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Pulling together or pulling apart? Solidarity in the post-crisis United Kingdom [PDF]
Solidarity in contemporary Britain has come under pressure not only as a result of the global financial crisis and the ensuing austerity measures but also against a backdrop of constitutional volatility from the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 ...
A Dunn +46 more
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The adoption of winter cover crops (CCs), to be terminated in spring, is gaining popularity in temperate climate viticulture. We evaluated the effects of two novel termination practices—interrow rolling (R) and subrow mulching (SRM)—on vine performance and physiology of Barbera grapevines over 3 years, comparing them to a standard termination practice (
F. Pelusi +6 more
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FEDERALISM AS THE PRODUCT OF WESTERN LEGAL CULTURE
The Article is devoted to justification of the fact that the federalism has a number of features, which are common with the characteristics of liberal democracy.
Vladimir M Platonov
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Bailout test, HYDRUS‐2D, and analytical modeling for estimating permeability of ephemeral stream bed
Abstract Accurate estimation of effective saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) of a vadose zone with an underlying shallow perched aquifer is challenging. Standard pumping tests and double‐ring infiltrometers are unsuitable for this purpose. Therefore, a bailout test (BOT) was conducted in nine soil pits to evaluate the hydraulic properties of the ...
Shahad Al‐Yaqoubi +4 more
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Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: The Past, Present and Future [PDF]
This article explores the reasons for the slow progress being made in the Northern Ireland peace process. It examines complications that exist in dealing with the past, present, and future of the conflict between the two main communities whilst also ...
Ryan, Stephen
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Unionists as 'court sceptics': exploring elite-level unionist discourses about a Northern Ireland Bill of Rights [PDF]
One of the most significant characteristics of the peace process in Northern Ireland has been the profound importance attached by a range of academic, political and non-governmental actors to the concept of human rights.
Munce, Peter
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Centripetalism in Consociational Democracy: The Multiple Proportional Vote and the Belgian Case
Abstract Belgium illustrates that using consociational institutions in divided societies may ensure a peaceful political environment, but it fails in reducing its centrifugal tendencies. As communitarian issues threaten to paralyse the political debate, preserving the efficiency of the state will require adding centripetal incentives to the ...
Laurent de Briey, Aurian de Briey
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The specific aims were to examine plant mass variation of Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) and resolve its main limiting factor, address the regulation mechanism between plant mass and population density at steep moisture gradient, and predict the influence of climate change on plant distribution in the future.
Yuebin Zheng +4 more
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by Medicinal Aromatic Plants (MAPs) are bioactive signaling molecules that play key roles in plant defense, acting against pathogens and triggering resistance responses.
Monica Fittipaldi Broussard +8 more
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Diversité légitime et illégitime – la Suisse et ses minorités
Switzerland has made linguistic diversity one of the pillars of its national unity. More than being «united in diversity», the country is united by the promotion of its differences.
Sabine Choquet
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