Understanding the WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement by Edward A. Evans

“…International trade liberalization and the general globalization of the world economy over the past two decades has meant that growers, businesses, and community groups must become familiar with trade polices and their terminologies to reap the benefits of globalization and to minimize costs. …”
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EMPHASIS AND ADVOCACY IN ANNOTATING AND TRANSLATING THE BIBLE by C.W. Stenschke

“… The past decades have seen several editions of the Bible with distinct emphases. …”
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Les bactéries des sources hydrothermales profondes a l’origine de nouvelles molécules bioactives ? by Jean Guezennec

“…Deep-sea hydrothermal vents offer a new source of a variety of  fascinating microorganisms well adapted to these extreme environments. Over the past 15 years, an increasing number of new genera and species of both hyperthermophilic and mesophilic bacteria have been isolated from these deep-sea hydrothermal vents. …”
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Shigemori Mirei : un regard créatif sur l’art des jardins by Murielle Hladik

“…Furthermore, in parallel with the development of this gigantic encyclopaedia focused on gardens, Shigemori Mirei has also been a famous garden designer whose work relies on a deep knowledge of the past to achieve a highly innovative creation.…”
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SANCTIONS: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FORESHORTENING by I. D. Matskulyak, G. N. Bogacheva, B. A. Denisov

“…It has been substantiated, that the western states seek to substitute the colonial influence in the past for sanctions pressure in our days. It allows them to get not only the competitive advantage, but also to obtain the absolute dictatorship sometimes. …”
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Entre memorias oficiales e identidades colectivas : la Fiesta Provincial del Inmigrante (Berisso, Argentina, 2010-2015) by Nicolás Herrera

“…In this context, the article describes the role that the past has in the formation of social boundaries, in the establishment of mythical figures of local memory and in the construction of legitimacy, prestige and recognition.…”
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ENGINEERING ETHICS AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY by Alfred A. Dulzon, Ekaterina V. Galanina

“…The concept of science and engineering moral neutrality is receding into the past, engineering education standards undergo changes. …”
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Un Canada et un Québec qui conjuguent le passé différemment : le poids du passé dans le rapport préliminaire de la Commission royale d’enquête sur le bilinguisme et le biculturalis... by Valérie Lapointe-Gagnon

“…How does the tracks of past manifest themselves within the report? What does the document reveal on the Canadian and Quebecois memories? …”
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Dynamic Analysis on a Diffusive Two-Enterprise Interaction Model with Two Delays by Yanxia Zhang, Long Li

“…The oscillation and instability of systems caused by time delays have been widely studied over the past several decades. In nature, the phenomenon of diffusion is universal. …”
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The construction of Islamic law benefit in the perspective of progressive law by Rozihan Rozihan

“…The concept of benefit discussed by the scholars of the past up to the time of Al-Syatibi, is the concept of theocentric benefit, namely benefit based on the text, so that the intended benefit must be in accordance with the wishes of the legislators (maqsud al-Syar'i). …”
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An embodied spirituality: perspectives for a bodily pastoral anthropology by J-A. van den Berg

“… Important new developments within practical theology and, in particular, within pastoral theology have taken place over the past decades. In terms of a post-foundational practical theology, this article endeavours from a hermeneutical perspective to explore overlaps between various domains of sciences. …”
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Creative tourism: opportunities for smaller places? by Greg Richards

“…This paper aims to review the development of creativity in tourism, and analyses the potential role of smaller places in creative development. In the past, the role of creativity has been primarily analysed in larger cities. …”
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Human development in the USA by N. E. Petrovskaya

“…An analysis is made of the changes in the US Human Development Index rankings, showing how they have evolved over the past 30 years. Data are provided on the components of the Index: life expectancy, educational attainment and gross national income per capita. …”
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Runoff of the Lena Basin Rivers in the Trans-Baikal Territory and its Relationship with Atmospheric Precipitation by Natalia V. Rakhmanova, Elena V. Noskova, Irina L. Vakhnina

“…Studying of the rivers’ water regime and determination of their water content cycles is especially relevant in view of extreme climate changes over the past decades and the necessity to elaborate a strategy of sustainable social/economic development of regions in contemporary conditions. …”

Status of the Reactive Extraction as a Method of Separation by Dipaloy Datta, Sushil Kumar, Hasan Uslu

“…The prospective function of a novel energy efficient fermentation technology has been getting great attention in the past fifty years due to the quick raise in petroleum costs. …”
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Poétiques mémorielles et imaginaire collectif : canne à sucre et émancipation en Caraïbe by Sandra Monet-Descombey Hernández

“…By means of the recurring theme of sugar cane which appears in all contemporary literature from the Caribbean islands, this article will emphasise upon the emergence of a memorial poetics turned towards the past instead of looking forward towards the 21st century, as a way of recovering their identity through colonial history (slavery) and post-colonial one (independences, cultural and political revolutions) up to the present century. …”
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Collaborative Planning for the Future of Water Resources in Central Florida: Central Florida Water Initiative by James H. Fletcher, Tatiana Borisova

“… Rules and regulations that govern our use of natural resources, specifically water, are changing. Over the past 80 years, Florida's population increased four times, from approximately 5 million to more than 20 million people. …”
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ADHD, ODD, and CD: Do They Belong to a Common Psychopathological Spectrum? A Case Series by Sayanti Ghosh, Mausumi Sinha

“…We present three adolescent males aged 13–16 years with conduct disorder having past history of ADHD and ODD. Principal Result. The symptom profile especially in domains of aggression, hostility, and emotionality as well as the manner of progression from ADHD to ODD and CD in the above cases shows a similar pattern. …”
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Prescribed Fire as a Tool for Controlling Tick Populations in the Southeastern United States by Jennifer M. Fill, Hope M. Miller, Raelene Crandall

“… There is an increase in reported tick-borne illnesses as the tick geographic range expands past historical boundaries. Prescribed fires, ignited intentionally for specific management goals, can indirectly affect tick abundance by disrupting tick predator and prey interactions and altering suitable tick habitat. …”
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Finite-Time Stability Analysis: A Tutorial Survey by Honglei Xu

“…In the past decades, there has been a growing research interest in the field of finite-time stability and stabilization. …”
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