The Europeanization of MÜSİAD: Political opportunism, Economic Europeanization, Islamic Euroscepticism by Dilek Yankaya

“…Furthermore, Turkey’s EU accession process led to a creative adoption of European norms and their reinterpretation with regard to the association’s concerns about religious issues, giving birth to an Islamic rhetoric expressing criticism of the EU and challenging the Turkish secular regime’s policies towards religiously conservative demands. …”
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Sequent calculus usage for BDI agent implementation by Adomas Birstunas

“… BDI logic is widely used to describe agent based systems, since it can express a lot of different real world domains with three main operators: belief, desire and intention. …”
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The “China Dream” Concept and Its Practical Implementation by S. V. Novoseltsev

“…The article also covers the issues of its implementation in Chinese domestic and partly foreign policy. …”
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L'agriculture urbaine dans les quartiers défavorisés de la métropole New-Yorkaise: la justice alimentaire à l'épreuve de la justice sociale by Flaminia Paddeu

“…In the United States, the idea of Food Justice is more and more a part of the Food Movement narrative. Food Justice is expressed by the development of urban agriculture in large American metropolises. …”
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Internet: A Homeland in Common by M. Tayfun Gülle

“…In the Editorial part of this issue, brief information is given about the problems facing internet usage in Turkey, which is spreading day by day. …”
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Editors' Note by Alberto Raposo, Cléber Corrêa

“…In this paper, the authors present a systematic literature review on the use of mobile devices for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, aiming to compensate difficulties of verbal expression for people with speech disorders. Enjoy the issue! …”
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Patients and healthcare providers needs and challenges in diabetes self-management and support in Ethiopian primary healthcare context by Yimer Seid Yimer, Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Adamu Addissie, Eshetu Girma Kidane, Ahmed Reja, Abdurezak Ahmed Abdela

“…Conclusions This study found that inadequate diabetes self-management practices are the risk behaviours for poor blood glucose control in patients with T2D and these issues are associated with challenges at the patient, organizational, and community levels. …”
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Lebanese Dentists’ Preparedness to Deal With Medical Emergencies in Their Clinics: A National Survey by Antoine Choufani, Marianne Moussallem, Julia Bou Dib, Michèle Kosremelli Asmar, Joumana Stephan Yeretzian

“…While 69.0% felt capable of managing minor issues, confidence dropped for major emergencies and specific procedures. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Quality Control Measures in Project Management: A Study of Construction Companies in Lusaka by Mwanza Jacob, Chimbomba Kelvin

“…Quality control measures led to decreased rework according to 81.8% and 78.2% expressed high satisfaction with project quality when quality control measures are implemented. …”
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THE GENDER LEADERSHIP AS AN ASPECT OF MANAGING EFFICIENCY IN MEDIA COMPANIES by М. О. Mazorenko, H. N. Tarasiuk, N. G. Grabar, N. M. Burdeina, I. S. Kucher

“…These and other problems are expressed by different viewpoints by both academics and prominent politicians. …”
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Research capacity strengthening methods and meanings: negotiating power in a global health programme on violence against women by Loraine J Bacchus, Nerissa Tilouche, Sandi Dheensa, Claire Hawcroft, Ana Flavia d'Oliveira, Beatriz Kalichman, Evelina Rossi, Heba Owda

“…Participants clearly expressed concerns about power imbalances within the partnership and were keen to address them through the RCS programme. …”
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Towards developing new private sector maternity care models in South Africa: results from a deliberative stakeholder dialogue by Tanya Doherty, Sue Fawcus, Vishal Brijlal, Geetesh Solanki

“…This paper presents a thematic analysis of the issues and responses that emerged from the dialogue. …”
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Student Educating Experience in the New Digital Education by E. V. Strogetskaya, E. A. Pashkovsky, N. V. Kazarinova, I. B. Betiger, A. V. Timofeev

“…The paper is devoted to a review of the main issues that digitalization poses for higher education sociologists. …”
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Iconics: Icon Evolution in Digitality by Steven John Thompson

“…That leads to deeper issues of access, privilege, and motive, yet only through serious scholarly inquiry can we gain understanding of rhetorical roots and expressions of the diverse entities producing media that eventually becomes iconic. …”
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Young adults’ personal views on child abuse by Carolina Anne Jernbro, Ulla-Britt Eriksson, Staffan Janson

“…The non-abused respondents reported primarily on more general issues. They expressed children's right to a safe childhood and they strongly believed in stricter penalties for child abusers.…”
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Yellow Perils of Robert Heinlein by John Hickman

“…Exposing Heinlein matters because he continues to enjoy a large readership and inspires other science fiction authors. The stereotyping expressed in novels like The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and the dehumanization expressed in novels like Starship Troopers continue to shape the social and political attitudes of non-East Asian Americans both in domestic race and ethnic relations and in international affairs.…”
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Oncolytic viruses targeting CD47: a new road to success? by Michael J Wick, Chris H Takimoto

“…Several other oncolytic viruses engineered to express CD47 inhibitory molecules are also in preclinical development. …”
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Le Liban-Sud entre deux générations de réformistes by Sabrina Mervin

“…Its founder, Ahmad 'Arif al-Zayn (1884-1960), opened the pages of the journal to all those who wished to express themselves. The overall tone of the journal was reform and Arab nationalism as expressed by educated persons. …”
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Yoga as a Trauma-Informed Approach to Working with Clients by Amanda Dossaji, Kristen N. Dickens, Kathryn Leachman, Lyndsay Deal

“…This is not intended to be an empirical article; however, the information contributes to the current body of literature on yoga as a form of expressive arts therapy for clients with trauma-related presenting issues. …”
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The second and third Jesus’ Passion and Resurrection announcements according to St Luke by Dariusz Sambora

“…The article discusses issues related to the exegetical and theological significance of Jesus’ second and third Passion and Resurrection announcements in St Luke’s Gospel. …”
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