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Can Might Make Right? The Use of Force to Impose Democracy and the Arthurian Dilemma in the Modern Era [PDF]
, 2008 US President George W. Bush used force to bring the Taliban to its knees and create a fledgling democracy in Afghanistan, then invaded Iraq with the end goal of establishing a democracy there, as well. Meanwhile, presidential hopeful Barack Obama praised
Thompson, Scott
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Culture, institutions and democratization. [PDF]
, 2020 We construct a model of revolution and transition to democracy under individualistic and collectivist cultures. The main result is that, despite facing potentially more challenging collective action problems, countries with individualistic cultures are ...
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, Roland, Gerard
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Democracy: History of a Crisis Without End [PDF]
, 2016 Over the last years it has been increasingly discussed about the crisis of democracy, a process that does not only concern the new realities, but also and perhaps more surprisingly the Western world.
CILENTO, Marco, Claudio, FOLITI, CLAUDIO
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) is a cancer stem cell marker in several malignancies. We established a novel epithelial cell line from rectal adenocarcinoma with unique overexpression of this enzyme. Genetic attenuation of ALDH1A1 led to increased invasive capacity and metastatic potential, the inhibition of proliferation activity, and ultimately ...
Martina Poturnajova +25 more
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Harmonizing the fundamental principles of economy and moral philosophy
Focus on Research in Contemporary Economics, 2020 In its simplest form, morality refers to the value judgments that we define as "good" or "right" in human relations. Here, questions arise such as "what is understood from good? what is the criteria?, and what is good for whom?".
Cemil Ertuğrul, Ebru Unat
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Physical Review D, 2019 We conjecture that there exists a scalar bound state for every pair of fundamental fermions at a UV (`composite') scale, $ \gg v_{\text{weak}}$. This implies a large number of universally coupled, sub-critical Higgs doublets. All but the Standard Model Higgs are `dormant,' with large positive squared masses and each receives a small vacuum expectation
Hill, Christopher T. +3 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.CIN85 is highly expressed in osteosarcoma, particularly in metastatic lesions. Its overexpression increases cell migration and Matrigel invasion, while silencing CIN85 suppresses these behaviors. Transcriptome analysis shows that CIN85 regulates MMP2, COL3A1, and Akt/mTOR signaling. Targeting these pathways reverses CIN85‐induced motility, highlighting
Iryna Horak +10 more
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Parental Perspectives on Mixed-Age Education in Early Childhood
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi DergisiThe family plays a crucial role in the development of individuals, particularly in the acquisition of emotional and social skills during early childhood.
Gaye Cizdan, Aysun Turupcu
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Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
Scientific Reports, 2021 Disrupting the emergence and evolution of potentially violent online extremist movements is a crucial challenge. Extremism research has analyzed such movements in detail, focusing on individual- and movement-level characteristics.
N. Velásquez +7 more
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Proxy of democracy? : metaphors of connection as arguments against representation [PDF]
, 2012 This paper aims to assess the arguments that claim representative democracy may be enhanced or replaced by an updated electronic version. Focusing on the dimension of elections and electioneering as the core mechanism of representative democracy I will ...
Cuono, Massimo
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