The Growth of Christianity in China May Have Come to an End by Conrad Hackett, Yunping Tong

“…In this study, the authors contrast evidence for such claims with the results from two decades of survey data. In 19 nationally representative surveys conducted since the early 2000s, the authors find no clear evidence that Christianity continues to grow as a share of China’s population. …”
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Computing force network technologies for computing and network integration evolution by Xiaodong DUAN, Huijuan YAO, Yuexia FU, Lu LU, Tao SUN

“…With the construction of the national hub node of the integrated computing force network and the accelerated implementation of the “eastern data and western calculation” project, the integration of computing and network is moving towards the deep water area. …”
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The Military Policy of the Rousseff Government: Reflections on the Conduct of the Armed Forces in the UPP and the MINUSTAH by Suzeley Kalil Mathias, Bruce Scheidl Campos, Leandro Fernandes Sampaio Santos

“…Finally we examine several aspects of the participation of the Brazilian armed forces in the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH).…”
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La mobilité contextuelle comme lien entre la mobilité quotidienne et la mobilité résidentielle. Du concept à la pratique by Nathalie Buchot

“…This hypothesis was developed over 15 years’ experience accompanying the underprivileged in housing issues and lies at the basis of the present study, which examines the effects, obstacles and levers involved in restricted residential mobility in residential neighborhoods of the National Agency for Urban Renewal (Agence Nationale de Rénovation Urbaine – ANRU) in Angers and Trélazé (France). …”
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UNPARK. The second life of an infrastructure in a high-density urban environment by Paolo Carli, Patrizia Scrugli

“…The sphere of action for UNPark is the Serra-Monte Ceneri flyover in Milan; however, the multidisciplinary approach, evidence-based design and final considerations of the project are all transferrable to a range of national and international contexts. With this in mind, the contribution aims to cast light on a topic with a great deal of potential to fuel debate within the discipline as well as our cities.…”
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Les sols dégradés révélateurs de la solidarité écologique by Maylis Desrousseaux, Alma Heckenroth

“…In doing so, it draws on a field study located in the heart of the Calanques National Park (SynTerCalM project, 2014-2016) to highlight how the inaction toward a degradation that can be invisible, soil contamination, undermines the conservation and restoration objectives of the environments with which it is related.…”
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Watermelon Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) by Mark A. Mossler

“… Florida ranks first in the U.S. in the production of watermelon, accounting for nearly 20 percent of national production. In 2001-2002, 759 million pounds of watermelon valued in excess of $62 million were produced on 23,000 acres ($2,700/acre). …”
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Colonialism and Historical Imagination by Tlhabane Mokhine ‘Dan’ Motaung

“… Ethnic identity has continued to undermine national unity and integration across post-colonial Africa, and South Africa seems to be no exception. …”
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Engaging High Water Users in Water Conservation #2: High Water Users’ Water-Related Behaviors and Willingness to Act by Pei-wen Huang, Alexa J. Lamm

“… Approximately 50% of Floridians’ daily water consumption is used for outdoor purposes, such as landscape irrigation; this is 20% higher than the national average. In order to alleviate the pressure on the precious water resources in Florida from various demands, increased public awareness and engagement in water conservation is needed especially among high water users. …”
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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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Photo I.D.: Landscape Iconography in Life Magazine in the Early Cold War Era by Heather Jane Bayly-Colin

“…A travers l’exemple du magazine Life, cet article examine le rapport tripartite existant entre le territoire, la photographie de presse et l’identité nationale: le rôle important de la photographie de presse dans la consolidation du sentiment national, la manière par laquelle les images du territoire américain participent à la création et au maintien d’un lien social au sein d'un peuple hétérogène habitant une vaste pays et finalement la dissimulation d’un message idéologique. …”
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The Origins of Czech Academic Lexicography. From Foreign Inspiration to State Formation Potential by Věra Dvořáčková

“…In light of its multi-national population, in particular the numerous German and Hungarian minorities, the republic conceived the compilation of an extensive dictionary of the Czech language as a project with significant potential for state formation. …”
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Regionalizm jako wielopłaszczyznowa forma podtrzymywania kultury lokalnej i języka: uwagi do lektury „Nowego bedekera kaszubskiego” Tadeusza Bolduana by Stanisław Puppel

“…Its vitality is, in turn, more than significant for the maintenance of identity on a larger (e.g. national, global) scale. The aforementioned aspects of regionalism are discussed here on the basis of a review of the content of an encyclopedic outline of Kashubian culture (Bedeker) authored by Tadeusz Bolduan.…”
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New Plants for Florida: Sweet Corn by Brian Scully, Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“… Today, the sweet corn industry is one of the most robust vegetable industries in Florida, and nationally, sweet corn is ranked second in consumption after tomato. …”
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Speaking with Policymakers About Current Issues by Alexa J. Lamm

“…However, discussing contentious issues with policymakers at the local, state, and national level is not always an easy task. Policymakers in general are busy people with many issues competing for their limited time. …”
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La memoria y el mito gaullista : usos políticos del pasado en la Francia de la V República (1958-1990) by Lizandra Carvajal García

“…In French history, more than one symbolic character has been canonized by national memory during the country’s most crucial times. …”
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On the issue of studying Siberian merchant class: the circle of social contacts of gold producer Yakov Frizer by I. Vladimirsky, M. V. Krotova

“…The authors have concluded particular features of Siberian society as a multi-layer society with intersections of various social, ethical and confessional worlds, national and religious tolerance and active social position…”
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New IGIP Curriculum for Advanced Training of Engineering University Teachers by A. N. Solovyev, V. M. Prikhodko, L. G. Petrova, E. I. Makarenko

“…Over the past period, there have been significant changes in the use of ICT in training, discussed in the proposals of the National IGIP Offices, in the proceedings of the Annual IGIP Conferences, including the International Conference ICL-IGIP held in Tallinn on 23–25 September, 2020. …”
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International Migrants’ Rights in the UK from the 1998 Human Rights Act to the Big Society Concept by Catherine Puzzo

“…This paper intends to review the path successive governments, including the current one, have taken to uphold human rights commitments to its foreign population notably with the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights while, on the other hand, pursuing increasingly restrictive policies which have left these non-nationals in a precarious situation, thereby undermining their chances of integrating successfully.…”
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Sustainable urban development. Organizing information content for the transition to Positive Energy Districts by Tiziana Ferrante, Federica Romagnoli, Teresa Villani

“… In line with the strategies to promote Positive Energy Districts for a transition to climate-neutral European cities, the contribution reports the outcomes of a research aimed at detecting the enabling factors to incentivize such a transition in the national territory, identifying the role played by the main public and private stakeholders in the different phases. …”
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