Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Glaucoma Risk Calculator for Community-Based Screening in High-Risk Populations by Grimes K, Madu CT, Carrington C, Laroche D

“…Participants’ intraocular pressure (IOP) and central corneal thickness (CCT) were measured in both eyes with a handheld tonometer and pachymeter, respectively. …”
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Diaspora Engagement Strategies and Policies by Jovan Filipovic, Srečko Srečko Devjak, Bogomil Ferfila

“…Diasporas have been making contributions to their motherland for a long time (Ionescu, 2006), without waiting for policies to rally them and, if truth be told, very often finding them to be the major obstacles for establishing the partnership. …”
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O szabrze (glosa porządkująca rozważania językoznawcze) / On szaber (a Gloss on the Linguistic Considerations) by Jarosław Pacuła

“…After the war, with the advent of socialist reality, the word began to refer to the appropriation of citizens’ property by state organs and institutions, the seizure of someone else’s property under the guise of legal actions. …”
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Police/Militia in (Post-)Soviet Popular Culture (Towards a Historical Iconography of Power) by D. V. Popov

“…By contributing to the Soviet myth of developed socialism, militia cinema contributed to a screento-life transfer of a new norm of trust between representatives of power and citizens. …”
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Investigating the Role of the basic Components of Smart Governance in Realizing a Smart City with the ISM Method (Case Study: Tehran) by ALi Asghar Pourezzat, Tayebeh Abbasi, Shahryar Maghsoodi Kenari, Mohammad Mehdi Namdar Joybari

“…The research environment was natural, with participants including both academic experts in the field of smart cities and executive professionals working in relevant organizations, such as smart city departments within municipalities and other related institutions. …”
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Sewage pollution from onsite sewage disposal systems and an offshore wastewater treatment plant outfall in coastal waters of Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi Island by Shayla M.P. Waiki, Steven L. Colbert, Tracy N. Wiegner, Noelani Puniwai, Joseph W.P. Nakoa, III, Nicolas M. Storie, Craig E. Nelson, Ashlynn N. Overly, Karla J. McDermid, Devon K. Aguiar

“…We used dye tracer tests, water quality, δ15N macroalgal, δ15N- and δ18O-NO3- measurements along with stable isotope mixing models to assess connectivity of OSDS to coastal waters and characterize water quality at coastal OSDS-impacted springs, coral reefs, and from the HWTP. A citizen science survey tool evaluated the association of both the presence and intensity of sewage odor with weather, ocean, and river conditions. …”
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Une inscription méconnue de Cos/Cosa dans la cité des Cadurques by Sabine Armani

“…This proposed re-interpretation of this marble plaque, based on an analysis of the logical layout of the text, enables us to definitively rule out any reference to a local toponym.…”
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How can cervical screening meet the needs of vulnerable women? A qualitative comparative study with stakeholder perspectives from seven European countries by Partha Basu, Martin McKee, Adriana Băban, Marc Bardou, Ana Fernandes, Margarida Teixeira, Rebecca Moore, Nuno Lunet, David Ritchie, Romeu Mendes, Eric Lucas, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Rosa Legood, Berit Andersen, Diana Taut, Keitly Mensah, João Firmino-Machado, Mariana Amorim, Mette Tranberg, Laura Bonvicini, Anneli Uusküla, Pia Kirkegaard, Paola Mantellini, Ines Baia, Liu Sun, Lise Rochaix, Camilla Fiorina, Luca Ghirotto, Anna Tisler, Firmino Machado, Rikke Buus Bøje, Raquel Rico Berrocal, Noemi Auzzi, Kerli Reintamm, Yulia Panayotova, Tatyana Kotzeva, Anna Foss, Rachel Greenley, Letizia Bartolini, Giusy Iorio, Cláudia Gouvinhas, Florian Nicula, Alexandra Tolnai, Vanessa Moore, Isabel Mosquera Metcalfe, Violette Delisle, Irina Todorova, Helena Ros Comesana, Meritxel Mallafré-Larrosa, Ginevra Papi, Nicoleta-Monica Pașca, Christiane Dascher-Nadel, Olivra Djuric

