Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania in 1919-1926th by Raimundas Valkauskas

“…The structures of this autonomy—the Jewish communities and their Councils, the Jewish National Council, and the Ministry of Jewish Affairs—had been tolerated by the Lithuanian political parties until the end of 1922. …”
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Reinvestigating social vulnerability from the perspective of Critical Disaster Studies (CDS): directions, opportunities and challenges in Aotearoa disaster research by Shinya Uekusa, Matthew Wynyard, Steve Matthewman

“…Greater attention to Indigenous Knowledge – Mātauranga Māori – and Indigenous institutions, such as marae and the myriad relationships and connections that such institutions support, might potentially play a crucial role in future disaster mitigation and response.Glossary of Māori words: Aotearoa: New Zealand; Awa: stream, River; Hapū: a division of people, Community; Iwi: tribe; Mātauranga Māori: Indigenous knowledge; Kāinga: home; Manaakitanga: respect and care for others; Marae: communal and sacred facility; Ōtautahi: Christchurch; Raupatu: conquest and confiscation; Rohe: home territory; Rongomau Taketake: Indigenous Rights Governance Partner; Tairāwhiti: Gisborne district; Te Kāhui Tika Tangata: Human Rights Commission; Te Tari Taiwhenua: Department of Internal Affairs; Te Tiriti: The Treaty (of Waitangi); Tiko; Poo; Tino rangatiratanga: self-determination; Tupuna: ancestor; Urupā, Cemetary; Whakapapa: descent, Geneaology, Lineage; Whakawhānaungatanga: the practice of establishing, Maintaining and nurturing relationships; Whenua: land…”
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The Problems of Implementing Imkan Rukyat in the Case of an Invisible Hilal (Crescent): A Perspective of Syafi’i Scholars by Hudi Hudi, Ahmad Rofiq

“…This study is a type of library research, focusing on the decisions of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia's isbat meetings regarding the start of the lunar month and the moon sighting data provided by Nahdlatul Ulama. …”
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Scolar, Mufti and Politician – Three “Lives” of Jakub Szynkiewicz by Diliara Usmanova

“…Being endowed by nature with great abilities, he left a significant mark in all areas and affairs in which he happened to be engaged. Both in the area of science and in the religious and administrative field, he achieved great success, leaving behind a significant legacy and a good memory. …”
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Title and power of the ruler of Lithuania during the end of the fourteenth up to the middle of the fifteenth century by Loreta Skurvydaitė

“…According to the agreements between Jogaila, the king of Poland and Vytautas, the latter acquired the title of the duke of 'Irakai first, followed by duke of Lithuania and finally the Grand Duke. In foreign affairs, Vytautas acted using the highest title, which he styled himself, while trying to reach this status in the GDL in a legal way. …”
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African Activism Through Pugwash by Nola Dippenaar, Joelien Pretorius

“… The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs grew from the Russell-Einstein Manifesto initiative in 1955 to become an amorphously structured transnational movement of natural and social scientists with a primary focus on the dangers of nuclear weapons. …”
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The status of when- and where- clauses without an overt antecedent by Bénédicte Guillaume

“…Lorsqu’il s’agit de déterminer à quel type de subordonnée on a affaire, il est également essentiel de se demander si cette dernière peut remplir la fonction de complément circonstanciel, en gardant en mémoire le fait que certains circonstants jouent le rôle de repère énonciatif pour l’ensemble d’un énoncé donné. …”
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Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

“…Longitudinal changes in smoking-related attitudes, the number of new smokers and quitters and the change in the number of never-smokers will be compared between the two groups as secondary outcomes.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the ethics committee of the University of Gießen and the ministries of cultural affairs, both in Germany. Results will be disseminated at conferences, in peer-reviewed journals, on our websites and throughout the multinational Education Against Tobacco network.Trial registration number NCT02544360, Pre-results.…”
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Management of Canine Leishmaniasis and the Treatment Trends of Veterinarians in Aegean Region of Türkiye: A Questionnaire-based Survey by Metin Pekağırbaş, Mehmet Karakuş, Elif Dönmez, Hüseyin Gökhan Özdemir, Yusuf Özbel, Seray Töz

