‘Bulun in Winter Is So Sad’: A. Bogolepov about Everyday Life in Polar Yakutia, 1913–1916 by Lilia I. Vinokurova, Alexander A. Suleymanov, Svyatoslav I. Fedorov

“…The isolation and scarcity of social activity, temporal and event-based ‘frozen’ everyday life of the northern society are emphasized. The manuscript is an important source for the research of cryoanthropology, and also contains valuable information on Yakutia’s socioeconomic and cultural history throughout the early decades of the twentieth century. …”
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Transition of farmland use system towards urban-rural integration: From localization to de-localization by FENG Dedong, LONG Hualou

“…The significant native rural stickiness of China’s urban and rural society is rooted in the high dependence on farmland use systems in the history of small-scale peasant economy. …”
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Mémoires d’immigrés, mémoires de France? Mémoires et reconnaissance by Marine Corde

“…However one only needs to look a bit closer into history to discover that immigration to France is a very old element, which has played a part in the development of France not only economically but also politically, socially and culturally. …”
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A Sociocultural Appraisal of Yorùbá Kegites’ Songs by George Olúsolá Ajíbádé

“…It shows the practice of engagement by the Kegites through which identity can be textually constructed in ways that politicize self-representation and challenge discourses grounded in the colonial and postcolonial histories of the Yorùbá people. Through the discussion of themes such as ancestral presence, the aesthetics of orature, and the political significance of group or society (ẹgbé) ̣ among the Yorùbá, the paper seeks to showcase the presence of a characteristic of Yorùbá oral literature in which personal, cultural, economic, social and political issues become inseparable. …”
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Role of Ketamine in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Sahar Derakhshanian, Maxine Zhou, Alexander Rath, Rachel Barlow, Sarah Bertrand, Caroline DeGraw, Christopher Lee, Jamal Hasoon, Alan D. Kaye

“… # Recent findings MDD is a mental illness that puts an enormous strain on the affected and a high socio-economic burden on society. The illness is complex and combines genetic, pathophysiologic, and environmental factors that combine to negatively affect neurotransmitter balance in the brain. …”
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D'un paysage ostentatoire aux inégalités invisibles : une illustration en milieu de montagne aride au Chili by Yveline Poncet, Tchansia S. Koné, Héctor F. Reyes, Yann Reinette

“…In the fourth region of Chile (Coquimbo Region), mountain and aridity, techniques, sharing land history and the liberal economic model constitute an entity in which sustainable development implementation and perspectives raise many contradictions. …”
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Um sentido para o fim: espaços migratórios e melancolia em Hanói, de Adriana Lisboa by Júlia Braga Neves

“…However, I will argue, there are ethicallimitations in the representation proposed by Lisboa, especially regarding theemphasis on melancholia and isolation as the main affective reactions tomigratory dislocations, since they hinder more critical reflections on the politicaland socio-economic consequences of migrationin contemporary societies.…”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…The origins of its economic and political dominance can be traced back to the beginning of the German Empire’s formation. …”
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Identités collectives ; territoires et mémoires by Sylvie Contrepois

“…To what extent do attempts to preserve local memory help highlight the ways contemporary societies change ? This question is at the core of a European research project on the historical and contemporary articulations of regional, national and European identities through work and community in areas undergoing economic restructuring and regeneration (SPHERE : www.sphereeurope.eu). …”
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Reflections by a member of the Editorial Board by Kevin T. Smith

“…Later, Katarina Čufar and I both served on the Executive Council of the Tree Ring Society, an international association for dendrochronological research. …”
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Quel bilan tirer des politiques de paysage en France ? by Pierre Donadieu

“…Landscape public policies differ, in the recent history of the countries, according to the ethical and aesthetical values they mobilize and the States willing of implementing them. …”
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