RETHINKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by ADIGWE AUSTEEN NDUBUISI

“…It is generally believed that change remains a constant in human affairs; and all creatures anticipate change in their negative and positive configurations. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF IT OUTSOURCING IN UKRAINE: A PROSPECT OF THE BRAIN DRAIN REDUCTION by Nataliia Marynenko, Halyna Tsikh, Iryna Kramar

“…The article aims to characterize the state of affairs, potential and prospects for the development of the Ukrainian IT outsourcing market as well as to analyze and evaluate it including comparison with foreign practice. …”
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Staff Week as a Modernization Tool in Translator Training Programs: Experience of Cooperation in the Erasmus + by V. A. Mityagina, E. Yu. Novikova, K. Wenzl

“…The study provides an analysis of domestic and foreign scientific and educational works on the scientific, didactic potential of the program, a review of the current state of affairs in the field of intercollegiate cooperation within Erasmus + on the example of the Russian university – Volgograd State University and the German university – International University SDI Munich. …”
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Kazakh Initiatives on Cooperation with European Union by R. S. Kurmanguzhin

“…In 2008 under the instructions of the President of Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with other ministries developed a state programme "Path to Europe" for 2009 - 2011, which aided the priorities of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union. …”
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STATE DILEMMAS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ORDER by I. N. Timofeev

“…State acts in international affairs, it has the right of legitimate violence, it also has the ability to concentrate the economic and human resources. …”
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The analysis of the iran”s air transportation problems (case study : Mehrabad International Airport) by mohsen saghaei

“…Abstract In present century the air transportation has had a very important role in relations between different countries of the world ,as exchanging of culture, showing the economical and military power and speeding the vital affairs of a country and in this case airports form a very critical role in the Air Transportation system An airport is the most infrastructural part of the transportation industry in each country. …”
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Russian-Speaking Population in Far-Abroad Countries by S. V. Ryazantsev, E. E. Pismennaya, G. N. Ochirova

“…Within the study, the authors have conducted an expert survey of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Embassies of the Russian Federation, and representative offices of Rossotrudnichestvo in foreign countries. …”
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Research Framework and Prospects for Water Security in Pearl River Basin Oriented to Construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area by MA Xinghua, ZHANG Yun, CUI Guotao, SHI Shujie, ZUO Qiting

“…It also includes four capacity-building approaches, namely water-disaster prevention, water-supply security, protection and restoration of the water ecological environment, and supervision of water-related affairs. Furthermore, it includes five key scientific technologies, i.e., the strategic layout of water resources, national water-network construction, smart water construction, water-system simulation under the influence of climate change and strong human activities, and interdisciplinary integration. …”
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La mujer y el mar en Cataluña by Eliseu Carbonell

“…As stated in 2011 by Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, equality between men and women in the maritime sector is still far from being a reality. …”
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Droit et littérature : de la prise de conscience citoyenne à la révision de la loi by Christine Baron

“…Ni militante, ni désarrimée des réalités sociales, elle fait entendre d'autres voix, parfois discordantes, ténues mais souvent décisives – comme l’attesteront les cas, ici étudiés, de l’ouvrage En procès du Collectif Inculte, du récit de L’Affaire Collini de Ferdinand von Schirach ou encore du roman Article 353 du Code pénal, de Tanguy Viel.…”
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Chinese Funding: A Curse to Africa by Chido T Chipfakacha

“…Neo colonialism is no longer a theory but has become a reality as will be exposed in this article using empirical, qualitative and quantitative research methods to show how  a friendship with China has benefited the elite politicians at the cost of citizens affairs. Africa is endowed with natural resources yet it has the poorest population per Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PREFERENCE POLICIES IN THE GHANAIAN PROCUREMENT LAW IN PROMOTING THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Christopher AMOAH, Winston SHAKANTU

“…The research instrument used for this study is the interview guide made up of tick box and open-ended questions to interview 37 construction firms operating from Accra, Ghana. The Head of Public Affairs Officer of the Ghana Public Procurement Authority was also interviewed. …”
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Title of Lithuanian Ruler Vytautas: When did Vytautas Start to Title Himself as the Grand Duke? by Loreta Skurvydaitė

“…However, on conducting local affairs he did not avoid titling himself as a grand duke of Lithuania in Russian documents. …”
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US-Trained Chinese (Returned) Scientific Diaspora, the Transformation of Modern China, and the Evolution of Sino-American Relations from the Mid-19th Century to the Present by Caixia Tan

“…At the nexus of their home country’s domestic and international affairs, scientific diasporas can be considered as a powerful social force. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF IT OUTSOURCING IN UKRAINE: A PROSPECT OF THE BRAIN DRAIN REDUCTION by Nataliia Marynenko, Halyna Tsikh, Iryna Kramar

“…The article aims to characterize the state of affairs, potential and prospects for the development of the Ukrainian IT outsourcing market as well as to analyze and evaluate it including comparison with foreign practice. …”
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AFRICAN UNION’S SHARED VALUES AND THE DILEMMA OF DEMOCRACY IN WEST AFRICA by BARILEDUM Kia, SUNNY OKORO ABEKI

“…The paper adopted historical and descriptive research method and obtained data from secondary sources particularly Africa Union documents, Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, and other related scholarly journals. First, the study found that AU shared values were developed   in their desire of meeting the needs of Africans through the adoption of norms and principles that encourage collective actions and solutions to challenges facing the region of Africa. …”
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Comparing and Correlating Outcomes between Open and Percutaneous Access in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair in Aortic Aneurysms Using a Retrospective Cohort Study Design by Peter DeVito, Ali Kimyaghalam, Sameh Shoukry, Robert DeVito, John Williams, Eashaa Kumar, Eugene Vitvitsky

“…Our analysis suggests decreased mortality rates associated with EVAR as compared to the Open-Cutdown method using Northside Medical Center’s Study and the OVER Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study (p=0.0053). Conclusion. …”
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Prevalence, Severity, and Determinant Factors of Anemia among Pregnant Women in South Sudanese Refugees, Pugnido, Western Ethiopia by Aklilu Alemayehu, Lealem Gedefaw, Tilahun Yemane, Yaregal Asres

“…A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Pugnido Administration Refugee and Returnee Affairs Health Center from April 15 to June 30, 2015. …”
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An Interview Regarding Enactivism by Ralph D. Ellis

“…He subsequently received a post-doctoral M.S. in Public Affairs at Georgia State University, and worked also as a social worker in both Pittsburgh and Atlanta. …”
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Potential risks to the National Health Service (NHS) of a Post-Brexit US Trade Deal by Louise Dalingwater

“…At the very heart of the pro-Brexit narrative, currently supported by Eurosceptic politicians such as Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and David Davis, and Conservative think tanks including the Institute of Economic Affairs and Adam Smith’s Institute, is the belief that breaking European ties will enable Britain to reunite with the Anglosphere and notably its treasured ally, the United States. …”
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