The functional structure of the academic year at higher education institutions in the United States of America and at South African technikons, with particular reference to the com... by Denys Rhoodie

“… The decision to undertake this study was based on the belief that both time management and the time-allocation framework of the academic year of South African technikons, specifically as regards journalism, public relations and mass communications programmes, needs substantial organisational and functional restructuring to come to terms with radically changed societal, economical, political and educational realities. Legitimacy, quality assurance and resources are the three main components of an educational system. …”
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The Criticism of The Routledge Companion to Semiotics Translation: From Hard Semiotics to Anthroposemiotics by Hamid Reza Shairi, Fatemeh Seyedebrahimi

“…The authors of this book share one point: immanent structures cannot meet the needs of the domain of semiotics studies, and it is necessary that the world’s practical realities be translated or transmitted to the sign system. …”
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Fifa world cup 2018 in Russia: implementation of digital technologies by Yu. V. Sinchuk, V. P. Zhuravel, B. E. Vlasov

“…Based on the carried out study, recommendations on further use of sports infrastructure, attraction of youth in sports activities, in particular, promotion of football have been given, it has been offered to consider possibility of implementation of the use system of the passport of the fan in the realities of modern Russia.…”
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Subsidy Mechanism for Rail Transit Renewal and Renovation in Japan and the Enlightenment to China by CHEN Yan, LIU Yachen, CHENG Yan, ZHAO Huawei, YANG Jun

“…［Result & Conclusion］ Finally, combined with the realities in China, it is suggested that a financial subsidy system should be established for the renovation of existing lines, the management system be improved, and dynamic evaluation and adjustment be implemented.…”
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Protecting civilians in a data-driven and digitalized battlespace: toward a baseline humanitarian technology infrastructure by Ann Fitz-Gerald, Jenna Hennebry

“…This article examines the realities of modern day warfare, including a rising trend in hybrid threats and irregular warfare which employ emerging technologies supported by digital and data-driven processes. …”
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Invisible lives: Occupied cities as a blind spot in geopolitical research by Yana Suchikova

“…These efforts are vital for post-war recovery, reintegration, and developing socially inclusive and sustainable strategies that address the human realities of occupation.…”
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SOCIAL NETS AS A NEW FACTOR OF SYSTEM SECURITY IN RUSSIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY by S. A. Kravchenko, A. I. Podberezkin

“…It shows that contemporary realities acquire global network character that has ambivalent impact on the development of civilizational and social interactions. …”
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Academic Writing in English in the Structure of Higher Education in Russia by E. I. Shpit, V. N. Kurovskiy

“…This paper aims at considering the main constituents of academic writing in a foreign language, such as the current state policy in higher education, the content of academic writing for engineering specialties, the publication process participants, the available resources for developing and improving the required skills in the realities of university language education; as well as identifying the external factors which create favorable conditions for developing academic writing skills of engineering students.…”
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Geopolitical Television Drama Within and Beyond the Nordic Region by Chow Pei-Sze, Waade Anne Marit, Saunders Robert A.

“…However, what happens when Nordic geopolitical television drama series are exported and transculturally adapted to different geopolitical and cultural realities? By examining the Southeast Asian localisation of The Bridge (Viu/HBO Asia, 2018–) that transforms Nordic Noir into “tropical noir”, this article critically reflects on the geopolitical power and societal engagement of the Nordic Noir template both within and beyond the Nordic region.…”
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The Principle of Independence in the Fulfillment of Tax Obligations in the Context of Digitalization of the Economy by O. I. Lyutova

“…The study considers the conceptual problem of transforming the content of one of the principles of the institution of tax liability — the independence of its execution — in the context of its development in the information environment and in the conditions of the active use of modern digital technologies in the implementation of tax relations.It is proved that in the modern realities of the digital transformation of taxation in the field of legal regulation of the principle of independence of the fulfillment of the tax obligation, two interrelated trends are realized: firstly, the delegation of the obligation to calculate taxes to the tax authority not only in relation to individuals, but also for organizations and individual entrepreneurs; secondly, there is an expansion of the list of powers of tax authorities related to the fulfillment of the obligation to pay tax.The author analyzes various novelties of the tax legislation of the Russian Federation from the point of view of the use by the legislator of the principle of independence in regulating the tax legal relations of the digital era. …”
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Project work in a foreign language at the university: Challenges and benefits. Students’ opinion by E. V. Zubareva, I. G. Tuchkova

“…The results obtained reflect the university realities of students’ project work in a foreign language and can be useful to methodologists and developers of university curricula.…”
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Needs Assessment in Intervention Programs for Rural Development by A.J. Adegbola, O.M. Olatilewa, S. Akor, O. Obarein

“…It alluded to the fact that needs assessments have impacted positively to the success of most agricultural development cum rural development projects, but advocated for it to be complemented with other relevant project management processes in light of present realities. The authors suggest that governments, project sponsors, development partners, and other relevant bodies make it obligatory for implementing agencies to conduct credible, verifiable, and inclusive needs assessment before releasing funds for Projects and intervention purposes. …”
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Institutional Complexities in Organisations: A Theoretical Integration of Multiple Logics and the Locus of Paradoxical Tension by Sujeewa Damayanthi, Tharusha Gooneratne

“…Our integrative framework provides insights to future researchers for making sense of messy organisational realities amid broader influences.…”
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Integration as a way to strengthen the competitive advantages of corporations by E. V. Pustynnikova, V. V. Baklushinsky

“…The formation, functioning and development of organisations in the conditions of modern realities focuses on the search for the most constructive and effective directions of their development, contributing to the strengthening of competitive advantages. …”
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Effort de conservation et Aires marines protégées : quatre illusions et un changement de perspective by Jean-Eudes Beuret, Anne Cadoret

“…To these four illusions, described respectively as statutory, surface, normative and centralizing, correspond more complex realities illustrated by the case studies. Their analysis leads us to specify what MPAs are, to draw lessons from them for accompanying the processes of institutionalization of MPAs, and to offer new modalities and indicators for evaluating the effort made in favor of conservation.…”
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Philosophical Aspects of Critical Pedagogy of Paulo Freire in the Context of Students’ Academic Integrity by Oksana Petinova, Olha Nesterova

“…Various practices involved in the processes of perception allow a multidimensional understanding of the realities of the world. The authors emphasize that the concept of education, developed by the Brazilian pedagogue and philosopher F. …”
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Researching Organized Crime: A Novel Approach Combining Inductive and Storyline Paradigms by Felia Allum

“…This results in perhaps a more thorough understanding of mafias and OCGs and produces a clear knowledge and evidence-based account of these realities that could be useful for practitioners. This article presents an innovative research design used in the general study of organized crime, the combination of a GTM with a storyline approach. …”
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Des migrants « pas comme les autres ». Ambivalence des représentations sociales des migrants marocains et subsahariens aux îles Canaries by Andrea Gallinal Arias

“…The article puts forward the idea that the social representation of Moroccan migrants in Canarian society, which is more negative than that associated with sub-Saharan migrants, is informed by pre-existing symbolic realities in the archipelago linked to historical and diplomatic relations with Morocco. …”
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Indigenous cultures in the era of globalisation by Nnamdi Tobechukwu Ekeanyanwu

“…The paper therefore concludes that cultural imperialism theory needs a re-examination in line with the contemporary realities of today’s world as a global village made possible by the advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs). …”
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