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Elections, mass media and short-termism in foreign policy making: the case of Afghan war [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
After nearly eight years of conflict in Afghanistan it appears that the campaign is at its final stretch, with US and British troop withdrawals on the cards.
Assi, Nima Khorrami
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A Family Affair: The Uses and Abuses of Vicarious Identity in Political Rhetoric During the 2024 General Election

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2024 UK general election saw candidates make frequent rhetorical references to parents and grandparents. But what are the political functions and implications of such references? Drawing together recent research in political psychology and sociology, this article interprets such references as attempts to articulate ‘vicarious identities ...
Joseph Haigh
wiley   +1 more source

Childhood giant omental and mesenteric lipoma

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports, 2016
Omental and mesenteric lipomas are very rare benign lesions of mature adipose tissue. They are well-defined, noninvasive, and encapsulated masses that can be discovered in asymptomatic patients or may cause variable nonspecific symptoms depending on ...
Hidayatullah Hamidi, MD   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Troops and Family Care Fund Feasibility Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Estimates the numbers, needs, and resources of military personnel deployed in or returning from Iraq and/or Afghanistan and their families in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

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Dangerous Deference: What the British Public Think about Civil‐Military Relations

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Accepted norms of democratic civil‐military relations aver, regarding the use of force, that military officers may not substitute civilians’ judgement with their own and that civilians should not follow their guidance blindly. These theories often rest on the presumption that three critical actors—government, armed forces, and the public ...
David Blagden   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes of Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing in Heart Failure Patients: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAnnals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology
Background Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is an emerging physiological pacing technique that restores ventricular electrical synchrony by directly engaging the left conduction system.
Hina Ahmed Siddiqui   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

AUDIOMETRIC PROFILE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN ADULTS AT NANGARHAR UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Approaches to Medicine
Hearing loss (HL) is defined as a partial or total inability to perceive sounds in one or both ears, varying from mild to profound levels. This study aimed to determine the audiometric profile and clinical features of hearing loss among individuals who ...
Abdul Azeem Rasouli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY RATE DUE TO SEVERE PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN 2-59MONTHS FOR ONE YEAR IN MIRWAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT KANDAHAR AFGHANISTAN

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Approaches to Medicine, 2022
Children's morbidity and mortality from respiratory disorders continue to be a serious problem, particularly for children under the age of five. Conduct research on demographic and clinical aspectsand prognosis of severe pneumonia in children aged 2 ...
Zafari Nik Mohammad   +2 more
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Issues Causing Girls’ Dropout from Schools in Afghanistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The current study is a non-empirical research attempting to explore the key issues contributing to the dropout of girls from schools in Afghanistan. The paper first provides a historical background where the education of girls in the country has always ...
Noori, Abdullah
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M. E. Grant Duff, Philosophic Liberalism and the Global Liberal Cause

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract Historians disagree about how best to conceptualize nineteenth‐century British Liberalism in relation to its international contexts. This article argues that we can better understand the patterns involved by interrogating individuals who bridged the worlds of partisan politics and elaborated thought.
Alex Middleton
wiley   +1 more source

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