Images du corps nikkei à São Paulo by Helena Prado

“…By considering a few common expressions from popular language and by examining recorded discourse, it aims to analyse what is presented as obvious: the body designated as “Japanese” in Brazil, one that is foreign, different and excluded from the body representations at work in the “national myth”.It will therefore be a matter of identifying the phenotypical markers at play, and showing what directly follows from them, namely a series of representations “naturally” associated with the Nikkei ethnicity, having to do with norms of aesthetics and social behaviour, with moral and intellectual values, and with collective and individual practices expected from Japanese Brazilians.…”
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Les grandes messes panarabes : festivals et biennales d’art arabe dans les années 1970 by Alia Nakhli

“…Our purpose has been to give voice to the aspirations of artists seeking to promote a tradition of dialogue and exchange on issues of national and ethnic identity, even if such events were financed by regimes whose vision of art was essentially utilitarian and propagandistic. …”
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Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector by Laura Naegele, Wouter De Tavernier, Moritz Hess, Sebastian Merkel

“…While older generations often live in their privatelyowned dwellings, younger cohorts struggle to become homeowners, moving the field of housing into the spotlight of national debates. We analyse the importance of housing for Europeans using data from Eurobarometer. …”
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Initier un pair à une nouvelle pratique professionnelle by Samira Mahlaoui

“…This formalization takes the shape of learning scenarios realized within the framework of a system computerized by exchange and by mutualization called Ersce—national exchange of resources staged for the local development of the distance education. …”
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QUANTUM INTERFEROMETER FOR LIMITED MEASUREMENTS by I. E. Zuikov

“…Developed methods and devices become a basis of the national protocol for medical linear accelerators quality control which will be used in all oncological clinics of Belarus Republic.…”
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Traficul și consumul de droguri din perspectiva respectării drepturilor omului by Claudiu Mihail Roman, Venera Bucur, Alexandra Marilena Mioc

“…The statistics of the National Anti-Drug Agency are relevant in this. In addition to the classic legal aspects and health, respectively social and individual well-being, there are also aspects related to human rights violations. …”
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Multicultural education as policy and praxis in Finland: Heading in a problematic direction? by Gunilla Holm, Jan-Erik Mansikka

“…Though very much present and supported in the national curriculum, many scholars argue that not enough is done to prepare teachers to deal with diversity in Finnish schools. …”
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Methodological foundations of political-geographical studies of borders using the example of Hungary by Mađar Ede

“…The example of Hungary reveals how historical changes in borders, such as natural, national, and treaty boundaries, impact the political and economic aspects of the state. …”
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POLITICS OF IDENTITY AND ITS CHALLENGES FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA by Shuaib Olarewaju Moyosore

“… The study attempts to analyze the challenges identity politics pose to democratic governance and Nigeria's attempt at national development. The paper contends that a better understanding of the interplays militating against the country's quest for democratic sustenance is discernable from manipulation of the country's diversity by the political elites through varied means. …”
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A dinâmica de centralização e descentralização politica e administrativa e a revisão da malha territorial municipal da região norte do Brasil (1988 – 2010) by Gilberto de Miranda Rocha

“…Fees relating to the pace of urban population growth in the region were above the national average…”
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Advanced models for the construction of an NbS catalogue for resilience and biodiversity by Roberto Bologna, Giulio Hasanaj

“… The article illustrates the results of a survey undertaken by the authors within the research activities of the National Biodiversity Center established according to the PNRR objectives, regarding the main cataloguing platforms of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for urban biodiversity aimed at restoring natural resources, creating resilient ecosystems, and promoting ecosystem benefits in cities. …”
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Heavy-duty Natural Gas Vehicles in Korea by Jigu Seo, Seokjoo Kwon, Sungwook Park

“…This study calculated the emissions from 40 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses by using a backward-looking vehicle simulation model; based on these results, the total heavy-duty NGV GHG emissions in the country were estimated to be 1.66 million tons annually, which contributes 6.75% of the total national GHG emissions from HDVs. Compared to diesel HDVs in a similar weight class, heavy-duty NGVs emit 6.3% less GHG—or 39.3 tons less per vehicle annually—on average.…”
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Le temps long du hirak : le passé et ses présences by Giulia Fabbiano

“…Astonishing in scale, duration, and national roots, in its pacifism and creativity, the hirak is renewing the relationship of a population with itself, its past, and its future. …”
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The Journal of Turkish Librarianship/ Bulletin of the Turkish Librarians9 Association, 1982-1986 by Mustafa Akbulut

“…35 librarians, 15 ofwhom work in the National Library, established the Turkish Librarians’ Association on November, 1949 and led a movement to play an im- portant role in the educational and cultural development ofour country. …”
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Séries literárias juvenis: autoria e circulação da cultura by Andréa Borges Leão

“…The hypothesis put forward is that the literary authorship regime established far from critical mediation spaces, with no granted awards and seals for school use, changes the national paradigm for the transnational. It starts by commenting on the engagement and recognition of large communities of readers organized on social networks. …”
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La emigración de españoles al extranjero (2002-2011): dimensiones y características geodemográficas by ROMERO-VALIENTE, Juan M.

“…The principal sources used are the statistics of Spanish emigration that publishes the National Institute of Statistics of Spain, the statistics of Spanish immigration of the countries recipients and a survey about the situation of the Spanish abroad realized in 2012. …”
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What contributes to consumer price inflation? A novel decomposition framework with an application to Austria by Martin Schneider

“…Expanding upon the established decomposition method for the value-added deflator, our methodology combines the cost structure of the consumption expenditures from the input–output table with quarterly national accounts data. This enables a detailed breakdown of HICP inflation, including imports. …”
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António Ferro: mezi Mussolinim a Salazarem by Aleš Vrbata

“…Inspired by new artistic movements and the political experience of Sidónio Pais, Gabrielle D’Annun- zio, and Benito Mussolini, Ferro had to revise his ideas under Salazar’s Estado Novo (New State), regime inspired by national and European counter-revolutionary ideas and papal encyclicals. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF ACTIVIZATION OF ECONOMY INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT by T. Nikolenko

“…The current state of the process of introduction of innovative products in Russia has been assessed and the role of high-tech enterprises in the rise of the national economy has been revealed. In the article the direct connection of innovative development from the effective implementation of investment programs, which correspond to the specific features of high-tech enterprises has been revealed. …”
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A Study of The Aspects of Turkey’s Organizational Behavior by Abdulkerim Yavuzaslan, Ahmet BARIŞÇIL, Charles G. Kamau

“…Turkey, this Middle Eastern nation, is a crossroads of cultures; therefore, three main layers of civilization influence the comportment of the Turkish persons cooperating in a larger team: their Turkic ethnic heritage, their Islamic religious heritage, and their commitment to European values. …”
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