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Editorial by Michael Rose, Jonathan M. Hoffmann

“…Moreover – sounding the same horn as Hoffmann – he points out that in political practice, the citizens’ interests brought into political decision-making are not individualised anyway. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Edward Page, Konrad Ott

“…Fulfilling its interdisciplinary approach, IGJR 3/2009 brings together articles from distinct, but overlapping, disciplines including ethics (Lumer), epistemology (Hillerbrand), social contructivism (Rothe) and political science (Oleson et al.). The paper of Christoph Lumer (University of Siena, Italy) establishes a new criterion for our moral duties, dubbed ‘progressive norm welfarism’, and deduces a principle of ‘no harm to developing countries’ from it. …”
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Educating Your State Legislators by Stacey Ellison, Grace Carter

“… Both legislators and citizens play important roles in ensuring a fair and effective state government. …”
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Educating Your State Legislators by Stacey Ellison, Grace Carter

“… Both legislators and citizens play important roles in ensuring a fair and effective state government. …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA by OGBONNA Emmanuel Chijioke, ALUKO Bayode, ADEYANJU Joseph

“…It draws from Easton's system theory as an analytical frame, underscoring the essence of democratisation as a continuum requiring the active input of critical citizens to impact on. It agrees that there is a rich culture of civil society in Nigeria, but appraises state-society relations as a larger umbrella with a greater incentive in public space construction. …”
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Coronavirus pandemic: yesterday, today, tomorrow of the Russian economy by O. M. Makhalina, V. N. Makhalin, A. B. Yaroshchuk

“…In conclusion, the main challenges and risks in the implementation of the “National Action Plan” are formulated, which provides both an increase in employment, an increase in citizens’ incomes, the restoration of economic growth and a fundamental changes in the structure of the economy.…”
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Political propaganda of the radical Islamic organizations in the USA by I. A. Istomin

“…Recent record confirms emergence of the institutionalized system serving the outreach activities of the radical Islamists both on global and local levels. Participation of American citizens in dissemination of Jihadist publications and funding of illegal organizations as well as involvement in terrorist acts proves practical effect of these activities.…”
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TELEVISION & INTERNET AS CHANNELS OF SHAPING PUBLIC PОLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS by V. P. Cherkasova

“…The author examines specific characteristics and prospects for the development of TV and the Internet as two major channels of media-manipulation. The emphasis is put on the impact of these channels of information on public political consciousness. …”
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Role of Political Leaders in Promoting Effective Service Delivery in Central Division Kabale Municipality. by Akampurira, Allan

“…However, political leaders can enhance quality by monitoring and evaluating service delivery, involving citizens in the monitoring process, increasing transparency, setting clear priorities for service delivery, and building trust with citizens and stakeholders. …”
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Study of the Importance of Lighting in Promoting Nightlife of Urban Spaces Case Study : Traditional neighborhood of Maghsoudieh Tabriz by saeedeh feizi, mostafa basiri

“…By accepting this hypothesis, a suitable model for night-time urban landscape management should be considered as a model that reveals both the physical and functional aesthetics of the city, as well as the perceptual and psychological components of the citizens from the night view. …”
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Socio-Economic and Regional Determinants of EU Ignorance in Turkiye by Mücahit Aslan

“…The European Union is mostly criticized for its so-called democracy deficit. To tackle this, citizens are expected to have information about European integration so that they can make conscious choices. …”
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International Experience of Organizing Cooperation between police and Public by A. V. Komziuk, M. A. Komziuk

“…In order to increase the effectiveness of public participation in the protection of public order and the fight against offenses in our country, the author has analyzed international experience of both individual citizens and public law enforcement organizations in general. …”
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