing both green and conventional bonds may engage in practices that contradict environmental protection while presenting their activities as environmentally friendly through green bonds. …”
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قرآنی آیات کی روشنی میں معاصر سائنسی حقائق کا تجزیہ by Dr Saddaqat Hussain

“…What sets the Quran apart is that none of its statements about these fields contradict modern scientific discoveries. On the contrary, many facts mentioned in the Quran have been validated by contemporary science, while others continue to inspire further exploration. …”
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Determination of sedimentation conditions of sandy rocks when calculating boron content from logging data by Ivan S. Khodorov, Igor A. Melnik

“…The relative boron content when superimposed on the facies map allows us to obtain additional information not contradicting that obtained using traditional methods. …”
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Chaos Synergy, Geopolitics And Culture Explain History Of International Relations. A Critique of William Wohlforth by B. F. Martynov

“…Thus, an important category of Russian realism turns out to be «justice».The alternative answer to the question about the recurrent practice of wars in international relations can be formulated as follows: the states are sometimes forced to fight each other due to their geopolitical contradictions complicated by cultural and civilizational differences.…”
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The Challenge of Implementing Smoking Prevention Measures in Malaysia: An Analysis from a Hadith Perspective by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Ahmad Sanusi Azmi, Razin Mohamed Rosli, Alia Abdul Rashid

“…However, in 2023, the Malaysian government removed nicotine from the list of controlled substances, contradicting the efforts to control smoking and nicotine as per the WHO's aspirations. …”
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NEW LABOUR 'ETHICAL' FOREIGN POLICY by N. A. Stepanova

“…The article discusses problems and contradictions associated with the attempt of the Labour Party under the leadership of Tony Blair to start a 'new era' in international relations by putting the 'ethical dimension' into the heart of their foreign policy. …”
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Limitation period and negatory action: review of case law, reflections and problems by O. R. Shyshka

“…It was found that the essence of such a decision contradicts the concept of the Central Committee of Ukraine and the Constitution of Ukraine, as a judicial act, according to the current concept of civil law of Ukraine is not a source of regulation of civil relations. …”
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New in US-Canadian Relations and Ratification of the USMCA Agreement by I. A. Sokov

“…As a result, we should expect the continued growth of political and trade contradictions between the United States and Canada, as well as the revision and addition of new additional agreements in the USMCA agreement.…”
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Dark City, White City: Chicago’s World Columbian Exposition, 1893 by Hélène Valance

“…A une époque où les identités se définissent par jeux de contrastes, White City se voit opposée à une "Dark City" protéiforme, une obscurité omniprésente qui participe de façon paradoxale à sa splendeur. Contrastes et contradictions abondent dans cette White City censée représenter non pas l’Amérique contemporaine mais son au-delà idéal. …”
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Human Evolution: the Limits of Technocentrism by M. I. Boichenko

“…But to the extent that technocracy begins to contradict the values of humans and society, it loses its source of development – human creativity.…”
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Results of scoping review do not support mild traumatic brain injury being associated with a high incidence of chronic cognitive impairment: Commentary on McInnes et al. 2017. by Grant L Iverson, Justin E Karr, Andrew J Gardner, Noah D Silverberg, Douglas P Terry

“…Moreover, their analyses and conclusions regarding many published studies contradicted the interpretations provided by the original authors of those studies. …”
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