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Despite ‘winning’ the Czech parliamentary elections, the Czech Social Democrats have been firmly upstaged by Andrej Babiš [PDF]
The Czech Republic held parliamentary elections on 25-26 October. Seán Hanley provides an overview of the election, which saw a disappointing result for the Czech Social Democrats (ČSSD), who received the largest number of seats, but fell well short of ...
Hanley, Seán
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The Material and Textual Value of Manuscript and Print Binding Waste☆
Abstract In 2019, the Foundation of Christ's Hospital at Lincoln made a bequest of early printed books to the Bodleian Library. The collection is rich in sixteenth‐century tooled bindings, many of which preserve manuscript and printed waste in the form of pastedowns, endleaves and endleaf guards.
Tamara Atkin
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Avaria by the bottom of a bolt on a diesel of engine [PDF]
A drive from a diesel engine of a truck was broken into four parts during normal use. Damaged bolt caused longitudinal and transverse cracks. They started from the surface of the hole and stretched outward.
Negoita O. +8 more
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Czech election preview: is Andrej Babiš heading for a Pyrrhic victory? [PDF]
The Czech Republic is due to hold legislative elections on 20-21 October. As Seán Hanley explains, the election coverage has been dominated by the campaign of Andrej Babiš, whose ANO movement currently tops the polls.
Hanley, Seán
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ABSTRACT The global financial crisis (GFC) highlighted the crucial role of real estate markets for financial stability and revealed significant weaknesses in the quality, timeliness, and coverage of real estate price indices. Since then, policymakers and statistical institutes have expanded the scope of residential and commercial real estate statistics
Robert J. Hill, Miriam Steurer
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Incivility and Intolerance in COVID-19 Discussions on Facebook
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled heated discussions and intensified polarization in the exchange of opinions. Due to strict government restrictions, including a hard lockdown, much of this debate took place online.
Martina Novotná +2 more
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The dangers of 'illiberal' democracy [PDF]
The article discusses the rise of extreme right wing movements in East Central ...
Culik, Jan
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Abstract Many sea turtle populations face severe declines in the Asia‐Pacific region and, although threats are widely recognised, drivers are practically unknown, especially in Indonesia. We surveyed 140 respondents at three sites in Sumatra, Indonesia (Padang, Mentawai, Nias) to identify how sociodemographic and cultural characteristics across these ...
Adela Hemelikova +8 more
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The failure of the floating cover of a vertical cylindrical tank [PDF]
The location of oil tanks for the storage of volatile hydrocarbons could be done in geographical areas where the standard unit weight of the snow layer on the horizontal surface of the land reached 1500 ... 2000 N / m2 .
Babis C +8 more
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Election reaction: the Czech Republic shifts toward the Polish and Hungarian model [PDF]
The Czech Republic held parliamentary elections on 20 and 21 October, with ANO, led by Andrej Babiš, emerging as the largest party. Jan Rovny argues that although there are some distinct features of ANO and the Czech party system, the country's political
Rovny, Jan
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