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Erica Chenoweth & Maria J. Stephan (2011). Why civil resistance works: The strategic logic of nonviolent conflict. New York: Columbia University Press.

Conflict & Communication Online, 2012
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Robert Allen Kezer
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Nations in Transit 2014 [PDF]

, 2014
This is the the 18th edition of Freedom House's comprehensive report on post-communist democratic governance -- highlights recent setbacks to democracy across Eurasia and the Balkans, as well as in Central Europe.

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Basic Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete Prepared with Aeolian Sand and Recycled Coarse Aggregate

Buildings
To protect the environment and reduce the consumption of natural resources, this study investigated the performance of self-compacting concrete (SCC) utilizing aeolian sand (AS) as a replacement for fine aggregate and recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) as a
Shiqi Zheng, Qing Liu, Fengxia Han, Shan Liu, Tong Han, Hao Yan   +5 more
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A Stacked Deck: Racial Minorities and the New American Political Economy [PDF]

, 1991
The 1960s brought the promise of a new era of social justice for all Americans. Indeed, the overturning of official, state-sanctioned racial structures was a watershed in national life.
Kent, Noel J.
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Tertiary-Treated Municipal Wastewater is a Significant Point Source of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Into Duluth-Superior Harbor [PDF]

, 2011
In this study, the impact of tertiary-treated municipal wastewater on the quantity of several antibiotic resistance determinants in Duluth-Superior Harbor was investigated by collecting surface water and sediment samples from 13 locations in Duluth ...
Allen H. K., Alonso A., Amann R. I., Andersson D. I., Arthurson V., Auerbach E. A., Benson D. A., Berhardt A. E., Berhardt A. E., Canton R., Cardinale M., Chopra I., Cotner J. B., David T. Tan, Davies J., Diehl D. L., D’Costa V. M., Ghosh S., Graham D. W., Jessica J. Eichmiller, Levy S. B., Levy S. B., Ling L. L., Lipsitch M., Martínez J., Merlin C., Mi Yan, Moura A., Munir M., Nelson D. K., Novo A., Patrick J. McNamara, Pruden A., Ramsden S. J., Sambrook J., Seurinck S., Smith D. L., Sommer M. O. A., Staley J. T., Storteboom H., Tchobanoglous G., Thioulouse J., Thompson J. D., Timothy M. LaPara, Tucker R. Burch, Xi C., Yi L., Zhang T., Zhang X., Zhang X.-X.   +49 more
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Experimental study on mechanical properties of polypropylene fiber foamed concrete after exposure to high temperatures

Case Studies in Construction Materials
Foam concrete (FC) possesses beneficial properties such as low density and good thermal insulation compared to conventional concrete, but its high-temperature mechanical behavior remains to be fully understood.
Alipujiang Jierula, Xiaolong Li, Weicheng Wang, Hushitaer Niyazi, Shuhong Wang   +4 more
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Причины и формы гражданского сопротивления власти в условиях глобализации [PDF]

Философия и космология, 2013
This article analyzes the concept of global civil society action actors of global civil society, discusses the reasons and forms of civil resistance against the authorities in the context of globalization, the idea of the impact of virtual social ...
Сидоренко С. В.
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Fire responses and resistance of concrete-filled steel tubular frame structures [PDF]

, 2010
This paper presents the results of dynamic responses and fire resistance of concretefilled steel tubular (CFST) frame structures in fire conditions by using non-linear finite element method.
Buchanan A. H., Ding J., Han L. H., JIANQIAO YE, MIN YU, Wang Y. C., XIAOXIONG ZHA, YI Li, Zha X. X.   +8 more
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The 1941 miners' strike in northern France: from a dispute over soap to armed resistance [PDF]

, 2006
In Northern France in 1941, while under German military occupation, 100,000 miners went on strike from the 27th May to the 9th June. This strike not only cost the German war machine half a million tonnes of coal, but also had long-term consequences for ...
Cushion, Stephen
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A multi-visual measurement method for ultimate tensile elongation of steel strand based on spatial characteristics

Case Studies in Construction Materials
Prestressed steel strands exhibit remarkable strength and relaxation properties, making them essential in engineering projects such as bridges and high-rise buildings.
Xiong Peng, Pengtao Wang, Bingxu Duan, Xingu Zhong, Guihua Wang, Chao Zhao   +5 more
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