Corps éclatés : représenter l’Africain au muséum d’histoire naturelle de Toulouse (1875-1990) by Pierre Bourrasse

“…The museum of natural history of Toulouse was funded in 1865. It purchased ten busts made of plaster from the Museum of Paris, its national equivalent. …”
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Spotting Bubbles: A Two-Pillar Framework for Policy Makers by Bradley A. Jones

“…In this spirit, the framework in this paper seems to capture some of the stylized facts of asset booms and busts, and thus could offer policy makers a practical guide as to when to consider leaning against the wind.…”
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Macroeconomic Stability in Resource-rich Countries: The Role of Fiscal Policy by Elva Bova, Paulo Medas, Tigran Poghosyan

“…Given the severity of the shocks, it would be expected that these countries adopt countercyclical fiscal policies to help shield the domestic economy, either through larger spending at times of commodity busts or lower spending during commodity booms. Taking advantage of a new dataset covering 48 non-renewable commodity exporters for the period 1970–2014, we investigate whether fiscal policy does indeed play a stabilizing role. …”
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The culture of memory of Serbian builders of recent times by Kadijević Aleksandar

“…The broadened scope of scientific research and a more active role of citizens in architectural heritage protection policy have, however, contributed to increased attention toward them, resulting in the erection of the first busts, memorial plaques and figural monuments to these individuals, as well as the opening of memorial rooms, the naming of streets and professional awards after them, and the expansion of lists of protected edifices designed and created by such authors. …”
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A systemic evaluation of COVID-19 vaccination drives in LICs, LMICs, UMICs, and HICs: Preparedness for future pandemics by Pratyush Kumar, Manali Sarkar, Vishnu B. Unnithan, Daniel J. G. Martínez, Maximiliano E. Arlettaz, Ramya Gnanaraj, M Miguel F. Júarez, Suhrud Panchawagh, Kumar Abhishek, Poonam Agrawal, G. P. Kaushal, Mathew Mbwogge, Yurkina F Morales, Muhannad Alnaasan, Reem Kozum, Yhojar Pisfil-Farroñay, Asmitha P. Reddy, Rushikesh Shukla

“…Conclusion: Concerted global initiatives like vaccine donation would assist efforts in mitigating disease spread. Prompt busting of baseless anti-vaccine narratives and strengthening healthcare infrastructure to meet national requirements should be given due importance.…”
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