Nature Capital. An ecological transition and open space transformation phenomena by Renzo Lecardane

“… As indicated by the UN 2030 Agenda and the new European goals for 2030, Ecological Transition is at the basis of the new development model to reduce polluting emissions, prevent and combat land disruption, minimise the impact of productive activities on the environment and improve the quality of life and environmental security for future generations: on the one hand, orienting an ecological transition towards equity and collective well-being means rethinking the system of relations between man and the natural and built environment and, on the other hand, referring to the construction of social and cultural communities starting from environmental issues and land resources. …”
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Organismos estatales de justicia y policía en la ciudad de Bucaramanga, 1900 – 1950 by René Álvarez Orozco

“…En este artículo se intenta establecer el proceso de implantación de aquellos entes estatales y burocráticos encargados de preservar el orden e impartir justicia en la ciudad de Bucaramanga, como fueron las autoridades de policía y los juzgados, durante la primera mitad del siglo XX, periodo de tiempo en el que la ciudad mantuvo un crecimiento urbano, económico y poblacional constante que la consolidaron como una importante ciudad-capital en la región oriental del país. El estudio de estas políticas y medidas de control social se sitúan dentro del marco del pensamiento criminológico así como también en el de las prácticas institucionales públicas, que permiten dilúcidar los dispositivos de control y prevención que se diseñaron para ejercer vigilancia, orden y castigo, a diversos sectores como parte de la formación y consolidación de la sociedad moderna.…”
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Where be dragons? by Miguel Andrade

“…As descriptions of dragon surroundings are often scarce in detail, this study intends to take a broad-scope approach to the available corpus of sagas with dragons in them, combing 55 dragon occurrences across 38 sagas and þættir (“tales, episodes”) for landscape-oriented vocabulary. It will focus on “legendary sagas” and "chivalric sagas" due to prevalence of the material, but also include episodes from "sagas of Icelanders", "kings’ sagas" and other texts adjacent to those genres.…”
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Desperately looking for the truth: The traps and trappings of crime fiction in Charles Palliser’s The Unburied by Catherine Mari

“…The Unburied is thus constructed on a paradox as it uses the dynamic of a genre oriented towards the solving of an enigma while playfully undermining its rules. …”
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Cellulose Fiber-Reinforced PLA versus PP by Nina Graupner, Jörg Müssig

“…CM and IM composites do not show significant differences in fiber orientation. Despite a better compaction of IM composites, higher tensile strength values were achieved for CM samples due to a higher fiber length.…”
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The utility of practical theology: mapping the domain, goals, strategies and criteria of practical theological research by C. Hermans, W. J. Schoeman

“…It is only in the complexity of the type of knowledge, research strategy and methodological criteria that the focus on practice orientation can be decided. …”
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Higher courses as the first higher school in Lithuania by Česlovas Mančinskas

“…On 27 January, 1920, the Lithuanian intelligentsia of a democratic orientation decided to establish and financially support the first private higher school in Kaunas — "The Higher Courses." …”
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Updating customs services list as one of the means of transformation by I. Yu. Sofiyannikova

“…The relevance of the study is due to the need to expand service provision in the state customs services sphere considering orientation to the interests of the end user (foreign economic activity participant, business representative, individuals, and legal entities).   …”
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Axiological principles of integrated protection of human and natural environments by Wojciech Bołoz

“…This change is accompanied by different axiological principles within which we can distinguish: 1) the anthropocentric concept which places man in the centre and grants him a privileged place amongst other species; 2) the anti-anthropocentric concept which stresses the equality of all species and demands a reversal in humanistic orientation consolidated by the European Enlightenment; 3) the moderate anthropocentric concept which underlines human’s caring and a responsible role towards the ecosystem. …”
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Cloud-Assisted Scalable Video Delivery Solution over Mobile Ad Hoc Networks by Lujie Zhong, Shijie Jia

“…CSVD designs a new estimation model of resource maintenance scale in terms of quality of service- (QoS-) oriented dynamic balance between supply and demand, in order to economically use the clouds. …”
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The Nexus among Good E-Governance Practice, Decentralization, and Public Administration for Sustainable Local Development by Worya Balisany, Hale Özgit, Husam Rjoub

“…The formulation and implementation of development-oriented public policies, particularly in a post-conflict state like Iraq, requires empirical investigation. …”
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Intellectual Structure Of Ongoing Studies on Business Schools by Isabel Cristina Scafuto, Fernando Serra, Luiz Guerrazzi, Emerson Maccari

“…Furthermore, the results serve as possible orientations for B-School managers.…”
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A Multiroute Signal Control Model considering Coordination Rate of Green Bandwidth by Jiao Yao, Qingyun Tang, Pincheng Wang

“…Oriented to characteristics of the inflow and outflow of routes in urban road network, we modified the classical fundamental green wave bandwidth model, in which separate turning green wave band is available for traffic flow from subarterials merging into an arterial, and this variable green wave band can be more flexible to service the commuting traffic. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Serious Games in Health Professions by Francesco Ricciardi, Lucio Tommaso De Paolis

“…This type of training can be very useful for health professions because it improves learning outcomes creating a learner oriented approach and providing a stealth mode of teaching. …”
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Industrial policy in the chemical industry in the context of economic sanctions against Russia by D. L. Frolov

“…The current state of the chemical industry in the country has been showed, its bias towards export-oriented industries assessed (fertilizers, synthetic rubber, ammonia, polymers, tires production). …”
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The Effect of Conspicuous Consumption Behavior on Wasteful Consumption Behavior: The Intermediary Role of Hedonic Consumption Behavior by İbrahim Avcı

“…Consumers can buy things they do not need by acting pleasure-orientedly, and they exhibit consumption behaviors to provide psychological satisfaction. …”
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Analysis of the efficiency of financial and economic activities of russian football clubs by A. A. Aliev, O. V. Litvishko, A. I. Yusifova, A. A. Fateeva

“…The conducted analysis showed that with a competent approach, in particular in the issues of popularization of the sport, the league and club brand, customer orientation and the use of the product exclusivity factor, qualified personnel, as well as investment and innovation activity, including in the issue of training sports personnel, the professional sports industry can be considered as an effective investment and advertising tool that can generate income both in monetary form and in the form of image and socially significant effect.…”
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Crystal structure of acrinidinium tetrafluorohydrogenphthalate, C21H11F4NO4 by Liu Xin-Fang, Song Jun-Ya, Zhao Bei-Bei, Huang Shi-Jie

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Dynamical Techniques for Analyzing Iterative Schemes with Memory by Neha Choubey, A. Cordero, J. P. Jaiswal, J. R. Torregrosa

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Characteristics and analysis of the Culture and Arts sector, specifically the Performing dance sector in Bulgaria by Hristina Georgieva

“…However, cultural and arts organizations are not solely business-oriented but also play a significant role in shaping cultural identity and providing educational opportunities. …”
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