Estimation of Damage Degree of Buildings in Earthquakes by Statistical Modeling Method by A. G. Tamrazyan, T. A. Matseevich

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STATE INSTITUTIONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GAMBLING IN POLAND by Zygmunt DUDEK

“…It focuses on the Fiscal Administration, which controls this area of activity, and the National Health Fund, which, through financial outlays and therapies provided, helps the addicted to overcome their addiction to gambling. …”
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Las músicas amerindias del Chaco argentino entre la hibridación y la exotización by Silvia Citro, Soledad Torres Agüero

“…The hypothesis is that this musical piece evidences the political strategy of the provincial government for legitimating the imaginary of a « multicultural identity » that revalorizes the Chaco Indians, responding in this way to demands of multiculturalism and patrimonialization of national and global policies. Nevertheless, the processes of hybridization, exoticization and invisibilization of the indigenous also reveal the tensions and inequalities that persist in the relationships among government, creoles and indigenous people, as well as the tactics of the latter to address them.…”
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The Role of Civil Defense in the Republic of Serbia’s Crisis Management System by Milica Mladenovic, Nenad Komazec, Sinisa Domazet

“…The study addresses the insufficient integration of civil defense at the national level and identifies its key functions and opportunities for improvement. …”
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Retracer les temporalités d’une forêt emmurée by Amélie Robert, Sylvie Servain

“…The national property of Chambord is a well-documented walled area. …”
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Southern Farmers' Attitudes and Opinions about Federal Conservation Programs and the 2007 Farm Bill by Michele C. Marra, Rodney L. Clouser, James L. Novak, Nathan B. Smith

“…Smith, draws from the results of a national survey to report on southern farmers' attitudes and opinions about present and future conservation programs and goals. …”
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Le paysage ordinaire, porteur d’une identité habitante by Eva Bigando

“…As certain major landscapes have participated to the construction of national identities, ordinary landscapes contribute to a process of recognition or construction of an identity at a local lived community level (landscape of "being us", expression of a local and collective identity) and at an inhabitant level (landscape of "being me", expression of an individual identity). …”
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Dispositifs techniques de la micro-hydroélectricité et reconfiguration d’un territoire touristique de haute montagne (région de l’Everest, Népal) by Véronique André-Lamat, Isabelle Sacareau

“…This article analyses the territorial reconfigurations related to the introduction of micro-hydropower in the hydrosocial cycle of the tourist region of Everest, where the use of wood is strictly regulated (Sagarmatha National Park). Numerous micro-power stations of varying power levels and unequal quality are the result of local initiatives supported by a variety of actors, operating at different scales. …”
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Community Connections: Employee Volunteering by Marilyn K. Lesmeister, Anne Romero

“… Whether it is a small, local business, or large, national corporation, employees can be a source of volunteer power in any community. …”
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Abraham in Galatians and in Genesis by S. D. Snyman

“…In Genesis 12-25, attention is paid to the promise of land and on Abraham as a blessing to the nations, but the emphasis is mainly on the problem of progeny. …”
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Crianças que sofrem: representações da infância em livros distribuídos pelo PNBE by Rosa Maria Hessel Silveira, Marta Campos de Quadros

“…As a part of a larger study that has sought to understand the factors involved in receiving books that make up the collections of the National Program Library in School (PNBE) – Early Years of Elementary School, this text discusses the representations of children suffering and the different origins of suffering according to three main themes: poverty and child l abor, difficulties in social interaction and children's fears. …”
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Interpretation of Updates to the Modern Diagnosis of GERD: Lyon Consensus 2.0 by WANG Jiali, LI Xiaohong, PEI Wenjing, LI Junxiang

“…However, due to the limitations of evidence-based evidence and the differences in national conditions, populations, and economic levels of different countries, it is necessary to interpret its applicability in China, so as to better promote the dissemination of its content and its implementation, and provide patients with the most appropriate guidance for clinical practice.…”
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Theoretical Analysis Model of the Adoption of Reactive and Proactive Eco-Innovation Strategies: the Influence of Contextual Factors Internal and External to Organizations by Marlete Beatriz Maçaneiro, Sieglinde Kindl da Cunha

“…Therefore, this study is characterized as a theoretical essay, adopting the methodological procedure of literature review, through an analysis of national and international articles on the subject of eco-innovation strategy. …”
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Lire le paysage dans les atlas français : quelques éléments de réflexion by Vincent Veschambre

“…Conceived as main piece of the landscape policy, in reference to the European landscape Convention, these landscape atlases cover today most of the national territory. The Landscape is today a more important issue than the notion of heritage even if it remains quite important in the content of these atlases.…”
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Community Connections: Employee Volunteering by Marilyn K. Lesmeister, Anne Romero

“… Whether it is a small, local business, or large, national corporation, employees can be a source of volunteer power in any community. …”
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A sociologia e a escola em debate nos Encontros Nacionais sobre o Ensino de Sociologia na Educação Básica by Danyelle Nilin Gonçalves

“…Created as a space of reflection, training and sharing of learning experiences, research and modes of implementation of sociology in the curriculum of Brazilian states, the National Meetings on the Teaching of Sociology in Basic Education (ENESEB) cannot be understood without taking into account the implementation of Sociology in the Brazilian high school curriculum. …”
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Da necessidade da criação de um Código de Processo Constitucional brasileiro by Luiz Fernando Vescovi, Carolina de Cássia Cavalheri

“…The scope of the online investigative proposal is to create a code structure that houses all procedural constitutional manner outlined for the purpose of facilitating the application of rules which has the prerogative to safeguard and / or protect fundamental rights and guarantees (supraindividuals) carved in the Magna Card of 1988, in view of the legal branch alluded still lacks about coding within the national legal system.…”
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Discernment as "not knowing" and "knowing": a perspective from Matthew 25:31-46 by H. C. van Zyl

“…The article starts by treating the concepts of “all the nations” and “the least” in the parable. It is suggested that the traditional particularist and universalist interpretations need not oppose each other. …”
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Shore, Megan, Religion and conflict resolution: Christianity and South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission by Muhammed Haron

“…In the light of these developments, Megan Shore – who is a staff at the University of Western Ontario in Canada – decidedly paid attention to this area by giving particular attention to the way Christianity influenced the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the general outcomes in this postconflict nation-state. …”
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Southern Farmers' Attitudes and Opinions about Federal Conservation Programs and the 2007 Farm Bill by Michele C. Marra, Rodney L. Clouser, James L. Novak, Nathan B. Smith

“…Smith, draws from the results of a national survey to report on southern farmers' attitudes and opinions about present and future conservation programs and goals. …”
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