Critical expansion points: Mechanical signs of surrounding rock instability
Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.This study proposes the Rock Bearing‐Expansion Model (RockBEM) with critical expansion points (CEPs) to quantify post‐peak damage stages in deep‐buried rock masses via plane strain compression test (PSCT). CEP hysteresis&interval ratios reveal bearing performance dynamics and failure severity, advancing mechanistic insights into deep underground rock ...
Jiaqi Wen +4 more
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The Communist Walküre: Eisenstein’s Vision for Marrying German Wagnerism with Soviet Communism [PDF]
, 2021 Táhirih Motazedian
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Judgements of Propaganda Near and Far: National Identity and Media Evaluations
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Western media often critiques foreign governments for their propaganda efforts while ignoring similar efforts by their own government. We predicted that individuals would demonstrate a similar bias. An experiment with 282 Canadian participants revealed just the opposite: when asked overtly, participants judged a video attributed to their own ...
Rebecca J. Dunk +2 more
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Lost in Transition? The returns to education acquired under communism 15 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall [PDF]
Using data for 23 economies in Eastern and Western Europe, we find evidence that having studied under communism is relatively penalized in the economies of the late 2000s. This evidence, however, is limited to males and to primary and secondary education,
Elena Crivellaro +2 more
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Post-Communist Transition and Common Ground: A Mongolian Perspective
The Mongolian Journal of International Affairs, 2014 No abstract available. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5564/mjia.v0i10.119 The Mongolian Journal of International Affairs; Number 10, 2003, Pages 60 ...
Dashdorj Bayarkhuu
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Panel: Restrictions on Freedom of Association Through Material Support Prohibitions and Visa Denials [PDF]
, 2008 In the 1950s, we were afraid of communism. We were afraid, in particular, of the Soviet Union, the world\u27s second greatest superpower, which was armed with masses of nuclear warheads aimed at all our largest cities. As a result, we fought the Cold War,
Cole, David
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New times, new politics: history and memory during the final years of the CPGB [PDF]
, 2011 This article examines the relationship between collective memory, historical interpretation and political identity. It focuses on the dissolution of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) as constructed through collective narrative memory, and on ...
AJ Davies +44 more
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City Slicker or Country Bumpkin?—Distinguishing Urban and Rural Residents From Subtle Facial Cues
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Stereotypes characterize urban and rural residents as differing in traits, values and social outcomes. Here, we examined how people's stereotypes about urban and rural residents differ, testing their validity using a lens model. Results showed that participants detected whether people resided in urban or rural areas from photos across three ...
McLean G. Morgan +2 more
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From Communism to Postcapitalism: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ The Communist Manifesto (1848) [PDF]
, 2017 History bears testament to the Manifesto’s planetary circulation, global readership and material impact. Interpretations of this short document have affected the lives of millions globally, particularly in the second half of the twentieth century.
Davies, D.
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