US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…Trump administration’s policy versus main trade partners has shifted towards working out and revising bilateral agreements designed to make American foreign trade more manageable and balanced, and it well may represent part of a long-term change and continue irrespective of the outcome of the US presidential election.The changes that have occurred in Japan-US relations regarding mutual economic ties confirm the general tendency of the international trade and investment system to become more fragmented, shifting from multilateral global and regional platforms to ad hoc agree­ments with clearly defined national goals and priorities.A possible change of political leadership in both countries will not change these processes, which reflect both the characteristic features of the world perception by national elites and the objective interests of influential business groups. …”
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GUARANTEEING THE ACCES OF THIRD PARTIES TO THE NETWORK INDUSTRIES SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURES – A VITAL COMPONENT OF EU'S POLICY IN THE FIELD OF COMPETITION ON THE ENERGY MARKET, IN T... by Iulian BĂICULESCU, Dragoș-Adrian BANTAȘ

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Residence-based disparities of composite index of anthropometric failures in East African under five children; multivariate decomposition analysis by Aznamariam Ayres, Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare, Amare Muche, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Natnael Kebede, Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu

“…Methods The most recent and nationally representative samples of demographic and health surveys of five East African countries data were used for the current study. …”
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Analysis of Spatial Mismatch of Job and Residence in 22 Regions of Tehran Municipality by Tajeddin Karami, Somayeh Teymouri

“…The final result shows that the two main indicators investigated well reveal and represent the «Spatial Traps of Poverty» which are the main focus of Socio-Spatial Issues in Inner City Areas. …”
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Marginal Uncertainties Making a Living and Working on the Outskirts of Milan by Giacomo Pozzi, Luca Rimoldi

“…These represent crucial interpretative keys for developing a thick understanding of the housing crisis. …”
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Ríos vs. fronteras by Aníbal Cetrangolo

“…Immigrant communities, mainly Italian, have built opera houses on the banks of South American navigable waterways. …”
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The Tomb of D. Rodrigo Sanches: the rediscovery of an iconographic program by Carla Varela Fernandes

“…Therefore, this is the moment to rewrite the analysis of this work of late-Romanesque sculpture, to place it regarding all the represented, to attempt to decode the main intentions of his commissioner and seek its integration into a broader geographic universe, from the artistic point of view, (peninsular and trans-Pyrenean). …”
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Les moulins de l’Antiquité tardive en Gaule méridionale : l’exemple des meulières de Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (Gard) by Samuel Longepierre

“…Did water mills and bakeries, well represented since the Early Empire, grow or decline in number? …”
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Cartographie prospective d’évolution du trait de côte et des risques de submersion dans le contexte du changement climatique : une méthode appliquée au littoral du nord de la Franc... by Arnaud Héquette, Marie-Hélène Ruz, Olivier Cohen, François G. Schmitt

“…Our results show that erosion is the main coastal hazard at one of the two study sites where a large part of a housing estate may disappear by 2065 if no action is taken for limiting coastal erosion. …”
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Reducing Multidimensional Poverty of Elderly: The Role of the New Rural Pension Scheme in China by Yaqian Hu, Hao Han, Pei Liu

“…Besides income, it also includes many nonmonetary dimensions, such as education, health, housing, and access to public goods. Applying a nationally representative survey dataset, this study mainly investigates the role of China’s New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) in reducing multidimensional poverty among the rural elderly. …”
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The majlis campaign of Muslims in the Volga-Ural region at the beginning of the Revolution of 1905–1907 by I.K. Zagidullin

“…The main external factors that caused this mass phenomenon were singled out. …”
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The carbon cost of impaired welfare on sheep farms by L. Lanzoni, M.C. Reeves, K. Waxenberg, R. Ramsey, A.S. Atzori, J. Bell, R.M. Rees, G. Vignola, C.M. Dwyer

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SMART CITY POLICY BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENS: THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CITY OF MILAN by Mariano Melchionda

“…The study therefore aims to analyze how a smart city develops and what are the main actors and elements that play a key role in the analysis of the topic: institutions and citizens. …”
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L’infanticide féminin en question chez les Gaulois du Midi : l’apport des analyses ADN sur les nouveau-nés enterrés dans les habitats de l’âge du Fer by Bernard Dedet, Henri Duday, Philippe Gruat, Mélanie Pruvost

“…These perinatal burials in houses and their immediate surroundings, do not, however, appear to fill the gap represented by the overall absence of deceased persons from this age group within the necropolises of the region at this time. …”
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S’approprier, c’est résister. Appropriations spatiales et mobilisation infra-politique des femmes en immobilité résidentielle et sociale dans les bidonvilles de Salé (Maroc)... by Myriame Ali-Oualla

“…Morocco’s shantytowns appeared in the first decades of the last century, bringing together people who had come from the countryside and the hinterland to meet the growing demand for labour in the imperial cities, which at that time represented the chief means of economic development. …”
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in Mangrove-Dependent Communities of Manoka Island, Littoral Region of Cameroon by Evariste Fongnzossie, Denis Jean Sonwa, Philippes Mbevo, Fabrice Kentatchime, Aurelie Mokam, Claude Tatuebu Tagne, Lydie Flora Essamba A. Rim

“…From respondents’ perception, housing and health are the sectors most affected by climate change. …”
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Antecedents and service contact in an observational study of 242 suicide deaths in middle-aged men in England, Scotland and Wales, 2017 by Nav Kapur, Saied Ibrahim, Jane Graney

“…We extracted information on the antecedents of suicide from official investigations, mainly coroner inquests and police death reports.Results In 2017, there were 1516 suicides by middle-aged men, representing 25% of all suicide deaths. …”
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Computational and theoretical studies of nodal joints in monolithic buildings by T. A. Belash, A. V. Kuznetsov

“…The civil engineering sector in large regions of Russia is mainly represented by monolithic housing construction. …”
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Identifying characteristics of high-poverty counties in the United States with high well-being: an observational cross-sectional study by Jeph Herrin, Harlan M Krumholz, Carley Riley, Brita Roy, Anita Arora, Elizabeth Y Rula, Erica S Spatz, Kenneth Patton Kell

“…County characteristics representing key determinants of health were drawn from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings and Roadmaps population health model.Setting Counties in the USA that are in the highest quartile of poverty rate.Main outcome measure Gallup-Sharecare Well-being Index, a comprehensive population-level measure of physical, mental and social health. …”
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Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment by Kathy Peri, Michal Boyd, Martin J Connolly, Joanna B Broad, Dale Bramley, Zhenqiang Wu, Katherine Bloomfield, Joanna Hikaka, Annie Tatton, Cheryl Calvert, Ann-Marie Higgins

“…Objectives Retirement villages (RV) have expanded rapidly, now housing perhaps one in eight people aged 75+ years in New Zealand. …”
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