“…Methods: This study was conducted between August 2017 and 2019, and an accessible weblink was distributed to veterinary clinics that were registered with the Veterinary Affairs of İzmir. The questionnaire was prepared by following published guidelines and several CanL guidelines and comprised 13 questions. …”
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PRODUCTION AND SECURITY OF FOOD IN GLOBAL CIRCLE by ILO MOSES I. OLATUNDE

“…It remains first in the affairs of man regardless of one's background. A nation without food will experience poverty, hunger and malnutrition which are inimical to overall growth and development. …”
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The Soviet-British Relations at the Turn of 1917/1918: Key Issues and Untapped Opportunities by E. Yu. Sergeev

“…On the basis of contemporaries’ memoirs and diaries, previously unstudied official documents as well as a comparative analysis of the Russian and Western historiography, especially the recent publications, the author assesses successes and failures of both the Foreign Office and the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs in the late 1917 and early 1918 – the least studied period in the history of the Soviet-British relations. …”
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The challenges and opportunities of women working in weaving cultural clothes at Bahir-Dar City, Bahirdar, Ethiopia by Tatek Getachew, Chekol Alemu, Habitamu Wudu

“…Conclusion The study suggests that the Women, Children, and Social Affairs Office of Keeble should systematically address the challenges faced by women weavers, particularly regarding access to essential services and materials. …”
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Mobiliser des partenaires pour lutter contre le VIH/sida : les risques de la démobilisation institutionnelle en cas d’épidémie faible et concentrée. Le cas du programme Amali au Ma... by David Goeury

“…In addition, the nomination of leaders from the Islamist movement at the ministry of social affairs has led to a divergence of intervention model between the social allocation based on criteria of precariousness and economic integration through the development of an autonomous activity, which allows the beneficiary to rebuild a social network. …”
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Youth in Politics and Social Service Delivery in Kasese District: A Case Study of Kamulikizi Cell Nyamwamba Division. by Kamanzi, Julius

“…Though youths constitute some members of the political setup and social service delivery in Kasese municipality their inexperience and adamant behavior in handling these affairs has left a lot to be desired. Consequently, the government puts limited emphasis on nurturing the youth on how best they handle politics and social service delivery which has rose eyebrows thus negatively affecting the community. …”
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Youth in Politics and Social Service Delivery in Kasese District: A Case Study of Kamulikxzi Cell Nyamwamba Division. by Kamanzi, Julius

“…Though youths constitute some members in the political setup and social service delivery in Kasese municipality their inexperience and adamant behavior in handling these affairs have left a lot to be desired. Consequently, the government puts limited emphasis on nurturing the youth on how best they handle politics and social service delivery which has rose eyebrows thus negatively affecting the community. …”
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Pairing regression and configurational analysis in health services research: modelling outcomes in an observational cohort using a split-sample design by Jason J Sico, Laura J Myers, Dawn M Bravata, Ying Zhang, Anthony J Perkins, Edward J Miech, Joanne Daggy

“…Background Configurational methods are increasingly being used in health services research.Objectives To use configurational analysis and logistic regression within a single data set to compare results from the two methods.Design Secondary analysis of an observational cohort; a split-sample design involved randomly dividing patients into training and validation samples.Participants and setting Patients who had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in US Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals.Measures The patient outcome was the combined endpoint of all-cause mortality or recurrent ischaemic stroke within 1 year post-TIA. …”
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Proof of concept of fully automated adaptive workflow for head and neck radiotherapy treatments with a conventional linear accelerator by Gaia Muti, Marco M. J. Felisi, Angelo F. Monti, Chiara Carsana, Roberto Pellegrini, Edoardo Salmeri, Mauro Palazzi, Paola E. Colombo

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QTL mapping and candidate gene analysis of element accumulation in rice grains via genome-wide association study and population genetic analysis by Min Li, Mengxue Gao, Jinmei Huang, Shaojuan Jin, Yamei Lv, Lin Wang, Tao Huang, Fengcai Wu, Zhijian Xu, Yinghua Pan, Zhixia Liu, Chaopu Zhang, Yuntao Liang, Lijun Meng, Jianlong Xu

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Performance analysis of Leica Biosystems p16 monoclonal antibody in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Selvam Thavaraj, Max Robinson, Shubham Dayal, Claire Bowen

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Comparing Optimal Portfolio Performance Based on Skew-Normal Distribution and Skew-Laplace-Normal Distribution: A Mean-Absolute Deviation-Entropy Approach by Hila Rezaei, Gholamhossien Golarzi, Omid Karimi

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