Prof. Juozas Eretas' views on the history of Lithuanian culture: from „Tėvynės sargas" to „Naujoji Romuva" by Aldona Vasiliauskienė

“…His merits for efforts to achieve recognition of Lithuania de jure are also remarkable. He participated in organizing committees in Kaunas, the aim of which was to set up higher courses and the Lithuanian Catholic University, in 1931. …”
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Anachronism in using the notion of “an entrepreneur” to refer to a mandatory participant of a public contract by E. V. Vakulovych

“…The author has also determined that de jure public shipment by public transport means may be carried out only by legal entities publicly, but de facto public transport services of this kind are also carried out by individuals-entrepreneurs. …”
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France and The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Dilemma without Solution by E. V. Ermakova

“…The main methods are problematic and historical-comparative analysis, classification and comparison of the political and historical concepts. Modern France de jure firmly follows linguistic traditions laid down by previous regimes, as defined in its constitution as the principles of the indivisibility of the Republic and the unity of the French people. …”
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Languages of Written and Oral Communication between Russian Emperors and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, 1725–1799 by M. A. Petrova

“…Conversely, Russian monarchs adhered to tradition, drafting official correspondence in Russian with German translations attached.The article concludes that the choice of language serves as a formal indicator of the nature of relationships between rulers, highlighting the distinction between sovereign monarchs and electors, who, de jure, remained vassals. This hierarchical disparity is further reflected in the use of kinship terms within the correspondence. …”
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Impact evaluations of drug decriminalisation and legal regulation on drug use, health and social harms: a systematic review by Ayden I Scheim, Dan Werb, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Zack Marshall, Siobhan Churchill, Carolyn Ziegler

“…Objectives To review the metrics and findings of studies evaluating effects of drug decriminalisation or legal regulation on drug availability, use or related health and social harms globally.Design Systematic review with narrative synthesis.Data sources We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science and six additional databases for publications from 1 January 1970 through 4 October 2018.Inclusion criteria Peer-reviewed articles or published abstracts in any language with quantitative data on drug availability, use or related health and social harms collected before and after implementation of de jure drug decriminalisation or legal regulation.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers screened titles, abstracts and articles for inclusion. …”
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KATALIKŲ BAŽNYČIOS KAITA LIETUVOJE TRANSFORMACIJŲ LAIKOTARPIU by Valdas Pruskus

“…In spite of an indubitable positive influence of the Catholic Church upon an improvement of the social organization of the society and a formation of a civic society in Lithuania, it becomes more and more clear that the state (although the especially honorable position of the Church, formed in course of history de jure for its merits in development of self-consciousness of the nation and protection of its identity) de facto gradually is ceasing to consider the Church as organization with special status. …”
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KATALIKŲ BAŽNYČIOS KAITA LIETUVOJE TRANSFORMACIJŲ LAIKOTARPIU by Valdas Pruskus

“…In spite of an indubitable positive influence of the Catholic Church upon an improvement of the social organization of the society and a formation of a civic society in Lithuania, it becomes more and more clear that the state (although the especially honorable position of the Church, formed in course of history de jure for its merits in development of self-consciousness of the nation and protection of its identity) de facto gradually is ceasing to consider the Church as organization with special status. …”
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